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Sat, 11 Sep 2021 17:32:38 +1000
‘It’s not a crisis, it’s a collapse’: life in a total economic meltdown
‘It’s not a crisis, it’s a collapse’: life in a total economic meltdown in Beirut.

Sat, 11 Sep 2021 16:48:26 +1000
‘Assume the worst’: coronavirus variants in Africa worry scientists
An international genome-tracking study published in Science warns that Africa’s slow vaccine rollout could produce a vaccine-evading mutation.

Sat, 11 Sep 2021 13:23:24 +1000
‘Even today, we are looking for the lost ones’
The survivors of a massacre say they’re still searching for more than 100 people days after one of the deadliest battles of the Ethiopian conflict.

Sat, 11 Sep 2021 12:08:34 +1000
‘Frenzy fills the night’: Netflix trailer for Diana musical panned in UK
The trailer reveals a dance-off between Camilla and Diana while the script reportedly has the Queen say: “In the old days we would have chopped off your head.”

Sat, 11 Sep 2021 11:01:52 +1000
Evacuation flights of Afghans to the US halted over four measles cases
The decision was made on the recommendation of the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention the day after the Taliban cleared new flights from Kabul.

Sat, 11 Sep 2021 10:34:04 +1000
‘I found my purpose’: Ground Zero 20 years later
On the eve of the 20th anniversary ceremony, those whose lives were changed forever have made their way to the memorial to the Twin Towers.

Sat, 11 Sep 2021 09:56:25 +1000
‘Have at it’: Biden readies for Republicans’ vaccine mandate lawsuits
The Republican National Committee plans to sue the administration “to protect Americans and their liberties”.

Sat, 11 Sep 2021 08:41:07 +1000
‘A blueprint’: World’s biggest plant to pull CO2 from the air is up and running
It is a straightforward chemical reaction: taking the carbon dioxide causing global warming out of the air and tucking it away where it can do little harm.

Sat, 11 Sep 2021 06:26:44 +1000
Prince Andrew served with legal papers for sex abuse suit, court filing shows
The Duke of York was served with papers at the Royal Lodge, Windsor on the morning of August 27, according to a witness statement filed in Manhattan federal court.

Sat, 11 Sep 2021 04:25:00 +1000
Lives changed in a moment: the voices of September 11
An eyewitness transformed, a grieving son, a student stifled under Taliban rule - they all remember what they were doing when they heard about the attacks.

Sat, 11 Sep 2021 03:34:53 +1000
New York City subway failed because someone pushed the wrong button
A recent power outage that disrupted half of New York City’s subway system for hours was likely caused by someone accidentally pressing an “Emergency Power Off” button.

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 21:31:28 +1000
Stop lying to the Russians, Australian tells Putin at MH17 murder trial
Lisa Clancy, whose brother-in-law died in the crash, urged the Russian President to admit to his people the Kremlin’s involvement in the murder of the 298 people on the flight.

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 19:45:00 +1000
The day the world changed
Where were you when the world irrevocably changed?

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 18:08:00 +1000
Scott Morrison set for first one-on-one with Joe Biden to talk China
The planned meeting will offer Morrison an important opportunity to cement a personal relationship with Biden eight months after he entered the White House.

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 15:18:20 +1000
‘Finally’: France to offer free birth control to all women up to 25
Activists say it was about time free contraception was offered to more women in France.

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 12:44:50 +1000
In ‘blatant abuse of law’, Hong Kong police raid Tiananmen museum
Its founders and June 4th vigil organisers appeared in court on Friday charged with subversion under new national security laws imposed by Beijing.

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 11:35:15 +1000
Gallery: The best photos from around the world
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 11:18:55 +1000
Gallery: The best photos from around the world this week
From the commencement of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games to the continued conflict in Afghanistan, these are the best photos from around the world in the past week, as chosen by The Age's photo editors.

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 11:08:28 +1000
After summer from hell, Joe Biden tries to reset his presidency
Biden is channelling the sentiments of the majority of Americans who are fed up with the unvaccinated. He’s picking his fights wisely.

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 10:03:31 +1000
9/11’s real legacy: the start of the age of online conspiracy theory
Loose Change, a 2005 documentary on the terror attack, was one of the first viral hits of the still-young internet. It encouraged millions to question what they were told.

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 07:51:47 +1000
‘Our patience is wearing thin’: Biden imposes vaccine mandates for 100 million Americans
Biden is also signing an executive order to require vaccination for employees of the executive branch and contractors who do business with the federal government — with no option to test out.

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 05:25:20 +1000
‘Open defiance’: Justice Department sues Texas over state’s new abortion law
US President Joe Biden has said the law which leaves enforcement to private citizens is “almost un-American”.

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 03:06:54 +1000
Hundreds of foreigners leave Afghanistan on commercial flight
The Qatar Airways flight to Doha marked a breakthrough in the bumpy co-ordination between the US and Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers.

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +1000
From the Archives, 2001: The Taliban’s war on women
Denied basic rights, women in Afghanistan were treated only slightly better than farm animals. A day before the 9/11 attacks, the Herald published this report.

Thu, 09 Sep 2021 21:01:45 +1000
Thai minister jailed in Sydney for heroin importation finally ousted
Thammanat Prompao claimed the drugs were “flour”. In the end an internal party brawl brought down the former royal bodyguard-turned-MP.

Thu, 09 Sep 2021 17:34:41 +1000
Australia, Indonesia sign anti-terror pact as report warns of new attacks
Indonesian troops could also begin training with Australian military in Australia soon as defence links between the neighbouring countries grow.

Thu, 09 Sep 2021 16:14:48 +1000
Taliban beat protesters and arrest journalists at women’s rally in Kabul
A video posted on social media showed a Taliban fighter whipping one of the demonstrators as several women screamed and hurried away.

Thu, 09 Sep 2021 15:03:51 +1000
First he backed casual sex during pandemic, now Denmark’s chief doctor vindicated on vaccinations
Weeks into the pandemic, Soren Brostrom gained international prominence for discussing a topic few health officials dared to broach: casual sex and COVID.

Thu, 09 Sep 2021 12:36:24 +1000
Gallery: The best photos from around the world
The best photos from around the world

Thu, 09 Sep 2021 11:44:58 +1000
Robert E. Lee statue removed from ex-capital of Confederacy
Since 1890, the towering memorial has stood in the former capital of the pro-slavery Confederacy.

Thu, 09 Sep 2021 11:30:42 +1000
‘Exterminate bad habits’: Meet Xavier, Singapore’s COVID-compliance robot
A four-wheeled law enforcer is helping to enforce mask-wearing, social distancing and other forms of bad behaviour such as smoking in no-smoking areas.

Thu, 09 Sep 2021 08:00:00 +1000
Prince Andrew visits Balmoral Castle ‘to avoid lawsuit’
The lawyer for Prince Andrew’s accuser says the Duke’s legal team is “stonewalling” and made clear that wherever he is, they will find him.

Thu, 09 Sep 2021 07:47:13 +1000
NXIVM co-founder known as ‘Prefect’ sentenced in sex slaves case
The nurse said she fell under the cult leader’s spell and she started rationalising the wrongdoing she saw around her.

Thu, 09 Sep 2021 07:20:36 +1000
Man arrested over murder of Melbourne woman Shanae Edwards in Georgia
Melbourne teacher Shanae Edwards, 31, disappeared while trekking in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi on July 30. Her body was found the next day.

Thu, 09 Sep 2021 05:40:07 +1000
IT guy-in-chief: El Salvador’s president tries to fix country’s bitcoin woes
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has sent a stream of Twitter messages over the past 36 hours instructing users on how to download the government-backed Chivo.

Thu, 09 Sep 2021 04:39:00 +1000
As tensions rise with China, Australia is ‘not so safe’, warns Mahathir
Malaysia’s former leader Mahathir Mohamad says Australia’s renewed Quad alliance with the US, Japan and India is “an aggressive move” that will anger China.

Thu, 09 Sep 2021 04:38:46 +1000
Britain removed Paris temperature goals from deal after Australia baulked: leaked email
The backdown has prompted claims Boris Johnson is not applying enough pressure on Australia ahead of the COP26 climate summit.

Thu, 09 Sep 2021 03:10:51 +1000
‘An Islamic State fighter’: Trial of 20 men accused in 2015 Paris terror attacks begins
The trial of 20 men accused in a series of co-ordinated attacks on Paris in 2015 that spread fear across Europe and transformed France has opened.

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 23:55:00 +1000
How September 11 ushered in an age of panic
Zero tolerance, zero emissions, COVID zero – as targets of public policy, these all had their origin at Ground Zero.

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 23:04:04 +1000
For the first time, PM acknowledges frustrations of expat Australians
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the sacrifices of Australians stuck overseas had helped save 30,000 lives.

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 13:36:32 +1000
Spanish woman sues after discovering birth swap error
Health authorities are blaming a “one-off human error” for the mistake, which led the babies to be raised by the wrong families.

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 13:01:25 +1000
Gallery: The best photos from around the world
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 11:23:09 +1000
How the leopard got his spots: discovery shows Turing cracked the code
New genetic research validates an almost 70-year-old theory first posited by Alan Turing, famous for cracking the Nazi Enigma code.

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 08:02:53 +1000
Campaigners celebrate on the streets as abortion is decriminalised in Mexico
Now women in Texas will be able to travel south over the border for an abortion.

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 07:36:00 +1000
‘We’re living it’: Biden says climate change disaster has arrived
The US President said the world is at “one of those inflection points where we either act or we’re going to be in real, real trouble”.

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 07:05:33 +1000
Ex-Trump adviser Jason Miller detained in Brazil as political tumult grips country
His detention comes on the same day that tens of thousands of people rallied in support of embattled Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, with whom Miller met during his visit.

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 06:07:27 +1000
‘Great step forward’: El Salvador’s world-first adoption met with protest, technical glitches
Earlier, Salvadorans trying to download the Chivo digital wallet found it was unavailable on popular app stores.

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 04:01:40 +1000
Inside the Wuhan lab: French engineering, deadly viruses and a big mystery
Wuhan’s P4 pathogen lab is one of several dozen in the world with the highest security designation. Now, some suspect it might have been involved in the genesis of COVID-19.

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 03:15:02 +1000
Taliban name new caretaker Afghan government as protests grow
Top posts have been given to Taliban personalities who dominated the 20-year battle against the US-led coalition and its Afghan government allies.

Tue, 07 Sep 2021 21:29:15 +1000
The ring that fell from the sky: Australian brothers relive death of parents on flight MH17
David Horder and his two brothers, Matthew and Adam spoke of the grief, trauma, anxiety and the effect on their life after learning of the downing of the flight killing their parents and 296 others.



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