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Twitter labelled two Donald Trump tweets "unsubstantiated" and accused him of making false claims Tuesday, a first for the social network which has long resisted calls to censure the US president over truth-defying posts. The…

Tasmanian Premier Peter Gutwein has called for his counterparts to end their one-upmanship around the issue of state border closures.Mr Gutwein on Tuesday indicated some of the island’s coronavirus restrictions could be eased ahead of…

It's 2020 and men are still sending unsolicited pictures of their genitalia to strangers. Even worse? When their victims are made to feel responsible for their crime. So when several Instagram Stories by local DJ Jade Rasif meant to…

Being a mother is hard as it is, but being a mother of not only one but two autistic children, in the middle of a global pandemic and systemic lockdown, with your neighbour calling the cops on you every time your children run across your…

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's top aide Dominic Cummings defied calls to resign on Monday over allegations that he broke coronavirus rules and undermined the government's response to the health crisis. The Brexit campaign…

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's top aide Dominic Cummings defied calls to resign on Monday over allegations that he broke coronavirus rules and undermined the government's response to the health crisis. Cummings told…

Addressing the officials responsible for drawing up the national fiscal strategy, President Moon Jae-in on Monday called for bold support measures, saying the state must spearhead efforts to soften the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.…

Police have barricaded Lung Wui Road near the Legislative Council, apparently in anticipation of another mass protest on Wednesday as the council will be vetting the controversial national anthem law on that day.There have been…

WASHINGTON -- US National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien renewed calls Sunday for North Korea to give up its nuclear program if it wants to have a "great economy," after North Korean leader Kim Jong-un held a key party meeting to…

The building industry could be in dire straits come September when work on residential projects dry up. A $40,000 new-home buyers grant needs to be introduced within a month to avoid a potential “bloodbath” in the building industry, and…

Claims promoted by the Trump administration that the global coronavirus pandemic originated at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in the central Chinese city are a “pure fabrication,” the institute’s director said. Wang Yanyi was quoted by…

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, reappearing after three weeks out of the public eye, presided over a military meeting and called for stronger “nuclear war deterrence,” the country’s state media reported Sunday. The meeting of the…

Labor will attempt to pressure the treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, to appear before the Senate’s Covid-19 inquiry to explain the “$60bn black hole” in the jobkeeper program.The move comes as the Morrison government faces growing calls to…

Cricket great Shane Warne believes the standard of spin bowling in Australia is “going downhill fast” due to the increase of drop-in wickets in the Sheffield Shield.Although there is a seemingly endless number of pacemen worthy of Test…

Experts have called on the government to conduct a forensic audit into a breach of millions of Indonesian citizens' data that was allegedly stolen and shared illegally on a hacker forum, the latest in a series of personal data breaches.…

There has been mixed feedback about ESPN’s The Last Dance documentary about NBA icon Michael Jordan and the 1990s Chicago Bulls, including from Jordan’s former teammates Horace Grant and Scottie Pippen, who were apparently unhappy with…

HONG KONG – Hong Kong activists on Friday made online calls for a march against China’s plans to impose national security legislation on the semi-autonomous city which many fear could erode its freedoms and international standing…

South African director of cricket Graeme Smith on Thursday made a strong call for India’s Sourav Ganguly to be the next chairman of the International Cricket Council.Smith said he believed Ganguly, a fellow former Test captain and…

The Consumer Council is the latest statutory body to appeal for more transparency from the government and oil companies over the setting of fuel prices in Hong Kong.The consumer watchdog said on Thursday there are many factors that…

Baghdad, a city of nearly ten million residents, is running on an unusual rhythm this Ramadan since Iraq imposed an overnight curfew to curb the spreading coronavirus. A few hours before dawn, the wailing voice of Sayyed Mozahem…