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Thu, 04 Nov 2021 14:26:19 +1100
‘Intentional discrimination’: Almost all-white jury to hear Arbery murder trial
The lawyers for the two white men accused of shooting down an unarmed black jogger only allowed one black juror to be seated.

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 11:50:39 +1100
It’s beautiful, bright and inspiring, but Diwali likely to bring ‘severe’ air pollution to Delhi
During last year’s festival of lights, pollution emissions from the firecrackers alone contributed to the Indian capital recording its worst air quality in years.

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 11:23:00 +1100
Bill Gates as ‘witch’: how COVID conspiracy theories make billionaire the ‘perfect villain’
“There are many parallels between COVID conspiracies around Bill Gates and theories about witches in the past,” said one researcher.

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 07:47:13 +1100
Group of countries plan COP26 deal to end financing of fossil fuels abroad: sources
The agreement would attempt to build consensus between wealthier and poorer nations around overseas financial support to stop backing fossil fuel projects.

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 05:46:24 +1100
COVID-19 falls across North and South America for 8th week
In North America, all three countries reported drops in weekly cases and deaths, and there has been a notable decline in hospitalisations in the US and Canada.

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 05:01:38 +1100
Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai accuses ex-vice-premier of sexual assault
Her social media post was removed within minutes, but the allegations, fuelled by the fame of the accuser and the accused kept the Great Firewall censors scrambling.

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 03:39:12 +1100
Why hundreds of QAnon supporters showed up in Dallas, expecting JFK jnr’s return
QAnon believers had forecast that John F Kennedy jnr, who has been dead for 20 years, would appear at that spot. The prophecy foretold online, of course, did not come true.

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 03:14:52 +1100
Judge says Prince Andrew could face trial next year in sex abuse civil case
A US judge said Britain’s Prince Andrew should be prepared for a civil trial late next year on accusations that he sexually abused a woman when she was under 18.

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 02:44:21 +1100
WHO gives green light to India’s Covaxin COVID-19 vaccine
The approval means 5 billion doses could be added to the global COVID-19 vaccine supply by the end of next year.

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +1100
From the Archives, 1995: Death of a peacemaker
On November 4, 1995, Israeli prime minister and peacemaker, Yitzhak Rabin, was fatally shot by a 25-year-old gunman during a government rally in Tel Aviv.

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 21:20:03 +1100
Last-ditch bid to spare mentally impaired man from hanging in Singapore
“He doesn’t get what’s happening,” say lawyers for the convicted drug trafficker, who will be the first executed prisoner since 2019.

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 21:11:34 +1100
Ethiopians told to take up arms as Tigray forces advance on capital
The government has declared a state of emergency and urged the capital 5 million residents to register their weapons and defend their neighbourhoods.

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 17:13:13 +1100
Republican win in Virginia a ‘dire sign’ for Biden
A former private equity executive who has never held elected office, Youngkin sold himself as a political outsider. His win is not the only one worrying Democrats.

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 16:45:30 +1100
Two US presidents, one China: Climate change co-operation comes unstuck
The US-China relationship is at its lowest ebb since Trump left office. Climate change is no longer the salve that once brought the countries together.

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 13:36:14 +1100
What does ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ mean? Everything you need to know about the Joe Biden insult
The saying is spreading quickly. An airline has even opened an internal investigation after a pilot used it onboard.

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 13:29:58 +1100
Gallery: The best photos from around the world
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 12:29:43 +1100
Less combative, sole surviving Paris attack suspect draws laughter in courtroom
Salah Abdeslam, who discarded a malfunctioning explosive vest and fled, is one of 20 men on trial for the attacks that killed 130 people in Paris in 2015.

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 12:03:47 +1100
‘Read this’: Alec Baldwin pushes back on ‘chaotic’ movie set claims
Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed by a bullet discharged from a gun Baldwin was using to rehearse a scene on the Rust set in New Mexico.

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 11:57:38 +1100
Australia didn’t sign up for the global methane pledge - but what would it mean?
Methane reduction has been called the lowest-hanging fruit of climate solutions but Barnaby Joyce argues it isn’t possible without “shooting your cattle”.

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 08:44:28 +1100
Astronauts eat ‘best space tacos yet’ in a NASA first
On Friday, astronauts harvested the station’s first round of Hatch chile capsicum and added it their tacos as a part of a larger study on growing food in space.

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 08:33:54 +1100
Yahoo exits China because of ‘challenging’ environment
Networking platform LinkedIn said last month it would shutter its Chinese site, as Western tech companies confront more restrictions in the country.

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 07:11:16 +1100
The COVID conspiracy theorist inside the White House press corps
Suggesting that luciferase is related to Lucifer is like suggesting a bibliography is religious. But none of this matters to Emerald Robinson.

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 06:46:19 +1100
Boris Johnson ‘cautiously optimistic’ but Biden slams China’s ‘big mistake’
In his final speech to the climate summit, Biden said Xi Jinping had “lost the ability to influence people around the world” by not coming to Glasgow.

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 06:30:45 +1100
‘Take a judgment’: Johnson appears maskless next to 95-year-old David Attenborough
Johnson also apologised to Israel’s energy minister after she complained that a lack of wheelchair access had stopped her from attending the event.

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 05:44:08 +1100
COP26, a grotesque mix of rent seekers, hangers-on and political wannabes
In Glasgow, world leaders are only a small slice of a climate carnival best described as part-trade fair and part-public relations opportunity.

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 05:34:50 +1100
Top Russian security official meets with CIA director in Moscow
Nikolai Patrushev, a longtime close associate of Putin’s, is considered one of Russia’s most influential officials.

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 03:20:42 +1100
Dozens killed and wounded as blasts, gunfire hit Kabul hospital
At least 25 people were killed and more than 50 wounded when gunmen attacked Afghanistan’s biggest military hospital after two heavy explosions at the site, officials said.

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 18:54:56 +1100
Fighting fires at home, Xi Jinping makes a two-way bet on climate
The Chinese President told his colleagues in Rome and Glasgow that he was “delivering concrete actions”, while trying to put out a fire in his own backyard.

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 18:43:56 +1100
Cambodia’s strongman takes pot shot at Australia on ‘overdue’ vaccines
Hun Sen has questioned when Australia will deliver on a pledge of 2 million Pfizer doses, saying he will buy more from China if they don’t turn up.

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 17:33:55 +1100
Morrison should end this schoolyard fight with France
Notwithstanding the bad feeling over the cancelled submarine deal with France, Australia now finds itself at the centre of a geopolitical row which is testing our PM’s diplomatic skills.

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 16:31:00 +1100
Fears for 100 people missing in collapsed Nigerian high-rise
Developers promised buyers of the soon-to-be ready upmarket apartments a “stress-free lifestyle”.

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 13:18:49 +1100
Facebook busts Nicaragua government’s fake news operation
It said it had been active for five years, was primarily operated by staff of the country’s telecoms watchdog, out of the postal service headquarters.

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 13:17:45 +1100
Gallery: The best photos from around the world
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 11:20:55 +1100
Slurs, lies and sledges: is Macron or Morrison telling the whole story?
At the heart of the collapse of Emmanuel Macron and Scott Morrison’s relationship are two questions.

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 08:24:10 +1100
‘Repressive’: Polish protesters blame woman’s death on new abortion law
A Constitutional Tribunal, under the sway of Poland’s conservative ruling party, ruled last year that abortions for congenital defects were not constitutional.

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 07:30:53 +1100
Biden, Boris, Modi: World leaders talk money on COP26’s first full day
“Bond is strapped to a doomsday device as a red digital clock ticks down remorselessly to a destination that will end human life as we know it,” the British PM told delegates.

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 07:18:11 +1100
‘None of us will live forever’: Queen invokes own mortality, urges world leaders to act for future generations
The Queen has delivered an emotionally charged and highly political call to arms to world leaders on climate change, invoking her own mortality to send a warning about the need to protect future generations.

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 05:30:46 +1100
Pacific nations need carbon cuts from Australia, not just cash: Fiji Prime Minister
Fiji’s president provided Scott Morrison with a copy of Fiji’s climate change act, which Frank Bainimarama hopes could serve as a model for Australia.

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 05:30:00 +1100
Clash with US and France is a politico-diplomatic disaster for Morrison
It’s very hard for Morrison to refute a stereo accusation of deceptive conduct from two powerful speakers at once.

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 03:49:24 +1100
Barclays CEO departs after Jeffrey Epstein probe
Jes Staley is leaving the bank after a dispute with British financial regulators over how he described his ties with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 03:06:42 +1100
Netflix removes Australian spy drama episodes after Philippines’ complaint over China map
The Philippines asked Netflix to remove certain episodes of the six-part Australian series Pine Gap, saying a map depicted on the show was a violation of its sovereignty.

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 02:36:19 +1100
COVID-19’s global death toll tops 5 million in less than 2 years
Hotspots have shifted over 22 months, turning different places on the world map red, especially where rumours, misinformation and distrust in government have hobbled vaccination efforts

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 16:33:08 +1100
Auckland’s shops to reopen after three-month lockdown despite record cases
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says it is not possible to contain Delta forever.

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 16:17:46 +1100
Gunmen ‘posing as Taliban fighters’ attack wedding to silence music
A Taliban spokesman said two of the attackers who killed three people in a “personal feud” had been arrested, and he insisted they were not part of the Islamist movement.

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 15:58:56 +1100
Day of the Dead Celebrations in Mexico
Revelers gathered to watch participants dressed in costume during the Day of The Dead parade in Mexico City, Mexico. The parade returned this year after being forced online in 2020 due to the pandemic.

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 15:21:44 +1100
Gallery: The best photos from around the world
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 15:11:42 +1100
‘We didn’t steal an island’: Morrison, Joyce deny Macron’s liar claims
A political storm over the Prime Minister’s integrity has been ignited by French President Emmanuel Macron saying he’d been deceived about the submarine deal.

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 14:04:08 +1100
Day of the Dead comes back to life after pandemic closures
Mexico’s Day of the Dead mass commemorations returned on Sunday, including parades and moments of more solemn remembrance in a country where coronavirus touched almost all families.

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 12:49:23 +1100
Japan to maintain hawkish stance on China as PM wins majority
Early exit polls suggested the LDP would not be able to retain a majority in Sunday’s election following a tumultuous year in which it lost two of its former leaders.

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 11:52:53 +1100
‘Vax’ is Oxford Dictionary’s word of the year
“Vaccine” more than doubled in frequency over the past year. But the usage of “vax” — a word that first appeared in the 1980s — surged dramatically.



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