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Sat, 10 Jul 2021 14:56:09 +1000
In stunning call, Haiti’s interim leader requests US to deploy troops
“We definitely need assistance and we’ve asked our international partners for help,” Interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph said in a phone interview late on Friday.

Sat, 10 Jul 2021 11:58:03 +1000
Following Trump’s cue, Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro clouds vote with fraud claims
“They say I don’t have proof of fraud,” the South American president said. “You don’t have proof that there’s no fraud either!”

Sat, 10 Jul 2021 10:49:20 +1000
As US enjoys ‘post-vax summer’, concerning trends appear
For the first time in three months, coronavirus cases are rising again: the current daily case rate of 16,000 is up 40 per cent on the previous fortnight.

Sat, 10 Jul 2021 10:13:24 +1000
Cat from collapsed Miami condo building found alive, returned to family
Binx, the cat, was recognised by a volunteer who had been feeding cats near the collapsed building.

Sat, 10 Jul 2021 03:30:39 +1000
London police officer admits murdering woman abducted on walk home
Wayne Couzens abducted Sarah Everard, a complete stranger, in a rented car hours after he finished a 12-hour policing shift in London.

Sat, 10 Jul 2021 02:37:40 +1000
Scores dead in Bangladesh factory fire as workers were locked inside
A fire engulfed a food and beverage factory outside Bangladesh’s capital, killing at least 52 people, many of whom were trapped inside by an illegally locked door, fire officials said.

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 14:22:19 +1000
The price of lockdown: Millions suffer at bottom of pyramid in south-east Asia
In some countries, 60 per cent of working-age people earn their living day to day in the informal economy. With strict lockdowns in place, some earn nothing.

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 14:16:37 +1000
Basketball prodigy adds US spelling bee trophy to her three world records
New Orleans’ Zaila Avant-garde, 14, correctly spelt a word for a common Australasian shrub to become the national bee’s first African-American champion.

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 13:56:00 +1000
Weighty decision: the gummy-bear effect of a return to the office
The decision to WFH during lockdown was a gift to employers, not the other way around.  

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 13:10:07 +1000
Haiti arrests 17 suspects in President’s assassination; manhunt continues
Jovenel Moise’s daughter hid in a bedroom during the attack and a maid and another worker were tied up by the attackers who shouted “DEA operation” as they entered the property, a judge said.

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 11:51:30 +1000
Chinese company uses facial recognition to police teen gamers
“Children, put your phones away and go to sleep.” Tech company Tencent’s new feature locks out Chinese teens trying to breach the nation’s 10pm e-game curfew.

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 08:30:17 +1000
Gallery: The best photos from around the world
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 08:04:58 +1000
The Queen opens Buckingham Palace gardens for picnics for first time
Around 2000 visitors a day are expected to pay the equivalent of $30 each for the privilege of a BYO lunch on the royal lawn.

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 07:19:42 +1000
One jab of AstraZeneca, Pfizer ‘barely inhibits’ Delta variant
A Pasteur Institute study finds that two doses of the widely used vaccines are needed to provide strong immunity against the highly infectious mutation.

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 06:09:19 +1000
Trump-baiting lawyer for Stormy Daniels jailed in Nike extortion case
“TV and Twitter, your honour, mean nothing,” Michael Avenatti told the judge who sentenced him to two-and-a-half years for his blackmail attempts.

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 05:27:16 +1000
‘Frankly overdue’: Biden pushes ahead with Afghanistan withdrawal
Taliban forces have been gaining ground rapidly, leading critics to say the Biden administration is rushing its withdrawal and risking a humanitarian disaster.

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 23:55:25 +1000
Olympics bans spectators after Tokyo declares COVID-19 state of emergency
Organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Thursday agreed to hold the Games without spectators.

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 22:09:50 +1000
Four German car manufacturers fined $1 billion over emission collusion
The European Union has handed down $1 billion in fines to four major German car manufacturers on Thursday.

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 18:52:57 +1000
India reopens but locals say, ‘Don’t sacrifice your life to visit the Taj Mahal’
While the Taj Mahal has partially reopened, life for locals remains in limbo: no longer totally shut down but far from fully normal or safe.

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 17:27:36 +1000
An aspiring successor to Merkel admits ‘work of others’ in book
The Green Party candidate had been accused of plagiarism. She’s previously had to correct details in a resume and belatedly declare payments from her party.

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 16:37:05 +1000
US promises Assange, if extradited, can serve time in Australia
That assurance was disclosed as part of a British High Court agreement to hear the US appeal for the Wikileaks’ founder’s extradition.

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 12:58:24 +1000
Gallery: The best photos from around the world
The best photos from around the world

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 12:40:14 +1000
COVID global toll hits 4 million as vaccine rollouts race the Delta variant
The toll is three times the number of people killed in traffic accidents around the world every year.

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 11:30:49 +1000
‘Climate change is killing people’: global warming blamed for record heat
The ‘once-in-a-millennium’ heatwave North America just endured could return every decade, according to new modelling that says climate change was the culprit.

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 10:39:18 +1000
‘Presumed assassins’ of Haiti’s President arrested after gunmen ‘posed as US agents’
Haiti’s communications secretary did not provide further details about the slaying of Jovenel Moïse and the wounding of his wife.

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 07:42:23 +1000
‘Zero chance of survival’: Surfside tower search shifts to recovery
For two weeks after the tower collapsed, officials stressed their focus on finding survivors. But now the search teams must bring up the bodies.

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 07:15:16 +1000
Boris Johnson orders review of Beijing takeover of British tech company
Johnson does not want “an anti-China spirit” to “pitchfork away every investment from China” but pressed pause on the buyout of a chip maker.

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 06:16:44 +1000
No ‘Kumbaya’ moment: WHO warns UK not to ditch COVID rules too soon
WHO’s emergency chief Dr Michael Ryan said the idea that vaccinations mean life can return to normal in Europe “is still a very dangerous assumption”.

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 04:07:58 +1000
UK High Court agrees to hear US appeal seeking Julian Assange’s extradition
Britain’s High Court has granted the US government permission to appeal a decision that the WikiLeaks founder cannot be sent to the US to face espionage charges.

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 02:00:28 +1000
Trump says he is suing Facebook, Twitter and Google, claiming censorship
The former US president said he was filing suits against three of the country’s biggest tech companies, claiming he had been wrongfully censored by them.

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 22:59:03 +1000
Tokyo Olympics may be held under state of emergency
Japan’s government is reportedly preparing to issue a state of emergency this month in Tokyo and will keep it in place until August 22, after the end of the Olympic Games

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 20:05:12 +1000
Australia to donate AstraZeneca, oxygen to virus-hit Indonesia
Australia will send 2.5 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine as well as testing kits and ventilators.

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 19:21:49 +1000
Your food bill has shot up? You’re not alone
Rising food prices are a global problem and a worrying trend that threatens economic stability, say experts.

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 17:25:25 +1000
‘Little Einstein’: 11yo completes quantum physics degree in 18 months
Laurent started secondary school at six and university at eight. He says he’s “just Laurent”.

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 16:08:17 +1000
Iran starts process of enriching uranium metal
It says it’s for fuel for a research reactor, but the US and Europe say it can be used to make the core of a nuclear bomb.

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 13:33:40 +1000
Gallery: The best photos from around the world
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 11:45:41 +1000
Hope and glory: England’s dream run in the Euros unites a weary nation
As the fans sing: ‘good times never felt so good’. On the eve of the Euro 2020 semi-final, England’s manager Gareth Southgate is reinventing British patriotism.

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 11:15:40 +1000
Some nations using China’s vaccines are battling outbreaks. So do they work?
A quick guide to Sinovac and Sinopharm and what they mean for global protection.

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 09:42:19 +1000
Investigative reporter ‘fighting for his life’ after Amsterdam shooting
Three suspects have been detained, including the possible shooter, after crime reporter Peter de Vries was shot in the head as he left a television studio.

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 08:10:44 +1000
Unfolding disaster on our doorstep demands Australia’s attention
As Australia tears itself apart over the risks of AstraZeneca, near neighbour Indonesia is rapidly approaching a COVID-19 catastrophe.

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 06:59:09 +1000
Britney Spears’ longtime manager resigns, her lawyer follows
Larry Rudolph, who has managed Spears’ career for 25 years, says the singer plans to retire and he wishes her “all the health and happiness in the world”.

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 05:12:00 +1000
A Tibetan monk’s journey from Chinese jail to country NSW
“They put their cigarettes out on my face,” says Venerable Bagdro. Now he fears Tibet is being overlooked as the world focuses on Xinjiang and Hong Kong.

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 04:35:13 +1000
Joe Biden’s Asia tsar: China’s harshness to Australia looks ‘unyielding’
Kurt Campbell, Joe Biden’s top adviser on Asia, says he does not expect a thaw in China-Australia tensions anytime soon.

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 02:47:10 +1000
Demon-obsessed teen convicted of murdering sisters in London park
The 19-year-old British man was driven by the deluded belief that the killings would help him win a lottery jackpot, a court heard.

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 17:26:43 +1000
Russian plane with 28 people on board goes missing
Authorities said they had pinpointed an area in the sea where the plane went missing after losing contact with air traffic control in Russia’s far east.

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 17:16:13 +1000
Hong Kong leader urges parents to spy on teens, as bomb plot emerges
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has said “ideologies” posed risks to national security and urged parents, teachers and religious leaders to observe the behaviour of teenagers and report those who break the law to the authorities.

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 17:00:00 +1000
Philippines pins hopes of South China Sea peace on ‘Angels of the Sea’
Amid rising tensions with China, the Philippine coast guard has trained a new unit of 81 female radio operators hoping their warnings will deter Chinese boat crews.

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 15:13:26 +1000
After Fiji’s initial success, second wave of COVID is causing grave concern
The mortuary at Fiji’s largest hospital is now full, the country’s health ministry says, and people are getting increasingly worried.

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 14:05:44 +1000
Gallery: The best photos from around the world
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 13:12:23 +1000
LGBTQ activists attacked, rainbow flag burnt by homophobic Georgian mob
“The situation is really bad,” Tbilisi Pride director Giorgi Tabagari said as activists went into hiding after protesters raided their office.



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