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As if Brexit tensions were not bad enough, Brussels has opened a new row with the UK by backing Greece’s long-standing claim over the Elgin Marbles.

China’s tactics are two-fold. It is simultaneously raising doubts about the limited independent coverage of its government, while expelling the few journalists left to give a picture of its intentions.

The acting leader of Myanmar’s parallel civilian government said it would “attempt to legislate the required laws so that the people have the right to defend themselves” against the military crackdown.

Australia should immediately impose targeted sanctions on the senior military leaders responsible for the junta’s abuses, including the killing of protesters on Myanmar’s streets.

Jeanine Anez and a raft of ministers and security officials face charges of terrorism, sedition and conspiracy over an alleged coup against Bolivia’s 13-year socialist government.

Police showed up at the gathering shortly after it opened at a Moscow hotel, saying all those present would be detained for taking part in an event organised by an “undesirable” organisation.

With key ambassadors firing up their networks, Australia’s highly effective diplomatic service swung into action.

The oxygen failure had hit intensive care, maternity, and coronavirus wards in a new government hospital west of the capital Amman.

Norway has halted the rollout of the AstraZeneca vaccine in recent days.

London police have faced criticism and calls for investigations after clashing with crowds at a memorial for murder victim Sarah Everard, whose death has sparked widespread anger and fear about women’s safety.

At least 12 people were killed in Myanmar after violent crackdowns on anti-coup protesters on Saturday, making it one of the deadliest days since the military regime took power last month.

French actress Corinne Masiero stripped naked on stage during a scaled-back Cesar Awards ceremony in Paris to protest the government’s months-long closure of theatres and cinemas during the coronavirus pandemic.

The case has sparked a national outcry and the Metropolitan Police has expressed shock that one of its own was arrested for the crime.

After a government edict banning teenage girls from singing in public, the hashtag #IAmMySong was launched to give them a voice.

The Dutch engineer’s pocket-sized creation launched the modern era of portable music and then helped develop the compact disc.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer called on the New York Governor to step down over sexual harassment charges from six women and an impeachment inquiry.

Women sewing for labels such as H&M and Zara have left the factories for the front line of the increasingly deadly protests.

The most powerful men serving the royal family are the principal private secretaries at Buckingham Palace, Clarence House and Kensington Palace. They are the rulers of their masters and mistresses, not underlings, a royal expert explains.

“It’s going to be a long journey to justice. This is just one step on the journey to justice,” said the family’s lawyer Ben Crump.

“The Australian population remain overwhelmingly susceptible to this virus because they have been protected,” WHO’s public emergencies chief warned.

Police constable Wayne Couzens, who worked for London’s diplomatic protection squad, has been charged with Sarah Everard’s murder and kidnapping.

The leaders pledged to distribute one billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to neighbouring countries as part of a massive “vaccine diplomacy” effort.

Social media’s shock over Mathias Cormann’s victory is what happens when Twitter has an encounter with the real world.

Police said the nine-metre craft, which had three portholes and was painted light blue, was likely “going to go into the high seas to meet a mother ship (to) take on board the drugs”.

The 33-year-old disappeared while walking home from a friend’s house in south London and police have arrested a serving officer on suspicion of her kidnap and murder.

Cormann’s election is a major strategic coup for the Australian government, and also catapults the former finance minister onto the world stage.

An antiquities expert was astonished when women at his New York book launch recognised their friend’s Park Avenue table in a photo of a long-lost mosaic.

In a new interview the former US first lady also talks about how the pandemic helped her and her husband reclaim “stolen moments” with their daughters who returned home from college to quarantine with their parents.

While the government has clamped down on free expression in recent years, the young have rejected some conservative norms of the past, even if only in how they wear their hair.

The President said every adult in the US would be able to get vaccinated by May, and racism against Asian-Americans was as “un-American and it must stop”.

Nepal has reopened to foreign tourists who test negative for the coronavirus and spend one week in quarantine, although some question the move.

Ten years after the tsunami hit Japan’s east coast, the survivors are still rebuilding their lives. Many are grateful for the Australians that lent a hand.

By conducting an investigation first, New York state legislators would have the evidence they need to lodge a legal case against the governor over sexual misconduct allegations.

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Two hours of TV, 179 questions and a family code of silence collide to unleash a right royal war.

The move by Barcelona publisher Univers marks the second instance of backlash in Europe against a white person being chosen to translate the book by Amanda Gorman.

Joe Biden’s top foreign affairs officials will raise a “long litany” of complaints about China, including economic pressure on US allies such as Australia.

More than a third of those intending to vote for her said they intended to plump for Le Pen out of anger towards or opposition against Macron.

Anxiety turned to grief after news that police investigating Sarah Everard’s disappearance had found remains in a wood outside London.

Biden signed the measure before a prime-time speech he plans later to herald the anniversary of the lockdown and offer hope amid a growing number of vaccinations.

US President Joe Biden is a supporter of expanded gun control measures but the House legislation may face a tougher battle in the US Senate.

Some health experts said there was little evidence to suggest the AstraZeneca vaccine should not be administered and that the cases of blood clots corresponded with the rate of such cases in the general population.

It is the first ever sale by a major auction house of a piece of art that does not exist in physical form.

The move offers jurors an additional option for conviction and finally resolves an issue that might have delayed former police officer Derek Chauvin’s trial for months.

Prince William is yet to speak to Prince Harry after this week’s bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey.

China has passed new laws that will see Hong Kong’s opposition effectively wiped out, drawing immediate international condemnation.

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New Zealand teen battles wind and rain for 36 hours at his local playground to beat the world record for swinging - held by another local teen.