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- Canada to ban Huawei and ZTE from 5G network, risking China tensions
- North Korea’s Covid caseload passes 2 million amid global concern
- Australia federal election 2022 live: Gillard joins Albanese on campaign trail; phone voting expanded for people with Covid
- Major Alexander McQueen exhibition to open in Victoria in late 2022
- Gloves made of cat fur sold at Melbourne’s Queen Victoria Market
- Ellyse Perry in Australia’s Commonwealth Games cricket squad but may bat only
- Telephone voting rules changed to allow Australians with Covid to vote in federal election
- Zac Stubblety-Cook breaks world 200m breaststroke record at Australian swimming championships
- Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 86 of the invasion
- Putin’s daughter flew to Munich ‘more than 50 times’, investigation suggests
- Twenty-five ethnic Pamiris killed by security forces in Tajikistan protests
- Respiratory syncytial virus kills 100,000 under-fives every year
- Senate bill will help food aid recipients find baby formula amid shortage
- Average price of gas surpasses $6 a gallon for first time in California
| Canada to ban Huawei and ZTE from 5G network, risking China tensions Posted: 19 May 2022 02:47 PM PDT Move brings Ottawa into line with intelligence allies that have excluded Chinese tech firms from cutting-edge phone networks Canada says it will ban Huawei and ZTE from the country's 5G network, a move that puts it in line with intelligence-sharing allies, but risks further chilling relations with China. The federal government made the announcement on Thursday afternoon after signalling for months it intended to block China's flagship telecommunications companies from accessing 5G networks in Canada. Continue reading... |
| North Korea’s Covid caseload passes 2 million amid global concern Posted: 19 May 2022 04:49 PM PDT Nation says death toll has risen to 65 while UN agency warns increasing cases and lack of vaccines could have 'devastating' consequences The number of North Koreans with Covid symptoms has surpassed 2 million, while the country has claimed it is achieving "good results" in its battle against the virus. It reported 263,370 more people with fever symptoms and two more deaths on Thursday, taking the total caseload to 2.24 million, including 65 deaths, according to state news agency KCNA. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 19 May 2022 06:10 PM PDT Covid phone voting fix confirmed; Julia Gillard joins Anthony Albanese on the campaign trail; Scott Morrison claims hung parliament will be 'government by Twitter'; NSW records 10 Covid deaths and Victoria 23. Follow all the day's developments
The voting issue is gaining momentum. Between Covid, problems for some people overseas, coronavirus impacting the available workforce and the ability to open up booths, particularly in rural and regional communities, and the impact of floods in northern NSW, voting has been a very fraught issue this time round, and the AEC has been working overtime trying to plug the gaps. That is up to them. I have always respected the decisions of Australians, those quiet Australians as I refer to them, they are out there working hard every day and they are considering their choice very carefully. Continue reading... |
| Major Alexander McQueen exhibition to open in Victoria in late 2022 Posted: 19 May 2022 06:00 PM PDT Alexander McQueen: Mind, Mythos, Muse will open at the NGV in December and will feature more than 100 garments alongside artistic influences The fashion designer Alexander McQueen once said: "If you want to know me, just look at my work." Australians will soon have the opportunity to do just that, with a major exhibition exploring his designs and influences set to open at the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) in December. Sixty garments and accessories will travel from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Lacma) to Melbourne for Alexander McQueen: Mind, Mythos, Muse, with another 50 designs coming from the NGV's archive. Continue reading... |
| Gloves made of cat fur sold at Melbourne’s Queen Victoria Market Posted: 19 May 2022 05:36 PM PDT Animal activists who sent unlabelled gloves to forensic lab say buyers trying to make ethical choices are being misled A pair of unlabelled fur gloves being sold for $20 at a stall in Melbourne's Queen Victoria Market have been found to contain domestic cat fur, activists say. The discovery was made during a joint investigation by the Collective Fashion Justice group and the Animal Justice party, who sent the gloves for testing at a forensic lab in the United States. Continue reading... |
| Ellyse Perry in Australia’s Commonwealth Games cricket squad but may bat only Posted: 19 May 2022 05:24 PM PDT
A lower back stress fracture is restricting Australian cricket star Ellyse Perry to batting only ahead of the Commonwealth Games. Perry has been named in the powerful 15-player national squad for Birmingham, where women's T20 will make its Games debut but Cricket Australia has revealed the all-rounder is nursing the injury and it is unclear for now whether she will bowl during their tour. Australia will play a T20 series against Ireland and Pakistan in Derry between 16 and 23 July before the Commonwealth Games. Their first Games match will be against India on 29 July. Continue reading... |
| Telephone voting rules changed to allow Australians with Covid to vote in federal election Posted: 19 May 2022 03:54 PM PDT Anyone who tested positive after 6pm last Friday will be eligible to use phone service after independent candidate threatens legal action over issue
Eligibility for telephone voting will be expanded to allow Covid-positive Australians to vote in Saturday's election. On Thursday the Australian Electoral Commission admitted that more than 100,000 people had been caught by an anomaly that could have prevented them voting: they tested positive after the cutoff to apply for a postal ballot but too soon to qualify for telephone voting. Continue reading... |
| Zac Stubblety-Cook breaks world 200m breaststroke record at Australian swimming championships Posted: 19 May 2022 03:00 PM PDT
Zac Stubblety-Cook is struggling to grasp the the fact that he has become Australian swimming's latest world record-holder. Stubblety-Cook had a simple goal in Thursday night's final of the 200m breaststroke at the Australian championships in Adelaide: swim fast. Sign up to receive an email with the top stories from Guardian Australia every morning Continue reading... |
| Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 86 of the invasion Posted: 19 May 2022 05:15 PM PDT Donbas region has been 'completely destroyed', Zelenskiy says; Russia will consider opening Ukraine's Black Sea ports only if western sanctions lifted, Moscow says Continue reading... |
| Putin’s daughter flew to Munich ‘more than 50 times’, investigation suggests Posted: 19 May 2022 01:51 PM PDT Investigation also suggests president's youngest daughter is in a relationship with ballet dancer Igor Zelensky Since the start of his military campaign against Ukraine, Vladimir Putin has railed aggressively against pro-western Russians, whose appetite for European cuisine and climates meant "their mentality is there, not here, with our people". Yet his own daughter's enthusiasm for sojourns to western Europe at least matches that of the oligarch "scum and traitors" he has decried, a joint investigation by independent Russian media outlet iStories and German magazine Der Spiegel suggests. Continue reading... |
| Twenty-five ethnic Pamiris killed by security forces in Tajikistan protests Posted: 19 May 2022 06:13 AM PDT Escalating tensions erupt into regime-backed violence against the minority group in the autonomous region of Gorno-Badakhshan At least 25 people were killed on Wednesday by security forces in Tajikistan during a protest in the autonomous region of Gorno-Badakhshan (GBAO), where the Tajik regime has targeted the Pamiri ethnic minority. The deaths mark an escalation of violence in the region. Conflict between the central government and the Pamiri has continued for decades, with the cultural and linguistic minority ethnic group suffering human rights abuses, as well as discrimination over jobs and housing. Continue reading... |
| Respiratory syncytial virus kills 100,000 under-fives every year Posted: 19 May 2022 03:30 PM PDT The acute lower respiratory infection has surged after Covid restrictions eased, experts say Respiratory syncytial virus is killing 100,000 children under the age of five every year worldwide, new figures reveal as experts say the global easing of coronavirus restrictions is causing a surge in cases. RSV is the most common cause of acute lower respiratory infection in young children. It spreads easily via coughing and sneezing. There is no vaccine or specific treatment. Continue reading... |
| Senate bill will help food aid recipients find baby formula amid shortage Posted: 19 May 2022 03:57 PM PDT Wic voucher requirements are being waived to allow holders to purchase any brand of infant formula as it becomes available The Senate approved a bill Thursday aimed at easing the baby formula shortage for families participating in a government assistance program that accounts for about half of all formula purchased in the US. The House passed the bill the day before, so it now goes to Joe Biden to be signed into law. Continue reading... |
| Average price of gas surpasses $6 a gallon for first time in California Posted: 19 May 2022 01:59 PM PDT The price is a record high for the state and follows a record high average price nationwide at nearly $4.59 a gallon The average price of gas in California has surpassed $6 a gallon for the first time ever as fuel costs across the US reach record highs. Drivers in the Golden state are paying more for a gallon of fuel than anywhere else in the country at an average of $6.06, an all-time high for California and the US, according to AAA. The national average is nearly $4.59 a gallon, also a record, increasing 10 cents since Monday. Meanwhile, in some rural regions of California prices are even higher – fuel costs more than $7 a gallon in Mono county in the state's east. Continue reading... |
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