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Mon, 11 Jul 2022 16:36:10 +1000Gallery: The best photos from around the world
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.
Mon, 11 Jul 2022 13:23:58 +1000Anxiety grows for harvest trapped in a war zone
Many farmers in Ukraine are facing bankruptcy as transport costs soar, while they remain unable to ship their grain to cover costs.
Mon, 11 Jul 2022 11:47:00 +1000America decided the pandemic was over. The coronavirus has other ideas
America, like much of the world, is not vigilant about COVID any more despite evidence suggesting that catching it repeatedly causes cumulative damage.
Mon, 11 Jul 2022 10:24:08 +1000‘Undeniable’ flaws in Abe’s security, Japan police admit as party secures election win
Abe’s governing party and its allies have secured a majority in Japan’s upper house elections, meaning they can pursue Abe’s long-held goal of revising Japan’s pacifist Constitution.
Mon, 11 Jul 2022 05:58:39 +1000Steve Bannon, facing jail, agrees to testify to Jan 6 committee
It’s a remarkable about-face for Bannon, one of the most obstinate of the committee’s potential witnesses, but it was apparently authorised by Donald Trump.
Mon, 11 Jul 2022 03:39:58 +1000Australian anti-communist activist Drew Pavlou evicted from Wimbledon final
Australian human rights activist Drew Pavlou was evicted from the Wimbledon men’s final for staging a protest over the Chinese Communist Party’s treatment of women’s tennis player Peng Shaui.
Mon, 11 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +1000From the Archives, 1972: The Match of the Century
50 years ago, Bobbie Fischer (USA) and Boris Spassky (USSR) battled it out over eight weeks for the World Chess Championship.
Sun, 10 Jul 2022 21:17:47 +1000China speaks on relations with Australia
Beijing has given its take on the nations' foreign ministers meeting after three years of silence — blaming the Morrison Government for the collapse in relations.
Sun, 10 Jul 2022 18:48:32 +1000Sri Lankan president and prime minister resign
Surging crowds in Sri Lanka took over the Presidential Palace, forcing both the president and the prime minister to resign.
Sun, 10 Jul 2022 18:28:22 +1000‘Go home Gota, thank you Cricket Australia’: Tourists bring some joy to a nation in crisis
For six weeks there’s been an extraordinary coexistence between economic crisis and universal support for cricket.
Sun, 10 Jul 2022 18:00:00 +1000Australia mourns Abe and should learn from his legacy
The outpouring of sympathy here in Australia for the death of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe is a sign of the awareness of the importance of Japan.
Sun, 10 Jul 2022 17:45:42 +1000Storming the palace and then tidying up: Sri Lanka’s civil uprising
In keeping with the rare balance of anger and civility that’s epitomised Sri Lanka’s Colombo uprising against president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, many protesters returned to the scene 24 hours later - to clean up.
Sun, 10 Jul 2022 16:44:27 +1000China blames Coalition government for ‘difficulties’ with Australia, proposes four-point plan
Beijing says the former Australian government wears the responsibility for worsening relations between the nations, opening a path for a more stable dialogue with Labor.
Sun, 10 Jul 2022 16:44:00 +1000Ten years on from the God particle, we may have found a fifth force of nature
It took four decades to find. Homer Simpson predicted it. And, depending on who you ask, it could one day destroy the universe. What’s the Higgs boson? And what is left to discover?
Sun, 10 Jul 2022 16:21:34 +1000Dutch farmers bring towns to a standstill in backlash against emissions reductions
The blockades, some of which have turned violent, have been inspired by the Canadian freedom convoys that opposed COVID vaccine mandates.
Sun, 10 Jul 2022 16:03:04 +1000Suspect blamed Abe for mother’s bankruptcy, used ‘simple to make’ DIY gun
The gun attacked occurred in a country where tough laws mean it is nearly unheard of for citizens to buy or own firearms.
Sun, 10 Jul 2022 15:49:17 +1000Britain is falling apart, and it could finish the Tories
Strikes, lockdowns and a woeful lack of economic planning have left the country in a state of decay.
Sun, 10 Jul 2022 13:28:55 +1000Pregnant woman issued with ticket says fetus is passenger after Roe v Wade ruling
A pregnant Texas woman who was driving in a carpool lane reserved for at least two occupants multiple is taking her fine to court.
Sun, 10 Jul 2022 12:15:21 +1000Long queue of candidates jostle to succeed Boris Johnson
With at least 10 Conservatives pushing to become the next British Prime Minister, the committee overseeing the contest is looking to whittle down the numbers.
Sun, 10 Jul 2022 07:44:23 +1000Sri Lankan protesters storm homes of President and PM
Sri Lanka has been rocked by massive anti-government demonstrations.