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Mon, 21 Nov 2022 20:56:12 +1100
Earthquake shakes Indonesia’s Java island, killing at least 46
The magnitude 5.6 quake damaged dozens of buildings and sent residents into the capital’s streets for safety.

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 18:26:01 +1100
Mass shooting at gay nightclub leaves five dead
A mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Colorado has left five dead and dozens more injured.

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 17:17:59 +1100
Malaysian election deadline delayed as talks continue
Malaysia’s king has given parties until Tuesday to reach agreement on a new ruling coalition and prime minister.

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 16:00:00 +1100
Blow for Japanese PM as third minister resigns in a month
The resignation of internal affairs minister Minoru Terada puts more pressure on Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida after two previous cabinet resignations.

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 15:17:20 +1100
Gallery: The best photos from around the world
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 14:10:40 +1100
New Zealand court rules voting age of 18 is discriminatory
The New Zealand’s Supreme Court’s ruling that the voting age of 18 is discriminatory will force the country’s parliament to consider lowering it.

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 12:42:37 +1100
‘Moving fast’: Russia to build drones with help from Iran
The kamikaze weapons will increase Moscow’s ability to knock out energy infrastructure in Ukraine.

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 12:08:33 +1100
Dancing White House centenarian dead at 113
Virginia McLaurin, who went viral for her joyful meeting in 2016 with Barack and Michelle Obama at the White House, has died aged 113.

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 11:59:24 +1100
China reports its first COVID-19 death in six months
An 87-year-old man in Beijing has become the first reported death from COVID-19 in six months as China battles its worst wave of cases since spring.

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 11:44:32 +1100
At least five people killed in 'hate attack' shooting at US gay nightclub
Suspected gunman in custody after five people killed in shooting at US gay nightclub.

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 11:30:08 +1100
Meteor streaks across night sky in Norway
An extremely bright meteor flashes across the night sky in southwest Norway.

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 11:19:25 +1100
Airlines push for lone pilot flights despite safety fears
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has been working with aircraft manufacturers to determine how solo flights would operate and is preparing rules to oversee them.

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 11:14:59 +1100
UK comedian shreds 10,000 pounds over David Beckham’s Qatar role
UK comedian Joe Lycett has shredded £10,000 over David Beckham’s role as Qatar’s World Cup ambassador.

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 10:46:19 +1100
The Ukrainian town Putin desperately wants
A makeshift medical facility is filling with soldiers and civilians as Russia attempts to take control of Bakhmut, the town that is now the focal point of the war.

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 09:55:54 +1100
‘What’s too old?’ Joe Biden turns 80, the first octogenarian president in US history
Biden does not even register in the top 10 list of the world’s oldest current serving leaders, which is led by the 89-year-old president of Cameroon, Paul Biya.

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 09:45:19 +1100
Hundreds of sheep captured walking in circles for 12 days straight
Bizarre scenes unfurl as hundreds of sheep in China are captured walking in circles for 12 days straight.

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 07:09:46 +1100
‘As obvious as you can get’: US VP Kamala Harris to visit front-line South China Sea island
Once at Palawan, she’ll be the highest-ranking US leader to visit the frontier island at the forefront of the long-seething territorial disputes involving China, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan.

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 06:07:59 +1100
‘High risk’: Elon Musk’s reinstating Donald Trump will not save Twitter
Musk seems to have forgotten about the age-old mirage that disappoints many social media influencers, that online popularity doesn’t necessarily make money.

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 06:00:00 +1100
Fury as 225,000 British expats in Australia to miss double-digit pension lift
Representatives from the British Pensions in Australia group will arrive in London on Monday to lobby the British government to end an “injustice”.

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 05:34:25 +1100
Clubgoers stopped gunman who killed five at Colorado Springs gay nightclub
Five people were killed and 18 injured in a shooting at a gay nightclub on Saturday night in Colorado Springs.



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