FBI looks at Mueller smear bid
The FBI is probing an alleged scheme to pay women to accuse Robert Mueller of sexual harassment in a bid to discredit him.
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Palestinians’ worst enemy their predatory authoritarian leaders
Human Rights Watch takes a break from Israel-bashing to examine abuses by Fatah and Hamas.
Trumps fly in face of hatred
Donald and Melania Trump have paid tribute to the 11 people slain in the worst anti-Semitic attack on US soil.
5G ban triggers Beijing backlash
Beijing has accused the federal government of ‘all kinds of excuses’ about its move to ban Huawei from the 5G network.
Pakistan decides on blasphemy
A Christian woman facing execution in a landmark case which has incited deadly violence learns her fate.
Venice sinks further underwater
About three-quarters of the lagoon city has been flooded as the death toll from storms battering Italy hits double figures.
How greens humiliate themselves
A laughable lawsuit against Exxon symbolises all that’s gone wrong with the green movement in the era of climate-change politics.
Veganism ‘controls diabetes’
Patients following a mainly vegan diet had better blood-sugar control and lost nearly twice as much weight as those on other diets.
US targets Chinese over jet hack
US prosecutors have accused 10 Chinese intelligence officers of engaging in a campaign to hack into US aviation companies.
‘Devil’s nurse’ killed 100 patients
A nurse who overdosed patients so he could try to resuscitate them out of “boredom” admits he killed 100, but the toll may be triple that.
Jet’s horror flight the day before
Passengers aboard the Lion Air Boeing 737 the day before it crashed describe a “roller coaster” flight.
End in sight for gluten-free
Coeliacs may soon be able to say goodbye to gluten-free diets as a global vaccine trial is underway.
A yawning divide in US politics
Two groups of voters — white women with college degrees and white men without — have moved drastically in opposite directions.
Royals cloaked in Maori culture
Draped in traditional Maori cloaks the royals rolled into Rotorua, wowed their last walkabout, and ended their tour in a tranquil redwood forest.
Pandas sing sweet songs of love
A bleat from him. A chirp from her. They’re the sweet sounds of pandas singing they’re in the mood for some loving.
FIFA expecting cyberattack leak
FIFA is bracing for a leak after world football’s governing body said its computer network was subject to another hack.
IVF baby carried by two mums
One of Stetson’s Coulter’s mums incubated him for just five days. Then she handed him on to the other for the rest of the pregnancy.
‘Our military is waiting for you’
US President Trump has sent more than 5200 soldiers to the US-Mexico border to stop the migrant caravan he says is “an invasion of our country”.
Antibiotics link to fat toddlers
Antibiotics given to children under the age of two increases the chances they’ll become obese toddlers by 26 per cent, a new study suggests.
Crime boss ‘Whitey’ Bulger dies
Notorious Boston crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger, has reportedly been killed in a US prison.
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