JERUSALEM | Xinhua | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday denounced the decision by Britain, Canada, and Australia to recognize a Palestinian state. “I have a clear message to those leaders who recognize a Palestinian state after the terrible massacre of October 7,” Netanyahu said, referring to Hamas’ attack on …
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SYDNEY | TASS | Australia has recognized Palestine’s statehood, according to the country’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. “Australia recognizes the legitimate and long-held aspirations of the people of Palestine to a state of their own,” he said in a joint statement with Foreign Minister Penny Wong. “Today’s act of recognition …
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SYDNEY, Australia | TASS | WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will be sentenced to more than five years in prison after pleading guilty, including the time he has already spent in detention in the United Kingdom, the office of Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said. According to the statement, the journalist …
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Global content take-down orders can harm the internet as we know it today if they are adopted widely COMMENT | DAN JERKER B. SVANTESSON | Do Australian courts have the right to decide what foreign citizens, located overseas, view online on a foreign-owned platform? Anyone inclined to answer “yes” to this …
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Canberra, Australia | Xinhua | Indigenous Australian leaders have identified “deep-seated racism” as a factor in the defeat of the Indigenous Voice referendum. In a joint statement issued on Saturday, three of the four powerful land councils in the Northern Territory (NT) described the victory of the “no” vote in …
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Canberra, Australia | Xinhua | Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has conceded defeat in the country’s landmark referendum on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament, and vowed continued efforts to address disadvantages faced by First Australians. Speaking in Canberra on Saturday night hours after polls closed, Albanese said it was clear a …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Star runner Joshua Cheptegei has vowed that Uganda can win gold at the World Cross Country Championship in Bathurst, Australia slated for February 18. Cheptegei, who is the world record holder in the men’s 5,000m and 10,000m, is part of the Ugandan team that traveled …
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Canberra Australia | Xinhua | A South Australian winery has started trialing a new technology to combat international wine fraud. Grosset Wines, based in the Clare Valley north of Adelaide, have swapped out their usual bottle caps in Australia and Britain for ones that use Enseal — a product designed by owner …
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Ruiru, Kenya | THE STAR KENYA | Sebastian Kimaru and Grace Loibach on Saturday destroyed strong fields to win the 10km senior races (men and women) earning themselves direct tickets to next year’s World Cross-country Championships in Bathurst, Australia. In the men’s category, Kimaru won the race in 28:22.50 …
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🌟 #FIFAWorldCup 2022 ✳ TODAY ⚽ Netherlands vs USA 6pm (UBC TV) ⚽ Argentina vs Australia 10pm ✳ TOMORROW ⚽ France vs Poland 6pm ⚽ England vs Senegal 10pm (UBC TV) Doha, Qatar | XINHUA | With Argentina set to face Australia in the FIFA World Cup round of 16 on Saturday, midfielder Rodrigo De Paul believes …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
