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• A Trump concession is becoming less relevant

  27-11-2020 06:45 via smh.com.au
  
  For a fleeting moment, it looked like a Thanksgiving miracle was about to unfold when Donald Trump came close to admitting Joe Biden won the election.
  
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• US-Taiwan alliance 'an alternative' to Chinese Belt and Road

  27-11-2020 06:16 via smh.com.au
  
  It will use capital raised from the private sector to provide greater transparency to countries seeking funding to develop their infrastructure.
  
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• 'Devastating blow': Trade Minister lashes out at China's wine tariff hit

  27-11-2020 05:48 via smh.com.au
  
  Trade Minister Simon Birmingham says China's plan to slap steep tariffs on Australian wine breaches trading agreements for ulterior motives.
  
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• North Korea attempted to hack COVID-19 vaccine makers: reports

  27-11-2020 05:07 via smh.com.au
  
  A member of the South Korean parliamentary intelligence committee says the North has been snooping on the South's efforts to curb the coronavirus.
  
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• From solitary confinement, Joshua Wong says Hong Kong fight continues

  27-11-2020 04:50 via smh.com.au
  
  The pro-democracy activist says he has lost confidence in the former British territory's legal system and does not expect a fair trial on December 2.
  
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• Not happy: How a 10-second smiley-face selfie can land you in jail

  27-11-2020 04:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Strict anti-protest laws threaten to make Singapore the laughing stock around the world, and it's all because of one man and a smiley face.
  
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• China hits Australian wine with tariffs of up to 200 per cent

  27-11-2020 03:45 via smh.com.au
  
  The move has sent one of the country's largest wine exporters into a trading halt.
  
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• South Korea to host China's Xi Jinping

  27-11-2020 03:02 via smh.com.au
  
  China's top diplomat, Wang Yi, arrived in the South Korean capital late on Wednesday after a two-day visit to Japan.
  
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• Tigray leaders promise fight to death in Abiy's final assault

  27-11-2020 01:43 via smh.com.au
  
  Devastating fighting is expected as military officials claim they have surrounded the city of Mekele with tanks and heavy artillery.
  
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• John Kerry: the man who could force Morrison's climate hand

  27-11-2020 01:35 via smh.com.au
  
  The elder stateman's appointment could lead to ructions with the Morrison government if it does not agree to big carbon reductions by the end of next year.
  
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• Donald Trump says he will leave the White House if Electoral College votes for Biden

  27-11-2020 00:02 via smh.com.au
  
  Trump has so far refused to concede the election and claims without evidence that the election was marred by widespread fraud, and that he and not Biden won it.
  
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• The assault on Biden’s presidency has already begun

  26-11-2020 22:13 via smh.com.au
  
  The alternate reality promoted by Trump, his "Jade Helming" of the 2020 election result, is not going to go away.
  
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• Zaghari-Ratcliffe a victim of Iran's hostage diplomacy, says husband

  26-11-2020 22:04 via smh.com.au
  
  The British-Iranian mother of one from north London was jailed on charges of trying to overthrow the government.
  
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• Iraq trains US-sanctioned militia leader for army position: sources

  26-11-2020 21:16 via smh.com.au
  
  Making Abu Zainab al-Lami a senior officer in the army is one of the boldest moves yet to dilute the power of Iran-backed militias in Iraq.
  
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• Russia's Sputnik V developers to AstraZeneca: let's try combining vaccines

  26-11-2020 20:28 via smh.com.au
  
  Russia said its Sputnik V vaccine is 92 per cent effective at protecting people from COVID-19, according to interim trial results.
  
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• The hyperventilating over Cormann's private jet is as predictable as it is short-sighted

  26-11-2020 20:17 via smh.com.au
  
  Those who argue against putting our money where our mouth is on multilateralism are accepting an Australia as a rule taker, not a rule maker.
  
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• Hungary, Poland double down to try to eject rule-of-law condition from EU budget

  26-11-2020 19:59 via smh.com.au
  
  The European Union is investigating the nationalist governments of the two countries for undermining the independence of their judiciaries and media.
  
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• Julian Assange's partner appeals to Trump to pardon him

  26-11-2020 18:58 via smh.com.au
  
  Stella Moris tweeted US President Donald Trump on Thanksgiving, appealing to him to pardon the WikiLeaks founder.
  
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• AstraZeneca likely to run new COVID-19 vaccine trial, CEO says, as questions emerge

  26-11-2020 18:03 via smh.com.au
  
  The company is likely to conduct an additional global vaccine trial after current studies raised questions over its level of protection.
  
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• AstraZeneca likely to run new COVID-19 vaccine trial as questions emerge, CEO says

  26-11-2020 18:03 via smh.com.au
  
  The company is likely to conduct an additional global vaccine trial after current studies raised questions over its level of protection.
  
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• Turkish court jails hundreds for life over 2016 coup attempt

  26-11-2020 17:28 via smh.com.au
  
  More than 250 people were killed in the 2016 coup attempt when rogue soldiers commandeered warplanes, helicopters and tanks to try to overthrow the government.
  
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• Berlin plans six mass COVID-19 vaccination centres handling 4000 people a day

  26-11-2020 17:01 via smh.com.au
  
  Those waiting to be immunised will be ferried through each centre in the same way shoppers are guided through IKEA stores in one direction.
  
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• Their teeth fell out. Was it another COVID-19 consequence?

  26-11-2020 16:37 via smh.com.au
  
  Some coronavirus survivors have described teeth falling out, as well as sensitive gums and teeth turning grey or chipping.
  
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• Nobel laureate Abiy Ahmed says troops ordered to move on Tigray

  26-11-2020 08:37 via smh.com.au
  
  He warned residents to stay indoors and disarm, and told other countries to “stand by” until asked for assistance, as a 72-hour ultimatum to surrender expired.
  
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• Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed says troops ordered to move on Tigray

  26-11-2020 08:37 via smh.com.au
  
  The government had given the Tigray People's Liberation Front 72 hours to lay down their arms or face an assault on Mekelle, the regional capital of 500,000 people.
  
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• 'Not here to be bullied': UK weighs in on China hitlist

  26-11-2020 08:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Boris Johnson's foreign affairs committee chairman says China's list of grievances about Australia is an "attempt to undermine our own liberty".
  
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• Amy Coney Barrett casts deciding vote to block limit on religious gatherings

  26-11-2020 07:18 via smh.com.au
  
  The coronavirus restrictions imposed on the number of people allowed in religious services in New York state were opposed by Christian and Jewish houses of worship.
  
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• Nobel laureate Abiy Ahmed rejects international 'interference' in war

  26-11-2020 06:55 via smh.com.au
  
  The international community should “stand by” until asked for assistance, his office said as government forces positioned tanks outside the regional capital.
  
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• 'She will need to unlearn a lot': former Iran prisoner on Kylie Moore-Gilbert's release

  26-11-2020 05:58 via smh.com.au
  
  The 33-year-old Melbourne University lecturer was on Thursday flying home with Australian diplomats after a drawn-out, secretive government deal to secure her release.
  
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• 'Partial success': Pandemic is slowing down, says the WHO

  26-11-2020 03:54 via smh.com.au
  
  Numbers are better, countries are adjusting their coronavirus restrictions ahead of Christmas gatherings, and Turkey joins the race for a vaccine.
  
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• First Trump pardons the turkey, then Flynn. Next himself?

  26-11-2020 01:27 via smh.com.au
  
  Unrestrained by the desire to win re-election, it’s common for presidents to issue a high number of pardons and commutations on their way out.
  
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• Coronavirus-infected mink rise from their mass grave

  26-11-2020 00:28 via smh.com.au
  
  Thousands of the animals' bloated cadavers have emerged from shallow graves in Denmark. Now locals fear water contamination.
  
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• Australian academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert gives thanks for her freedom

  26-11-2020 00:00 via smh.com.au
  
  "It is with bittersweet feelings that I depart your country, despite the injustices which I have been subjected to," the academic said.
  
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• Biden pleads with Americans to be careful over Thanksgiving

  25-11-2020 23:03 via smh.com.au
  
  China congratulates Joe Biden on his win as the President-elect pleads with Americans to stay safe over Thanksgiving - while Trump phones in his Gettysberg address.
  
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• Australian academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert freed by Iran after 2 years in detention

  25-11-2020 22:53 via smh.com.au
  
  "It is with bittersweet feelings that I depart your country, despite the injustices which I have been subjected to," the academic said.
  
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• Trump pardons former national security adviser Flynn

  25-11-2020 22:28 via smh.com.au
  
  President Donald Trump pardoned former national security adviser Michael Flynn on Wednesday, the second pardon connected to the Russia probe.
  
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• Cost of pandemic plunges British economy into deepest fall in 300 years

  25-11-2020 21:32 via smh.com.au
  
  Chancellor Rishi Sunak laid out the full historic context of the economic carnage caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent economic shutdowns.
  
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• Australian academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert freed by Iran, government confirms

  25-11-2020 21:16 via smh.com.au
  
  Iran has freed Kylie Moore-Gilbert, a British-Australian academic who has been detained in Iran for more than two years.
  
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• Leading Saudi women's activist referred to terrorism court

  25-11-2020 20:37 via smh.com.au
  
  The referral of Loujain al-Hathloul's case to the Specialised Criminal Court is a setback for efforts to push for her swift release.
  
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• Iran says Australian academic freed in exchange for three Iranians

  25-11-2020 17:19 via smh.com.au
  
  Iran has freed Kylie Moore-Gilbert, a British-Australian academic who has been detained in Iran for more than two years, in exchange for three Iranians held abroad, Iranian state TV has reported.
  
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• Xi Jinping congratulates Joe Biden, hopes for 'win-win' ties

  25-11-2020 16:56 via smh.com.au
  
  Chinese President Xi Jinping has congratulated US President-elect Joe Biden and expressed hope for "win-win co-operation" amid conflicts over trade, technology and security.
  
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• China says coal imports failed environment standards amid stalled Australian shipments

  25-11-2020 15:56 via smh.com.au
  
  When asked about Australian coal stalled at Chinese ports, foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said "we found that many coal imports have failed to meet environmental standards".
  
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• Thai protesters switch plans, but still target the King

  25-11-2020 11:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Thai protesters switched locations for their protest on Wednesday - but their targets, the King and the government of Prayut Chan-o-cha - remained the same.
  
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• Biden's team provides opportunities for Morrison, but also challenges

  25-11-2020 11:19 via smh.com.au
  
  President-elect Joe Biden's cabinet stands to offer the Morrison government real support in our fraught relationship with China, but his agenda also throws up issues that Australia must tackle. 
  
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• Meghan Markle opens up about miscarriage in New York Times article

  25-11-2020 10:33 via smh.com.au
  
  The intimate details shared in the article are strikingly at odds with the usual policy of senior members of the British royal family.
  
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• Duchess of Sussex opens up about miscarriage in New York Times article

  25-11-2020 10:33 via smh.com.au
  
  The intimate details shared in the article are at odds with the usual code of silence kept by senior royals.
  
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• Hong Kong leader vows to 'restore political system from chaos'

  25-11-2020 08:25 via smh.com.au
  
  The city state's chief executive Carrie Lam said Hong Kong's international reputation would be restored after the pandemic.
  
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• Understanding claims of coronavirus on frozen food packaging

  25-11-2020 08:24 via smh.com.au
  
  China has banned yet another type of imported frozen food, but how serious is the threat to public health?
  
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• Biden team offers opportunities for Morrison but also challenges

  25-11-2020 07:53 via smh.com.au
  
  Biden's cabinet offers the Morrison government real support in our fraught relationship with China but his agenda also throws up challenges that Australia must address. 
  
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• Carrefour donates millions to racial inclusion projects after black man killed outside store

  25-11-2020 07:46 via smh.com.au
  
  Activists in the city where the killing occurred have organised demonstrations outside stores every day since Friday, sending the company's shares tumbling.
  
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