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‘We are a threat to Putin’: the small Norwegian news outlet with half its staff on Russia’s wanted list

Exiled journalists at the Barents Observer face growing intimidation as Moscow seeks to control media beyond its borders

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South Africa votes under shadow of service failures

South Africans vote Wednesday in a closely watched local government election, with parties battling for control of major cities in a contest expected to offer a measure of the national mood before the…

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Why tradwives are fleeing the movement: ‘I can’t undo my past – but I can warn other women’

In recent years, some of the most vocal tradwives have left their husbands, renounced their religious faith and promoted financial independence. What is behind this sudden and seismic shift?

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Australia’s first GLP-1 weight-loss pill has been approved. How does it differ to injections and who will be eligible?

Wegovy tablets will be going on sale soon as a daily dose after TGA approval, but with restrictions and still plenty of unknowns

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Kim Jong-un, crypto bros and a $6.3bn heist – podcast

North Korea is said to be behind the theft from the crypto exchange Binance. How did they pull it off and what will they do with the money? Kalyeena Makortoff and Jean H Lee report

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New Zealand votes with economy, cost of living in focus

New Zealanders are voting this week in an election focused on rising costs of living and the economy, as pollsters forecast a tight contest and neither main party close to winning a majority.

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AFL to consider rule changes to add ‘exciting’ Irish flair to women’s competition

Irishwoman Rachel Kearns lauded for pulling off illegal double Gaelic ‘solo’ while AFLW boss says league will look at changing rules after this year’s finals

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Fight over pro-Palestinian group ban heads to UK's highest court

A legal battle over a ban on Palestine Action activists resumes Wednesday as co-founder Huda Ammori takes her fight against the government's designation of the group as a terrorist organisation to Britain's…

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Chile protest demands minister resign over reduced sex abuse sentences

A protest calling on Chile's justice minister to resign over reduced sentences for at least 56 child sex offenders drew hundreds of people outside the presidential palace on Tuesday.

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US voters share why they cast their ballots – from frustration with Trump to affordability concerns

‘It’s the disregard for the rule of law. It just seems like they’re thumbing their nose at it’

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