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US defence chief favours reform to how military prosecutes sex crimes

Pentagon appoints independent commission to recommend how best to deal with sexual violence perps in armed forces

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Pandemic has increased trust in media, Reuters report finds

It has also pushed news companies even more towards digital

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Crushing climate impacts to hit sooner than feared: draft UN report

Life can recover from drastic climate shift, but humans cannot, say science advisers

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HK cops arrest top Apple Daily columnist on security charge

Li Peng written nearly 800 commentaries over past 5 years, with latest one on academic freedom published yesterday

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US experts to review heart problems among teens after Covid-19 shots

300 confirmed cases seen among adolescents, young adults after receiving mRNA vaccines

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Saudi hit squad members who killed Khashoggi trained in US

4 agents received training from private American security group, a move authorised by ex-president Barack Obama’s administration in 2014

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Myanmar’s Suu Kyi back in junta court on sedition charges

Ousted leader also on trial for allegedly flouting Covid-19 rules during election last year

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Sydney folk banned from leaving city as Covid-19 cluster grows

30 diagnosed with virus since outbreak emerged in Bondi Beach area last week

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US to miss July 4 goal of one Covid-19 shot for 70% adults: White House

However, coronavirus response team head says govt ‘succeeds’ in returning nation to pre-pandemic normal

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No jury as Hong Kong’s first ‘national security’ trial starts today

Tong Ying-kit, 24, faces life sentence if convicted for, among others, inciting secession and terrorism

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Myanmar army among ‘strongest in region’ thanks to Russia

Junta chief on 3-day trip to Moscow, says ties between both countries becoming more enhanced

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Mice force Aussie prison evacuation

Rodents, which have ravaged farmlands, gnaw through ceiling panels, wiring at Wellington Correctional Centre

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Singaporean woman jailed 30 years for torturing, killing maid

Judge describes horrific crime as ‘among the worst types of culpable homicide’