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Mon, 24 Oct 2022 18:35:36 +1100Australia sends antidote to Indonesia amid surge of ‘cough syrup’ child deaths
More than 130 children in Indonesia have died from acute kidney damage linked to tainted paracetamol syrup and others are gravely ill.
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 18:09:16 +1100China’s economy rebounds faster than expected but risks loom
Strict COVID curbs, a prolonged property slump and global recession risks are challenging Beijing’s efforts to foster a robust revival over the next year.
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 16:08:35 +1100New bakery aims to help retaken Ukraine village
A small recaptured Ukrainian village, just few kilometers from the Russian border, is trying to figure how to adjust back to life and prepare for the upcoming winter. (Oct. 21)
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 16:05:24 +1100China's Xi expands powers, promotes allies
Chinese President Xi Jinping increased his dominance on Sunday when he was named as head of the ruling Communist Party for another term, in a break with tradition.
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 15:24:29 +1100Why the US midterm elections are so important
9News US correspondent Jonathan Kearsley breaks down how the US midterm elections work, why they are crucial for Joe Biden and how they could affect the 2024 presidential election.
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 11:49:11 +1100Grace Tseng summits Manaslu
A video shows Taiwanese climber Grace Tseng on top of the world's eighth-highest mountain.
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 11:44:36 +1100Boris Johnson pulls out of UK leadership race
Boris Johnson has pulled out of the race to be the UK's next Prime Minister, ruling out a return after Liz Truss resigned.
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 11:40:56 +1100Did the pandemic change your personality? Possibly
Many of the social rituals that had been rites of passage for young people were disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic.
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 11:08:16 +1100‘Am I slowing up?’ Biden says voters right to judge his health
Joe Biden, 79, said voters with doubts about his physical and mental competence should support another candidate.
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 09:13:23 +1100Russian military jet crashes into a residential building in Siberia
Two pilots were killed when a Russian warplane crashed into a residential complex in Siberia.
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 08:34:59 +1100Climate activists throw mashed potatoes at Monet painting
Two people defaced a Claude Monet painting in Germany to protest fossil fuels.
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 08:13:07 +1100Russia warns of ‘dirty bomb’ provocation in calls with West
Ukrainian authorities have long anticipated the Kremlin staging “false flag” attacks as a pretext to justify military actions.
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 07:20:08 +1100Boris Johnson pulls out, Rishi Sunak poised to become Britain’s next prime minister
Rishi Sunak said any government he led would be focused on integrity, professionalism and accountability.
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 07:08:49 +1100Central banks ‘got it wrong’ during COVID, says former governor
Mervyn King, the former Bank of England chief, said “all central banks in the West” had failed in their duty to control inflation.
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 05:27:40 +1100Salman Rushdie lost use of eye and hand from attack, agent says
Rushdie’s agent described the “totally unexpected and illogical” attack as one that couldn’t have been prevented.
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 05:00:00 +1100His domestic rivals vanquished, Xi’s now free to pursue international ambitions
Xi and the Chinese Communist Party have been telegraphing this change for years, now it is here. The world will have to brace for the consequences.
Sun, 23 Oct 2022 20:39:47 +1100Chinese president take third term
Xi Jinping has been named to a historic third term as head of the ruling Communist Party, in a break with tradition.
Sun, 23 Oct 2022 19:45:50 +1100Who is Xi Jinping, the world’s most powerful politician?
Once a “princeling”, Xi Jinping spent his teenage years living in a cave. Now he is set to become the longest-serving leader of China since the ’70s. How did he do it? And what are his plans for China?
Sun, 23 Oct 2022 18:12:19 +1100‘Going maximalist’: Xi Jinping expands his power, is elected for a third term
Xi told his deputies to remain on “high alert” as he put an end to decades of political precedent in the world’s second-largest economy.
Sun, 23 Oct 2022 13:47:54 +1100Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni installed as Italy’s first female prime minister
Meloni has insisted that Italy’s national interests would prevail over European Union policies.