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Wed, 26 May 2021 18:21:51 +1000
Taiwan says ‘China’s intervention’ blocked vaccine deal with BioNTech
China offered the island the German-made shots to fight its outbreak via a Chinese company as more than 600 new cases were recorded overnight.

Wed, 26 May 2021 18:00:00 +1000
‘I have no fear now’: Yang Hengjun’s final message to sons before trial
The imprisoned Australian pro-democracy writer will face court in Beijing on Thursday.

Wed, 26 May 2021 17:33:55 +1000
India faces twin disasters as cyclone lashes coast during COVID surge
Heavy rain and a high tide lashed parts of India’s eastern coast as a cyclone pushed ashore in a region already struck by a devastating coronavirus surge.

Wed, 26 May 2021 15:43:25 +1000
Detained blogger’s girlfriend also appears in confession video
Sofia Sapega was detained by Minsk “in connection with the suspicion of having committed...offences”.

Wed, 26 May 2021 15:00:32 +1000
‘The big drama looms’: Iran, not Gaza, is next test of US-Israel ties
The prospect of a US return to the nuclear deal threatens to generate new strains between Washington and Jerusalem.

Wed, 26 May 2021 13:18:42 +1000
Gallery: The best photos from around the world
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors

Wed, 26 May 2021 13:11:07 +1000
‘I’m really sorry’: Actor John Cena apologises to China for calling Taiwan a country
Cena apologised in Mandarin for a statement he made in an interview with the Taiwanese broadcaster TVBS, where he said “Taiwan is the first country that can watch the film.” 

Wed, 26 May 2021 12:42:26 +1000
A year after death George Floyd’s death, his family meets Joe Biden at White House
Underlying the emotional day, however, was the inability of Congress to meet the president’s deadline to advance police reform legislation by the anniversary of Floyd’s death.

Wed, 26 May 2021 10:34:34 +1000
Kiwis flew home in record numbers during the pandemic - will they stay?
Cat Moody is among the more than 50,000 New Zealanders who returned home in the last year. But will low wages and escalating house prices drive them away again?

Wed, 26 May 2021 10:04:30 +1000
Prosecutor convenes grand jury to weigh criminal charges for Donald Trump
The development signals that the Manhattan district attorney’s office was moving toward seeking charges as a result of its two-year probe of the ex-president.

Wed, 26 May 2021 08:22:07 +1000
Mystery air base under construction in Middle East
The runway on Mayun Island, which no country has officially claimed, will allow whoever controls it to launch air strikes into the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden and nearby East Africa.

Wed, 26 May 2021 06:06:53 +1000
Britain’s youngest MP takes a break, citing ‘mental health’ issues
After activism during the Black Lives Matter protests last year and more recently against a controversial policing bill earlier this year, she detailed a torrent of abuse.

Wed, 26 May 2021 05:39:31 +1000
More than half of adults in US vaccinated as COVID-19 cases fall
New coronavirus infections nationwide have settled into a sustained decline as more people become vaccinated.

Wed, 26 May 2021 03:33:44 +1000
Biden, Putin to hold Geneva summit as tensions rise
The leaders have agreed to meet next month in Geneva, a face-to-face encounter the White House hopes will help bring some predictability to a fraught relationship.

Tue, 25 May 2021 18:12:35 +1000
‘Boys’ club’: Samoa’s crisis casts shadow over gender equality in Pacific politics
The country’s gender quota rules are under fire after a tight election and constitutional crisis stopped the elected female PM taking government.

Tue, 25 May 2021 16:50:13 +1000
California vet to go to prison, but only after Tokyo Olympics
Jack Ray Snyder, who has treated horses at five Olympic Games and has travelled the world volunteering his services.

Tue, 25 May 2021 15:41:28 +1000
Ousted Samoan PM accuses Supreme Court judges of election favouritism
The United Nations has urged the island nation’s leaders to talk to each other to find a solution to the unprecedented political deadlock gripping the country.

Tue, 25 May 2021 15:36:24 +1000
EU leaders sanction Belarus after ‘state-sponsored hijacking’ of flight
EU leaders also demanded the immediate release of the journalist, Raman Pratasevich, a key foe of authoritarian Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.

Tue, 25 May 2021 15:26:15 +1000
Under-pressure Jack Ma to quit as leader of new generation of entrepreneurs
Authorities in China have reportedly grown concerned “the Steve Jobs of China” could help teach entrepreneurs who may want to influence Chinese politics.

Tue, 25 May 2021 13:13:34 +1000
Gallery: The best photos from around the world
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors

Tue, 25 May 2021 12:09:16 +1000
West’s sanctions have little bite with Belarus’ increasingly brazen Alexander Lukashenko
Western nations last year imposed economic sanctions and visa bans on some Belarusian officials but they did nothing to deter Lukashenko, whose recent attacks against civil society show an utter neglect for international law.

Tue, 25 May 2021 11:58:54 +1000
‘It’s absurd’: Italian seaside residents hit with bygone feudal tax
Locals in San Felice Circeo, a picturesque town between Rome and Naples, have been told they owe thousands of euros as a result of a medieval levy long forgotten.

Tue, 25 May 2021 11:16:03 +1000
Moment of hope: Arab woman receives kidney from Jewish man killed during recent clashes
“I could not believe it,” said the 58-year-old mother of six in an interview at the Hadassah Medical Centre in Jerusalem. “I’m telling you, I couldn’t believe it.”

Tue, 25 May 2021 10:18:54 +1000
India considers relaxing COVID limits, even without enough vaccine
Experts also widely caution that India’s official numbers severely undercount new infections and deaths because of a lack of testing in a developing country of 1.4 billion people.

Tue, 25 May 2021 09:28:08 +1000
ADHD creators spreading awareness on TikTok, social media
Many women and people of colour are only now learning, after years or even decades of difficulty, that they may meet the diagnostic criteria for ADHD, thanks in part to a wave of creators on social media trying to spread awareness.

Tue, 25 May 2021 05:44:20 +1000
‘Under physical pressure’: Detained Belarusian blogger appears in video
Raman Pratasevich’s comments were immediately dismissed by his allies as made under duress.

Tue, 25 May 2021 05:30:00 +1000
Joe Biden is gathering his friends close as he prepares to confront China
The new US president is repairing American alliances after four years of damage.

Tue, 25 May 2021 03:32:59 +1000
Aung San Suu Kyi makes first court appearance since coup
For the first time since Myanmar’s military locked her up in a pre-dawn raid as part of its coup on February 1, Aung San Suu Kyi has been seen in person when she sat briefly at a court hearing.

Tue, 25 May 2021 02:54:16 +1000
Hundreds injured when two trains collide in Malaysian capital
More than 200 people were injured in Malaysia when two metro light rail trains collided in an underground tunnel close to the Petronas Twin Towers in the capital Kuala Lumpur.

Tue, 25 May 2021 02:20:16 +1000
Safety brake on Italian cable car failed after line snapped: prosecutor
Investigators say their initial probe into a cable car disaster in northern Italy that killed 14 people would look into how the lead cable snapped and why a safety brake mechanism failed to activate.

Mon, 24 May 2021 18:27:02 +1000
Suu Kyi vows to continue work in first post Myanmar coup remarks
Myanmar’s detained civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi vowed her pro-democracy political party would continue its work despite being slated for dissolution in her first public appearance since her government was overthrown in a military coup.

Mon, 24 May 2021 17:15:57 +1000
China’s vaccination program goes into overdrive
China is set to vaccinate more than 20 million people per day, equivalent to delivering a dose to the entire vaccine-eligible population of Australia in 24 hours.

Mon, 24 May 2021 14:11:44 +1000
Gallery: The best photos from around the world
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors

Mon, 24 May 2021 12:28:16 +1000
‘A shocking act’: International outrage over Belarus plane ‘hijack’
Journalist Roman Protasevich, charged with extremism by Belarusians, was shaking when he realised the plane was headed for Minsk: ‘I’ll get the death penalty.’

Mon, 24 May 2021 12:15:54 +1000
Samoa in crisis as elected leader locked out of Parliament
Prime Minister-elect Fiame Naomi Mata’afa and her supporters showed up at Parliament on Monday to form a new government, but were not allowed inside.

Mon, 24 May 2021 11:38:01 +1000
Climate change fuels a very cold war for control of the North Pole
As Arctic ice melts, Russia is building military capacity in the far north, becoming the first military to act on the strategic implications of climate change.

Mon, 24 May 2021 10:21:35 +1000
Busted: Florida high school photoshops girls’ chests in yearbook photos
Girls who discovered clumsy modesty edits in the Bartram Trail High School’s annual magazine said the alterations made them feel sexualised and ashamed.

Mon, 24 May 2021 08:31:17 +1000
Vaccine tourists pay top price to flee India, Thailand without guarantees
Travel agencies in India and Thailand are promoting trips to the United States and Russia to get vaccinated - but visas may be difficult to get.

Mon, 24 May 2021 08:30:00 +1000
Stuck in transit for seven years, a lost generation of boat people loses hope
The UN’s High Commissioner for Refugees estimates “only a small number” of the 13,745 refugees waiting in Indonesia will be resettled elsewhere.

Mon, 24 May 2021 07:42:50 +1000
Italian cable car plunges to the ground, killing at least 14 passengers
One child has died in hospital from injuries sustained in the crash and authorities fear their family may be among the dead.

Mon, 24 May 2021 06:50:43 +1000
BBC bosses to be grilled by MPs over Diana interview fallout
The UK’s Home Secretary Priti Patel has not ruled out criminal prosecutions over the interview and cover-up, as Martin Bashir breaks his silence.

Mon, 24 May 2021 06:00:32 +1000
Conspiracy-fuelled firm still counting Arizona votes for Trump
The untested, little-known Florida firm Cyber Ninjas is running an audit that election experts describe as so deeply flawed it veers into the surreal.

Mon, 24 May 2021 05:30:00 +1000
The world needs Taiwan’s COVID experience - its exclusion by China creates a less healthy planet
Taiwan’s successes in tackling the pandemic are a model for the world. The chargé d’affaires at the US embassy in Canberra writes that Taiwan’s exclusion by China at the World Health Assembly this week undermines global health and security.

Sun, 23 May 2021 19:41:37 +1000
Gallery: The best photos from around the world
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.

Sun, 23 May 2021 18:23:15 +1000
More than 125,000 Myanmar teachers suspended for opposing coup
Teachers have been pressured to accept the coup as junta leader Min Aung Hlaing said deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi was healthy at home, in his first interview since he seized power.

Sun, 23 May 2021 15:07:38 +1000
Anger as 21 die in China cross-country race hit by extreme weather
Critics are blaming a “man-made calamity” after at least 20 people running a mountain marathon cross-country race have died in north-western China on a high-altitude track.

Sun, 23 May 2021 13:56:53 +1000
Mice found to produce a chemical that works like catnip on cats
Mice found to produce a chemical that works like catnip on cats and gives them a chance to escape.

Sun, 23 May 2021 13:33:56 +1000
Europe takes on cheap flights and landlords in race to net zero emissions
Trains instead of flights, fossil fuel ad bans and charging landlords for tenant’s heating emissions will be legislated in parts of Europe.

Sun, 23 May 2021 11:29:08 +1000
Photos appear to show missing princess at Dubai shopping mall
A photograph of Princess Latifa,the missing daughter of the ruler of Dubai, has surfaced online, following calls from the UN for Dubai to prove the princess was alive.

Sun, 23 May 2021 11:21:43 +1000
‘An unguided missile’: Was BBC interview really to blame for Diana’s downfall?
Would things really might have turned out differently had the late Princess of Wales not given that tell-all “interview of the century” with the BBC?



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