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Sat, 13 Feb 2021 17:36:27 +1100
‘She’s kept everything’: Janet Jackson to auction four decades’ worth of costumes
The five-time Grammy winner is selling more than 1000 of the costumes she wore on stage, on tour, on red carpets and in music videos.

Sat, 13 Feb 2021 16:46:18 +1100
‘Child slaves’ sue chocolate giants for forced labour in cocoa plantations
Nestle, Hershey and Mars are among the companies named in the suit.

Sat, 13 Feb 2021 16:25:46 +1100
Biden administration appeals Assange’s non-extradition ruling
A British judge ruled last month that while the case against the Australian was sound, his fragile mental health put him at “substantial risk” of committing suicide in a US prison.

Sat, 13 Feb 2021 15:49:27 +1100
He saved the euro, now Draghi is charged with saving Italy, if not Europe
For avid supporters of a more robust European Union and Italy’s leadership in it, the arrival of ‘Super Mario’ as prime minister comes just in time.

Sat, 13 Feb 2021 15:10:15 +1100
Auctioned pre-Columbian artefacts seized by police
The ceramic pieces, believed to have been looted from archaeological sites or museum collections in Ecuador and Colombia, had been sold by a Rio de Janeiro art gallery.

Sat, 13 Feb 2021 13:28:36 +1100
Google news deal will pay French publishers $98 million
The Australian government is closely watching the first agreement of this kind in Europe, as it grapples with the issue here.

Sat, 13 Feb 2021 13:00:42 +1100
‘Spare us the hypocrisy’: Trump’s lawyers launch impeachment defence
The former president’s legal team said that the impeachment trial represented a form of “constitutional cancel culture” by his political adversaries.

Sat, 13 Feb 2021 12:45:04 +1100
A tense Lunar New Year for Asian-Americans attacked in California
Recent attacks quickly reinvigorated simmering outrage, fear and hurt over a wave of harassment Asian community leaders say was spurred by the “China virus” rhetoric.

Sat, 13 Feb 2021 12:30:00 +1100
Trump’s lawyers had three hurdles to leap. They cleared them all
Despite taking only three out of 16 allocated hours to make their case, and relying on “whataboutism” and false equivalence, Donald Trump’s lawyers have done enough.

Sat, 13 Feb 2021 10:49:45 +1100
‘All hypotheses still open’ in WHO probe of COVID-19 origins
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus backs away from outright rejection of the virus lab-leak theory peddled by former US president Donald Trump.

Sat, 13 Feb 2021 09:49:46 +1100
As it happened: Trial against former US president over Capitol Hill riot incitement
After a prosecution case rooted in emotive, violent images from the Capitol siege, Donald Trump’s impeachment trial now shifts to his defence.

Sat, 13 Feb 2021 08:41:13 +1100
Hope rising: America’s first female vice-president
She is seen by some as an Obama-like figure who can help restore faith in America. Can Kamala Harris live up to the hype?

Sat, 13 Feb 2021 05:30:00 +1100
A Hollywood film and a cunning plan: how Britain got its vaccine rollout right
In a small way at least, the 13 million people already given a coronavirus vaccine in Britain have Gwyneth Paltrow to thank.

Sat, 13 Feb 2021 04:12:00 +1100
Multiple people killed in 130-vehicle pile-up on icy US highway
A massive crash involving more than 130 vehicles on a Texas highway left six people dead and dozens injured amid a winter storm that dropped freezing rain, sleet and snow on parts of the US.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 20:55:00 +1100
Americans are divided about everything – even sleeping babes
To care about the controversy swirling around Arizona-based neonatal nurse Cara Dumaplin, you first have to understand what she means to millions of Millennial mothers.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 18:55:00 +1100
Amazon coronavirus variant ‘three times more contagious’: minister
Outside Brazil, the variant was first detected in Brazilian travellers arriving in Japan in January. It has now been found in South Korea, the US and Europe.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 18:28:29 +1100
Coup leader asks protesters to join hands with army ‘for democracy’
The rallies against the coup — now daily occurrences — have drawn people from all walks of life, even ethnic minorities afraid of the military.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 17:30:56 +1100
Tokyo Olympics chief to quit; anointed successor pulls out
The scandal over a sexist outcry throws the troubled Games into disarray six months before they are scheduled to start.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 17:27:40 +1100
Human rights make a welcome return to diplomatic centrestage
US President Joe Biden has returned to traditional foreign policy based on human rights.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 16:04:09 +1100
Please Explain podcast: Is a compelling case enough to convict Donald Trump?
In this episode, US correspondent Matthew Knott talks through the former president’s impeachment trial, his possible defence tactics and the likely outcome.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 14:26:32 +1100
Doubts about the WHO COVID inquiry fuel China’s advantage
The gap between scientific probability and certainty has never been wider for Xi Jinping’s coronavirus diplomacy.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 13:56:21 +1100
Good Weekend Talks: Kamala’s long road to the vice-presidency
In this episode, a conversation about the new US Vice-President, Kamala Harris, with BBC New York correspondent Nick Bryant, The Age and SMH’s US correspondent Matthew Knott and Good Weekend’s Konrad Marshall.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 13:02:46 +1100
‘Trump sent them there’: Democrats wrap up impeachment case
“January 6th was a culmination of the president’s actions, not an aberration from them,” impeachment manager Jamie Raskin said.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 12:50:50 +1100
Twitter to label more government, official accounts
The move comes as Twitter’s approach to prominent figures and government is under scrutiny after the high-profile ban of former US President Donald Trump.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 11:55:57 +1100
Gallery: The best photos from around the world
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 10:45:45 +1100
US on track to vaccinate 300 million by July, Joe Biden announces
The US is on pace to exceed Biden’s goal of administering 100 million vaccine doses in his first 100 days in office, with more than 26 million shots delivered in his first three weeks.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 09:55:23 +1100
General warns civil servants ‘to stop striking’ in Myanmar
Dominic Raab, the British Foreign Secretary, said the UK was “urgently” looking at punitive measures against the military regime.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 08:58:06 +1100
Donald Trump was sicker with coronavirus than acknowledged
His prognosis became so worrisome officials believed he would need to be put on a ventilator, two of the people familiar with his condition said.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 08:39:26 +1100
‘Principled conservatism’: Dozens of former Republican officials in talks to form anti-Trump third party
Talks come after more than half of the Republicans in Congress voted to block certification of Biden’s election victory just hours after the Capitol siege.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 08:26:07 +1100
Trump impeachment as it happened: Trial continues against former US president Donald Trump over Capitol Hill riot
As Donald Trump’s impeachment trial resumes, Democrats will focus on the damage wrought in the Capitol and the former president’s alleged role in inflaming the rioters.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 07:24:42 +1100
Pompeo’s taxpayer-funded gifts to dinner guests: $US10,000 of made-in-China pens
The pens were embossed with the emblem of the Madison Dinners, a series of events that raised concerns within the State Department inspector general’s office.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 06:41:30 +1100
‘The damage runs deep’: Meghan Markle hits out after winning case against British newspaper
The judgment means the former actress will avoid embarrassing courtroom testimony from her father Thomas Markle.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 06:28:30 +1100
Five more linked with Proud Boys charged for Capitol riot
US prosecutors and the FBI have accused self-identified Proud Boys with leading some of the earliest, most destructive, and critical efforts to overrun police and break in to the building.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 05:59:22 +1100
China to pull BBC News off the air, state broadcast regulator says
The move comes just a week after Britain’s own media regulator pulled the Chinese state-run television channel CGTN off British airwaves.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 00:42:59 +1100
Tokyo Olympics chief Mori expected to resign over sexist remarks
Yoshiro Mori’s resignation would be bound to raise new doubts over the viability of holding the postponed Olympic Games this year.

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 23:45:00 +1100
Republicans should impeach Trump but cost now will be high
The Republicans face a truly awful choice. Acquit Trump and they license a seditious brand of politics; convict and they rent themselves asunder.

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 17:33:39 +1100
Indian cyber-spy ‘Confucius’ targets Pakistan, Kashmir: security report
The group, which is said to have ties to the Indian military, has targeted Pakistani military officials and the country’s top nuclear regulator.

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 16:56:58 +1100
Trial highlights: Harrowing footage, focus on Trump’s words
Democrats opened their first day of arguments in former president Donald Trump’s impeachment trial on Wednesday with searing footage of the US Capitol riot.

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 16:06:17 +1100
‘Coercive and unfair’: Biden raises thorny issues in Xi call
The two leaders spoke for the first time since Biden’s inauguration just hours after he announced plans for a taskforce to review US national security strategy on China.

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 13:59:34 +1100
Who should control Britney Spears’ life? Her legal battle and other questions answered
The battle over control of her finances is due to return to court this week amid a renewed discussion of how she was treated during her meteoric rise as a teen pop star.

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 13:12:40 +1100
‘We have the goods’: Democrats deliver compelling Capitol riot footage
The evidence presented on day two of Trump’s impeachment trial offered a fresh and visceral perspective on what took place on January 6.

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 13:08:28 +1100
Trump impeachment as it happened: Trial adjourned as former US president probed over inciting Capitol Hill riot
The US Senate is sitting to decide if Donald Trump is guilty of inciting the deadly January 6 riot at the Capitol. Follow our impeachment trial coverage.

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 12:26:27 +1100
Gallery: The best photos from around the world
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 09:32:44 +1100
‘Closest ally of the US?’ Biden yet to call Netanyahu
The Israeli prime minister is yet to receive a personal phone call from Biden, who has already spoken to leaders in Britain, France and Germany. 

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 08:50:40 +1100
‘Inciter-in-chief’: Democrats launch impeachment trial case against Trump
Democrats said Trump “assembled, inflamed and incited” his supporters to commit violence and waited until it was too late to condemn the deadly Capitol riot.

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 08:08:01 +1100
‘Loujain is at home!’: Saudi Arabia releases key women’s rights activist
Her imprisonment, along with her allegations that she was tortured, focused global attention on the crackdown by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 07:28:33 +1100
Joe Biden orders sanctions against Myanmar after military coup
The Biden administration planned to identify specific targets of the sanctions later this week.

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 07:09:12 +1100
After criticism, Europe approves vaccine shipment to Australia, other countries
In an effort to shore up its own supplies, the EU last month gave itself powers to block exports of vaccines made on the continent.

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 05:48:40 +1100
Top Michigan Republican stands by Capitol ‘hoax’ comments
Shirkey had earlier apologised after the release of an hour-long video in which he told Republicans last week that the January 6 protest “wasn’t Trump people.”

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 03:33:17 +1100
Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine recommended for adults of all ages, WHO says
The panel of scientists said Oxford-AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine was safe and effective and should be deployed widely to adults of all ages.



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