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Australasia
Susan Ryan, former minister, age discrimination commissioner, dies aged 77
Ms Ryan served as a minister in Bob Hawke’s Labor government, holding titles including special minister of state, minister for education and minister assisting the prime minister for the status…
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Features
Trump selects Amy Coney Barrett for Supreme Court
48-year-old Amy Coney Barrett has been selected by US president Donald Trump to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court, paving the way for what… Suzanne Lynch The Irish…
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Portuguese Reports (Português)
Cabo Delgado: Detidos supostos informantes e recrutadores de insurgentes
Para as autoridades, atuavam também no recrutamento de jovens. Delfim Anacleto Deutsche Welle Assane C., de 38 anos de idade, e Manel D., de 42, encontram-se detidos – acusados de…
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Australasia
Victorian health minister Jenny Mikakos resigns after premier’s testimony to…
Victoria’s health minister Jenny Mikakos will resign from parliament after Premier Daniel Andrews told an inquiry she was “accountable” for the bungled hotel quarantine scheme. Maani Truu SBS News In…
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Economy
How the Beirut blast plunged Lebanon into a crisis ‘worse…
He came of age fighting in Lebanon’s 15-year civil war, saw the mass explosion that killed ex-prime minister Rafic Hariri and saw his country invaded multiple times by foreign forces.…
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Arts & Culture
Why Trent Dalton needed to ‘run a mile’ from his…
It seems many aren’t quite ready to let go of Dalton’s heartfelt semi-autobiographical coming-of-age tale, which became Australia’s fastest-selling debut when it was published in June 2018. Melanie Kembrey WA…
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Corruption
Key Vatican cardinal Angelo Becciu resigns after being caught up…
The powerful head of the Vatican’s saint-making office, Cardinal Angelo Becciu, resigned from the post and renounced his rights as a cardinal. ABC News A one-line statement, issued unusually in…
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Equality
‘Vote him out’: Donald Trump heckled as he pays respects…
Protesters shouting “Honour her wish” heckled US President Donald Trump as he paid his respects on Thursday to Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the Supreme Court, invoking the liberal justice’s deathbed…
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Arts & Culture
How Spanish writer’s novel about Eta terror campaign became global…
Towards the end of Patria, Fernando Aramburu’s sprawling examination of the human cost of Eta’s four-decade-long terror campaign, a character attends a talk by an author who, as it happens,…
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Asylum Seekers
Judge accuses Immigration Minister Alan Tudge of criminal conduct in…
The scathing critique of Acting Immigration Minister Alan Tudge is the latest in a number of judgments on the issue from Justice Geoffrey Flick, who… Matthew Doran ABC Justice Flick…
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Democracy
Trump refuses to commit to peaceful transfer of power if…
US president Donald Trump refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power after November’s election — an unprecedented statement by a US president — as… Suzanne Lynch The Irish…
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Analysis
Xinjiang: Large numbers of new detention camps uncovered in report
The Australian Strategic Policy Institute says there are 380 suspected facilities in the Xinjiang region – some 40% more than previous estimates. BBC China says its aim is to tackle…