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Sat, 03 Jul 2021 16:56:37 +1000
Mudslide west of Tokyo hits houses, several people missing
At least 19 people were missing after dozens of homes were buried in a huge landslide in the hot-spring town of Atami.

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 16:51:50 +1000
Australia fights stranded citizen’s UN plea to return for cancer-stricken mother
The Australian government has challenged a UN order supporting the return of an Australian man to support his mother during her cancer treatment.

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 15:41:12 +1000
As the US heads for the exits, Afghans brace for worse to come
The passport offices are crowded with citizens who are preparing for the day they may have to flee.

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 13:46:24 +1000
‘If we don’t go, will we die?’: quarantine guests perish in hotel fire
Taiwan’s hotel quarantine safety is under review following the deaths of three guests who were told to stay in their rooms.

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 13:08:42 +1000
Statues of Queen Elizabeth, Queen Victoria toppled in Canadian protests
Churches have burned and statues of royalty have been vandalised as anger mounts over the discovery of hundreds of unmarked graves of indigenous children.

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 11:52:50 +1000
Another Florida apartment tower declared unsafe, evacuated
An audit prompted by the collapse of the Surfside tower found that the North Miami Beach block had been deemed structurally and electrically unsafe months ago.

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 11:36:33 +1000
Fashion brands face inquiry over suspected links to Uighur slave labour
France has launched an inquiry into the supply chain used by Uniqlo, Inditex, the owner of Zara, Skechers and SMCP, to see it can be traced back to Xinjiang.

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 10:19:06 +1000
US v China: the final verdict
After a half-century of diplomatic sparring, the two nations are now openly rivals, seeking dominance in diplomatic clout, economic heft, military might, technology mastery and even climate change reform.

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 04:56:41 +1000
Overseas tourists finally return to Thai island of Phuket
The ‘Phuket Sandbox’ initiative allows free movement on the island for fully vaccinated tourists, with no quarantine required, although masks are required in most public places.

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 02:23:13 +1000
Plane makes emergency landing in ocean, two rescued
A cargo plane made an emergency landing in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Hawaii on Friday and both people on board have been rescued.

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 02:02:37 +1000
More bodies found at site of collapsed Miami condominium
The death toll has risen to 20 in the Florida tragedy as investigations continue into unresolved problems.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 16:28:30 +1000
‘We won’t be silent!’: Women clash with police in Istanbul over femicide
Turkey’s formal exit from a European treaty aimed at preventing violence against women prompted hundreds of protesters to take to the streets.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 15:30:00 +1000
Donald Rumsfeld: The exacting presence who produced inexact outcomes
The former defence secretary reduced war and torture and other awful realities into blunt queries and gruff turns of phrase.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 15:22:17 +1000
Singapore aims for quarantine-free travel by end of the year
“You cannot expect people to live like that,” Singapore’s health minister said, “restricting themselves, not meeting friends, not being able to travel.”

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 14:02:51 +1000
‘Rot in hell’: Iraqis curse Donald Rumsfeld’s name on news of his death
When he heard that Donald Rumsfeld had died, former detainee Ali Ridha al-Tamimi told his four children: “This is the person who ruined our country.”

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 13:04:09 +1000
Macron warns ‘racialised’ woke culture may split French society
“I don’t agree with a fight that reduces everyone to their identity or their particularity,” the French President says.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 12:01:52 +1000
Gallery: The best photos from around the world
The best photos from around the world

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 11:57:56 +1000
What fraud? Trump’s hopes of a return to White House very much alive
His company and CFO were charged with conspiracy and tax fraud. It doesn’t change how supporters perceive Donald Trump.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 11:30:00 +1000
Flashes of the good old days as William and Harry reunite for their mother
Despite the mixed reviews, the sons Princess Diana brought up as equals were genuinely happy to celebrate her maternal instincts.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 11:30:00 +1000
Bill Cosby’s release shocked many. For others it’s justice at last
“A black man had beaten a system that too often has left African Americans with a knee on their throats.”

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 06:59:30 +1000
Wally Funk was supposed to go to space 60 years ago. Now she’s going with Jeff Bezos
Wally Funk was the youngest member of a group of women being trained to be astronauts by NASA before the program was cancelled.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 05:12:54 +1000
Trump Organisation, CFO plead not guilty to running 15-year tax fraud scheme
The prosecutor described a scheme “orchestrated by the most senior executives”, including CFO Allen Weisselberg, that was “sweeping and audacious”.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 04:25:25 +1000
Princes William and Harry unveil Diana statue – to very mixed reviews
The work has already earned mixed reactions, but Prince William and Prince Harry believe it will be a more fitting reminder of Diana’s place in history.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 03:29:58 +1000
Rescue work halted at Miami apartment site over fears of further collapse
Crews have noticed widening cracks and up to 30cm of movement in a large column, leading to concerns about the stability of the remaining structure.

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 22:42:49 +1000
Noni had the Sinopharm vaccine. She says people like her should be exempt from restrictions
The World Health Organisation has called on governments exempting their vaccinated citizens from pandemic restrictions to grant the same allowances to people who have received any WHO-approved jab.

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 21:55:59 +1000
Trump executive surrenders to face criminal charges
The charges are the first to emerge from an ongoing investigation into Donald Trump’s real estate empire.

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 19:32:32 +1000
We are in need of vaccines: Indonesians eye Australia’s unwanted AstraZeneca
Scientists warn that Indonesia’s outbreak is starting to resemble India’s as morgues fill up and the government scrambles for doses for its 270 million people.

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 18:50:58 +1000
Xi’s hollow 100th birthday celebration for the Chinese Communist Party
At the 90-year celebrations, the world was cheering China on. Not now. Global public opinion has deserted Xi Jinping’s China.

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 16:43:48 +1000
Samoa weightlifters out of Tokyo but other athletes to attend
Samoa is withdrawing its weightlifting team from the Tokyo Games because of COVID-19 curbs, the chief of the Pacific nation’s Olympic committee said.

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 16:41:24 +1000
‘Collision course’: Xi’s big speech at China’s party puts world on notice
Standing in Tiananmen Square, a site scrubbed clean of its past, The Chinese President promised the party’s second century would be even more glorious.

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 15:33:16 +1000
Hundreds of deaths as Canadian heatwave shatters records
A heatwave that smashed all-time high temperature records in western Canada and the US north-west has left a rising death toll in its wake as officials brace for more sizzling weather and the threat of wildfires.

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 14:00:00 +1000
Why the court got it right in overturning Bill Cosby’s conviction
There is a cost to having a constitution that protects the guilty as well as the innocent.

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 12:41:11 +1000
Communist Party has altered the world: Xi Jinping
The Chinese President has given a major speech at Tiananmen Square to mark the 100 years of the Chinese Communist Party.

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 12:14:28 +1000
Gallery: The best photos from around the world
The best photos from around the world

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 11:04:35 +1000
Actor James Franco to pay $2.9 million to settle suit alleging sexual exploitation, fraud
The lawsuit alleged that the Hollywood star’s acting and filmmaking school was actually a setup to provide them with a stream of young, impressionable women for sexual and financial exploitation.

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 10:09:47 +1000
Bill Cosby freed from prison after court overturns sexual assault conviction
The comedian has walked free from jail just hours after a US appeals court overturned his sexual assault conviction, saying he never should have faced charges.

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 09:25:19 +1000
Britney Spears’ father wants court to investigate her abuse claims
Jamie Spears says he has had no power over his daughter’s personal affairs for nearly two years. She has a court-appointed guardian.

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 09:19:26 +1000
From the Archives, 1863: The Herald’s first report on the Battle of Gettysburg
This is the Herald’s first reporting on the Battle of Gettysburg, the decisive encounter of the American Civil War, that took place from the 1st to 3rd of July, 1863.

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 07:15:47 +1000
‘Protect the freedom’: Britain plans booster COVID shots alongside flu jab
Tens of millions of people in the UK may be offered a new round of protection from September before Australia’s troubled initial rollout is completed. 

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 06:14:26 +1000
‘There are known knowns’: Donald Rumsfeld dead at 88
The twice US secretary of defence claimed Iraq had weapons of mass destruction.

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 03:01:41 +1000
Smallville actor Allison Mack jailed for three years in sex-slave case
Mack, who played a key role in the scandal-ridden, cult-like group NXIVM, told the court that she had “made choices I will forever regret”.

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 02:31:12 +1000
Trump company and finance chief ‘indicted in tax probe’
The charges against the Trump Organisation and the company’s chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, are expected to involve alleged tax violations related to benefits the company gave to top executives.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 19:00:00 +1000
Islamic State schoolgirl ‘poses no danger and should return’
A retired US ambassador has called for the former east London schoolgirl’s repatriation after he helped free a Canadian woman held at the same Syrian detention camp.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 13:26:40 +1000
Gallery: The best photos from around the world
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 13:25:51 +1000
‘Cornered’: Bolsonaro faces potential criminal charges over vaccine deal
More than 500,000 people have died of COVID in Brazil. Its President has called the Senate investigation into his government’s response a “national shame”.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 12:37:41 +1000
Kim Jong-un chides officials for ‘grave’ COVID incident
The North Korean leader whose country claims to have no cases called a meeting of the politburo to address some party executives’ neglect of duty.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 10:29:36 +1000
Harry hints at truce with William as brothers set to unveil Diana’s statue
Family is what drove William and Harry apart and family is what will bring them back together. Physically, at least.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 07:55:10 +1000
Moderna says vaccine triggers ‘high enough’ antibodies against Delta
It’s a very small study, but the company says the initial results are encouraging.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 07:23:06 +1000
‘Dear neighbours’: Miami building boss warned of worsening damage
“Are you going to pay it?” The cost of the needed repairs was all apartment owners could talk about since April.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 05:00:00 +1000
If the US went to war with China, who would win? It depends how it starts
If China chose to attack Taiwan, the US could be powerless to stop it. But if China wanted to conquer Taiwan, that’s a different story.



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