End of the pandemic is in sight: WHO
The comment was the most optimistic from the United Nations agency since it declared COVID-19 an international emergency in January 2020 and started describing it as a pandemic three months later.
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A right Royal queue as Londoners turn out to honour the Queen
Government officials said they could not put a precise figure on how many would want to file past the Queen's coffin, but about 750,000 people were expected.
King Charles, William and Harry to lead Queen’s coffin procession to Westminster
The coffin will be placed on a gun carriage of the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery to be taken through central London to Westminster Hall.
One’s best friends: The Queen’s lifelong love of corgis
Princess Diana once called them a "moving carpet" always by her mother-in-law's side. Stubby, fluffy little dogs with a high-pitched bark, corgis were the late Queen's constant companions since she was a child.
Three dead as quake hits Papua New Guinea
At least three people are dead after a powerful earthquake hit a remote part of Papua New Guinea, authorities say.
Sixteen visits over 57 years: Queen Elizabeth II’s long relationship with Australia
Her visits to Australia – from her first in 1954 through to her last in 2011 – offer a snapshot of the changing relationship Australians have had with their sovereign and with the monarchy.
Long live the King – but for how long?
"By God, it was good for the character. If you want to develop character, go to Australia" - King Charles III
Anthony Albanese pays tribute to Queen’s “seven remarkable decades on the throne”
By Andrea Hayward, Andrew Brown and Tess Ikonomou in Sydney Australians will remember Queen…
The Queen has died
Queen Elizabeth, Britain's longest-reigning monarch and the country's figurehead for seven decades, has died. She was 96.
Penny Wong’s diplomacy efforts in the Pacific begin to bear fruit with PNG security pact
Papua New Guinea (PNG) has announced it wants to establish a security agreement with Australia, welcome news for analysts wary of rising Chinese influence. This decision reflects well on Foreign Minister Penny Wong’s tireless diplomacy with Pacific Island capitals. Since becoming Foreign Minister a little over three months ago, Wong has made four separate trips to the Pacific; to Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, New Zealand and Solomon Islands, as well as engaging with Pacific leaders during July’s Pacific Islands Forum Summit.
Truss me to deliver tax cuts and energy crisis: New British PM
By Elizabeth Piper and Kylie MacLellan in London Liz Truss has been named as…
There goes our hero: Foo Fighters farewell drummer Hawkins
There were tears, cheers and heartfelt tributes from a host of rock legends on Saturday, as thousands of fans gathered in honour of Hawkins, who was found dead in his hotel room in Colombia in March.
Europe and China are bone dry and Pakistan is underwater: A climate scientist’s view on what is going on
Andrew King, The University of Melbourne Extreme floods are devastating…
Princess Diana: why her death 25 years ago has sparked so many conspiracy theories
A quarter of a century after the Paris car crash, conspiracy theories…
Last Soviet leader Gorbachev dead at 91
Mikhail Gorbachev, who ended the Cold War without bloodshed but failed to prevent the collapse of the Soviet Union, has died at the age of 91, hospital officials in Moscow say.
Heavy fighting rages in Ukraine’s south
Ukraine claims to have destroyed bridges and ammunition depots and pounded command posts in a surge of fighting in the Russian-occupied south.
Solomon Islands stops US navy ships docking
The Solomon Islands has issued a moratorium on visiting United States navy vessels.
White supremacist in NZ school candidacy
A white supremacist who has expressed support for the Christchurch Mosques shooting has nominated for a multicultural school board, challenging democratic values in New Zealand.
Pakistan estimates flood costs at $14 billion
Early estimates put the damage from Pakistan's recent deadly floods at more than $US10 billion ($A14 billion), the nation's planning minister says.
Ukraine ‘strikes nuclear plant fuel depot’
Officials installed by Russia in Ukraine say a Ukrainian missile strike has punched a hole in the roof of a fuel depot at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the RIA Novosti news agency reports.
Iraq clashes kill 10, Sadr quits politics
At least 10 Iraqis have been killed after powerful Shi'ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr said he would quit politics, prompting his loyalists to storm a palatial government complex in Baghdad and leading to clashes with rival Shi'ite groups.
Former Bougainville mine poses flood risk
Communities around Rio Tinto's shuttered copper mine in Bougainville face a serious threat of flooding due to unstable mine instrastructure, an interim report commissioned by the mining company says.
US releases redacted Trump search document
The US Justice Department has disclosed that it is investigating former president Donald Trump for removing White House records because it believed he illegally held documents including some involving intelligence-gathering and clandestine human sources, which are among America's most closely held secrets.
Ukraine, Russia trade blame on power plant
Fears about the potential for a radiation leak at Europe's largest nuclear power plant persist as both sides trade blame for nearby shelling.
Pacific nation bid to deport Australian judge quashed
An attempt to deport an Australian-born judge from the Pacific island nation of Kiribati has been quashed on appeal..
Biden slams Republicans’ ‘semi-fascism’
US President Joe Biden has used harsh words to describe Trump-allied Republicans as he held his first political rally in the run-up to November elections, accusing the group of embracing violence and hatred, and saying they edged toward "semi-fascism" at an earlier fund-raising stop.
Global monkeypox cases fall 21 per cent: WHO
The number of monkeypox cases reported globally declined by 21 per cent last week, after a month-long trend of rising infections, the World Health Organisation says.
Treaty promises seismic shift on high seas
Most of the planet's ocean and the bounty of life it supports lack basic protection but that could be about to change under a landmark conservation treaty being thrashed out in New York.
Disaster avoided as Ukraine nuclear plant regains power link
The last regular line supplying electricity to Ukraine's Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant was restored hours after being cut, with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy saying the world narrowly avoided a radiation disaster.
Auckland waterfront blast injures five
Five people have been hospitalised after suffering burns in an explosion in downtown Auckland.
Prosecutor sets sights on ex-Trump aides
The prosecutor investigating whether Donald Trump and his allies illegally tried to influence the 2020 election in Georgia is seeking to compel testimony from more allies of the former US president, including former chief of staff Mark Meadows and lawyer Sidney Powell.