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News Violent protests have continued into a second day after the death of a man pinned by cops in the US with demonstrations in new cities.

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News Beijing has shown it can inflict economic pain on those who challenge it, but it could also cripple the COVID-19 recovery if it doesn’t get its way.

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News China is fighting a war of words with Australia and the US, while quietly amassing troops and weapons on another contested front.

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Celebrity It was a closely guarded secret for weeks but Hollywood royalty Matt Damon has been locked down in a tiny village and locals are loving him for it.

News A woman has been stood down from her job after a video of her calling the police on a man claiming he was threatening her swept the net.

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Crime A former Melbourne principal facing 74 charges of child sex abuse who fled Australia 12 years ago is fit to be extradited, an Israeli court has ruled.

News China’s state-run newspaper has taken a swipe at “China bashers” and accused them of hypocrisy in the latest fiery exchange.

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News One of the world’s largest economies has lifted its final virus restrictions as the economy falls into recession and support for its leader tumbles.

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Politics A cartoon in a Chinese Communist Party-owned newspaper is certain to stir already existing tensions between Australia, the US and China.

News Beloved Australian shows will be broadcast into seven Pacific Island nations in a move that is being seen as a bid to prevent Chinese influence.

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