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Australian PM outlines draft Indigenous recognition vote

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Saturday outlined a draft referendum question in a bid to change the constitution to set up a representative Indigenous body in parliament. . Speaking at an Indigenous festival in Arnhem Land -- home to a majority Indigenous population -- centre-left leader Albanese proposed a draft referendum question to the Australian public: "Do you support an alteration to the Constitution that establishes an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voice?"

Sat, Jul 30, 2022 1 mins read

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Russia suspends gas supplies to Latvia

Russian energy giant Gazprom Saturday suspended gas supplies to Latvia following tensions between Moscow and the West over the conflict in Ukraine and sweeping European and US sanctions against Russia. . "Today, Gazprom suspended its gas supplies to Latvia... due to violations of the conditions" of purchase, the company said on Telegram.

Sat, Jul 30, 2022 3 mins read

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'Incredible' icy dip between two continents in Iceland

In between North American and Eurasian tectonic plates, Iceland's Silfra fissure is one of the world's most famous dive sites, popular with tourists who venture into its icy waters.. "It looks like hair," says Camille Lund, a French-American tourist.

Fri, Jul 29, 2022 1 mins read

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Yemen's ancient honey production a victim of war, climate change

For Yemeni beekeeper Mohammed Saif, honey production used to be a lucrative business but years of war and climate change have taken the buzz out of the family hives.. Before the war, Saif said, the family managed 300 hives, now only 80 are left.

Fri, Jul 29, 2022 2 mins read

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US judge orders Libya strongman to compensate victims' families

A US judge Friday ordered the military chief of eastern Libya, Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, to compensate Libyan plaintiffs who allege he ordered the torture and extrajudicial killings of their family members.. The federal judge in the state of Virginia, where Haftar lived before returning to Libya, ruled that he had not cooperated with the court and that by "default" was ordered to pay damages to the families.

Fri, Jul 29, 2022 2 mins read

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With new 'super minister,' Argentina seeks political fix to economic woes

Argentine President Alberto Fernandez is looking for a political solution to the country's economic crisis with his appointment of a long-term politician as a new "super minister," analysts say.. This will generate peace in the markets, it's a pragmatic move," Pablo Tigani, director of the Hacer economic consultancy, told AFP. Fernandez said the new super minister appointment is aimed at creating "better coordination" on economic policy.

Fri, Jul 29, 2022 3 mins read

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Broken homes: Ukrainians in east begin daunting rebuild

Galyna Kios had been surviving with family and neighbours in her gloomy basement, cooking on a makeshift wood-fired stove, when the Russians came.. Six explosions of varying intensity -- almost certainly shell fire a few kilometres away -- rang out as Kios worked through lunchtime. 

Fri, Jul 29, 2022 3 mins read

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Spain, Brazil report first monkeypox-related deaths outside Africa

Spain and Brazil reported their first monkeypox-related deaths on Friday, marking what are thought to be the first fatalities linked to the current outbreak outside of Africa.. In Brazil a 41-year-old man died of monkeypox, local authorities said on Friday.

Fri, Jul 29, 2022 2 mins read

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US sentences Canadian who narrated IS videos to life in prison

A Canadian jihadist said to be a key player in the Islamic State group's propaganda production and who narrated multiple violent videos was sentenced Friday to life in prison, the US Department of Justice said.. According to the Department of Justice (DOJ) indictment, he left Canada in 2013 to join the IS group in Syria, where he quickly took on a leading role in the self-proclaimed "caliphate" that straddled that country and Iraq.

Fri, Jul 29, 2022 1 mins read

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Woman, children freed in Brazil after 17-year kidnap ordeal

A Brazilian woman and her two adult children, all suffering from dehydration and malnutrition, were freed by police following 17 years of captivity by her husband, authorities said on Friday.. In pictures published by Brazilian media, the adult children looked like adolescents due to their malnutrition.

Fri, Jul 29, 2022 1 mins read