When the woman’s phone began to ring one morning in June, she did not know that the news she would receive would hurtle her and her teenage daughter into a “tunnel” of medical appointments, tests — and fear.
On the other end of the line, she…
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Kids barred from apps as world-first policy kicks in
Watch: Australian teens test out social media as ban takes effect Australia’s world-first social media ban for children has taken effect, with throngs of teenagers waking up to find their accounts have gone dark.
Others tell BBC they have already…
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Trump says he will make a call to end hostilities as Thailand and Cambodia ‘at it again’ | Thailand
US president Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he will make a call regarding reignited hostilities on the Thai-Cambodia border, where fighting has resumed less than two months after a ceasefire he brokered between the two nations collapsed.
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Russian bombers join Chinese air patrol near Japan as Tokyo-Beijing tensions simmer
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Japan has scrambled jets to monitor Russian and Chinese air forces conducting joint patrols around the country, the Japanese Defense Ministry said late Tuesday,…
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Trump now admits to using a slur about Haiti and African nations
President Donald Trump admitted Tuesday that he used the slur “shithole countries” to disparage Haiti and African nations during a 2018 meeting with lawmakers, bragging about a comment that sparked…
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Chaos breaks out in Congress during Jair Bolsonaro sentence vote
Brazil’s parliament descended into chaos on Tuesday as conservative lawmakers continued to push a law which would reduce the prison sentence of former president Jair Bolsonaro.
One left-wing lawmaker was forcibly removed by police after trying to…
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Man who grabbed Ariana Grande kicked out of Lady Gaga concert
An Australian man who was jailed in Singapore and deported for charging at pop star Ariana Grande has been ejected from a Lady Gaga concert in his home country.
Johnson Wen, 26, said on Instagram that he was “kicked out” of the Suncorp Stadium in…
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Britain distances itself from Australia’s social media ban for kids – POLITICO
The U.K. has also upset the White House with its existing online safety measures, and the Trump administration said earlier this year it is monitoring freedom of speech concerns in the U.K.
Australia is used to facing down the Big Tech…
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