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Thu, 04 Mar 2021 21:01:41 +1100
Prince Philip undergoes successful heart procedure: palace
A statement from Buckingham Palace said the Prince would remain in hospital for several days.

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 18:48:54 +1100
Myanmar army ‘surprised’ at opposition to coup
The revelation comes as the death toll from a military crackdown climbs to at least 50 and protesters say “there is no meaning to staying alive under the junta”.

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 18:43:44 +1100
Christchurch homes raided after online threats to carry out terrorist attacks on mosques
A person made a a series of posts on the 4chan site saying they planned to “take action” on March 15 by carrying out an attack remotely on the two mosques using car bombs.

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 16:14:53 +1100
Shaken Sturgeon denies conspiracy in eight-hour testimony
The Scottish leader testified under oath in a political saga involving a sexual misconduct investigation that is threatening both her job and her push for an independent Scotland.

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 13:44:49 +1100
US House cancels Thursday session over fears Capitol will be stormed again
QAnon chatter about March 4 - a day adherents believe Donald Trump will return to the White House - has prompted police warnings of another attack.

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 12:20:21 +1100
‘Embarrassed’ Cuomo won’t resign but vows to help investigation
The New York Governor said he would “fully cooperate” with an investigation into sexual and harassment allegations overseen by the state’s Attorney-General.

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 12:15:30 +1100
Gallery: The best photos from around the world
Gallery: The best photos from around the world

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 10:13:15 +1100
‘Incel’ man found guilty of murder in Toronto van attack
Alek Minassian told police he was motivated by a desire to punish society for his perceived status as an involuntary celibate because he believed women would not have sex with him.

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 09:27:07 +1100
Germany designates far-right opposition party AfD an ‘extremist threat’
Alternative for Germany party leaders denounced the decision as “purely political” and aimed at “massively damaging the party, especially in an election year”. 

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 08:53:36 +1100
Britain doesn’t just have a health crisis – it’s got a major economic headache, too
Big business will help pay for the mammoth spending which has shielded the British economy from collapse.

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 08:30:42 +1100
Europe, lagging in vaccinations, to go into ‘overdrive’ to catch up
“What normally makes German bureaucracy stolid and reliable becomes an obstacle in a crisis and costs lives,” said one German economist.

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 07:38:49 +1100
Under Biden, ‘all systems - still - go’ for moon, Mars and beyond
For the first time since the Apollo missions, Congress last year appropriated nearly $US1 billion for a spacecraft capable of flying astronauts to and from the lunar surface.

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 06:50:44 +1100
Icelanders told to brace for potential volcanic eruption
Iceland’s Met Office said a volcanic area close to the capital Reykjavik was expected to release lava slowly over the next few weeks.

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 06:39:17 +1100
Buckingham Palace launches investigation into Meghan bullying complaint
Buckingham Palace says it has no tolerance for bullying and has vowed to hold an investigation into the bombshell revelations.

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 05:50:31 +1100
Early signs COVID-19 vaccine jab ‘clobbers’ more transmissible variants
Governments have feared the strains would be resistant to vaccines that were designed before their discovery.

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 04:36:32 +1100
Another bloody day as the tragedy of Myanmar is writ large on a T-shirt
“Everything will be OK,” read 19-year-old Angel’s T-shirt as the dancer and taekwondo champion joined anti-coup protesters in Myanmar on Wednesday. But it wasn’t: 38 people died.

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 04:03:44 +1100
International Criminal Court to probe possible war crimes in Occupied Palestinian Territories
The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor says her office will investigate possible a war crimes in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, a move welcomed by the Palestinian Authority and denounced by Israel.

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 23:52:46 +1100
Blast at Dutch COVID-19 testing centre labelled an intentional attack
Anger at healthcare authorities has increased since the start of 2021, with the head of the National Institute for Health now accompanied by a security detail.

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 23:12:30 +1100
Airbase hosting US troops in Iraq hit by rockets
At least 10 rockets landed on Wednesday at Iraq’s Ain al-Asad air base that hosts US, coalition and Iraqi forces, the Iraqi military said.

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 15:18:49 +1100
Media workers shot dead on way home in Afghanistan
The head of the local broadcaster said the three women were recent high school graduates aged between 18 and 20.

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 14:51:19 +1100
Biden’s pick for key Cabinet job loses nomination over mean tweets
Longtime Democratic policy adviser Neera Tanden will not become Biden’s budget director, in the administration’s first defeat in filling a Cabinet post. 

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 13:51:38 +1100
Gallery: The best photos from around the world
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 13:36:59 +1100
Is he protester or ambassador? Who is Myanmar’s UN envoy?
The dispute over who is recognised as representative of the Myanmar generals who carried out the February coup is causing a headache for the UN.

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 12:17:27 +1100
‘Satanic’ El Diablo Eurovision entry must be removed, says Holy Synod
For centuries, the Orthodox Church has guarded Greek Cypriots’ faith and ethnic identity. Now it has weighed into the controversy over their 2021 Eurovision effort.

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 10:51:15 +1100
Bombshell bullying complaint against Meghan Markle revealed before Oprah interview
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have accused royal aides of a “calculated smear campaign” in an extraordinary outbreak of hostilities.

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 09:49:58 +1100
More than a dozen killed in California when truck hits four-wheel drive
A Ford Expedition typically seats eight people legally. Authorities did not immediately know why 25 people had been crammed into the truck.

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 09:11:30 +1100
Enough coronavirus vaccine for all US adults by end of May, Biden says
In a surprise, Biden’s administration also announced that drugmaker Merck will help produce rival Johnson & Johnson’s newly approved shot.

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 07:38:05 +1100
Why Trump’s secret COVID jab was a massive missed opportunity
Donald Trump’s status as a Republican folk hero makes him the perfect person to sell the vaccine to sceptical conservatives. It’s a role he has rejected.

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 07:15:55 +1100
Duchess of Sussex awarded $800,000 after court privacy win
Last month, a judge ruled a tabloid had breached her privacy and infringed her copyright by publishing parts of the five-page letter she wrote to her father.

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 06:23:40 +1100
Surprise shipment of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine sparks political crisis in Slovakia
Foreign Minister Ivan Korcok said he clearly considered the vaccine a tool in Russia’s hybrid war against the West. 

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 05:57:55 +1100
Joe Biden putting tech, not troops, at centre of US-China strategy
There’s increasing bipartisan support in Washington for a bigger government role in providing incentives and investments in companies.

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 03:47:46 +1100
Contagious Brazil COVID-19 variant can re-infect people, scientists warn
A highly transmissible COVID-19 variant that emerged in Brazil and has now been found in at least 20 countries can re-infect people who previously recovered from the disease, scientists say.

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 03:10:32 +1100
US, Canada hail Taiwan’s ‘freedom pineapples’ after Chinese ban
The de facto US and Canadian embassies in Taiwan have praised the quality of pineapples grown on the island, depicting photographs of their top diplomats in Taipei with the fruit after an import ban by China.

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 02:11:51 +1100
US announces sanctions on Russia over opposition leader’s poisoning
The Biden administration has announced sanctions of Russian officials and businesses for a nearly fatal nerve-agent attack upon opposition leader Alexei Navalny and his subsequent jailing.

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 01:58:15 +1100
Six Dr Seuss books will no longer be published due to racist images
The books – including And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street and If I Ran the Zoo – will stop being published because of racist and insensitive imagery, Dr Seuss Enterprises said.

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 20:50:54 +1100
Hundreds of kidnapped schoolgirls freed, Nigerian governor says
Zamfara state governor Bello Matawalle announced that 279 girls have been freed. The government last week said 317 had been kidnapped.

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 17:57:46 +1100
China’s deputy ambassador warns ‘it’s now a sin to be a friend of China’
Wang Xining said Australia’s children will be ashamed of those who sabotaged the friendship with China and urged business leaders to reset the relationship.

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 17:46:20 +1100
‘Ridiculous’: Cambodian court sentences opposition leaders in absentia
Sam Rainsy, who was sentenced to 25 years, said the court acted at the behest of PM Hun Sen. Human rights organisations slammed the decision.

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 17:16:23 +1100
Duterte fires ambassador to Brazil seen attacking housekeeper
Duterte has been reading the names of government employees and officers implicated in corruption in his TV appearances. .

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 16:14:28 +1100
Former French president Sarkozy convicted of corruption, sentenced to prison
A court has found former French president Nicolas Sarkozy guilty of trying to bribe a judge and of influence-peddling and sentenced him to three years in jail.

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 15:55:05 +1100
‘Can I kiss you?’: Third woman accuses NY governor Cuomo
The governor was working the room after toasting newlyweds when he came upon Ruch, whom he hadn’t met. What happened next instantly unsettled her.

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 13:50:10 +1100
Gallery: The best photos from around the world
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 12:46:25 +1100
UN chief blasts ‘disappointing’ Yemen pledge by rich countries as children starve
“The shortfall ... will be measured in lives lost,” said a fundraising participant, after a global conference raised half of its aid target.

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 12:31:10 +1100
Hydroxychloroquine is ineffective for COVID and not to be used: WHO
The recommendation is based on evidence from six randomised controlled trials with more than 6000 participants.

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 11:15:29 +1100
Game-changing COVID-19 vaccine pill pursued by small British firm, world’s richest doctor
The coronavirus pandemic may herald the arrival of oral vaccines which would represent a significant change for large drug companies and the public alike.

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 10:31:50 +1100
‘Letting the murderer walk’: Joe Biden’s Saudi Arabia problem
Some commentators want to see the crown prince subject to the same US bans and restrictions slapped on perceived adversaries in Venezuela and North Korea. That is unlikely to happen.

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 08:00:00 +1100
Chinese state hackers behind India’s blackout, report claims
The disclosure lends weight to the idea that a massive power cut in Mumbai last year was a deliberate Chinese attack to warn India not to press its border claim.

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 07:00:20 +1100
‘Gracious!’: The Queen pokes fun at herself during first video call to Australia
The Queen has cracked jokes about a new life-sized bronze statue of herself during a rare call.

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 06:14:17 +1100
‘Premature’ and ‘unrealistic’ to think COVID-19 will end soon, says WHO
Dr Michael Ryan said if vaccines have “a significant impact on transmission dynamics and transmission risk, then I believe we will accelerate toward controlling this pandemic.”

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 05:00:00 +1100
Marise Payne’s inaction gives comfort to murderous regime
Australia’s has been one of the meekest responses to the military coup in Myanmar.



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