China’s initially restrained response to the military takeover and the emergence of mysterious overnight flights into Myanmar from the Chinese city of Kunming have fuelled the belief China is supportive of the coup.

Child labour is a hidden cost of Syria’s 10-year war.

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The editor-in-chief of Bild, Europe’s largest newspaper and an influential force in German politics and society, has taken a leave of absence while a law firm conducts an investigation into accusations made against him.

A Hong Kong scientist has developed a method to use machine learning and artificial intelligence to scan retinas of children as young as six to detect early autism or the risk of autism.

The Greens were the big winners of elections in two important German states. It was the first opportunity voters had to express their discontent over Angela Merkel’s pandemic strategy.

In a bizarre saga of cyber harassment, a US woman is accused of producing fake images of girls from her daughter’s cheerleading team in humiliating poses.

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick, who is the first woman to head the force, has come under heavy criticism for the handling of the protests.

A proposed bill would allow schools and students to make their own decisions about yoga classes but public schoolteachers would be forbidden from saying “namaste”.

Every year, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis make cards to pay tribute to their “Granny Diana” and how much she is missed. 

The life and death tussle for a precious COVID vaccine has seen eligible Americans working the system the best they can to get their hands on one.

Nay Ko Lin, a protester, in western Yangon, said the demonstration on Sunday “was very huge and the military crackdown was very brutal”. 

The review comes after authorities in the Netherlands, Ireland, Denmark, Norway and Iceland suspended the use of the vaccine over concerns about side effects.

The last time Zé Gotinha was seen publicly in a ceremony in Brasilia was December 16, launching the national vaccination program.

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As if Brexit tensions were not bad enough, Brussels has opened a new row with the UK by backing Greece’s long-standing claim over the Elgin Marbles.

China’s tactics are two-fold. It is simultaneously raising doubts about the limited independent coverage of its government, while expelling the few journalists left to give a picture of its intentions.

The acting leader of Myanmar’s parallel civilian government said it would “attempt to legislate the required laws so that the people have the right to defend themselves” against the military crackdown.

Australia should immediately impose targeted sanctions on the senior military leaders responsible for the junta’s abuses, including the killing of protesters on Myanmar’s streets.

Jeanine Anez and a raft of ministers and security officials face charges of terrorism, sedition and conspiracy over an alleged coup against Bolivia’s 13-year socialist government.

Police showed up at the gathering shortly after it opened at a Moscow hotel, saying all those present would be detained for taking part in an event organised by an “undesirable” organisation.

With key ambassadors firing up their networks, Australia’s highly effective diplomatic service swung into action.

The oxygen failure had hit intensive care, maternity, and coronavirus wards in a new government hospital west of the capital Amman.

Norway has halted the rollout of the AstraZeneca vaccine in recent days.

London police have faced criticism and calls for investigations after clashing with crowds at a memorial for murder victim Sarah Everard, whose death has sparked widespread anger and fear about women’s safety.

At least 12 people were killed in Myanmar after violent crackdowns on anti-coup protesters on Saturday, making it one of the deadliest days since the military regime took power last month.

French actress Corinne Masiero stripped naked on stage during a scaled-back Cesar Awards ceremony in Paris to protest the government’s months-long closure of theatres and cinemas during the coronavirus pandemic.

The case has sparked a national outcry and the Metropolitan Police has expressed shock that one of its own was arrested for the crime.

After a government edict banning teenage girls from singing in public, the hashtag #IAmMySong was launched to give them a voice.

The Dutch engineer’s pocket-sized creation launched the modern era of portable music and then helped develop the compact disc.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer called on the New York Governor to step down over sexual harassment charges from six women and an impeachment inquiry.

Women sewing for labels such as H&M and Zara have left the factories for the front line of the increasingly deadly protests.

The most powerful men serving the royal family are the principal private secretaries at Buckingham Palace, Clarence House and Kensington Palace. They are the rulers of their masters and mistresses, not underlings, a royal expert explains.

“It’s going to be a long journey to justice. This is just one step on the journey to justice,” said the family’s lawyer Ben Crump.

“The Australian population remain overwhelmingly susceptible to this virus because they have been protected,” WHO’s public emergencies chief warned.

Police constable Wayne Couzens, who worked for London’s diplomatic protection squad, has been charged with Sarah Everard’s murder and kidnapping.

The leaders pledged to distribute one billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to neighbouring countries as part of a massive “vaccine diplomacy” effort.

Social media’s shock over Mathias Cormann’s victory is what happens when Twitter has an encounter with the real world.

Police said the nine-metre craft, which had three portholes and was painted light blue, was likely “going to go into the high seas to meet a mother ship (to) take on board the drugs”.

The 33-year-old disappeared while walking home from a friend’s house in south London and police have arrested a serving officer on suspicion of her kidnap and murder.

Cormann’s election is a major strategic coup for the Australian government, and also catapults the former finance minister onto the world stage.

An antiquities expert was astonished when women at his New York book launch recognised their friend’s Park Avenue table in a photo of a long-lost mosaic.

In a new interview the former US first lady also talks about how the pandemic helped her and her husband reclaim “stolen moments” with their daughters who returned home from college to quarantine with their parents.

While the government has clamped down on free expression in recent years, the young have rejected some conservative norms of the past, even if only in how they wear their hair.

The President said every adult in the US would be able to get vaccinated by May, and racism against Asian-Americans was as “un-American and it must stop”.

Nepal has reopened to foreign tourists who test negative for the coronavirus and spend one week in quarantine, although some question the move.

Ten years after the tsunami hit Japan’s east coast, the survivors are still rebuilding their lives. Many are grateful for the Australians that lent a hand.

By conducting an investigation first, New York state legislators would have the evidence they need to lodge a legal case against the governor over sexual misconduct allegations.

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