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Sun, 18 Apr 2021 18:23:00 +1000
‘Summer’s going to be great’: Aussie cafes brew hope in a cup as England comes out of lockdown
As Britain’s vaccination rollout unlocks England from forced hibernation, the Australians who run London cafes look for that post-pandemic economic jolt.

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 17:42:16 +1000
COVID survivors may require just one shot of a two-dose vaccine
Giving previously infected people just one vaccine shot could free up more than 110 million doses worldwide.

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 15:10:42 +1000
Iran state television names suspect in Natanz nuclear facility attack
Iran says the alleged saboteur fled the country an hour before it’s nuclear facility was damaged.

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 14:48:19 +1000
Prince Philip’s funeral a reminder of the power of rituals
During a time of emotional upheaval, rituals are the guard-rails to keep people from tumbling over. They tell the troubled Prince Andrew where to stand and how to be. They divert attention from the brotherly rift between princes William and Harry. Th...

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 14:33:42 +1000
Czechs blame notorious Russian spies for 2014 attack on munitions depot
The two Russian spies blamed by Britain for poisoning ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter have been named by the Czechs as suspects in a 2014 explosion.

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 12:59:29 +1000
She sat alone at the funeral, but there is support behind the scenes
The image of the Queen isolated on the church pew broke hearts around the world, but she can seek comfort from family and the staff in her royal bubble.

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 12:15:22 +1000
US, China call truce on ‘climate crisis’ to cooperate on solutions
The two superpowers, often at loggerheads, have committed to work together on developing carbon capture, energy storage and hydrogen targets.

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 11:33:11 +1000
Harry and William spent time together after Prince Philip’s funeral
Prince Charles, Camilla, Prince William and Kate did not leave the castle until five hours after the funeral finished, suggesting they spent time with Prince Harry and the Queen.

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 10:00:00 +1000
‘Humbling’: The only Australian invited to watch Prince Philip’s funeral
Commodore Guy Holthouse was one of just four overseas representatives to witness Saturday’s historic farewell in person. 

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 05:30:00 +1000
Duke of Edinburgh, the prince of paradoxes, offers a clue on how to bridge the great climate divide
Prince Philip was a conservationist, but hollow activism repelled him.

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 00:59:28 +1000
Prince Philip is laid to rest
The Funeral for Prince Philip will be a sombre and intimate affair - just as he had requested.

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 00:57:16 +1000
Prince Philip funeral: Grieving Queen farewells husband of 73 years
Coronavirus restrictions meant the Queen sat away from loved ones.

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 00:05:00 +1000
Little to show for allied involvement in Afghanistan
The withdrawal of troops once again leaves Afghans at the mercy of the Taliban.

Sat, 17 Apr 2021 19:38:18 +1000
‘Raging inferno’: Worldwide COVID-19 death toll tops a staggering 3 million
The true number of deaths is believed to be significantly higher because of possible government concealment and the many cases overlooked in the early stages of the outbreak.

Sat, 17 Apr 2021 19:12:00 +1000
Prince’s funeral marks end of an era for royal family
By the time Philip died last week, Britons had long ceased to march quite so closely in step with the royals.

Sat, 17 Apr 2021 15:25:17 +1000
Australian publisher released from jail in Myanmar in mass pardon
Ross Dunkley was sentenced to 13 years in prison in 2019 for drug possession but was one of 23,000 convicts let out by the junta on Saturday, his ex-wife said.

Sat, 17 Apr 2021 15:04:16 +1000
‘It didn’t need a redesign’: Iraqis hit out at plan to rebuild Mosul mosque destroyed by IS
Al Nouri mosque gained global notoriety in 2014 as the site where Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi anointed himself head of a restored caliphate.

Sat, 17 Apr 2021 12:41:02 +1000
New global coronavirus cases nearly double in two months
Scientists are also worried about the arrival of the new variant from India, which has a mutation that may make it more able to evade the body’s immune responses.

Sat, 17 Apr 2021 12:09:28 +1000
US and Japan vow to push back on China’s ‘intimidation’, tech dominance
Joe Biden said the US and Japan would collaborate on 5G networks to ensure that autocratic nations do not dominate the playing field on emerging technologies. 

Sat, 17 Apr 2021 11:23:07 +1000
End of an era: Raul Castro resigns as Cuba’s Communist chief
Castro’s retirement means that for the first time in more than six decades Cubans won’t have a Castro formally guiding their affairs.

Sat, 17 Apr 2021 11:20:33 +1000
Russia was given Trump campaign polling data in 2016, US reveals
The statement was perhaps the most direct link the US government has ever drawn between the Trump campaign’s inner workings and the Kremlin’s intelligence services.

Sat, 17 Apr 2021 06:38:42 +1000
Police identify gunman in US FedEx mass shooting as 19-year-old man
Police are scouring a Fedex facility in Indianapolis and interviewing scores of witnesses in search of a motive for the latest mass shooting to rock the US.

Sat, 17 Apr 2021 05:06:46 +1000
Russia, retaliating against Washington, asks 10 US diplomats to leave
“Now is the time for the United States to demonstrate good sense and to turn its back on a confrontational course,” the Russian foreign ministry said.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 23:05:00 +1000
Lost poetry from a brutal jungle prison, still in search of a home
A book of poetry written by an unknown prisoner of war has travelled for 75 years without a proper home.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 21:33:09 +1000
Chicago releases video of police shooting 13-year-old
Adam Toledo appeared to raise his hands right before Eric Stillman fired one shot and then ran to the boy as he fell to the ground.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 19:31:25 +1000
‘National unity government’ takes aim at military rule in Myanmar
Opponents of Myanmar’s junta announced a national unity government on Friday that includes ousted MPs, leaders of anti-coup protests and members of ethnic minorities.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 18:45:43 +1000
Blow for Hong Kong pro-democracy movement as Jimmy Lai and fellow activists jailed
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai jailed as authorities pursue a deluge of cases against high-profile dissidents.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 18:02:38 +1000
Multiple people dead at FedEx warehouse in Indianapolis
Eight people were shot and killed, multiple other people were injured and went to local hospitals, police said.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 17:27:52 +1000
When will borders open? Why Australia needs to set out its COVID endgame
The goalposts have shifted once again on Australia’s closed borders. The Morrison government should tell Australians what the path out looks like.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 16:45:07 +1000
Chinese economy rebounds by more than 18 per cent since Wuhan lockdown
The result caps a remarkable 12-month turnaround from the depths of the coronavirus crisis.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 15:52:44 +1000
‘What will become of us?’: Afghans brace for the war after the longest war
When American and Australian troops withdraw from Afghanistan, a whole generation that grew up under occupation face the prospect of civil war and Taliban rule.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 13:54:00 +1000
Going nowhere fast: the downside of speedy delivery
Amazon’s processes have been so cleverly streamlined, so cynically optimised, that you are not given the opportunity to ponder how such a modern miracle is even possible.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 13:20:58 +1000
Teddy bears and figurines in riot gear: How China is hoping to convince Hongkongers of need for tough law
This is National Security Education Day in Hong Kong, the first since the central Chinese government imposed a wide-ranging security law on the territory.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 12:38:37 +1000
‘A form of torture’: Brazilian COVID patients intubated without sedatives
The scenes playing out across Brazil, one of the nations hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, are placing growing international pressure on President Jair Bolsonaro.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 11:59:29 +1000
Betrayal: Major brands lose their footing as they walk the China tightrope
For the likes of Asics and Hugo Boss, backtracking on their support of China amidst the Uighurs controversy is proving to be costly.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 11:30:41 +1000
In new worry, India shifts from mass vaccine exporter to importer
The reversal in fortunes affects Indian vaccine makers who account for some 60 per cent of global supplies.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 11:24:17 +1000
Tiny guest list, Land Rover hearse and tense reunion: a royal funeral like no other
The longest-serving consort in British history will be remembered in the smallest royal funeral of modern times.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 09:09:26 +1000
‘Historic law’: France outlaws sex with children aged under 15
While the age of consent was previously 15, prosecutors in France used to be required to prove sex was non-consensual to obtain a rape conviction. 

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 08:24:28 +1000
Yemeni model ‘abducted from the street’ after doing photoshoot without hijab
Entesar Al-Hammadi was arrested in the Yemeni capital in February with two friends as they travelled to a film set.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 07:33:35 +1000
Mike Pence gets pacemaker implant
Pence, 61, was found to have an abnormality in the electrical impulses of his heart, known as a left bundle branch block.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 06:20:30 +1000
Pfizer CEO says third COVID jab may be needed, plus annual booster
The requirement of a third dose, which the Biden administration believes is likely, would put even greater strain on the global supply of COVID-19 vaccines.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 03:56:51 +1000
Chauvin declines to testify as defence rests its case in murder trial
Derek Chauvin removed his mask to inform the judge that he would not testify, saying he would invoke his Fifth Amendment right not to take the stand.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 02:46:48 +1000
India’s biggest cities shut down as new virus cases hit 200,000
New Delhi will use hotels and banquet halls to treat coronavirus patients as new infections in the country shot past 200,000 amid a devastating surge.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 02:15:00 +1000
Harry and William to be kept physically separated at Prince Philip’s funeral
Feuding brothers William and Harry will walk behind their grandfather’s coffin but be separated by a cousin.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 01:23:52 +1000
‘Could have gone further’: US expels Russian diplomats, imposes new round of sanctions
Russia swiftly warned of retaliation after the US expelled 10 Russian diplomats and announced sanctions against dozens of people and companies.

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 21:24:34 +1000
Biden’s top diplomat in Afghanistan to sell US troop withdrawal decision
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an unannounced visit to sell Afghan leaders and a wary public on President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw all American troops from the country.

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 19:24:37 +1000
‘Incursion’: Opening international borders would mean 1000 cases a week says Morrison
Prime Minister Scott Morrison says there would be at least 1000 coronavirus cases in Australia every week if the international borders were to open, even if people were vaccinated.

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 18:39:16 +1000
PNG embarks on urgent mission after receiving 132,000 vaccine doses through COVAX
Small teams will be sent to villages while stadiums could be used for mass vaccinations as the country attempts to stamp down its raging COVID-19 epidemic.

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 17:23:47 +1000
The priest was idolised but his accusers say the price for his charity was too high
The horrors they said happened behind closed doors for years will play out in court. Richard Daschbach’s is the first clergy sex case in a country that is solidly Catholic.

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 16:46:48 +1000
About time Australia and the US cut their losses in Afghanistan
After 20 years the war is unwinnable and the global situation has changed dramatically.



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