Covid: Australian MPs clash in hallway over misinformation

In a hallway confrontation, Tanya Plibersek accuses opponent Craig Kelly of spreading misinformation.

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Sinovac and Sinopharm - what do we know about the Chinese vaccines?

China has 16 vaccines in development, but those from Sinovac and Sinopharm are the front-runners.

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Sergey Brin: Google co-founder sets up family firm in Singapore

The world's ninth-richest person, Sergey Brin, is setting up a company in the city-state to manage his wealth.

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China blocks UN condemnation of Myanmar coup

The fate of political leader Suu Kyi remains unclear as civilian disobedience gathers pace.

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Perth bushfire: Evacuations as dozens of homes destroyed

Hundreds of Australians move to evacuation centres in the locked-down city, as more warnings are issued.

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Russia: Mass detentions after Putin critic Navalny jailed

Nearly 1,400 people are held after opposition leader Alexei Navalny is jailed, rights monitors say.

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Solar energy empowers young women in Yemen

Ten women in Yemen’s Abs district have built and now run a solar microgrid.

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Golden Globes 2021: Six things to look out for in the nominations

The nominations will belatedly fire the starting gun for this year's Hollywood awards season.

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India farmer protests: 'War-like fortification' to protect Delhi

Barricades of iron spikes, breeze blocks and barbed wire are in place to keep out striking farmers.

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Australian Open: Stefanos Tsitsipas' family bond & the day he nearly drowned

Stefanos Tsitsipas is one of tennis' best young players. Behind the charisma & confidence lies a unique story of progression to the top.

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Covid: India launches online memorial to commemorate pandemic victims

India has reported more than 154,000 Covid-19 deaths, but infections have dropped sharply.

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Perth: Bushfire threatens locked-down Australian city

A large blaze is racing towards Perth as the state capital remains in a snap coronavirus lockdown.

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Farmers protest: Twitter restores blocked Indian accounts

The accounts were all linked to a continuing farmers' protest against agricultural reform laws.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: 'I'm a survivor of sexual assault'

The Democratic lawmaker weeps as she reveals her trauma during an Instagram Live.

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Chau Chak Wing: Chinese-Australian businessman wins media defamation case

An ABC TV programme about Chinese influence unfairly harmed Chau Chak Wing's "good name", a court rules.

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Myanmar coup: US threatens sanctions over Aung San Suu Kyi detention

Aung San Suu Kyi and other elected leaders were detained on Monday as the army seized power.

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'I got my Florida school district to convert to electric buses'

Holly Thorpe's science fair project measured CO2 levels around school buses and led to the change.

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Is Russia targeting CIA spies with secret weapons?

Ex-CIA officer Marc Polymeropoulos believes he was targeted while on a visit to Moscow.

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The tough little bottles crucial to fighting Covid

Vials made of extremely tough glass are being made by the million to hold Covid vaccines.

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Nigeria inheritance: 'My brothers took everything when my father died'

Women in parts of Nigeria are being left out of their parents' inheritance, despite a law banning discrimination.

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