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Wednesday, 15 July 2020
On Tuesday morning, at home under virus lockdown in Melbourne, historian Jenny Hocking finally laid eyes on the secret letters she had fought for years to see.
The scans on her screen were 45-year-old...
Tuesday, 14 July 2020
California has reimposed restrictions on businesses and public spaces amid a spike of coronavirus infections in America's most populous state.
Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday ordered an immediate halt...
Monday, 13 July 2020
The first federal execution in the United States for more than 17 years is set to go ahead in Indiana on Monday following a ruling by an appeal court.
Daniel Lewis Lee and an accomplice were convicted...
Saturday, 11 July 2020
The US has announced sanctions against Chinese politicians who it says are responsible for human rights violations against Muslim minorities in Xinjiang.
China is accused of mass detentions, religious...
Friday, 10 July 2020
The US police officer accused of George Floyd's murder told him to stop talking as he repeatedly gasped under the man's knee, according to court documents.
The unarmed black man cried out for his late...
Tuesday, 07 July 2020
TikTok has said it will quit Hong Kong after China imposed a new security law on the city.
"In light of recent events, we've decided to stop operations of the TikTok app in Hong Kong," a spokesman told...
Monday, 06 July 2020
The border between Australia's two most populous states, Victoria and New South Wales (NSW), is to close after a spike in Covid-19 cases in Melbourne.
The outbreak in Victoria's capital has seen hundreds...
Friday, 03 July 2020
The US House of Representatives has approved new Hong Kong-related sanctions, after Beijing imposed a security law that was condemned by countries around the world.
The measure, which was passed unanimously,...
Wednesday, 01 July 2020
A man carrying a pro-independence flag has become the first person to be arrested in Hong Kong after a new "anti-protest" law, imposed by Beijing, came into effect, officials say.
Police have used pepper...
Tuesday, 30 June 2020
China has passed a controversial security law giving it new powers over Hong Kong, deepening fears for the city's freedoms, the BBC has learned.
Last month China stunned the city when it said it would...
Saturday, 27 June 2020
At least 20 million people in the US may already have been infected with Covid-19, according to the latest estimate by health officials.
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) says the true number of cases...
Thursday, 25 June 2020
New York, New Jersey and Connecticut have asked people travelling from states where Covid-19 cases are rising to go into self-isolation for 14 days.
New Jersey's Phil Murphy said people in the three states...
Wednesday, 24 June 2020
America's top infectious disease expert has told lawmakers that the US is seeing a "disturbing surge" in coronavirus infections in some states.
A panel of health officials, including Dr Anthony Fauci,...
Tuesday, 23 June 2020
Seattle's mayor has said the city plans to take back a district that is being occupied by armed protesters, after three people were shot at the weekend.
Mayor Jenny Durkan said the violence had become...
Monday, 22 June 2020
The man held on suspicion of killing three people at a park in Reading was known to MI5, security sources say.
Khairi Saadallah, 25, from the town, was arrested on Saturday and police say they are not...
Saturday, 20 June 2020
China has freed 10 Indian soldiers following a deadly clash between the two sides on Monday, according to Indian media reports.
The Hindu newspaper, quoting military sources, said those released included...
Tuesday, 16 June 2020
North Korea's army has warned it is ready to enter the demilitarised zone dividing the two Koreas.
The threat is partly in response to defector groups in the South sending propaganda material north.
Over...
Monday, 15 June 2020
French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a number of coronavirus restrictions are being lifted.
Cafes and restaurants are reopening across France and travel to other European countries will be allowed.
People...
Saturday, 13 June 2020
State authorities in the north-western US state of Washington have hit back after President Donald Trump threatened to "take back" a police-free district controlled by protesters in Seattle.
Governor...
Friday, 12 June 2020
A court in Thailand has sentenced two owners of a restaurant to 1,446 years in prison each for defrauding the public.
Last year, Laemgate seafood restaurant launched a pay-in-advance food promotion online.
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