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Sat, 30 Apr 2022 17:01:27 +1000
Sunday on 60 Minutes: The President
Ukraine’s president has a message for Australia. SUNDAY on 60 Minutes, the exclusive interview with Volodymyr Zelensky from inside his secret war room.

Sat, 30 Apr 2022 16:24:42 +1000
Kim warns North Korea would ‘pre-emptively’ use nuclear weapons
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un expressed “firm will” to continue developing his nuclear-armed military.

Sat, 30 Apr 2022 14:54:52 +1000
‘It’s been a struggle’: Trying to grow rugby league in the US
There are only about 700 people playing rugby league in the US, but there’s plenty of potential to grow, says one of the most successful team’s co-founders.

Sat, 30 Apr 2022 13:55:00 +1000
‘New GFC’: Indonesia’s palm oil export ban amplifies food crisis
As tens of millions of Indonesians celebrate the end of Ramadan with family feasts, Jakarta has taken a drastic step to address a cooking oil crisis.

Sat, 30 Apr 2022 12:53:05 +1000
War and piece (of cake) as US army replaces sweet swiped during WWII
US soldiers chasing Germans in Italy during the war pilfered a cake meant for a young girl. Now, they’ve made amends and presented the 90-year-old with her treat.

Sat, 30 Apr 2022 10:40:45 +1000
British Virgin Islands premier on cocaine charges in US
Britain’s governor of the Caribbean territory said a corruption inquiry found reason to suspend the islands’ government. And that was before Andrew Fahie was caught up in a US drug sting.

Sat, 30 Apr 2022 10:01:36 +1000
Several people injured in missile attack on Kyiv
Ukrainian officials say several people have been injured in a missile attack on Kyiv.

Sat, 30 Apr 2022 09:39:46 +1000
Trump grand jury to end with no charges against ex-president
A grand jury convened in November will expire this week without bringing any charges of tax fraud on property assets against Donald Trump.

Sat, 30 Apr 2022 09:10:05 +1000
‘Heinous’: Explosion at Kabul mosque kills worshippers
A powerful explosion has ripped through a mosque in the Afghan capital of Kabul, killing at least 50 people.

Sat, 30 Apr 2022 05:11:07 +1000
Battle rages in the east as peace talks sputter on in Ukraine
Hundreds of people have been evacuated to the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv from the nearby village of Ruska Lozava that had been under Russian occupation.

Sat, 30 Apr 2022 05:00:00 +1000
‘Not only is the prisoner killed, but his family is destroyed’
International outcry over the hanging of an intellectually disabled man has not swayed Singapore, the most active of Asian nations levying the death penalty.

Sat, 30 Apr 2022 04:21:18 +1000
‘Hollow words’: Prince William tells Australian flood survivors they haven’t been forgotten
The Duke of Cambridge heard first-hand about the aftermath of the flooding from emergency services and community leaders from northern NSW.

Sat, 30 Apr 2022 01:05:18 +1000
Tennis star Boris Becker jailed over bankruptcy dishonesty
Boris Becker has been jailed for 2.5 years after being found guilty for deliberately ignoring the terms of his bankruptcy agreement.

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 20:33:39 +1000
‘He said he will attend’: Putin confirms Bali G20 attendance with Jokowi
Western leaders such as US President Joe Biden had demanded Russia’s exclusion, but Indonesia hopes to avoid a boycott by inviting Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky to the world leaders gathering as well.

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 18:40:41 +1000
Heavy strikes hit the Ukrainian city of Mariupol again
A fresh onslaught of shelling and artillery fire has hit the Ukrainian city of Mariupol.

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 17:00:14 +1000
‘The war will drag on’: NATO expects Ukraine to be fighting for years
The head of the United Nations said Ukraine has become “an epicentre of unbearable heartache and pain”.

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 16:12:03 +1000
Temperatures top 47 degrees in India and Pakistan - and it’s only spring
The city of Nawabshah in Pakistan hit 47.5 degrees - the hottest temperature in the Northern Hemisphere this year so far.

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 15:42:21 +1000
From goldies to pitbulls, study says any dog breed can be a good boy
Some traits were more likely to be associated with certain breeds - but largely just howling, pointing and retrieving.

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 15:33:00 +1000
Downer ‘disappointed’ in Payne for leaving UK post vacant during Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
The Australian government has allowed the post of High Commissioner to the UK to fall vacant during the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 15:09:43 +1000
US reports its first human case of H5 bird flu
This is only the second human case diagnosed since this bird flu virus wave started spreading across the world.



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