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The European Super League debacle from 2021-04-25T07:15
The attempt by 12 of Europe’s biggest football clubs to form a breakaway super league collapsed within 48 hours after a furious reaction from fans and players. So what was it all about?
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The impact of Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge visit to Pakistan from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
A royal visit has brought fanfare and glamour to Pakistan, a country that is desperate for a positive distraction.
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Indonesia announces plans for an international aid agency from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Looking to strengthen diplomatic relations in the region, Indonesia has played down accusations of trying to dampen support for Papuan independence. ...
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It's the end of Hong Kong as we've known it from 2020-12-13T07:10
Beijing’s security laws, the expulsion of pro-democracy legislators, and an ongoing police crackdown on opponents has effectively killed off the notion of one country-two systems.
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How Taiwan is dealing with disinformation on social media from 2020-12-06T07:10
In Taiwan the government and the biggest social media app have formed a public-private-partnership to tackle disinformation, predominantly from China, through the use of AI and fact checking.
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Angela Onwuachi-Willig's'The fire this time'- balancing personal and professional responses to the murder of George Floyd from 2020-06-14T07:10
Angela Onwuachi-Willig is Dean of the Boston University School of Law. As the first African-American to hold that position she grappled with how to speak to her students about the murder of George ...
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A true story of slavery and restitution in America from 2020-05-24T07:30
The story of former slave Henrietta Wood who successfully sued the man who abducted her and sold her into slavery has won the 2020 Pulitzer history prize.
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Under fire WHO meets at a critical time in the pandemic from 2020-05-17T07:10
The World Health Organisation is holding its annual assembly at a critical juncture in the COVID 19 pandemic and while facing sustained criticism over its response
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Concerns over new mothers and babies during COVID 19 from 2020-05-10T07:10
Giving birth alone, without pain medication and forced separation from the baby is every pregnant woman’s worst nightmare. How the pandemic has changed birth practices
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Blue Mountains charity feeding 18,000 daily from 2020-04-26T07:15
A charity in the Blue Mountains is feeding 18,000 people a week during the COVID 19 crisis.
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Coronavirus pandemic creates a dilemma for ABC correspondents from 2020-03-29T07:15
The coronavirus pandemic has forced the ABC's Jakarta correspondent to evacuate.
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In Israel the coronavirus is adding to a political and legal crisis from 2020-03-29T07:10
The coronavirus has overshadowed an unprecedented political and legal crisis that has left Israel without a government and with an un-elected prime minister who is now ruling by decree.
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America's prepper culture kicks in from 2020-03-22T07:15
Americans know how to prep and they've stocked up to bunker down as Coronavirus takes hold.
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A snapshot of life in Japan under coronavirus from 2020-03-22T07:10
In Japan supplies of toilet paper and masks are returning to normal and many store shelves remain well stocked with food. But the government faces criticism over the lack of virus testing
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The S in USA stands for swindle from 2020-03-15T07:15
In the USA the price you're quoted is never the price you have to pay
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Covid-19 hits Thailand's tourism industry from 2020-03-15T07:10
Tourists are avoiding Thailand due to Covid-19 fears and Bangkok, normally a popular destination for Aussie tourists, is bearing the brunt.
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As Australians panic buy toilet paper, those closest to Coronavirus outbreaks panic the least from 2020-03-08T07:20
China correspondent Bill Birtles travels to South Korea and is struck by how people carried on as usual.
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Namaste Trump: US president fills world's largest cricket stadium for political rally from 2020-03-08T07:15
With more than 20 rolling news channels in India, even an Australian perspective on Trump's India visit is news.
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Germany is battling a resurgence of right-wing fundamentalism from 2020-03-08T07:10
In the last year the country has seen three extremist attacks, the Chancellor says they have been driven by racism.
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Indonesia's pollution and rubbish problems are legendary from 2020-03-01T07:15
Jakarta's construction and development are taking a never-ending toll on the environment.
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Papua New Guinea's home to more than 800 languages from 2020-03-01T07:10
Tok pisin is the language that is most widely spoken in PNG
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Orthodox Fashion from 2020-02-23T07:15
Meet a group of Ultra-orthodox Jewish women in Israel in the wig-making business
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Polite Tipping from 2020-02-23T07:10
Deciding how much and and when to tip in America can be confusing for Aussies. Here are some pointers.
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Trapped on a cruise ship from 2020-02-16T07:20
Life for the 3,600 people trapped on board the Diamond Princess is increasingly challenging
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Was the Iowa caucus democracy in action? from 2020-02-16T07:15
Caucusing is a uniquely American way of voting, but many people in Australia wouldn't even know what the activity is.
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Beirut's meltdown from 2020-02-16T07:10
The wild riots erupting on the streets of Lebanon are being fuelled by an economic catastrophe that's destroying businesses, jobs and people's live savings.
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Icy mountaineering in the European Alps from 2020-02-09T07:15
Europe Correspondent Linton Besser travelled to the Ecrins Massif, a significant chain of peaks in France where he wasn't climbing mountains but waterfalls.
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The'Mother of all Rivers'facing serious challenges from droughts, dams from 2020-02-09T07:10
The ABC's South-East Asia correspondent gets literally immersed in the Mekong River to understand the impact of upstream dams and drought.
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Smithsonian's surprisingly Australian exhibit from 2020-02-02T07:20
For museums around the world, the Smithsonian brand in Washington DC is considered the gold standard.
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Brext is done (sort of) from 2020-02-02T07:15
After years of paralysing uncertainty, the UK has left the European Union.
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Trip to the viral epicenter of Wuhan from 2020-02-02T07:10
China correspondent Bill Birtles flew to the viral epicenter of Wuhan recently with cameraman Brant Cumming recenlty, and life became a tad anxious.
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Bougainville's reporting problem from 2020-01-26T07:20
Poor infrastructure and bad mobile service makes Bougainville a difficult place to file reports from, but one local journalist takes it in his stride.
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Harry and Meghan souvenirs selling at bargain prices from 2020-01-26T07:15
After a tumultuous few weeks for Britain’s Royal Family bargain hunters in London can now pick up a few Harry and Meghan souvenirs for half price.
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Memories of India from 2020-01-26T07:10
New South Asia correspondent James Oaten reflects on his first trip to India when mental health issues took centre stage
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Lebanon's youth protests from 2019-12-15T07:20
Young people leading the protests say they’re optimistic their nation can change for the better
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What is a national dish? from 2019-12-15T07:15
Singapore’s famous hawker culture is up for consideration at the UN committee that registers intangible cultural heritage.
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Farewell America from 2019-12-15T07:10
ABC's US Bureau chief Zoe Daniel reflects on her posting as she heads home to Sydney.
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Japan's shredding scandal from 2019-12-08T07:20
The Japanese government's love of the industrial scale shredder
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Six months of Hong Kong protests from 2019-12-08T07:15
Hong Kongers mark the six-month anniversary of pro-democracy protests with a large rally
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Correspondent Siobhan Heanue farewells South Asia from 2019-12-08T07:10
From flying over the Hindu Kush in Afghanistan to traipsing through the desert in Rajasthan to seeing the aftermath of terrorist bombings in Sri Lanka, Siobhan Heanue has experienced it all as the ...
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UK Christmas drowned in politics from 2019-12-01T07:10
The Christmas lights are on, but the festive season in the UK is being drowned in politics.
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Bougainville referendum underway from 2019-11-24T07:20
For the next two weeks, the people of this small island in Papua New Guinea will vote on whether to become an independent nation
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Finland's unusual customs from 2019-11-24T07:15
Europe Correspondent Linton Besser recently travelled to Finland where he became mystified by the small Scandinavian state and its peculiar customs
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Poland's reproductive rights are impacting IVF treatment for single women from 2019-11-24T07:12
For many women's rights activists in Poland, these are dark times, as new laws start to take effect, governing abortion, contraception, sex education and even IVF.
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Cancer patients in PNG forced offshore from 2019-11-17T07:20
It's been three years since PNG's only radiotherapy machine stopped working and doctors are being forced to use chemotherapy instead.
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Rockets and retaliation in Gaza from 2019-11-17T07:15
Clashes between Israel’s military and militant groups in Gaza – as happened this week - can seem depressingly familiar.
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Japan's helium shortage from 2019-11-17T07:12
Helium balloons are an essential part of any birthday party, but a shortage of the element has may cause major problems for healthcare and scientific research.
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Beijing is changing, and not necessarily for the better from 2019-11-10T09:05
Beijing bookshop that had become a centre for discussions, festivals and ideas announced it would shut amid a broad campaign to transform the city.
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Adam Harvey visits a prison for ISIS fighters in Syria from 2019-11-10T07:15
There are dead and wounded all around, including a man writhing in agony.
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Californian Fires from 2019-11-10T07:10
Dangerous wildfires in California have finally been contained, but forecasters say the reprieve may be brief.
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Britain's winter election from 2019-11-03T08:10
The UK is heading to a pre- Christmas poll and the campaigning has begun in earnest.
Baby shark reborn from 2019-11-03T07:20
The children's song has become the unofficial anthem of the Washington Nationals baseball team, which has just won its first ever baseball World Series
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Bangkok's best park from 2019-11-03T07:15
Finding a green park to exercise in a big Asian city like Bangkok can be difficult for an Australian accustomed to wide open space.
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