Microsoft backs Australian plan to make Google pay for news
Canberra (TIP): Microsoft said on Wednesday it supports Australia’s plans to make the biggest digital platforms pay for news and…
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(Update 12 minutes ago)Philippine ice plant ammonia leak leaves 2 dead, 90 sickened
Manila (TIP): An ammonia leak from an ice plant in the Philippine capital region left two dead and more than…
Read MoreJapan scientists study source of high heat on asteroid
Tokyo (TIP): Japanese space experts said they are examining soil samples brought back from a distant asteroid in an attempt…
Read MoreUK aircraft carrier in Indo-Pacific soon
London (TIP): The UK Government has announced its plans to deploy a new Carrier Strike Group led by aircraft carrier…
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Erdogan says will not let university protests swell
Istanbul (TIP): President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday his government would not allow month-long demonstrations at a Turkish university to…
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‘Not like every time’: Beirut blast victims want the truth
Beirut (TIP): Months after a massive explosion ripped through Beirut’s port and disfigured the Lebanese capital, family members of some…
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Indian-origin Punjabi taxi driver’s son makes it to Australia T20I team
MELBOURNE (TIP): Teenaged leg-spinner Tanveer Sangha, son of an Indian-origin taxi driver in Australia, has been named in Australia's T20…
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Russian court rules that Kremlin critic Navalny must stay in jail
Moscow (TIP): A Russian court on Thursday ordered Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to be kept in jail after rejecting an…
Read MoreAustralia takes on Google advertising dominance in latest Big Tech fight
Sydney (TIP): An Australian regulator is considering letting internet users choose what personal data companies like Google share with advertisers,…
Read MorePoor air quality killed 4,000 people in London in 2019
London (TIP): In 2019, around 4,000 deaths in London could be attributed to air pollution, with the highest number of…
Read MoreIsrael extradites sex-crime suspect to Oz after 13 years
Tel Aviv (TIP): A former Australian school principal accused of sexually assaulting students was extradited to Australia on Monday under…
Read MoreDutch PM condemns anti-lockdown riots
Amsterdam (TIP): Dutch PM Mark Rutte on Monday condemned riots across the country in which demonstrators attacked police and set…
Read MoreEurope’s vax row deepens
London/Brussels (TIP): Europe's fight to secure Covid vaccine supplies intensified on Thursday when the European Union (EU) said it would…
Read MorePutin calls pro-Navalny marches illegal, new protest set for Sunday
Moscow (TIP); Russian President Vladimir Putin condemned weekend protests demanding the release of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny as dangerous…
Read MoreUK bans direct flights from UAE, shutting world’s busiest international route
London/Sydney (TIP): Britain is banning direct passenger flights to and from the United Arab Emirates from Friday, shutting down the…
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China derecognises British passport amid row over HK
Beijing/London (TIP): Britain on Friday hailed a new visa offering Hong Kong citizens a route to citizenship after China's crackdown…
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Indian-Origin Student in Dubai makes Portrait of PM Modi as Republic Day Gift
DUBAI (TIP): A 14-year-old Indian - origin student in Dubai has made a special portrait of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as…
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Missing since October, Jack Ma makes live appearance at online meet
Shanghai (TIP): Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma met 100 rural teachers in China via a live video meeting on Wednesday…
Read MoreSyria says four dead in first Israeli strike since Biden took office
Damascus/Jerusalem (TIP): Syrian air defences confronted “an Israeli aggression” in the region of Hama on Friday that killed four people…
Read MoreLoud explosion rocks central Madrid; rescue teams to site
Madrid (TIP): Madrid’s emergency services say rescue teams, firefighters and police are working in a central area of the Spanish…
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Zimbabwe’s foreign minister dies of COVID-19 amid resurgence
Harare (TIP): Zimbabwe’s Foreign Minister Sibusiso Moyo, who gained prominence in 2017 as the military general who announced the coup…
Read MoreTwin suicide blasts in Iraq kill 32, injure 110
Baghdad (TIP): Twin suicide blasts ripped through a busy market in Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 32 persons and…
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Google threatens to pull search engine in Australia
Wellington (TIP): Google on Friday threatened to make its search engine unavailable in Australia if the government went ahead with…
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UK TO HOST G7 SUMMIT IN CORNWALL FROM 11-13 JUNE 2021
PM will use the UK’s G7 Presidency to unite leading democracies to help the world build back better from coronavirus…
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Farm bills have potential to represent significant step forward for agriculture reforms in India: IMF
Washington (TIP): The IMF believes the farm bills passed by the Indian government have the potential to represent a significant…
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Managers detained as 22 trapped in China mine for 3rd day
Beijing (TIP): Authorities have detained managers at a gold mine in eastern China where 22 workers have been trapped underground…
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Russia prison agency warns Navalny he faces immediate arrest
Moscow (TIP): Russia’s prison service said on Thursday that top Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny faces immediate arrest once he returns…
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Piped water boosts women’s health, happiness and income in rural Zambia
Johannesburg (TIP): From growing vegetables to spending more time with their children, women's quality of life improved drastically after piped…
Read MoreHong Kong police arrest 11 on suspicion of aiding activists’ escape attempt, says media
Hong Kong (TIP): Hong Kong police have arrested 11 people over suspected crimes related to assisting a group of 12…
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EU farmers could get cash to curb emissions from belching livestock
Brussels (TIP): Farmers should get European Union funding to reduce methane emissions from livestock or increase organic farmland, the European…
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