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Sat, 03 Sep 2022 18:38:30 +1000
‘Art is dead, dude’: AI-generated picture wins art prize, angering artists
Jason Allen’s piece took home the prize - making it one of the first AI-generated pieces to win such an award, setting off fierce backlash.

Sat, 03 Sep 2022 16:08:03 +1000
Yoga sect allegedly exploited women to lure men like opera star Placido Domingo
An investigation into the sect-like yoga school has uncovered what authorities are calling a criminal organisation involved in sex trafficking, money laundering other crimes.

Sat, 03 Sep 2022 14:56:55 +1000
‘Severely jeopardises peace’: US angers China with billion dollar arms sale to Taiwan
News of the potential sale came as it was also announced that US President Joe Biden would host leaders of Pacific Island nations at the White House.

Sat, 03 Sep 2022 10:45:42 +1000
European fuel fears after Russia scraps gas pipeline reopening
Russia has denied previous allegations of using gas as an economic weapon or manipulating the gas market.

Sat, 03 Sep 2022 10:32:03 +1000
Sale of aptly named Conflict Islands threatens stability in the region
With increasing interest from China in the region, Australia is right to be concerned about what happens to the islands.

Sat, 03 Sep 2022 10:00:41 +1000
Russia to bury Gorbachev, darling of the West, with a shrug
The many Western heads of state will also be absent, kept away by the chasm in east-west relations that has been opened up by the invasion of Ukraine.

Sat, 03 Sep 2022 07:37:53 +1000
NASA’s Artemis One mission set to take off
NASA's much anticipated Artemis One mission is just about to set off after being delayed due to bad weather.

Sat, 03 Sep 2022 01:49:57 +1000
Dozens of empty folders marked ‘classified’ found at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago
An inventory of the materials the FBI recovered from the former president’s home shows that 43 empty folders with classified banners were found.

Sat, 03 Sep 2022 00:38:01 +1000
‘Message of hate’: Suspect arrested over attempted assassination in Argentina
A mood of unease pervaded Argentina on Friday as rattled citizens woke to the aftermath of a gun attack on their high-profile vice president.

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 17:54:18 +1000
Ghana to probe Australian mine theft, question Shaanxi officials
Our Blood Gold year-long investigation has prompted the Ghanaian Minerals Commission to investigate corruption and murder allegations against a Chinese state-linked company.

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 17:22:37 +1000
Argentinian vice president survives attempted assassination
The Argentinian vice president has survived an assassination attempt outside her home.

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 16:18:24 +1000
Assassination attempt on Argentina’s vice president fails after gun doesn’t fire
The president said the gun had been loaded with five bullets, adding it was the most “serious event” in Argentina since it returned to being a democracy.

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 15:56:28 +1000
Assassination attempt on Argentina’s vice president fails
A man was filmed pointing a handgun at Argentina’s vice president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 15:46:29 +1000
In fascist letter, Salvador Dali called for slavery of ‘all coloured races’
The artist, a Hitler sympathiser, also wanted to introduce a “more brutal” hierarchy and even “human sacrifices”, according to a letter he wrote in 1935.

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 15:08:15 +1000
From Luna to Artemis: Exploring the Moon across eight decades
Since the U.S.S.R. sent the first spacecraft to the Moon in 1959, the world has forged a fascination with our nearest neighbour -- in small steps and giant leaps.

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 15:00:00 +1000
On the rails with Gorbachev, in the twilight of the Cold War
None of us on that train in the winter of 1988 could have imagined it, but we were travelling, inspired by Gorbachev, towards an end to the 20th century as we had known it.

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 13:23:27 +1000
Tiny bugs attacking beachgoers in US
Swarms of seagoing bugs are attacking beachgoers in southern California.

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 13:23:25 +1000
Trump 'a threat to this country': Biden
In a striking and strongly worded primetime address, Joe Biden has slammed Donald Trump for his "extreme ideology".

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 10:53:23 +1000
‘Soul of the nation’: Biden warns American democracy in peril in Trump, MAGA era
While Joe Biden is not on the ballot until the presidential election in 2024, the midterm elections generally represent the first electoral chance Americans have to express their approval or displeasure with the president of the day.

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 10:13:52 +1000
Japan declares ‘war’ on the floppy disk, yes, the floppy disk
Sony stopped making the disks in 2011. Many young people would struggle to describe how to use one. Yet, they’re still used by Japan’s government.



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