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Mon, 05 Apr 2021 17:53:05 +1000
Two tests a week: Johnson launches ambitious plan to reopen economy
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said everyone in England will be able to take a COVID-19 test twice a week in a new drive to track the pandemic as society reopens.

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 17:27:09 +1000
Indonesia landslides and floods kill dozens
Multiple disasters caused by torrential rains in eastern Indonesia have killed at least 55 people and displaced thousands, the country’s disaster relief agency said Monday. More than 40 other people were missing.

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 15:55:14 +1000
Locked up and tortured, Myanmar protesters have emerged defiant
While at least 564 people have been killed in the junta’s brutal crackdown, many more have been detained or “forcibly disappeared”.

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 13:00:00 +1000
If Myanmar crisis is not resolved, all of Asia will suffer
Without urgent intervention from ASEAN, instability and violence from Myanmar coup will bleed into neighbouring countries - destabilising Asia.

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 12:37:09 +1000
France moves to ban ‘racist’ student union over safe spaces
France’s oldest student union is being attacked by Macron’s government for holding minority-only meetings to discuss discrimination.

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 11:51:00 +1000
Wiley, windy moors of Wuthering Heights marked for new housing estate
The Yorkshire moors that inspired the Bronte sisters could soon offer views of 150 new homes, under a local council plan.

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 11:28:57 +1000
Young Pakistanis rush to purchase Russian vaccine as private sales open
Thousands of Pakistanis rushed to get inoculated in the first round of commercial sales of COVID-19 vaccines that began over the weekend, with vaccination sites in the southern city of Karachi saying they had already sold out.

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 10:08:49 +1000
Fans could be back in the stands if they’re tested or vaccinated: UK
The FA Cup semifinals, nightclubs and comedy shows will be part of a trial of COVID-testing fans, as Boris Johnson readies his verdict on vaccination passports.

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 07:47:46 +1000
It could be China’s year at the Oscars, but censors have it on delay
Beijing fears criticism from the Chinese filmmakers shortlisted for best director, best international feature and best short documentary.

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 06:31:41 +1000
‘We pray these restrictions may be lifted’: Pope celebrates Easter in pandemic-weary world
Israel’s vaccination program allowed dozens of worshippers to celebrate at Jerusalem’s newly reopened Church of the Holy Sepulchre but there were no pilgrims.

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 05:51:52 +1000
Guantanamo’s once-secret ‘black ops’ prison unit closes
The military long refused to acknowledge the location of Camp 7, which still holds five prisoners charged with assisting the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 03:19:21 +1000
Australians Christa Avery and Matthew O’Kane released from house arrest in Myanmar
Christa Avery and Matthew O’Kane were refused permission to leave Myanmar in March as they tried to board a flight home.

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 01:46:26 +1000
Jordan accuses Prince Hamzah of ‘malicious plot’ against kingdom
Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi accused the country’s former crown prince of conspiring with foreign interests to threaten national security.

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +1000
From the Archives, 1976: Howard Hughes dies on plane
So reclusive that shareholders had recently demanded proof that he was still alive, multi-millionaire businessman, aviator and star-maker Howard Hughes died 45 years ago, aged 70.

Sun, 04 Apr 2021 18:42:21 +1000
Under water, Timor Leste faces new challenge in preventing virus spread
Already facing a worrying new COVID-19 outbreak, Australia’s close neighbour has been hit by devastating flooding and landslides, claiming the lives of at least 11 people.

Sun, 04 Apr 2021 16:45:41 +1000
How the more contagious COVID variants swept across Europe
New data shows more than 75 per cent of coronavirus cases sequenced in Europe last month were found to be the more contagious UK variant.

Sun, 04 Apr 2021 15:13:45 +1000
Potential flood of toxic wastewater prompts state of emergency in Florida
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency after a significant leak at a large pond of wastewater threatened to flood roads and burst a system that stores polluted waters.

Sun, 04 Apr 2021 13:20:53 +1000
Suez Canal shipping backlog ends, days after giant vessel freed
All ships stranded by the grounding of the giant container ship Ever Given in the Suez Canal in March have passed through the canal, ending the backlog that built up during the blockage, the canal authority said.

Sun, 04 Apr 2021 13:07:21 +1000
‘It felt like a scam’: How Trump extracted millions in unwitting donations from supporters
Demands for refunds spiked. Complaints to banks and credit card companies soared. But the money helped keep former President Donald Trump’s struggling campaign afloat.

Sun, 04 Apr 2021 11:53:47 +1000
US halts vaccination production at plant after mix-up ruins 15m doses
The Biden administration has put Johnson & Johnson in charge of a Baltimore manufacturing plant that ruined 15 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine, and moved to stop the facility from making another vaccine developed by AstraZeneca.

Sun, 04 Apr 2021 11:36:42 +1000
Amazon apologises, acknowledges issue of drivers urinating in bottles
Amazon.com has apologised to US congressman Mark Pocan, admitting to scoring an “own goal” in its initial denial of his suggestion that its drivers were sometimes forced to urinate in bottles during their delivery rounds.

Sun, 04 Apr 2021 10:42:11 +1000
Argentine President tests positive to COVID despite vaccination
Argentine President Alberto Fernández says he had an initial positive test for COVID-19, despite having been vaccinated in January.

Sun, 04 Apr 2021 10:26:33 +1000
In show of Pharaonic heritage, Egypt parades royal mummies
Egypt has held a gala parade celebrating the transport of 22 of its prized royal mummies from central Cairo to their new resting place in a massive new museum further south in the capital.

Sun, 04 Apr 2021 09:41:29 +1000
Rapper DMX on life support after heart attack, lawyer says
The influential rapper and actor is gravely ill after a heart attack.

Sun, 04 Apr 2021 09:31:32 +1000
Jordan’s Prince Hamzah releases video saying he’s under house arrest
The half-brother of Jordan’s King Abdullah II said he has been placed under house arrest and accused the country’s “ruling system” of incompetence and corruption.

Sun, 04 Apr 2021 04:16:19 +1000
Designer Mossimo Giannulli released from prison following college admissions scandal
Fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli has been released from a California prison and is under home confinement following his imprisonment for his role in a college admissions bribery scheme, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Sun, 04 Apr 2021 03:58:54 +1000
Family of Capitol attack suspect expresses sympathy for officer who was killed
The family of the man identified as the person who killed one Capitol Police officer and injured another by ramming them with a vehicle on Friday has released a statement expressing condolences and saying the suspect “was not a terrorist by any mea...

Sun, 04 Apr 2021 00:49:23 +1100
Myanmar death toll mounts amid protests, military crackdown
Security forces in central Myanmar opened fire on anti-coup protesters on Saturday, killing at least two people according to local media.

Sat, 03 Apr 2021 16:09:59 +1100
‘Kill the bill’: British activists to rally against new protest law
Since the bill was brought before Parliament last month, there have been sporadic protests, including violent ones in which a police station was bombarded with bricks and glass bottles.

Sat, 03 Apr 2021 13:42:46 +1100
Major League Baseball to move All-Star Game from Atlanta in protest against Georgia voting law
“Major League Baseball fundamentally supports voting rights for all Americans,” said MLB commissioner Rob Manfred, following discussions with the baseball clubs and players.

Sat, 03 Apr 2021 11:32:32 +1100
Nearly intact piece of SpaceX rocket lands at Washington state farm
The US National Weather Service said the widely reported bright objects in the sky on March 25 were remnants of the second stage of a SpaceX rocket.

Sat, 03 Apr 2021 10:56:45 +1100
‘Separated by distance but united in faith’: Holy Week celebrated in shadow of virus
At one point, Pope Francis prayed that God would give people his hope so that “we will be able to recognise you even in the darkest moments of our life.”

Sat, 03 Apr 2021 08:21:46 +1100
Driver, police officer dead after car rams US Capitol barricade
Two people are dead after a driver rammed into a barricade outside the US Capitol before lunging at police with a knife, law enforcement officials said.

Sat, 03 Apr 2021 07:00:00 +1100
Shut out on vaccines, tiny San Marino turns to Russia
Sputnik is just the latest tool Moscow has used to gain influence in Europe, exploiting rifts between the European Union, which has had a disastrously slow vaccine rollout, and some member states.

Sat, 03 Apr 2021 04:08:20 +1100
Kneeling on Floyd’s neck ‘totally unnecessary’, homicide lieutenant tells court
“If your knee is on a person’s neck, that can kill him,” said Lieutenant Richard Zimmerman, the head of the Minneapolis Police Department’s homicide division.

Sat, 03 Apr 2021 03:05:45 +1100
Fully vaccinated people can travel again, CDC says
People who are fully vaccinated can travel within the US without getting tested for the coronavirus or going into quarantine afterward, the CDC says.

Sat, 03 Apr 2021 02:28:37 +1100
US, Iran say they’ll begin indirect talks on nuclear program
The US and Iran say they will start talks with other major world powers next week to try to get both countries back into an accord limiting Iran’s nuclear program.

Sat, 03 Apr 2021 02:07:09 +1100
Train crash inside tunnel in eastern Taiwan kills dozens
Prosecutors in Taiwan on Saturday sought an arrest warrant for the owner of an unmanned truck that rolled onto a train track and caused the country’s worst rail disaster in decades, killing 50 people and injuring 178.

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 22:47:11 +1100
Bringing home the loot: repatriating Afghanistan’s stolen treasures
A single panel of ancient stone from Afghanistan – stolen and sold to a German museum at a huge profit – tells the story of a country stripped of its cultural heritage over 40 years of civil war.

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 18:40:01 +1100
‘Where is Andy Li?’: Campaign for missing HK activist
There are fears the 30-year-old computer technician may be in a psychiatric hospital after he failed to appear in a Hong Kong court to face sedition charges.

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 18:31:10 +1100
‘A bit old’: Anchor found near Stewart Island likely from the 1800s
A cruise vessel pulled the old anchor up along with its own after an overnight stop.

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 17:47:28 +1100
Sinovac to double annual CoronaVac production to 2 billion doses
A spokesman for the Chinese pharmaceutical company said it has started cultivating cells where enough of the coronavirus would be grown.

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 17:20:23 +1100
Australian adviser to overthrown leader charged under Myanmar secrets act
Aung San Suu Kyi and her Australian economic adviser Sean Turnell have been charged with violating Myanmar’s official secrets act, her chief lawyer said.

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 15:43:19 +1100
What we know about AstraZeneca blood clot reports
The back and forth in some countries over the AstraZeneca vaccine has raised concerns for COVID vaccination rollouts. Here’s a look at what we do and don’t know.

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 13:55:20 +1100
Macron’s new lockdown measures to include alcohol ban in public places
Criticism over Macron’s decision to enact tougher measures came as crowds enjoyed beers in parks and gardens in Paris and other big cities.

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 13:55:00 +1100
A shot in the arm never felt so good
What’s the best text message you’ve ever received? Up there, for me, is the one I got last Friday afternoon from my doctor’s office about my COVID-19 vaccine eligibility.

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 12:13:05 +1100
Coin converter honours pay cheque paid in pennies
Andreas Flaten’s former employer dumped more than 90,000 oil-covered pennies — equivalent to about $1180 — on his driveway.

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 11:20:46 +1100
Stuck from stem to stern: The 144-hour scramble to pry loose the Ever Given
Tugboat worker Eslam Negm thought about all the ship memes- the world was laughing at Egypt. “No one was able to see how much pressure we were under,” he said.

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 10:21:20 +1100
The trip to Singapore you could soon be taking
What would an Australia-Singapore travel bubble look like? After relocating to our new foreign bureau, I can perhaps provide a little insight into how it may work.

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 09:43:48 +1100
‘Soldiers are the greatest peril’: How did Myanmar descend into chaos?
What’s behind the latest coup? Why is Aung San Suu Kyi in detention? And isn’t Myanmar a democracy? 



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