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Tue, 17 May 2022 18:47:00 +1000
Amber Heard cross-examined during defamation case
Amber Heard has been cross-examined during Johnny Depp’s defamation case against her.

Tue, 17 May 2022 18:43:42 +1000
Ukrainian city of Mariupol now under total Russian control
The Ukrainian city of Mariupol is now under total Russian control despite a weeks-long battle.

Tue, 17 May 2022 17:24:29 +1000
Philippines’ new president Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos makes secret trip to Australia
Days after winning the presidential election in the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos jnr has quietly flown to Melbourne, where his youngest son is said to be enrolling to study.

Tue, 17 May 2022 17:11:34 +1000
Longest battle ends as Ukrainian troops evacuated from Mariupol steel mill
Since Russia launched its invasion in February, Mariupol’s devastation has become a symbol both of Ukraine’s ability to withstand Russia’s invasion and of Russia’s willingness to devastate Ukrainian cities that hold out.

Tue, 17 May 2022 17:07:15 +1000
Passenger helps stop plane crash
A Florida man with no flying experience kept his cool while landing a small plane after the pilot collapsed.

Tue, 17 May 2022 16:34:23 +1000
Sri Lanka only has one day’s petrol as economy tanks
New Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is printing money to pay salaries, selling the national airline and using Indian line of credit to buy more fuel.

Tue, 17 May 2022 15:11:32 +1000
House swept away by ocean
Holiday house in North Carolina is swept away in heavy surf.

Tue, 17 May 2022 14:12:07 +1000
Florida man stops plane crash after pilot passes out
Darren Harrison said 'the hand of god' helped him safely land the plane in Miami.

Tue, 17 May 2022 13:16:55 +1000
Jury sees photos of Amber Heard’s swollen face after her final fight with Johnny Depp
Earlier in the trial, jurors heard from police officers who responded to emergency calls who said Heard’s face looked red from crying but that they saw no visible bruises.

Tue, 17 May 2022 11:50:43 +1000
Sweden formally announces it wants to join NATO
Nordic nation to end neutrality despite Russian warnings.

Tue, 17 May 2022 11:38:50 +1000
The ingenious strategy that could win the war for Ukraine
The consistent Ukrainian military campaign is successfully corroding the Russian offensive and may deliver an unlikely, but historic, victory.

Tue, 17 May 2022 11:38:28 +1000
'Apocalyptic' food shortage threatens, says Bank of England governor
Global prices for grains, cooking oils, fuel and fertiliser are rising at the fastest rate in 30 years since Russia invaded Ukraine and blocked exports.

Tue, 17 May 2022 11:14:57 +1000
Russia-Ukraine war: Photo gallery, May 17, 2022
As fighting for the Donbas continues, Ukrainian soldiers have taken victorious video footage of their advance on Kharkiv as Russian forces retreated.

Tue, 17 May 2022 08:43:22 +1000
Buffalo shooter sought to kill more black people before his rampage was halted: police
News that the shooter had been scoping out the supermarket in advance added to the anger and heartbreak of local residents trying desperately to process the massacre.

Tue, 17 May 2022 06:36:02 +1000
Hate against Taiwanese led to church attack, say police
Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes said the motive of the shooting was a grievance between the shooter, identified as a Chinese immigrant, and the Taiwanese community.

Tue, 17 May 2022 06:05:47 +1000
Jeff Bezos battles Joe Biden’s White House over inflation - on Twitter, naturally
Billionaire Bezos criticised the White House’s economic record by pointing to high inflation. Biden, meanwhile, wants Amazon to have a union and Bezos to pay more in taxes.

Tue, 17 May 2022 05:18:59 +1000
‘No problems, none’: Putin appears to back off threats as Sweden, Finland prepare to join NATO
Russian President Vladimir Putin seemed to downplay the significance of Sweden and Finland’s bids to join NATO, marking a major shift in rhetoric.

Mon, 16 May 2022 21:33:33 +1000
‘No longer tenable’: McDonald’s seeks to sell Russian business
The fast-food company has been in Russia for more than three decades. Now, it is joining other Western companies in exiting the country in response to the invasion of Ukraine.

Mon, 16 May 2022 19:16:52 +1000
Russia's military losses mount in Ukraine
Russia's military losses are mounting in Ukraine with its troops being driven out of the eastern city of Kharkiv.

Mon, 16 May 2022 17:59:02 +1000
‘Ukraine can win this war’: Zelensky’s troops drive Russians back to border in key battle
Video posted from Ukraine’s Defence Ministry claims to show soldiers flashing victory signs at a border post, as Russia loses ground in the east.



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