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Thu, 11 Aug 2022 18:46:58 +1000
Donald Trump invokes fifth amendment
Donald Trump has become the first president in US history to invoke the fifth amendment.

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 18:39:34 +1000
Japan Ambassador on China's 'shocking' military action around Taiwan
9News Political Editor Chris Uhlmann speaks to the Japanese Ambassador about China's military action around Taiwan.

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 16:57:28 +1000
N Korea claims miraculous win over COVID, says Kim suffered ‘a fever’
But there are plenty of holes in country’s miraculous comeback story.

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 15:55:05 +1000
Seoul to ban ‘Parasite’ type basement homes in wake of deadly floods
South Korea’s capital city is planning to phase out such dwellings that came to symbolise yawning inequality in the Oscar-winning film Parasite.

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 14:30:50 +1000
It will cost 2383% more to see Komodo dragons. Tour guides are furious
The hike in the entry fee to the Indonesian park where the giant lizards roam has tour operators striking and threatening to burn the houses of those who cross the picket line.

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 14:17:45 +1000
Donald Trump refuses to answer questions in fraud case
Trump had fought unsuccessfully to avoid appearing for testimony in state Attorney-General Letitia James’s probe into whether he inflated real estate values to obtain favourable loans.

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 13:55:25 +1000
Polio shot to be offered to children in London after more virus found
Polio is a disease often spread in water that mostly affects children under 5. It has mostly been wiped out from developed countries, but outbreaks remain.

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 13:43:41 +1000
China builds 3000 hospital beds in a hurry in Tibet on 28 COVID cases
After living most of the pandemic virtually virus free, Tibet reported the cases for Tuesday, now the capital and the famed Potala Palace are in lockdown.

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 13:38:12 +1000
New Langya virus, possibly spilled over from animals, infects dozens in China
The first Langya virus sample was detected in late 2018 from a farmer in Shandong province in China who sought treatment for a fever.

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 12:02:22 +1000
Donald Trump remains silent
The former US president has plead the fifth as he refuses to answer questions during New York’s investigation into the Trump family business.

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 10:56:49 +1000
Suspect arrested in 1982 cold case murder of Californian teen
A 75-year-old man was arrested last week and charged in the 1982 rape and murder of a teenage girl in California after DNA connected him to the scene.

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 07:07:24 +1000
Beer truck spills cargo across US highway
A truck crash in the US saw thousands of beer cans spilled out.

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 07:07:00 +1000
China halts military drills around Taiwan
Chinese military says it is winding down air and sea operations but maintaining patrols in Taiwan Strait

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 06:04:40 +1000
After police view Facebook messages, woman charged for aiding daughter’s abortion
The prosecutor handling the case said it’s the first time he has charged anyone for illegally performing an abortion after 20 weeks, a restriction that was passed in 2010.

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 05:34:33 +1000
Iranian charged in plot to murder John Bolton
Shahram Poursafi, identified by US officials as a member of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, is currently wanted by the FBI on charges related to the murder-for-hire plot.

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 05:00:00 +1000
Defending democracy: Parameters of Western resolve may soon be tested
Australia will need to do much more to both deter the chance of the “two war” scenario, but also be ready to fight, and win, if it does eventuate.

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 04:56:46 +1000
Russian journalist detained, charged over war criticism
Marina Ovsyannikova has been charged over a protest she staged last month where she held a banner that said “Putin is a killer”.

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +1000
From the Archives, 1982: Kray twins prison ‘break’
Forty years ago, the notorious Kray twins - both serving life sentences for murder - were released from prison to attend their mother’s funeral.

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 20:22:26 +1000
Stranded beluga whale dies after removal from Seine
French authorities say a beluga whale stranded for several days in the Seine River has been euthanised while being transported to Normandy.

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 18:51:59 +1000
Former president Donald Trump hits back at FBI raid on his home
After the FBI raid on his Florida estate, former US President Donald Trump has hit back with a new video vowing to save the nation.



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