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    United Nations-backed investigators allege systemic torture in Myanmar detention facilities by security forces
     13 August 2025
    The Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar said victims were subject to beatings, electric shocks, sexual violence, strangulation and other forms of torture.
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    Understanding Russia's 'Alaska myth', from claims of a dodgy deal to lyrics in a 90s hit
    13 Aug: You don't have to look far in Russia to find hypotheses as to why Alaska is in the wrong hands. Whether Moscow could ever rule it again depends on who you talk to.... more
    'Violent gangs and bloodthirsty criminals': Is crime on the rise in Washington DC?
    13 Aug: Donald Trump has announced a federal takeover of Washington DC's police force, saying the city is "becoming a situation of complete and total lawlessness". But is this true?... more
    China has reasons beyond the climate to turn into the world's first electrostate
    13 Aug: China has put its economic might behind renewable technologies in a desire to stop relying on imported fossil fuels.... more
    Australia spends $500m on Papua New Guinea's Lombrum naval base expansion
    12 Aug: Australian taxpayers have spent around half a billion dollars to fund the expansion of Papua New Guinea's Lombrum naval base — well over double the $175 million price tag originally flagged by the federal government.... more
    Taylor Swift announces new album after suspenseful countdown
    12 Aug: The US singer's new album will be called The Life of a Showgirl, with the 35-year-old announcing it on her official website with an orange glittery backdrop.... more
    Reconnecting with Sri Lanka as an adult
    12 Aug: Last year, I was horrified to realise that I was a tourist in my country of birth. Large swathes of Sri Lanka felt foreign after my father died. So, after an awful few years, I took a timeout from my Melbourne life and mapped out a four-month travel plan.... more
    Donald Trump extends China's 125pc tariff deadline for another 90 days
    12 Aug: The new 90-day pause on sky-high tariffs extends the deal to delay the reintroduction of triple-digit levies.... more
    Woman allegedly sexually harassed by boss in Sydney restaurant speaks after record payout
    12 Aug: A 25-year-old woman is speaking out years after she was allegedly sexually harassed by her boss at a Mexican restaurant, after the Federal Court this month ordered he pay her a record $305,000.... more
    Journalists in Gaza are writing their own obituaries, after Israel brands them 'terrorists'
    12 Aug: Palestinian journalist Anas al-Sharif predicted his own death, believing he'd been targeted by an IDF smear campaign as a precursor for his assassination. On Monday his premonition came true, when he was killed by Israeli forces alongside four of his Al Jazeera colleagues.... more

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     22 Jul: At least 19 people killed as Bangladesh Air Force plane crashes into college campus +++++++++++++++++
     23 Jul: Calls for part-time study option to ease burden on Australian medical students +++++++++++++++++
     22 Jul: Acclaimed conductor, Sir Roger Norrington, dies aged 91 ++++++++++++++
     31 Jul: Why Russia's megathrust earthquake was among biggest ever recorded, but damage was minimal ++++++++++++++
     18 Jul: Aussie Open crew playing catch-up after Cameron Smith shocker +++++++++++++

     International NewsLinks
      13 Aug: T20 international cricket live: david makes 23-ball half century after south african youngster plunders stunning century (Sydney Morning Herald)
      12 Aug: Black caps cult hero to make international return – with another nation (Stuff.co.nz)
      12 Aug: Leading silver fern heads to australia after eligibility rule change (Stuff.co.nz)
      12 Aug: After going to the gaza border and seeing aid get turned back, helen clark had withering words for nz (Stuff.co.nz)
      12 Aug: Former teacher back in the dock after taking intimate photos of international boarder (Stuff.co.nz)
      11 Aug: Svg remains nascar's king of the road with win at watkins glen (Stuff.co.nz)
      11 Aug: ‘my foot slipped’: nascar driver recounts scary fall in victory lane (Stuff.co.nz)
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