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Tajikistan vote seen as easy win for strongman Emomali Rakhmon
Read MoreRakhmon faces no serious challenger in Sunday’s election and is expected to extend his 28-year rule in ex-Soviet state.Rakhmon faces no serious challenger in Sunday’s election and is expected to extend his 28-year rule in ex-Soviet state.
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Man shot dead in Denver during rival left and rightwing protests
Read More A television station security guard has been arrested after the incident outside the city’s art museum A man has been shot dead during rival protests by leftwing and rightwing groups in the US city of Denver. Police arrested a suspect who NBC News affiliate, KUSA-TV, said was working as a security guard to…
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Daniel Andrews says he will give phone records to Victoria’s hotel quarantine inquiry
Read More Victoria records 12 Covid-19 cases, as premier agrees to hand over records that may reveal who decided to use private security for quarantine Follow global coronavirus updates Is Victoria ready to come out of lockdown? NSW hotspots; Qld hotspots Daniel Andrews and his senior staff will hand over their text message and telephone…
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Deadly flooding displaces thousands across Mekong region
Read MoreRainfall leaves two dead in Cambodia, five in Vietnam as incoming tropical depression expected to worsen situation.Rainfall leaves two dead in Cambodia, five in Vietnam as incoming tropical depression expected to worsen situation.
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Unexploded 45kg bomb found off Australia’s Lord Howe Island
Read More Navy divers remove live bomb after fisherman called in find on Lord Howe Island’s Elizabeth reef An unexploded 45kg bomb has been towed into deep waters after being found off the New South Wales coast. The weapon was found by a fisherman on Lord Howe Island’s Elizabeth Reef. Defence personnel said it could…
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Europe imposing new coronavirus restrictions as infections surge
Read MoreEuropean countries are once again imposing coronavirus restrictions as cases are surpassing record levels. Roxana Saberi reports.European countries are once again imposing coronavirus restrictions as cases are surpassing record levels. Roxana Saberi reports.
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China grants consular access to two Canadians detained for two years
Read More Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig were arrested for alleged espionage after Canada held Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou for extradition to US China has granted consular access to two Canadians detained in the country for the first time since January as the diplomatic standoff between the two nations continued. The Canadian government said on…
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Mexico asks Pope Francis for apology for church’s role in Spanish conquest
Read More Mexico’s president says the Vatican should apologise for ‘reprehensible atrocities’ in colonisation 500 years ago Mexico’s president has written to Pope Francis to ask for an apology for the Catholic church’s role in the oppression of indigenous people in the Spanish conquest 500 years ago. The request was made in a two-page letter…
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Cave rescue begins after man injured in remote part of Tasmania
Read More ‘Slow and complex operation’ gets under way near Cradle Mountain a day after 62-year-old fell while caving A complex rescue effort has been launched to bring a 62-year-old man out of a remote cave on Tasmania’s west coast after he fell and injured himself. Police say the man, from the north-western coastal town…
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NZ’s PM Ardern touts success in tackling pandemic in poll push
Read MoreArdern’s Labour Party is expected to win October 17 polls with a wide lead over the conservative National Party.Ardern’s Labour Party is expected to win October 17 polls with a wide lead over the conservative National Party.
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Coronavirus live news: US hits two-month high; Australian state of Victoria reports 12 new cases
Read More Trump makes first public appearance; Europe records 100,000 daily cases for first time; Canada at ‘tipping point’. Follow latest updates Trump returns to public events with ‘law and order’ speech at White House Make masks compulsory in UK workplaces, say doctors Spain declares emergency in Madrid as Berlin emerges as hotspot UK workers…
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Kevin Rudd petition calls for royal commission into News Corp domination of Australian media
Read More Petition set up by the former PM caused problems for the Parliament House website after more than 38,000 people signed in 24 hours The former Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd has launched a petition calling for a royal commission into NewsCorp’s dominance of Australia media, arguing Rupert Murdoch’s media company employs tactics that…
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Josh Frydenberg says Coalition is ‘fully committed’ to further tax cuts
Read More Treasurer says bringing forward the change for incomes between $45,000 and $200,000 would not have given the biggest ‘bang for the buck’ in the budget Josh Frydenberg has “absolutely” recommitted to $130bn of middle and high-income tax cuts due to begin in 2024, despite the Coalition opting not to bring them forward in…
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Brazil’s coronavirus deaths pass 150,000 as infection rate slows
Read MoreExperts say number of new cases falling but rate it still slow compared with countries in Europe and Asia.Experts say number of new cases falling but rate it still slow compared with countries in Europe and Asia.
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The tale of Algeria's stolen cannon and France's cockerel
Read More Hopes grow that a gigantic weapon stolen after the invasion of Algiers in 1830 may soon be returned. Hopes grow that a gigantic weapon stolen after the invasion of Algiers in 1830 may soon be returned.
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James Murdoch says he quit father’s news empire because it legitimises ‘disinformation’
Read More<p>‘Great news organisations … should introduce fact to disperse doubt’</p><p>‘Great news organisations … should introduce fact to disperse doubt’</p>
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US election 2020: The other 1,214 candidates running for president
Read MoreWhat unites a concert pianist, an IT technician and a crypto billionaire? The 2020 White House race.What unites a concert pianist, an IT technician and a crypto billionaire? The 2020 White House race.
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Covid: India’s coronavirus outbreak in 200 seconds
Read MoreAs cases in India continue to rise, here’s a look at how the country has responded to the pandemic.As cases in India continue to rise, here’s a look at how the country has responded to the pandemic.
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Trump-aged Covid survivors on the president and the pandemic
Read MoreTwo Republicans with very different views of the president discuss their recovery from Covid-19.Two Republicans with very different views of the president discuss their recovery from Covid-19.
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UK urges businesses to prepare for end of Brexit transition
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‘We will never leave’: Armenia and Azerbaijan have fought over disputed region for decades
Read More The hostilities raging in Nagorno-Karabakh lies at the heart of a decades-long fight that began during the chaotic breakup of the Soviet Union. The hostilities raging in Nagorno-Karabakh lies at the heart of a decades-long fight that began during the chaotic breakup of the Soviet Union.
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Strapped for cash, Trump yanks TV ads in key states as Biden spending surges
Read More Trump stops TV and radio ads in Ohio, Iowa and New Hampshire as Biden expands into Texas and Georgia. Trump stops TV and radio ads in Ohio, Iowa and New Hampshire as Biden expands into Texas and Georgia.
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BYO: council blames wharf dispute for the great Brisbane dog poo bag shortage
Read More Bag dispensers at 150 parks throughout the city have been left empty, but manufacturers say local supplies are available Brisbane dog owners are kicking up a stink over a shortage of dog poo bags that the city council has blamed on Sydney’s Port Botany wharf industrial dispute. Bag dispensers at the council’s 150…
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The Taliban on Trump: “We hope he will win the election”
Read MorePresident Trump’s reelection bid received a vote of support Friday from an entity most in his party would reject: the Taliban.President Trump’s reelection bid received a vote of support Friday from an entity most in his party would reject: the Taliban.
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Judge lifts house arrest order on ex-Colombian President Uribe
Read MoreAlvaro Uribe was placed under house arrest in August as part of an investigation into alleged witness tampering.Alvaro Uribe was placed under house arrest in August as part of an investigation into alleged witness tampering.
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Biden hits Trump on economy in critical Pennsylvania county
Read More With the backdrop of a union facility in a key battleground county of Pennsylvania, Joe Biden on Saturday blistered President Donald Trump as only pretending to care about the working-class voters who helped flip the Rust Belt to the Republican column four years ago. “Anyone who actually does an honest day’s work sees…
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Tens of thousands rally in Israel calling on Netanyahu to resign
Read MoreDemonstrators have been staging protests against PM for alleged corruption and his government’s COVID-19 response.Demonstrators have been staging protests against PM for alleged corruption and his government’s COVID-19 response.
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‘Poisoning the Pacific’: New book details US military contamination of islands and ocean
Read More More than 12,000 pages of US government documents show military operations contaminating the Pacific with radioactive waste, nerve agents, and chemical weapons like Agent Orange In 1968, Leroy Foster was a master sergeant in the US Air Force, assigned to the Anderson Air Force Base in Guam, a United States island territory in…
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What if armed, far-right groups go to the polls? Some plan to
Read More Armed right-wing groups are registering poll watchers and planning to monitor voting places during the presidential election. Armed right-wing groups are registering poll watchers and planning to monitor voting places during the presidential election.
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Ivory Coast opposition rallies against president’s third term bid
Read MoreOuattara announced in August he will seek another term following the sudden death of his handpicked successor.Ouattara announced in August he will seek another term following the sudden death of his handpicked successor.
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Child, 3, seriously burned after falling into Yellowstone geyser basin
Read More<p>A toddle on Friday was taken to hospital after running and slipping into the Midway Geyser Basin in Yellowstone </p><p>A toddle on Friday was taken to hospital after running and slipping into the Midway Geyser Basin in Yellowstone </p>
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President Trump Makes First Public Appearance Since His Hospitalization for COVID-19
Read More WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Saturday made his first public appearance since returning to the White House after being treated for the coronavirus. The White House has refused to declare that he is no longer contagious, and the gathering of hundreds of people on the South Lawn went ahead despite the guidance…
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Northern cities seek overhaul of national tracing ‘shambles’
Read More Local health teams are outperforming the NHS Covid contact system, but as cases rise they want a rethink Under the grandeur of Preston market’s Victorian canopy, the nervousness wrought by a resurgence of Covid-19 is not far away. Amid the fruit, veg and dairy stalls, all the shoppers and stallholders are wearing masks,…
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Álvaro Uribe: Colombian ex-leader released from house arrest
Read MoreFormer President Álvaro Uribe is being investigated for witness tampering, but he denies the charges.Former President Álvaro Uribe is being investigated for witness tampering, but he denies the charges.
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Can the Centre Alliance hold? Rebekha Sharkie faces ‘betrayal’ claims after universities vote
Read More The South Australian MP treads a narrow path amid changing demographics in her seat of Mayo and accusations of Liberal sympathies “You’re just stooges for the Liberal party,” one comment reads. “You are a sellout,” another says. The Centre Alliance MP Rebekha Sharkie’s Facebook page has been swamped with hundreds of angry comments…