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Tue, 19 Oct 2021 18:36:13 +1100
Diver discovers ancient crusader sword off Israeli coast
Encrusted in shells, the metre-long weapon lay hidden for 900 years near the old city of Haifa until it was revealed by shifting sandbanks.

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 16:37:14 +1100
Statue of limitations: Thomas Jefferson to be removed from New York council chambers
The Founding Father’s history as a slaveholder was behind the push for the statue to be banished, as the US grapples with symbols of systemic racism.

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 15:55:35 +1100
The final interview: Colin Powell on Trump, Bush and ‘little jerk’ Kim Jong-Un
Colin Powell’s wife Alma never liked him talking to Bob Woodward - but in July, the ex-general spoke to the legendary journalist about his life and battles.

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 14:50:43 +1100
Fake families and neighbourhood spies: China’s 24-hour repression of Uighurs
In the campaign to remake Xinjiang into a region of ‘perfect stability’, household managers are trained in intelligence and ideological instability is punished with re-education.

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 13:19:47 +1100
Gallery: The best photos from around the world
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 10:53:11 +1100
How one US senator could sink Biden’s climate agenda and COP26
With Biden’s climate legislation at risk of collapse in Congress, the US President’s ability to deliver on his emissions reduction target is in serious doubt. 

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 09:59:33 +1100
Donald Trump sues House panel investigating January 6 Capitol attack
Many legal experts have said Trump, as the former president, cannot lawfully use executive privilege to block subpoenas issued by the House committee.

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 08:04:06 +1100
‘You’re welcome here’: Astra-Zeneca, mixed doses OK for entry into US, authorities say
Travellers will be considered fully vaccinated two weeks after they receive an FDA- or WHO-approved vaccine, including the AstraZeneca jab

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 06:34:29 +1100
Russell Crowe’s ‘soft power gift’ to Thailand as it scraps tourist quarantine
Just over a third of its population is fully vaccinated but the tourism-starved nation is preparing to welcome back foreigners quarantine-free from November 1.

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 06:19:21 +1100
Russia shutters its mission to NATO
Communication will be further reduced now with Russia pulling out all of its diplomats from NATO’s headquarters and revoking the accreditations for NATO’s delegation in Moscow.

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 05:30:00 +1100
Purges, a plot and the real reason why Xi Jinping might be afraid to leave China
There are credible reports of a foiled conspiracy against the Chinese leader.

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 03:47:17 +1100
Former US secretary of state Colin Powell dies of COVID-19 complications
The former US secretary of state and Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman died of complications from COVID-19, according to a statement from his family.

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 02:53:33 +1100
Facebook plans to hire 10,000 in Europe to build ‘metaverse’
The metaverse essentially is a massive virtual world that can be accessed in real time by millions of people using avatars.

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 18:47:16 +1100
‘Playing with fire’: Why might Taiwan be the next global flashpoint?
Why does China have Taiwan in its sights? What does Taiwan want? And how would the US – and Australia – be likely to respond if there was an attack?

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 15:57:50 +1100
‘Stinky city’: Los Angeles reels from reek of ‘sewer gas’
For a fortnight, an overpowering stench — likened to rotten eggs, corpses and faeces — has been wafting from a channel that spills into Los Angeles Harbour.

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 15:30:41 +1100
UK fears more terror attacks from ‘bedroom radicals’ bred in lockdown
Britain’s counter-terrorism police believe David Amess was not targeted by his alleged terrorist killer but picked at random as part of a plot to murder any MP.

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 15:30:00 +1100
Australia needs to step up as Papua New Guinea is hit by COVID
Papua New Guinea is experiencing a challenging COVID outbreak and steps need to be taken to combat vaccine misinformation in the country.

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 13:45:33 +1100
Russia’s COVID deaths hit new peak but real numbers are twice as high, say whistleblowers
The nation that once boasted about its handling of the pandemic compared to the West is facing a crisis due to “unacceptably low” vaccination rates.

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 13:08:20 +1100
Gallery: The best photos from around the world
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 11:20:22 +1100
A woman won a $1.5m literary prize. It turned out ‘she’ was actually three men
The series of gripping detective novels starring strong female protagonists were said to be written by a mother of three children. Now the real authors are accused of being “scammers”.

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 08:00:00 +1100
China puts US on back foot with ‘game-changing’ hypersonic missile test
Test of nuclear-capable glide vehicle that circled the globe took American intelligence by surprise.

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 07:41:13 +1100
Notorious Haitian gang blamed for kidnapping 17 missionaries from US, Canada
The US government has been urged to forcibly free the group or negotiate their release without paying a ransom.

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 05:00:00 +1100
Philippine journalist at the front line of global fight for democracy
The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to two journalists highlights the importance of free speech and how it is under threat.

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 05:00:00 +1100
‘Everything is riding on this’: Nobel winner Maria Ressa and the fight for democracy in the Philippines
After six years of Rodrigo Duterte, no less than the future of the country is at stake in the upcoming presidential election, says the new Nobel peace prize winner.

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 02:49:48 +1100
Former US president Bill Clinton released from hospital
Bill Clinton has been released from a California hospital after treatment in the intensive care unit.

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 02:24:32 +1100
‘We are at the mercy of the volcano’: No end in sight for La Palma eruption
The volcano has so far destroyed more than 1800 buildings – mostly homes – and lava now covers more than 750 hectares of the island.

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 01:59:36 +1100
Suspect accused of killing British MP named as Ali Harbi Ali
Authorities say they are treating the killing as terrorism, potentially motivated by Islamist extremism.

Sun, 17 Oct 2021 23:55:00 +1100
Dan Tehan opens door to British workers to fill pandemic hole
British migrants could help plug a feared worker shortage as the Australian economy bounces back from the pandemic.

Sun, 17 Oct 2021 16:30:57 +1100
How rum is helping Venezuelan gangsters break out of a vicious cycle
A crime boss and his gang are part of an unusual social reintegration project that has helped a family-run rum company go from bankruptcy to exporting an award-winning vintage.

Sun, 17 Oct 2021 15:57:38 +1100
The best photos from around the world
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors

Sun, 17 Oct 2021 13:42:58 +1100
Australian actor Leila George files for divorce from Sean Penn after one year of marriage
The Australian-American is the daughter of actress Greta Scacchi and actor/producer Vincent D’Onofrio.

Sun, 17 Oct 2021 09:54:16 +1100
Prince Andrew says sex abuse claims invalid over secret Epstein ‘royalty’ deal
The accused royal has formulated a defence after seeing the long-sealed confidential agreement between Virginia Roberts Giuffre and Jeffrey Epstein.

Sun, 17 Oct 2021 04:55:00 +1100
‘I don’t think I’m working for the devil’: The Australians still working in Chinese media
When Harry Harding landed in Beijing for a holiday a decade ago he did not have enough clothes to get through winter. Now he is one of the few Australians working for Chinese state media.

Sun, 17 Oct 2021 02:56:23 +1100
Teenage killer of four-year-old boy granted parole on 11th try
Eric M. Smith, who was 13 when he killed a four-year-old boy with a rock in western New York, has been granted parole, according to corrections officials.

Sat, 16 Oct 2021 23:45:11 +1100
ASEAN excludes Myanmar junta leader from summit in rare move
South-east Asian countries will invite a non-political representative from Myanmar to a regional summit this month, delivering an unprecedented snub to the military leader who led a coup against an elected civilian government in February.

Sat, 16 Oct 2021 23:26:08 +1100
NASA launches first space probe to study Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids
NASA launched a first-of-its kind mission on Saturday to study Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids, two large clusters of space rocks that scientists believe are remnants of primordial material that formed the solar system’s outer planets.

Sat, 16 Oct 2021 18:46:31 +1100
Australia’s winemakers feel the frostiness in China relations
High on the foothills of Helan Mountain two of Australia’s biggest winemakers went looking for a way around China’s blockade.

Sat, 16 Oct 2021 18:30:54 +1100
Murder of MP sends shockwaves through Britain and beyond
Conservative Party MP Sir David Amess was stabbed multiple times at his constituency surgery in the English town of Leigh-on-Sea. The incident is being treated as terrorism.

Sat, 16 Oct 2021 13:09:06 +1100
US to lift curbs vaccinated foreign travellers: White House
Restrictions on non-US citizens were first imposed on air travellers from China in January 2020 without any clear metrics for how and when to lift them.

Sat, 16 Oct 2021 12:00:00 +1100
140,000 jabs for 100 million people in the least vaccinated nation on earth
Already battling Ebola, the Democratic Republic of Congo now confronts widespread vaccine hesitancy as its COVID toll mounts, sparking fears of new mutations.

Sat, 16 Oct 2021 11:51:25 +1100
‘Oleg, take it easy’: Surprise Russian thruster firing tilts space station out of position
It was the second such emergency on the station since July, when an unexpected firing of thrusters on a new Russian module briefly inverted the outpost.

Sat, 16 Oct 2021 09:22:51 +1100
Bill Clinton recovering from urological infection, aide says
“We’re all thinking about President Clinton today,” US President Joe Biden said. “He’s always been the comeback kid.”

Sat, 16 Oct 2021 07:11:16 +1100
British MPs may need police protection when meeting constituents
Home Secretary Priti Patel ordered police forces to review security arrangements for MPs with immediate effect, her spokesman said.

Sat, 16 Oct 2021 06:17:24 +1100
Thanks to NSW, a dark chapter in Australia’s history is closing but there’s still a long way to go
Fortress Australia is finally crumbling and the insularity that this pandemic has exposed will hopefully be replaced by joyous scenes of families reunited.

Sat, 16 Oct 2021 05:44:03 +1100
Scared, shocked and deeply disturbed: Britain reacts to the murder of David Amess
The veteran MP’s murder has prompted a flood of tributes and triggered reflection on the importance of politicians to democracy. 

Sat, 16 Oct 2021 05:10:00 +1100
More than 32,000 Singapore Airlines tickets to go on sale after NSW drops quarantine
Singapore Airlines is selling more than 32,000 new tickets on flights between Singapore and Sydney before Christmas following the NSW Government’s decision to drop quarantine.

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 23:07:50 +1100
Explosion at mosque in Afghan city of Kandahar causes heavy casualties
Suicide bombers attacked a Shiite mosque packed with worshippers attending Friday prayers in southern Afghanistan, killing at least 47 people and wounding 70, a Taliban official said.

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 18:37:23 +1100
Cautious relief as stranded Australians hope for end to Fortress Australia
NSW’s plans to quash quarantine for fully vaccinated arrivals has delighted Australians stuck overseas - but some worry about their reception in other states.

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 15:25:12 +1100
The woman who wants the Commonwealth to fight the next pandemic
Monica Juma wants to reset the Commonwealth as part of her bid to oust Baroness Patricia Scotland from the London-based job.

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 15:21:15 +1100
Gallery: The best photos from around the world
Gallery: The best photos from around the world



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