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Thu, 28 Mar 2024 18:55:13 +1100
China drops tariffs on Australian wine
China has dropped its tariffs on Australian wine after years of sanctions that crippled the billion-dollar export industry. 

Thu, 28 Mar 2024 18:55:02 +1100
Man changes name to 'Literally Anybody Else', launches US election bid
A Texas man has legally changed his name to "Literally Anybody Else" before announcing he would run in the 2024 US election.

Thu, 28 Mar 2024 18:45:48 +1100
Two bodies recovered after Baltimore bridge catastrophe
The bodies of two construction workers have been recovered after the Baltimore bridge catastrophe.

Thu, 28 Mar 2024 17:30:29 +1100
How a real estate agent ended up a worker in a war zone
An estimated four million Ukrainians are internally displaced, but many are determined to stay at home to help their homeland rebuild and pick up the pieces.

Thu, 28 Mar 2024 17:10:11 +1100
Israel is using face recognition to identify, and misidentify, Gazans
A mass surveillance effort is collecting and cataloguing the faces of Palestinians without their knowledge or consent, according to Israeli spies and officials.

Thu, 28 Mar 2024 15:17:54 +1100
Harvard removes human skin binding from book after years of showing it off
Of the roughly 20 million books in Harvard University’s libraries, one has long exerted a unique dark fascination, not for its contents, but for the material it was bound in: human skin.

Thu, 28 Mar 2024 13:44:56 +1100
Divers find two bodies in submerged ute near bridge marked as ‘fracture critical’
As the recovery continues, a safety official has revealed the bridge was only in “satisfactory condition” and would not withstand the impact if a pylon came down.

Thu, 28 Mar 2024 13:14:06 +1100
Woman rushes sick hedgehog to vet only to find out it’s a hat pom-pom
The inanimate object was brought to the Lower Moss Nature Reserve and Wildlife Hospital by a conscientious member of the public last week.

Thu, 28 Mar 2024 11:53:02 +1100
Two bodies recovered from river beneath collapsed Baltimore bridge
Two bodies have been recovered from the waters beneath the collapsed Baltimore bridge.

Thu, 28 Mar 2024 11:24:11 +1100
Dali, ship that crashed into Baltimore bridge, has troubled history
The ship that struck and destroyed a Baltimore bridge this week has a chequered history, including at least one earlier collision and propulsion worries.

Thu, 28 Mar 2024 10:24:00 +1100
Ex-Spanish soccer boss facing two years in jail over World Cup kiss
Luis Rubiales, the former boss of Spanish soccer, could be jailed over his non-consensual kiss to a player after last year’s World Cup final in Sydney.

Thu, 28 Mar 2024 09:40:18 +1100
World of photos, March 29, 2024
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.

Thu, 28 Mar 2024 07:17:55 +1100
Investigation continues into bridge collapse
The investigation continues into the major bridge collapse at Baltimore, which led to the presumed deaths of six people.

Thu, 28 Mar 2024 05:28:41 +1100
Australian councillor praises Vladimir Putin’s election win on Russian TV
Adrian McRae, who was elected to the Port Hedland council in early March, was reportedly flown to Moscow to observe the presidential elections.

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 22:49:41 +1100
Bus crashes on German highway en route to Zurich from Berlin
The long-distance Flixbus service was travelling between Berlin and Zurich when it came off the road.

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 22:30:00 +1100
China’s cash promises in South-East Asia are coming up short, report says
President Xi Jinping launched the Belt and Road Initiative in 2013, immediately winning over many foreign governments with promises of unprecedented investment.

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 19:30:00 +1100
‘I promised to come to your forest’: Macron honours tribal chief, reveals $1.6b plan to protect the Amazon
The French and Brazilian governments have launched a four-year plan to protect the Amazon rainforest, in the process reviving their bilateral relationship.

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 18:22:28 +1100
Six still missing, presumed dead after Baltimore bridge catastrophe
Six people are still missing and presumed dead 24 hours after a bridge collapsed in Baltimore, US.

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 15:24:37 +1100
Chinese in Pakistan told to stay alert after six killed in suicide bombing
It is the third major attack on Chinese interests in the South Asian country in a week.

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 13:51:13 +1100
Julian Assange’s legal drama continues after UK judges defer ruling on extradition appeal
Two High Court judges said on Tuesday that they would grant the Australian-born Assange a new appeal unless Washington authorities gave further assurances about what will happen to him.

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