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The two-million-year-old skull of Paranthropus robustus, small-brained ancient human cousin.

Skull of two-million-year-old human 'cousin' unearthed in South Africa

November 10, 2020
A veterinarian feeds a parrot chick that was recovered by highway police from the trunk of a car, in Jundiai, Brazil, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020. AP

Parrot saves owner by waking him up during a fire in Australia

November 4, 2020
Newly appointed Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta speaks during a press conference at Parliament on 2 November, 2020 in Wellington, New Zealand. Getty Images

Jacinda Ardern appoints Maori woman Nanaia Mahuta as New Zealand's foreign minister

November 2, 2020
Residents watch as bushfires reach farmland near the town of Nana Glen, about 600km north of Sydney, Australia on November 12, 2019. AFP

Climate change: Australia faces 'more frequent and more severe' disasters

October 30, 2020
Kylie Moore-Gilbert, a University of Melbourne scholar on the Middle East, is serving a 10-year sentence in Iran on charges of espionage. The Modern Middle East via AP

Missing Australian academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert returned to Iran's Evin prison

October 30, 2020
A view of the surface of a 500-metre-tall coral reef discovered by Australian scientists, off Australia's Great Barrier Reef, in this still image taken from video provided on social media, October 25, 2020. Video taken October 25, 2020. Mandatory credit SCHMIDT OCEAN INSTITUTE/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.

Australian scientists discover huge new coral reef

October 29, 2020
A rescued short-beaked echidna puggle was brought to Taronga Wildlife Hospital. Reuters

Lucky baby anteater escapes birds, falls from tree into care of Australian zoo

October 21, 2020
Florida resident Valentine Lugo casts his mail-in ballot at the Winter Garden Library polling station as early voting begins ahead of the election in Orlando. Reuters

Millennials more disillusioned with democracy than any generation in a century, study finds

October 20, 2020
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also announced penalties against six entities and two individuals for evading US sanctions on Iran. AP

US sanctions Australian businessman as an al-Qaeda financier

October 20, 2020
Labour Party leader and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern claims victory during the election night function at Auckland Town Hall. Getty Images  

New Zealand election: Jacinda Ardern wins landslide

October 17, 2020
A health worker administers polio vaccine drops to a child during a polio vaccination door-to-door campaign in Lahore. / AFP 

After Covid-19 shutdown, Lahore’s fightback against polio begins

October 11, 2020
A staff member feeding a Tasmanian devil joey in mainland Australia. AFP / Aussie Ark

Tasmanian devils return to Australian mainland after 3,000 years

October 5, 2020
While the largest monthly increases in exports were in China and the US, China’s exports had returned to their pre-virus levels, but exports from the US were still 13% below. AP

Global trade recovers to 75% of pre-pandemic levels as monthly exports rise

September 26, 2020
Rescuers work to save a stranded pilot whale in Macquarie Harbour on the rugged west coast of Tasmania on September 25, 2020. AFP

Australian rescuers in battle to save 20 more stranded whales

September 25, 2020
Whale rescue operations near the remote west coast town of Strahan on the island state of Tasmania, Australia, 23 September 2020. EPA

Australia plans disposal of hundreds of stranded whale carcasses

September 24, 2020
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UAE lays out economic vision for next 50 years

BR Shetty plans to return to UAE 'imminently' to support authorities on NMC probe

Nations League: Kante sends France through as Portugal eliminated

Abu Dhabi officials suspend marine traffic in Al Raha to protect whale sharks

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 26, 2015 an Emirates Airbus A380 aircraft sits on the tarmac at the Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake. Dubai-based Emirates airline on November 12, 2020 posted a $3.4 billion half-year loss, its first in more than three decades, saying it had been badly hit by the coronavirus lockdown that brought air transport to "a literal standstill". / AFP / Ishara S. KODIKARA

Dubai-UK tourism surge, BR Shetty to return, 1,174 new cases - The Daily Update

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President-elect Joe Biden will bring considerable experience of US foreign policy, including on the Middle East, when he enters the Oval Office in January 2021. Reuters

Beyond the Headlines: How will Joe Biden change US policy in the Middle East?

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 15, 2019 illuminated Huawei and 5G signs are on display during the 10th Global mobile broadband forum hosted by Chinese tech giant Huawei in Zurich. A Swedish court has suspended a decision banning Huawei equipment from the country's 5G network while it considers the merits of the case against the Chinese telecoms giant. The ruling by the Stockholm administrative court forced the Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS) to announce late on November 9, 2020 that it would postpone an auction of 5G network frequencies that was due to have taken place on November 10, 2020. / AFP / STEFAN WERMUTH

Listen: Huawei CTO says 'there's no back door' on questions of 5G security

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World Diabetes Day: Close to your heart for T2 diabetes

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