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Tue, 15 Nov 2022 20:44:17 +1100
Xi Jinping is re-engineering China’s approach to Australia
Two things have changed since the relationship between the two countries hit its lowest ebb in that pandemic fuelled autumn of 2021.

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 20:18:29 +1100
‘Free-spirited soul’: second Australian involved in Seoul crush dies
Justina Cho, 28, a social worker who dreamed of starting her own fashion label, died on Sunday night surrounded by her family.

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 20:00:00 +1100
America’s optimistic youth emerge as the Democrats’ great hope – and the nation’s
Many of us had low expectations of America’s young voters, but they’ve emerged to demonstrate why the country’s future is hopeful.

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 19:30:00 +1100
Relations with China still on edge despite leaders’ meeting
Even if the milestone meeting does produce concrete returns for Australia, the task of managing relations with China is only likely to get harder.

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 18:44:45 +1100
Mike Pence takes aim at old boss Donald Trump
Former US Vice President Mike Pence has taken aim at his old boss, Donald Trump, a day before the former president prepares to make a "very big announcement".

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 18:24:09 +1100
Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits Kherson after recent liberation
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has visited the southern city of Kherson after its recent liberation by Ukrainian forces.

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 17:48:44 +1100
‘Russia wants to deceive you’: Zelensky warns G20 leaders
The Ukrainian president vows not to concede any territory in eventual peace talks, fearing Russia would embark on a new path of “terror and global destabilisation”.

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 17:20:37 +1100
Weary French mired in ‘exhaustion and laziness epidemic’
A new survey claims two-thirds of people are happy to work less to earn less in post-COVID France.

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 16:00:41 +1100
World population hits 8 billion, but still not enough babies in China
Just eight countries are expected to account for half of the world’s population growth between now and 2050.

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 14:15:55 +1100
Bees stung by genetics as lifespan halves, says study
Since the mid-2000s, beekeepers have reported huge numbers of honey bees disappearing from hives. Pesticides were named as one cause, but there may be more.

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 12:16:13 +1100
In Xi-Biden meeting, Taiwan’s future looms large
This was a chance for a reset. But beyond the rosy rhetoric, Tuesday’s hours-long meeting entrenched differences between the two superpowers.

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 10:41:39 +1100
Frustrated by protests, Iran unleashes its wrath on its youth
Iranian officials have said the average age of protesters is 15. Some have been beaten and detained, others have been shot and killed on the streets.

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 09:32:14 +1100
World population to set landmark number
The world's population is set to reach eight billion people

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 08:39:52 +1100
Alabama man gets death for triple homicide
Jimmy Spencer was convicted of killing three people, including a seven-year-old boy

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 07:09:28 +1100
Three members of University of Virginia football team slain in shooting, suspect in custody
The shooting unfolded on a bus full of students after it pulled into a parking garage on campus, after returning from a class field trip to see a play in Washington, DC.

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 05:38:31 +1100
Zelensky declares ‘beginning of the end’ in Kherson as spy chiefs meet
The Ukrainian President visited the city reclaimed on Saturday, while the highest-ranking face-to-face talks between US and Russia took place in Turkey.

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 00:48:57 +1100
‘World at a crossroad’: Xi and Biden hold historic meeting
Joe Biden has raised a lengthy series of grievances with Xi Jinping, accusing Beijing of “coercive and increasingly aggressive” behaviour.

Mon, 14 Nov 2022 21:10:23 +1100
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov taken to hospital: Indonesian officials
Three government and medical officials claim the diplomat was being treated in Bali in a report dismissed by Russia as “the highest level of fakes”.

Mon, 14 Nov 2022 19:30:00 +1100
Ransom attack cripples Vanuatu government systems, forces staff to use pen and paper
Australia is helping Vanuatu’s government rebuild its entire IT network after a cyberattack hobbled its systems, forcing departments offline and causing havoc throughout the civil service. 

Mon, 14 Nov 2022 18:34:41 +1100
Turkish police arrest suspected terrorist
Turkish police have arrested a suspected terrorist accused of planting a bomb in Istanbul.



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