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Mon, 01 Aug 2022 18:03:11 +1000
Ukrainian grain ship departs Odesa for the first time since Russian invasion
The sailing was made possible after Turkey and the United Nations brokered a grain-and-fertiliser export agreement between Russia and Ukraine last month.

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 17:44:10 +1000
‘Who blinks first’: Pelosi begins Asia trip, China starts military exercises
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi began her tour of Asia on Monday as China ramped up military exercises and a war propaganda campaign.

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 13:18:41 +1000
Gallery: The best photos from around the world
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 12:08:29 +1000
World’s biggest yacht stranded as Dutch city turns on Jeff Bezos, upending plan to dismantle iconic bridge
The residents of Rotterdam were furious at plans to briefly dismantle a much-loved bridge to allow the $715m megayacht to pass.

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 11:17:20 +1000
Into the Wild' bus 142 now gone
The Alaska Army National Guard removed Bus 142 from the Stampede Trail on June 18, 2020.

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 11:12:18 +1000
Emulating 'Into the Wild'
Before he went missing, Johnathan Croom developed an obsession with the cult movie 'Into the Wild'.

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 08:44:52 +1000
Drone ‘terror’ attack hits Russia fleet headquarters, 170km from Ukraine mainland
One of Ukraine’s richest men, a grain merchant, was killed in what Ukrainian authorities said was a carefully targeted Russian missile strike on his home.

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 08:06:44 +1000
US university professor charged with murder
An 18-year-old student was shot and killed while sitting in a car, allegedly by a professor at the University of West Georgia.

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 08:00:00 +1000
Earth records shortest day, putting clocks (slightly) out of time
The speed of the Earth’s rotation has left scientists scratching their heads about the cause.

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 07:54:14 +1000
Ardern says New Zealand will co-operate with China on ‘shared interests’
The NZ prime minister said she planned to lead a business delegation to China when COVID measures allowed.

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 06:42:11 +1000
Beirut silo collapses, reviving trauma as blast anniversary nears
The grain silos - a towering reminder of Beirut’s catastrophic August 4, 2020 explosion - had been burning for weeks.

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 05:38:14 +1000
Nichelle Nichols, groundbreaking Star Trek actress, is dead at 89
Nichelle Nichols, who inspired a generation as a pioneering black actress on TV show Star Trek, has died at 89.

Sun, 31 Jul 2022 21:58:28 +1000
Fidel Ramos, ex-Philippine leader who helped oust dictator, dies
Ramos was a US-trained ex-general who played a key role in the 1986 pro-democracy uprising that ousted Ferdinand Marcos.

Sun, 31 Jul 2022 17:37:48 +1000
‘There is no other way’: Judges on hunger strike in fight for Tunisian democracy
Experts are not aware of judges in any other country having ever participated in such a hunger strike.

Sun, 31 Jul 2022 16:27:26 +1000
Massive wave of Iraqi protesters storm into Green Zone, occupy parliament
The demonstrators used chains to pull down cement barricades in an effort to put pressure on a divided government.

Sun, 31 Jul 2022 13:32:26 +1000
Zelensky announces mandatory evacuation of Donetsk region
The Ukraine president demanded hundreds of thousands of people leave the region amid expectations of heavy fighting and fuel shortages.

Sun, 31 Jul 2022 12:49:19 +1000
US President Joe Biden tests positive for COVID-19 in rare ‘rebound’ case
After testing positive for COVID-19 once again Biden has been forced back in to isolation.

Sun, 31 Jul 2022 12:33:34 +1000
Diner accidentally discovers dinosaur footprints at Chinese restaurant
A diner sitting in the outdoor courtyard of a small restaurant in China’s Sichuan province happened to look down at the ground and spot something unusual.

Sun, 31 Jul 2022 10:55:43 +1000
Women better in driverless cars than men
Researchers believe that driverless car software in the future may need to have settings based on gender and age.

Sun, 31 Jul 2022 09:52:12 +1000
Skywatchers capture footage of out-of-control Chinese rocket debris burning in sky
Video posted online appears to show images of a Chinese rocket booster burning up in the atmosphere over Malaysia.



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