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Wed, 29 Dec 2021 16:56:26 +11001885 time capsule puts question of prized Lincoln photo to rest
A rare photograph of a deceased US president Abraham Lincoln in his coffin was speculated to be the prime treasure nestled in the copper box.
Wed, 29 Dec 2021 15:57:32 +1100‘Digitally unwrapped’: Scans reveal details of mummy of King Amenhotep
Researchers have used digital technology to take the first accurate look inside the mummy, which has remained wrapped to preserve its decoration.
Wed, 29 Dec 2021 15:38:34 +1100Prince Andrew says sex abuse case should be scrapped as accuser lives in Australia
In a new filing, the Duke of York argues that Virginia Giuffre cannot sue him in the US as she is really living in Perth, not Colorado as she claims.
Wed, 29 Dec 2021 15:02:36 +1100‘Erasing history’, Russian court orders renowned rights group shut
The court’s ruling stirred up public outrage and is the latest step in a months-long crackdown on rights activists, independent media and opposition supporters.
Wed, 29 Dec 2021 14:15:14 +1100Bolsonaro goes on holidays as record floods sweep Brazil’s north-east
At least 21 people have been killed and more than 77,000 have been driven from their homes.
Wed, 29 Dec 2021 12:26:38 +1100Gallery: The best photos from around the world
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors
Wed, 29 Dec 2021 12:12:07 +1100TikTok trauma lawsuit triggered by moderator’s hours of ‘constant’ horror
For as long as 12 hours each day, Candie Frazier reviewed “extreme and graphic violence,” including genocide, mass shootings, rapes and torture.
Wed, 29 Dec 2021 09:53:49 +1100Judge extends Maxwell deliberation hours, citing ‘astronomical’ COVID spike in New York
“We now face a high and escalating risk that jurors and/or trial participants may need to quarantine,” US District Judge Alison Nathan said.
Wed, 29 Dec 2021 07:39:04 +1100US, China squabble over Olympics ‘diplomatic boycott’
China’s foreign ministry called the American ban on high-ranking officials “a farce” after receiving visa applications for the Games from the US government.
Wed, 29 Dec 2021 07:05:39 +1100‘Not the same disease’: top Oxford scientist says Omicron not deadly like Delta
Professor John Bell said the “horrific scenes” and death toll of earlier strains were “now history”, even as the US and UK hit new infection records.
Wed, 29 Dec 2021 05:28:28 +1100Save the Children says staff killed in Myanmar junta massacre
Two NGO workers have been found among the 35 charred bodies, including those of children, reportedly shot and burnt by government troops.
Tue, 28 Dec 2021 17:28:19 +1100Gallery: The best photos from around the world
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors
Tue, 28 Dec 2021 16:56:44 +1100US ‘transformational’ defence law provides billions to counter China
President Joe Biden has signed into law a $1 trillion bill that gives him $24 billion more than he requested.
Tue, 28 Dec 2021 15:58:23 +1100‘Addicts in every village’: India struggles to stop Myanmar’s drugs
Chaos in Myanmar has allowed narcotics gangs to thrive, while crushing pandemic-induced poverty makes easy recruits out of young men up and down the border.
Tue, 28 Dec 2021 15:36:16 +1100Somalia’s PM accuses President of ‘coup attempt’ after powers suspended
Somalia’s President says he had suspended the Prime Minister for suspected corruption. The US says it is “prepared to act”.
Tue, 28 Dec 2021 14:58:05 +1100Who is Ghislaine Maxwell and what charges did she face in her trial?
What do we know about Ghislaine Maxwell? What were the charges brought against her? What happened in the trial?
Tue, 28 Dec 2021 13:03:48 +1100New 1887 time capsule found deep under removed Robert E Lee statue
It was found further down below the Confederacy monument than another capsule found in September. Experts hope it is the long-rumoured official one.
Tue, 28 Dec 2021 11:51:55 +1100Ghislaine Maxwell jury asks for definition of ‘enticement’, whiteboard
The requests for transcripts and office supplies suggests jurors are carefully scrutinising the witness accounts, but weren’t enough to bring on a verdict yet.
Tue, 28 Dec 2021 11:51:53 +1100US health agency cuts COVID isolation time in half for those with no symptoms
The shift was motivated by studies showing COVID is mostly infectious in the first two days before symptoms appear and up to three days afterwards.
Tue, 28 Dec 2021 09:47:44 +1100China slams Elon Musk after space station ‘close encounters’
The SpaceX boss faced anger after China Space Station was forced to implement collision avoidance control.
Tue, 28 Dec 2021 07:44:07 +1100Crossbow accused cites Star Wars in Queen death threat video
The father of the teenager suspected of breaking into Windsor Castle grounds on Christmas Day said “something has gone horribly wrong” with his son.
Tue, 28 Dec 2021 05:56:29 +1100Boris Johnson rules out extra COVID restrictions before New Year
Reluctant to cancel New Year’s Eve celebrations, the British Prime Minister refused to rein in clubs and parties, instead emphasising personal responsibility.
Tue, 28 Dec 2021 03:15:03 +1100Israeli hospital launches first test of fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose
The trial, likely to be closely watched internationally, will examine whether a second round of boosters will help contend with the fast-spreading Omicron variant.
Mon, 27 Dec 2021 18:31:20 +1100Tutu’s moral precision and bravery disarmed the powerful
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who died on Monday aged 90, devoted his life to truth-telling, compassion and reconciliation.
Mon, 27 Dec 2021 16:08:23 +1100Stars shine under kingdom’s spotlight but is it all just whitewash?
In a kingdom where the long ban on cinema has only recently been lifted, young people in Jeddah have embraced a new festival culture that has brought film stars and DJ parties that allow mingling of the sexes.
Mon, 27 Dec 2021 14:23:49 +1100New eye drops could take the place of reading glasses
The inconvenience of misplaced reading glasses could become a thing of the past for hundreds of thousands of Australians.
Mon, 27 Dec 2021 13:49:25 +1100Gallery: The best photos from around the world
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors
Mon, 27 Dec 2021 11:48:04 +1100When Archbishop Desmond Tutu was searched at the airport
Of all the passengers in the line, he was the only one submitted to the indignity of a body search.
Mon, 27 Dec 2021 08:59:00 +1100Meghan wins payout from newspaper publisher in final victory
The Duchess of Sussex has agreed “financial remedies” with The Mail on Sunday and Mail Online after a three-year legal battle.
Mon, 27 Dec 2021 08:20:34 +1100Taiwan’s indigenous minority stares down Beijing’s charm offensive
For an Atayal leader, Chinese President Xi Jinping is ‘crazy’ to want to rule Taiwan. “We think it’s ridiculous.”
Mon, 27 Dec 2021 07:22:59 +1100Will anyone ever be fully vaccinated against COVID?
The very notion of what “fully vaccinated” means appears to be mutating as often as the virus.
Mon, 27 Dec 2021 06:26:40 +1100‘A thinker. A leader. A shepherd’: Tributes flow for Desmond Tutu
From the Queen to the Dalai Lama, the daughter of Martin Luther King jnr and members of the LGBT community, the world pays homage to South Africa’s moral conscience.
Mon, 27 Dec 2021 05:00:36 +1100Man arrested with crossbow at Windsor Castle detained under Mental Health Act
The man used a rope ladder to scale a metal fence and was arrested in the grounds of the castle with a crossbow.
Mon, 27 Dec 2021 04:05:08 +1100France reports 100,000 daily virus infections for first time
France has recorded more than 100,000 virus infections in a single day for the first time in the pandemic and COVID-19 hospitalisations have doubled over the past month, as the fast-spreading Omicron variant complicates the French government’s effo...
Sun, 26 Dec 2021 19:53:54 +1100Pregnancy apps become a battleground of vaccine misinformation
What to Expect When You’re Expecting has been a trusty companion for a generation of expectant parents. But those using the book’s app have also found a “community” section rife with scare stories and conspiracy theories.
Sun, 26 Dec 2021 18:33:53 +1100‘One of the greatest comeback stories’: Bone-breaking vulture back above Europe
Bird of prey with a wingspan almost three-metres wide drops animals from height on to rocks to feast on nutritious marrow within.
Sun, 26 Dec 2021 18:09:59 +1100South Africa’s Archbishop Desmond Tutu dies aged 90
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace laureate and veteran of South Africa’s struggle against white minority rule, has died aged 90.
Sun, 26 Dec 2021 15:30:23 +1100Gallery: The best photos from around the world
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors
Sun, 26 Dec 2021 13:37:52 +1100In China, posts bragging about wealth are being scrubbed from social media
One popular reviewer of luxury hotels suddenly deleted his videos and replaced them with reviews of convenience store snacks.
Sun, 26 Dec 2021 12:48:21 +1100Horrific attack kills dozens, including women, children, in Myanmar’s Kayah state
Save the Children says two of its staff members who were passing through the area are missing following the atrocity, in which dozens of people were killed.
Sun, 26 Dec 2021 03:44:49 +1100Armed intruder arrested in grounds of Queen’s Windsor Castle
A man who entered the grounds of Windsor Castle, where the Queen is spending Christmas, has been arrested and is being held on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon, police said on Saturday.
Sun, 26 Dec 2021 03:03:43 +1100Queen speaks of missing her husband’s ‘familiar laugh’ at Christmas
Queen Elizabeth spoke of the loss of her husband Prince Philip on Saturday, remembering the “mischievous twinkle” in his eyes in an unusually personal Christmas message to the nation.
Sun, 26 Dec 2021 02:05:04 +1100NASA launches revolutionary space telescope to give glimpse of early universe
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, built to give the world a glimpse of the universe as it existed when the first galaxies formed, was launched by rocket early Saturday from South America’s northeastern coast, opening a new era of astronomy.
Sat, 25 Dec 2021 15:52:29 +1100Deadly ferry fire could have been started deliberately
The massive fire engulfed the crowded river ferry in Bangladesh, leaving at least 39 people dead and 70 injured, officials said.
Sat, 25 Dec 2021 15:10:41 +1100Biden ambushed by ‘Let’s go, Brandon’ jibe from Christmas caller
A parent identified only as Jared intruded on a feel-good Christmas children’s gathering with the infamous coded insult.
Sat, 25 Dec 2021 13:07:58 +1100Japan pioneers TV you can taste with new ‘lickable’ screen
At a demonstration, a woman asked the TV for chocolate before slurping the image.
Sat, 25 Dec 2021 11:20:00 +1100NASA’s next mission to the beginning of time starts on Christmas Day
The largest, most expensive and most sophisticated space telescope ever made is scheduled to lift off from the north coast of South America.
Sat, 25 Dec 2021 10:51:11 +1100Early Denmark Omicron numbers provide reasons to be cheerful
Hospitalisations in this highly vaccinated nation have come in - so far - on the very low end of what was projected, despite the surge in infections.
Sat, 25 Dec 2021 09:08:00 +1100How the royals’ toughest year in decades has shaped the crown’s future
A turbulent 12 months has united three royal households in adversity, but the divide between Prince Harry and the rest of his family is wider than ever.
Sat, 25 Dec 2021 03:43:44 +1100More Tiananmen massacre memorials removed in Hong Kong
Universities in Hong Kong are removing memorials to the bloody suppression of the 1989 Chinese pro-democracy movement centred on Beijing’s Tiananmen Square.