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Australasia
‘Don’t call me cute’: Bullied boy with dwarfism Quaden Bayles…
Sometimes it’s discreet but it has always been there, strangers photographing and filming him. Authors ABC News & Australian Story Long before he became an internet phenomenon, when he was…
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Analysis
Distress, depression and drug use: young people fear for their…
Already, the commission’s officials have warned the status quo is “no longer enough to defend us from the impact of global warming”. Amy Lykins The Conversation Australia’s young people appear…
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Activism
Police officer sacked after killing unarmed black man Marcellis Stinnette…
A police officer in Waukegan, Illinois, was fired after he shot and killed an unarmed black teenager and wounded the young man’s 20-year-old black girlfriend during a traffic stop earlier…
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Australasia
We’ve investigated aged care for the past three years.
It was billed as the “opportunity of a lifetime”. Anne Connolly ABC News And as senior counsel assisting said in the final hearings of the Aged … We’ve investigated aged…
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Features
NASA works to head off losing too much Osiris-Rex asteroid…
The team in charge of the probe is now working to quickly stow the remaining samples that would eventually be delivered back to Earth to provide key scientific insights. WASHINGTON-…
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Analysis
Daylight saving time: five tips to help you better adjust…
While this made a difference when we heavily relied on coal power, today the benefits are disputed. Gisela Helfer The Conversation In fact, emerging research suggests that moving the clocks…
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Environment and Climate Change
The EU has adoped a ‘life insurance’ biodiversity plan aimed…
European Union environment ministers have adopted a biodiversity strategy aimed at protecting ecosystems, a move deemed essential to tackling climate change and reducing the risk of future pandemics. SBS News…
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Africa
Nine weeks of bloodshed: how brutal policing of Kenya’s Covid…
Anervous energy filled downtown Mombasa on the afternoon of 27 March. John-Allan Namu in Nairobi and Tess Riley The Guardian It was the first day of Kenya’s dusk-to-dawn curfew to…
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Agreement
Vatican rebuts US protests over China deal
ROME — The Vatican has renewed a controversial agreement with China despite intense opposition from the U.S. government. Hannah Roberts Politico In a climate of rising tensions between the U.S.…
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Diplomacy
Human rights violations in Artsakh persist amid diplomatic efforts
Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan and his Azeri counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov held separate one-on-one, closed-door meetings with US Secretary… The Armenian Weekly Following his meetings, Secretary Pompeo tweeted that both sides must…
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Activism
Thailand’s Government lifts state of emergency in Bangkok after days…
The decree had banned public gatherings of more than four people and allowed censorship of the media, among other provisions. ABC News It was challenged in court by an opposition…
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Analysis
Asian countries do aged care differently.
Unlike in Western countries like Australia, traditional Asian cultures place a heavy emphasis on filial piety — the expectation children will support their parents in old age. Angelique Chan The…