The Jesuit priests’ Descendants Truth & Reconciliation Foundation is a partnership among descendants of both the enslaved and enslavers.

The tough lockdown measures have sparked anxiety among expats who are still coming to grips with the implications of national security laws imposed by Beijing.

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The Interior Department has wielded influence over American tribes for nearly two centuries. It also looks after endangered species, national parks and energy development.

A review of the UK’s foreign and security policies will advocate more investment by, and trade with, Chinese interests, as well as increased protection of critical assets.

US-China relations will not improve until economic coercion of Australia stops, says Biden’s ‘Asia tsar’ Kurt Campbell, who vows not to leave Canberra “alone on the field”.

Australia’s campaign to win enough votes for Mathias Cormann to lead the OECD was a case study in the dark arts of diplomacy and power of personal relationships.

The test run was proposed by Más País, a left-wing party that has argued that longer hours don’t necessarily lead to higher productivity.

It came as the World Health Organisation appealed to countries not to suspend vaccinations against a disease that has caused more than 2.7 million deaths worldwide.

The colourful 1905 oil work by the Austrian symbolist painter titled “Rosebushes under the Trees” has been hanging in Paris’ Musee d’Orsay museum for decades.

UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said China is in a “state of ongoing noncompliance” with the 1984 treaty allowing Hong Kong’s return to Chinese control.

Biden, Vice-President Kamala Harris and their spouses have begun an ambitious, cross-country tour this week to promote the $US1.9 trillion stimulus plan.

The TV report showed footage of scores of missiles in an enclosed space resembling an underground corridor.

It’s too early to tell if the grouping of India, Australia, Japan and the US will be as important as NATO but the grouping is picking up momentum.

Skyscrapers in the centre of Beijing appeared to drop from sight and more than 400 flights out of the capital’s two main airports were cancelled amid high winds and low visibility.

US officials have arrested and charged two men with assaulting police officer Brian Sicknick with bear spray during the January 6 riot, but they do not know yet whether it caused the officer’s death

The Catholic Church won’t bless same-sex unions since God “cannot bless sin”, the Vatican has decreed.

China’s initially restrained response to the military takeover and the emergence of mysterious overnight flights into Myanmar from the Chinese city of Kunming have fuelled the belief China is supportive of the coup.

Child labour is a hidden cost of Syria’s 10-year war.

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The editor-in-chief of Bild, Europe’s largest newspaper and an influential force in German politics and society, has taken a leave of absence while a law firm conducts an investigation into accusations made against him.

A Hong Kong scientist has developed a method to use machine learning and artificial intelligence to scan retinas of children as young as six to detect early autism or the risk of autism.

The Greens were the big winners of elections in two important German states. It was the first opportunity voters had to express their discontent over Angela Merkel’s pandemic strategy.

In a bizarre saga of cyber harassment, a US woman is accused of producing fake images of girls from her daughter’s cheerleading team in humiliating poses.

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick, who is the first woman to head the force, has come under heavy criticism for the handling of the protests.

A proposed bill would allow schools and students to make their own decisions about yoga classes but public schoolteachers would be forbidden from saying “namaste”.

Every year, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis make cards to pay tribute to their “Granny Diana” and how much she is missed. 

Skills once used to find the best schools or a new apartment are now used to crack a slow, glitchy system to score that life-changing appointment.

Nay Ko Lin, a protester, in western Yangon, said the demonstration on Sunday “was very huge and the military crackdown was very brutal”. 

The review comes after authorities in the Netherlands, Ireland, Denmark, Norway and Iceland suspended the use of the vaccine over concerns about side effects.

The last time Zé Gotinha was seen publicly in a ceremony in Brasilia was December 16, launching the national vaccination program.

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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.