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Tue, 09 Mar 2021 18:05:03 +1100
United in silence: Queen ignores brickbats thrown by Meghan and Harry
After all three palaces - home to the Windsors, the Waleses and the Cambridges, were updated on the Sussexes interview, the royal family said nothing.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 17:31:40 +1100
Federal government unaware of claims detained Australian revealed Myanmar secrets
The Australian government was not aware of the junta’s claims against economist Sean Turnell until they were announced by the military on Burmese TV on Tuesday.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 17:09:04 +1100
Red states sue Biden over green rule
On his first day in office, US President Joe Biden signed Executive Order 13990, directing agencies to calculate the “social cost” of greenhouse gas pollution. Some Republican states argue he had no right.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 16:38:41 +1100
‘The officer is also hungry’: Lebanese army chief berates politicians
The President called on the army to clear the roads of protesters after repeated demonstrations. The army chief’s response was totally different to, say, Myanmar.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 15:35:16 +1100
‘Time for a new battleground’: Wanted Hong Kong legislator lands in Australia
Ted Hui has become the first Hong Kong politician to be granted a travel exemption by the Australian government.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 15:26:37 +1100
In surprise move, Brazil judge wipes Lula’s record enabling run against Bolsonaro
A justice from the top court has annulled all sentences against the twice-jailed former president, which for now restores his political rights as the country is reels from the pandemic.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 14:22:19 +1100
Small, cute, weird: Some sea slugs grow new bodies after losing head
This “wonder of nature”, reported in a biology journal, could eventually help scientists better understand and tackle regeneration of human tissue.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 13:16:19 +1100
Gallery: The best photos from around the world
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 12:48:59 +1100
Republican Party tussles with Donald Trump over use of his name in fundraising appeals
The letter sent by lawyers for Trump ramped up tension between the two camps as the ex-president seeks to preserve his political viability post-election. 

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 11:18:26 +1100
‘Really hurtful’: some Britons empathise with Meghan over racism
The issue of racism and what part it may have played in Meghan’s struggles with her husband’s family is one that divides the British public.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 09:52:27 +1100
British media in a frenzy over Meghan, Harry’s ‘two-hour trash-a-thon’ of the royal family
The British press was primed for the fallout from the couple’s tell-all interview with Oprah, but the revelations and claims exceeded their wildest expectations.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 08:51:52 +1100
‘Maybe they need hearing aids’: WHO rejects criticisms it didn’t raise pandemic alarm early enough
WHO announced its highest level of alert - a public health emergency of international concern - on January 30 but did not describe it as a “pandemic” until March 11.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 08:08:49 +1100
Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry’s ‘secret wedding’ was not a legal ceremony
The couple claimed in the Oprah interview that they decided to have their own private moment and married in their garden days before their official ceremony.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 06:28:09 +1100
Mexican president studies legalisation of opium poppy farming
Farmers had lost income because traffickers are switching to buying fentanyl from Asia, rather than paying people to grow poppies needed for heroin.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 06:06:37 +1100
Italy’s coronavirus death toll surpasses 100,000 as situation worsens
Italy is the seventh country in the world to reach the bleak milestone, following the United States, Brazil, Mexico, India, Russia and Britain.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 05:31:03 +1100
White House monitoring Russia disinformation that targets Western COVID-19 vaccines
The United States has identified three online publications directed by Russia’s intelligence services that it says are seeking to undermine COVID-19 vaccines.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 04:47:43 +1100
The Queen, Prince Philip did not make skin tone remarks, Prince Harry tells Oprah
Talkshow host Oprah Winfrey said Prince Harry wanted it known that the Queen and Prince Philip were not the royal family members who had expressed concern about how dark Archie’s skin would be.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 03:08:53 +1100
Jury selection for trial in George Floyd case delayed at least a day
The trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been delayed as the judge contends with a last-minute order by a higher court to reconsider adding an additional murder charge.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 02:02:35 +1100
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, wife test positive for coronavirus
Assad’s office said the first couple did PCR tests after they experienced symptoms consistent with the COVID-19 illness.

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 19:30:00 +1100
Markle debacle has turned the Windsors into top-rating drama
Instead of burning a bridge, Meghan lit 20,000 sticks of dynamite under it in her chat with Oprah.

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 18:26:30 +1100
A ‘barbarous blow’ but pope asks Christians to forgive IS extremists
The Islamic State inflicted atrocities against all communities during its three-year rule in parts of Iraq. But the Christian minority was hit especially hard.

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 18:03:44 +1100
Prince Harry and Meghan interview as it happened: Couple confirm they are having a baby girl; Archie’s skin colour sparked concerns before he was born, Duchess of Sussex reveals
Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex sit down with Oprah Winfrey to explain what drove them to walk away from their roles in the Royal Family.

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 17:06:09 +1100
No Windsors, just losers as Harry and Meghan open fire on family firm
We were expecting fireworks from this tell-all but Harry and Meghan instead lit a raging bonfire that threatens to engulf the royal family.

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 14:57:10 +1100
Explosive Harry and Meghan interview reveals royals worried about Archie’s skin tone
Harry and Meghan also revealed their new baby will be a girl and exposed deep family rifts in a wide-ranging interview which will rock the monarchy.

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 14:55:01 +1100
NZ will have enough Pfizer vaccine doses for entire population
The country has chosen to buy 10 million doses of only the German vaccine based on trial results pointing to 95 per cent effectiveness.

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 13:55:30 +1100
‘For the good of the state’: Top New York Democrats urge Cuomo to quit
Governor Andrew Cuomo has reportedly said the legislature would have to impeach him if it wanted him out of office.

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 13:22:45 +1100
Gallery: The best photos from around the world
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 12:48:40 +1100
South Korea to boost funding for American troops, says US
The agreement reflects the Biden administration’s “commitment to reinvigorating and modernising our democratic alliances,” the State Department said.

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 11:55:12 +1100
‘I can’t breathe’: George Floyd murder trial set to begin
The death of Floyd, 46, triggered protests and rioting across the US after mobile phone footage emerged showing Chauvin, a white police officer, kneeling on his neck.

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 09:58:39 +1100
‘It is all destroyed’: Explosions kill at least 20 in Equatorial Guinea city of Bata
The cause of the blasts was not yet known. A defence official told television station TVGE that authorities had ruled out an attack.

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 09:28:21 +1100
Pope Francis meets father of drowned Syrian boy
The pontiff, winding up a historic trip to Iraq, met Abdullah Kurdi at the end of Mass in the Iraqi Kurdish city of Erbil, the Vatican said in a statement.

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 08:23:04 +1100
‘The future is coming’: At Dubai airport, passengers’ identity confirmed by iris scan
The technology eliminates the need for any human interaction when entering or leaving the country but has renewed questions about mass surveillance in the UAE.

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 07:21:33 +1100
Before Harry and Meghan interview, Queen speaks of ‘selfless dedication to duty’
The 94-year-old monarch will be briefed on the Oprah interview but reportedly has no intention of watching it.

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 06:59:06 +1100
Limited breakthrough in case of British mother held by Iran
British mother Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has had her ankle bracelet removed but will face a new trial in Iran where she has been held for five years.

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 05:52:51 +1100
‘Absurd, useless, Islamophobic’: Swiss narrowly back burqa ban
Experts estimate that at most a few dozen Muslim women wear full-face coverings in the country of 8.5 million people.

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 05:00:00 +1100
‘He just disappeared’: Aung San Suu Kyi’s lawyer to help Australia free academic
The Nobel prize winner’s lawyer has offered to assist Australian officials in their efforts to free economist Sean Turnell, who hasn’t been seen since the military coup more than a month ago.

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 02:40:03 +1100
‘Hope more powerful than hatred’: Francis leads prayers in Iraq’s ruined city of Mosul
Pope Francis on Sunday heard Muslim and Christian residents in Mosul tell of their lives under Islamic State rule.

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 19:43:07 +1100
Gallery: The best photos from around the world
The best photos from around the world

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 16:48:41 +1100
US Senate passes Biden’s $2.47 trillion COVID-19 aid plan
US President Joe Biden hailed the passing of the relief bill as a “huge step” as the Democrats overcame Republican opposition in a 24-hour debate.

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 16:20:41 +1100
Films! Novels! Springsteen! The Obamas and Clintons seem to be having the time of their lives
Gone are the days when ex-presidents had nothing to do but golf, drink and re-live past glories. A new generation is finding a role as leading media content creators.

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 15:02:29 +1100
Wisdom, the world’s oldest known wild bird, has another chick
At more than 70 years young, Wisdom, the world’s oldest known banded wild bird, is taking on the challenge of motherhood once again.

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 12:00:45 +1100
Trump lawyers demand Republican groups stop raising money off his name
Former President Donald Trump has clashed again with his Republican Party, demanding that three Republican groups stop using his name and likeness for fundraising, a Trump adviser said.

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 11:44:23 +1100
New Zealand’s Auckland emerges from weeklong coronavirus lockdown
Auckland emerged on Sunday from a strict weeklong lockdown imposed after a community cluster of the more contagious UK coronavirus variant.

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 11:28:52 +1100
Amanda Gorman shares racial profiling incident: ‘This is the reality of black girls’
The celebrated poet has revealed how her new celebrity status has not prevented her from experiencing racism and discrimination.

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 11:19:03 +1100
Mass hack of Microsoft users blamed on China
Businesses and government agencies in the United States that use a Microsoft email service have been compromised in an aggressive hacking campaign that was probably sponsored by the Chinese government, Microsoft said.

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 10:42:28 +1100
Dolce&Gabbana seeks $780m damages from Diet Prada bloggers
The Milan fashion house has filed a defamation suit in an Italian court seeking damages from two US fashion bloggers who reposted anti-Asian comments attributed to one of the designers that led to a boycott in Asia.

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 09:30:36 +1100
William and Catherine ‘hopeful of a reconciliation’ with Harry and Meghan
On the eve of a potentially devastating TV interview with the Sussexes, ex-staff speak fondly of ‘the old H’.

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 09:09:42 +1100
Vaccine export blocker Italy has largest AstraZeneca reserves in EU
No European Union country has a bigger stock of AstraZeneca vaccines or has used a smaller percentage of its stock than Italy, analysis shows.

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 05:30:00 +1100
‘Back to the dark era’: Editing in exile as the junta targets journalists
As the death toll rises and security forces shoot demonstrators in post-coup Myanmar, those tasked with documenting the crackdown have also been targeted.

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 05:10:00 +1100
Hopping mad: US campaign to ban kangaroo imports gains bipartisan support
Australian officials have had to counter commonly-held views, including that kangaroo harvesters are targeting a “cute and cuddly” endangered species.



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