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Syria government steps in to halt Turkish assault on Kurds

October 14, 2019

ATS do Brasil Signs Contract for TwinOxide® Distribution

October 14, 2019

France, Germany affirm necessity of EU’s call for stopping Turkish aggression on Syrian territory

October 14, 2019

Chaos in northern Syria as ISIS detainees bolt during Turkish invasion

October 14, 2019

Defence industry minister says she wasn’t consulted about a ‘laughable’ FOI response

October 14, 2019 World News0

Journalists and politicians expressed their disbelief after a standard Freedom of Information request from SBS News was met with a cost quote of at least $2,515.

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Josh Frydenberg unleashes competition watchdog on big banks

October 14, 2019 World News0

The competition watchdog will examine mortgage costs and look into why banks have not passed on official interest rate cuts in full to their customers.

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Crossbenchers push to raise age of criminal responsibility in Australia

October 14, 2019 World News0

Crossbench MPs are behind legislation to raise the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 14, saying Australia is out of step with other countries.

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One Nation will abstain from voting until the government helps dairy farmers

October 14, 2019 World News0

Relations between the Morrison government and Pauline Hanson’s One Nation have soured over calls to re-regulate the dairy industry.

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Jacqui Lambie rejects horse-trading with ‘humanity’ over vote to repeal Medevac laws

October 14, 2019 World News0

The Senator with the deciding vote to determine the fate of the Coalition’s push to repeal the Medevac laws says she won’t be horse trading over "humanity".

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Rainfall not enough to extinguish fires raging in northern NSW

October 13, 2019 World News0

Rain has eased conditions for firefighters but there is still plenty of work to be done to contain northern NSW bushfires ahead of a rise in temperatures in the coming days.

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Afghanistan’s all-female orchestra is hoping to revive music banned under the Taliban

October 13, 2019 World News0

Members of Zohra – Afghanistan’s first all-female orchestral ensemble – will take to the stage for two special performances in Melbourne and Sydney.

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Australia and US looking to challenge China’s hold on the rare earths market

October 13, 2019 World News0

Australia and the US are in discussions to try and open up the rare earths market which is currently dominated by China.

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South Australia’s food charities can’t meet demand

October 13, 2019 World News0

More than 130,000 South Australians are seeking food aid each month, with women the worst- affected, and charities can’t help them all.

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Peak medical authorities issue joint plea to save refugee medevac laws

October 13, 2019 World News0

Peak medical authorities have demanded Parliament keep medevac legislation.

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Some US states marking their first Indigenous Peoples’ Day

October 14, 20190

New Mexico is celebrating its first statewide Indigenous Peoples’ Day

High court to consider state role in prosecuting immigrants

October 14, 20190

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments this week over whether states have the authority to prosecute immigrants for using false Social Security numbers to work unlawfully in the United States

Do California power shutoffs work? Hard to know, experts say

October 14, 20190

Experts say it’s hard to know whether keeping millions of Californians in the dark prevented a catastrophic wildfire

American Airlines and Gol negotiating a partnership to counter Delta/Latam deal

October 12, 20190

AA and Gol are also talking with other airlines about potential partnerships, the newspaper said, without elaborating American Airlines Group Inc and Brazil’s Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA are negotiating a “partnership” that could “integrate flights between the two airlines in Latin America,” a newspaper reported on Friday.

Winners of the Falklands regional student competition have been announced

October 12, 20190

The winners will travel to the Falklands in January, where they will spend a week living with a local family as part of the cultural exchange The Falkland Islands Government and the British embassies in Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay have announced the winners of the 2019/2020 student competition to visit the Falkland Islands.

Ecuadorean president ready for direct talks with protestors to halt violence

October 12, 20190

Indigenous groups from disadvantaged communities in the Amazon and the Andes have spearheaded demands that Moreno reinstate fuel subsidies Ecuador’s President Lenin Moreno on Friday proposed direct talks with indigenous leaders after deadly protests against fuel price hikes stretched into the 10th day. “It is essential to stop the violence,” Moreno said in a brief address on television. “I call on the leaders to talk directly with me.”

London’s River Lea children’s clean up project

October 14, 20190

The Cody Dock project involving children helps improve water quality in London’s River Lea.

Washing out hate crime graffiti in London

October 14, 20190

A group of young people have decided to wash off hateful words and graffiti from walls in their local area.

Why policing Extinction Rebellion protests is ‘extremely complex’

October 14, 20190

The Met Police reveals its approach to policing the Extinction Rebellion demonstrations.

British orphans found trapped in Syria IS camp

October 13, 20190

The BBC discovered three children from the same family stranded after their parents died in the fighting with Islamic State.

Saudi Arabia tourism: So what is there to see?

October 13, 20190

The BBC’s Frank Gardner, a visitor to the kingdom for decades, shares his tips for places to see.

Turkey-Syria offensive: Kurds reach deal with Syrian army

October 13, 20190

Syrian government forces will be deployed along Syria’s northern border to halt Turkey’s assault.

‘It’s a symbol of our strength’: Heiltsuk open first Big House in 120 years

October 13, 20190

The last Big House in the First Nation’s territory along the B.C. coast was destroyed, and the community has been planning and fundraising to build a new one for decades.

Singh speaks out against strategic voting, says to ‘never settle for less’

October 13, 20190

The New Democratic leader is trying to counter a message from the Liberals that they are the only real option for progressive voters, as they have a better shot at forming government.

Extinction Rebellion caps off week of protests with downtown Montreal die-in

October 13, 20190

Their message to Montrealers was to stop drinking the “Kool-Aid of denial, despair, inaction, and guilt when it comes to climate change facts”.

Tennis: Medvedev thumps Zverev to win Shanghai Masters title

October 13, 20190

SHANGHAI: Daniil Medvedev won his fourth title of a spectacular year with a thumping 6-4, 6-1 victory over Alexander Zverev in the Shanghai Masters final on Sunday (Oct 13). Victory for the 23-year-old Russian, contesting a sixth final in a row, was more evidence that he is the prime contender to …

India tightens security clampdown ahead of divisive temple ruling

October 13, 20190

NEW DELHI: Authorities have tightened security restrictions in the northern Indian flashpoint city of Ayodhya ahead of a crucial Supreme Court ruling over the disputed site fiercely contested between Hindus and Muslims. Hindus and Muslims have for decades been bitterly divided over the 16th …

Up to 35 dead as Typhoon Hagibis slams Japan

October 13, 20190

TOKYO: Tens of thousands of rescuers worked through the pre-dawn hours on Monday (Oct 14) to reach people trapped by landslides and floods in Japan caused by a powerful typhoon that has killed up to 35, officials and local media said. Typhoon Hagibis moved away from land on Sunday morning, but …

East Germany 1989: People power activists who toppled a state

October 14, 20190

A giant anti-communist protest in Leipzig in October 1989 doomed the East German state.

Turning Paris’s underground car parks into mushrooms farms

October 14, 20190

Paris is renovating many of its underground car parks and some are now growing mushrooms.

‘Brexit: ‘Big gap’ remains in UK-EU deal discussions

October 14, 20190

The future of Northern Ireland’s border dominates, while Parliament reconvenes for the Queen’s Speech.

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