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Sat, 15 Jan 2022 20:39:03 +1100
Waves crash into Tonga homes as tsunami warnings sound across the Pacific
Tonga has been hit by a tsunami after a violent eruption on one of the nation’s volcanic islands that’s also prompted tsunami warnings across the Pacific, including Australian island territories.

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 17:19:00 +1100
A nervous wait for Princess Beatrice, daughter of Prince Andrew
The 33-year-old has emerged as a key witness, as the Duke of York alleges he was with his daughter at a Pizza Express in Woking on the night at the centre of the claims against him.

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 15:34:31 +1100
Doctors call out Spotify over ‘tidal wave’ of COVID-19 ‘misinformation’ spread by Joe Rogan
In an open letter, more than 270 medical professionals urge Spotify to stop “enabling its hosted media to damage public trust in scientific research”.

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 12:11:09 +1100
US encourages N95 mask use to prevent Omicron spread
Agency officials noted some masks are harder to tolerate than others, and urged people to choose good-fitting masks that they will wear consistently.

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 11:46:56 +1100
‘Lightning rod’: the world reacts to Novak Djokovic’s visa cancellation
“Why do you mistreat him, why do you harass him, as well as his family and a nation that is free and proud?” asked Serbia’s president.

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 08:33:33 +1100
Parents become substitute teachers as Omicron surge bedevils Joe Biden
While the pandemic forces schools to innovate, the vexed debate over whether to keep classrooms open has also exposed new fault lines between teachers, parents and governments.

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 05:00:00 +1100
Boris Johnson left dangling as Britain fumes over Downing Street parties
Ask any Brit to conjure up their most vivid image of Boris Johnson and chances are it would be his stunt-gone-wrong during the London Olympics. Now, almost 10 years later, his career hangs by a far more tenuous wire.

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 02:21:59 +1100
Massive cyberattack hits Ukraine government websites
A US official said Russia has already positioned a group of operatives to conduct “a false-flag operation” in eastern Ukraine, as a pretext for an invasion.

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 00:55:25 +1100
Downing Street apologises to Buckingham Palace for parties held during mourning for Prince Philip
The office of Britain’s prime minister has apologised to the Queen for two parties held at Downing Street the night before she buried her husband Prince Philip and when the country was in mourning.

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 16:25:24 +1100
Gallery: The best photos from around the world this week
From Shinto new year rituals in Japan to the ongoing military tensions between Ukraine and Russia, these are the best photos from around the world in the past week, as chosen by The Age's photo editors.

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 15:52:18 +1100
Prince Andrew is facing a sex abuse trial. What are his options?
A New York judge has given the green light for a civil trial to go ahead against the prince. What legal avenues are open to him now?

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 15:42:54 +1100
North Korean hackers stole over half a billion dollars in crypto in 2021: report
A United Nations panel of experts that monitors sanctions on North Korea has accused Pyongyang of using stolen funds to support its nuclear and ballistic missile programs to circumvent sanctions.

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 14:33:34 +1100
Russia refuses to rule out military deployment to Latin America
Deputy Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov raised the stakes over Ukraine by saying he could not exclude the possibility of a military deployment to Cuba and Venezuela if tensions with the US rose.

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 11:50:32 +1100
Severing ties was the only option for Citizen Andrew
In announcing that Prince Andrew’s “military affiliations and Royal patronages have been returned to the Queen”, Buckingham Palace made clear that they will never be returned.

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 09:57:21 +1100
Two parties held in Downing Street as Queen and country mourned Prince Philip
The gathering is the first allegation of lockdown-breaking in Downing Street in 2021 to have emerged, marking a new front in the row engulfing Boris Johnson.

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 08:46:32 +1100
Social media giants subpoenaed over role in January 6 attack on US Capitol
The subpoenas to the tech companies are the latest development in the House Select Committee’s investigation into the causes of the attack on the US Capitol by former President Donald Trump’s supporters.

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 08:11:16 +1100
Supreme Court halts COVID-19 vaccine rule for US businesses
At the same time, the court is allowing the administration to proceed with a vaccine mandate for most health care workers in the US.

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 07:48:39 +1100
Prince Andrew returns all royal patronages to the Queen amid sex abuse scandal
“The Duke of York will continue not to undertake any public duties and is defending this case as a private citizen,” Buckingham Palace said in a statement.

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 07:39:26 +1100
Gallery: The best photos from around the world
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 06:00:22 +1100
Oath Keepers founder charged with seditious conspiracy in Capitol attack
Stewart Rhodes, the highest-ranking member of the extremist group to be arrested in the siege, is the first to be charged for seditious conspiracy by the Justice Department.

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 05:34:12 +1100
MI5 outs Chinese spy whose son worked in Labour MP’s office
The spy agency used a bombshell memo to British MPs to identify a Chinese spy accused of conducting covert interference operations in the UK.

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 04:04:46 +1100
He once stabbed a man seven times. Now he’s a pig heart transplant pioneer
The man being heralded as a medical pioneer, David Bennett snr, was the same man who’d been convicted in 1988 of stabbing Leslie Shumaker Downey’s younger brother.

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 16:44:53 +1100
Armourer in Alec Baldwin ‘Rust’ movie shooting sues prop supplier
“The introduction of live rounds onto the set, which no one anticipated, combined with the rushed and chaotic atmosphere, created a perfect storm”: lawsuit.

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 16:20:15 +1100
Djokovic visa row: WHO says vaccine mandates should be ‘last resort’
The World Health Organisation has reiterated its stance that vaccination status should not be used to disqualify people from travelling internationally.

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 15:55:05 +1100
‘Glimmer of hope’: Omicron wave appears to slow on US East Coast
Forecasters are expecting similar trends elsewhere in the country but the ongoing strain on some hospitals continues.

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 15:23:59 +1100
Macron, as president of EU, wants more military power for the bloc
French leader lays out plans to ramp up the Continent’s defence autonomy during his six months at the helm. France would be in pole position for contracts.

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 12:55:18 +1100
Don’t fall for Moscow’s ‘continuing disinformation’ on Ukraine, says US
The US and NATO rejected key Russian security demands for easing tensions over Ukraine but left open the possibility of future talks with Moscow on arms control.

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 11:54:58 +1100
The only way Boris Johnson can save himself may be beyond him
In coming weeks, civil servant Sue Gray will complete her inquiry into the Downing Street parties. If she blames the Prime Minister, he could resign.

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 10:02:38 +1100
Only an unlikely court victory will save Prince Andrew from total shame
Prince Andrew’s somewhat bizarre claims about being unable to sweat and visiting a pizza shop on a key date will be placed under intense scrutiny.

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 06:02:29 +1100
Donald Trump ends interview after he is challenged over false election fraud claim
At a hearing this week in the US District Court for Washington, lawyers argued that Trump, by inspiring the January 6 riot, was liable for major financial damages.

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 05:01:36 +1100
Boris Johnson claims Downing Street lockdown party he attended was a ‘work event’
The first signs of a Tory rebellion appear to be emerging, with Boris Johnson under increasing fire after admitting he attended a Downing Street party during the lockdown.

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 01:38:57 +1100
Prince Andrew to face sex abuse lawsuit tied to Epstein
The Duke of York has failed to convince a US judge to toss out Virginia Giuffre’s suit accusing him of sexually abusing her when she was a teenager.

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 17:54:41 +1100
Hong Kong pushes for Asian investment as tens of thousands leave
The city’s economic prosperity lies with the mainland, says the finance minister, as Western investment and those qualifying to live abroad head for the exits.

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 16:42:26 +1100
Gallery: The best photos from around the world
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 16:34:32 +1100
How do scientists know which coronavirus variants are circulating?
And why don’t positive COVID-19 cases get told? Here’s how coronavirus variants are being tracked in the United States.

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 15:48:43 +1100
Pfizer to make 100 million doses of Omicron-specific shot within weeks
The company is also testing hybrid combinations of vaccine to target multiple coronavirus forms, as well as larger doses.

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 11:34:37 +1100
China’s year of living less dangerously
With a property crisis, energy crisis, food shortages and a significant slowdown in economic growth, Xi Jinping is seeking to stabilise the country and extend his authority.

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 11:06:00 +1100
‘Surreal’: Gas leaks blow up Canadian town, leaving residents wary
Wheatley residents have gone from shock to dismay to anger that more hasn’t been done to solve the mystery of the explosion or to start working on repairs.

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 09:43:29 +1100
‘Tired of being quiet’, Biden lays out bold defence of voting rights
The US President called for a controversial shift to Senate rules in the hope of safeguarding future elections.

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 08:21:43 +1100
Experts agree that Netanyahus are ‘mentally ill’: ex-Israeli PM
Benjamin Netanyahu and his family are seeking thousands in libel damages from Ehud Olmert after he claimed that they needed psychiatric treatment. 

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 06:38:48 +1100
Fauci accuses Republican senator of fundraising off attacks on him for ‘political gain’
After Senator Rand Paul confronted him at a Senate health committee hearing, a clearly furious Fauci demanded to speak uninterrupted.

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 05:55:10 +1100
The strange alliance of crypto and MAGA believers
Bitcoin was supposed to create a monetary system that functions without trust and the modern right is all about fostering distrust.

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 03:28:56 +1100
Heathrow calls for an end to COVID travel tests after millions of flights cancelled
The plea coincided with a World Health Organisation prediction that half of Europe’s population would be infected with the highly transmissible variant of COVID-19 by March.

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 18:34:59 +1100
David Sassoli, President of the European Parliament, dead at 65
The European Parliament represents the 450 million citizens of the European Union and refers to itself as “the heart of European democracy”.

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 17:18:28 +1100
Prosecutors offer to dismiss Maxwell perjury case to protect victims
The perjury charges concern allegations that Maxwell lied about her knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein’s behaviour.

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 16:42:20 +1100
Board games: US expects Chinese ‘strategic surprises’ in Pacific
China is already upgrading facilities in Kiribati, prompting Kurt Cambell to say he is “most concerned” about such moves.

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 13:44:20 +1100
Russia dials down Ukraine invasion threats as US talks begin
East-West tensions have risen after nearly 100,000 Russian troops gathered near the border of Ukraine, eight years after Russia annexed Ukraine’s southern Crimean Peninsula.

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 13:29:11 +1100
Gallery: The best photos from around the world
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 11:44:00 +1100
‘Breakthrough’: Pig heart transplanted into human in US
If proven successful, scientists hope pig organs could help alleviate shortages of donor organs.

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 08:29:00 +1100
Boris Johnson’s staff invited to ‘BYO booze’ party during lockdown: report
Johnson, who won a landslide victory in a 2019 election, has faced a barrage of criticism over alleged parties in government offices, including his own, in breach of COVID-19 rules. 



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