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Read More Emergency services have worked for two days to secure 180-megalitre dam in Torquay, south-west of Melbourne Emergency services are hopeful that about 100 people living in a coastal Victorian town will soon be able to return home after they worked for two days to secure a 180-megalitre private dam that was found to…

Read MoreProtest, now on its 15th week, keeps pressure on prime minister to quit over alleged corruption and his handling of pandemic.Protest, now on its 15th week, keeps pressure on prime minister to quit over alleged corruption and his handling of pandemic.

Read MoreSupporters gathered outside Walter Reed National Military Hospital and elsewhere on Saturday.Supporters gathered outside Walter Reed National Military Hospital and elsewhere on Saturday.

Read More Shadow treasurer Jim Chalmers signals opposition but says party needs to see measures in detail before taking position Labor has signalled it remains opposed to tax cuts for high-income earners if the Morrison government brings its stage three changes forward in Tuesday’s budget. But the shadow treasurer, Jim Chalmers, on Sunday left open…

Read More In the days immediately preceding President Donald Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis, he and his aides travelled to five states, holding several rallies and crowded indoor events with large groups of people. But there’s no clear indication that the White House is playing its stated role as the coordinator of a critical contact tracing effort…

Read More President says next few days will be the ‘real test’ as he battles Covid-19 Donald Trump diagnosed with coronavirus – live updates Donald Trump released a new video message on Saturday evening saying that he is “doing well”, his wife Melania is “doing very well” and the next few days will be the…

Read MoreThe US president’s video message comes after mixed messages from officials about his condition.The US president’s video message comes after mixed messages from officials about his condition.

Read MorePresident Trump says “I’m starting to feel good,” a day after being taken to hospital.President Trump says “I’m starting to feel good,” a day after being taken to hospital.

Read MoreUS president ‘feeling better’ after admission at Bethesda but his chief of staff says his symptoms ‘very concerning’.US president ‘feeling better’ after admission at Bethesda but his chief of staff says his symptoms ‘very concerning’.

Read MoreSingaporean digital music company BandLab says it sees opportunities and challenges in the Covid-19 crisis.Singaporean digital music company BandLab says it sees opportunities and challenges in the Covid-19 crisis.

Read More The President of the United States has been hospitalized with a virus that has already killed more than 200,000 Americans, 31 days before an election, as the country faces a sputtering economy, racial justice protests and wildfires in the West. Every detail about President Trump’s health is a matter of urgent national and…

Read More Donald Trump has posted his first video message from Walter Reed hospital, saying: ‘I came here, wasn’t feeling so well. I feel much better now. We’re working hard to get me all the way back … I’ll be back, I think I’ll be back soon.’ During the four-minute video posted to Twitter, the…

Read MoreAmericans saved at record rates when the pandemic started – but circumstances are changing.Americans saved at record rates when the pandemic started – but circumstances are changing.

Read More<p>Entire forests have been cut down to print the JFK myth before, so why should you read Fredrik Logevall’s new book? Because it’s superb, readable and intelligent, writes Evan Thomas</p><p>Entire forests have been cut down to print the JFK myth before, so why should you read Fredrik Logevall’s new book? Because it’s superb, readable…

Read More<p>Cabbies are being ordered to undergo painful and expensive tattoo – to ‘protect women and children’, writes Tiffany May</p><p>Cabbies are being ordered to undergo painful and expensive tattoo – to ‘protect women and children’, writes Tiffany May</p>

Read More Danish Stram Kurs (“Hard Line”) party has staged a Koran-burning protests in an area of the town of Fredericia mostly populated by Turkish and Muslim immigrants. The stunt attracted a group of angry locals, one man was detained. The activists, led by the party’s head Rasmus Paludan appeared in Fredericia on late Friday…

Read More Guatemalan authorities stopped much of a caravan of Honduran migrants heading north toward the United States, deporting more than 2,000 of them. Guatemalan authorities stopped much of a caravan of Honduran migrants heading north toward the United States, deporting more than 2,000 of them.

Read More Former top civil servant says government must not repeat past mistakes, amid controversial ideas to discourage migrants A plan to process refugees on decommissioned ferries risks being expensive, inadequate for its inhabitants, and likely to repeat the policy mistakes of the past, ministers are being warned. A similar attempt to house prisoners in…

Read More The chairman of the election watchdog is being forced to stand down after the body drew fury from the Conservatives over a botched attempt to hand itself powers to prosecute political parties. Sir John Holmes is understood to have been told by MPs that he cannot continue in the role – after seeking…

Read More President Trump is not the only world leader to contract the coronavirus. The examples of the U.K.’s Boris Johnson and Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro may have lessons for the U.S. at this moment. President Trump is not the only world leader to contract the coronavirus. The examples of the U.K.’s Boris Johnson and Brazil’s…

Read More A car bomb attack has resulted in at least 15 deaths and more than 50 people injured after a government building was apparently targeted in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar. The administrative building located in Ghani Khel district was hit by a vehicle-borne bomb on Saturday. The building was housing some military…

Read More As the questions about President Donald Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis and subsequent hospitalization at Walter Reed continue to grow, so too do the challenges facing his understudy, Vice President Mike Pence. In this extraordinary moment of national crisis, few people have as daunting a set of tasks as Pence. He is first in the…

Read MoreAt least two men die as fierce winds and torrential rains batter northern Italy and southern France.At least two men die as fierce winds and torrential rains batter northern Italy and southern France.

Read More (RALEIGH, N.C.) — North Carolina’s intensively competitive and expensive U.S. Senate race has been upended by personal and health disruptions that sent sharp tremors and uncertainty through the campaigns and an electorate already casting ballots. Democratic nominee Cal Cunningham acknowledged and apologized for exchanging sexually suggestive text messages with a woman who’s not…

Read More Tens of thousands of Israelis demonstrated in hundreds of locations across Israel against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, pressing ahead with their campaign against the Israeli leader on Saturday night after the government banned large, centralized demonstrations as part of a new coronavirus lockdown. The protesters have been gathering outside Netanyahu’s official residence in…

Read More As President Donald Trump walked toward Marine One Friday evening fly to Walter Reed hospital for treatment and supervision for COVID-19, a military aide followed close behind carrying the large, leather-wrapped briefcase, commonly referred to as the “football.” The silver-clasped case, which could have been mistaken for an overnight bag filled with clothes…

Read MoreJailed over security breaches, Adelkhah will have to wear an ankle bracelet while on furlough.Jailed over security breaches, Adelkhah will have to wear an ankle bracelet while on furlough.

Read MoreVoters in southern Pacific archipelago will choose whether to break away from France in second independence referendum.Voters in southern Pacific archipelago will choose whether to break away from France in second independence referendum.

Read More The world’s attention turned to U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday, when we learned via his early morning tweet that he and First Lady Melania Trump had tested positive for COVID-19. That set off a whirlwind of events: Trump was given an infusion of an experimental drug—a monoclonal antibody “cocktail” that, while promising,…

Read MoreAl Jazeera asks the same key questions about the presidential election to voters across the United States.Al Jazeera asks the same key questions about the presidential election to voters across the United States.

Read MoreGuatemala is cracking down on a Honduran migrant caravan, as thousands entered the country on foot this week.Guatemala is cracking down on a Honduran migrant caravan, as thousands entered the country on foot this week.

Read More Dubbo and Tamworth still need to preserve town water and farmers are ‘still doing it tough economically’ At Tamworth South public school the oval is no longer a dust bowl. Around the hinterland of Dubbo pastures are lush and green. But appearances can be deceptive. Farmers and townships in western New South Wales…

Read More With the economy in a Covid crisis, we ask people across states, sectors and stages of life where their priorities now lie Australians are hoping to see extended financial support for workers in industries crippled by Covid-19 restrictions, as well as policies to make renewable energy cheaper and more accessible. While the government…

Read More The legal scholar Wojciech Sadurski is defiant in the face of demation suits from Poland’s ruling Law and Justice party and the country’s public broadcaster Wojciech Sadurski does not immediately seem like a danger to a foreign government. By day the internationally renowned legal scholar is Challis chair of jurisprudence at the University…

Read More<p>Treacherous waters flow after storm brings rainfall in volumes not seen since 1958</p><p>Treacherous waters flow after storm brings rainfall in volumes not seen since 1958</p>