Rain has offered brief relief from wildfires in Indonesia, but underground peat fires continue to burn
Rain brings temporary relief as Southeast Asia battles fires and toxic haze
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Politics live: Greens propose tax change to save Australians $1,000 a year; eSafety says social media akin to gladiator arena
Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australia pays biggest bill for global diesel crisis Australia has paid more than twice as much as any other nation in additional diesel import costs during the global fuel crisis, with a report putting the toll at $9 billion over six months. Continue reading...
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Olivia Chow elected as Toronto mayor for second term in victory for progressives
Tightly fought election saw record turnout as incumbent mayor ran against her Conservative rival Brad Bradford The mayor of Toronto, Olivia Chow, promised more rental housing, free school lunches and reduce fares for frequent transit riders after she was elected to a decisive second term as mayor in a wave of support for progressives councillors. The tightly fought election saw record turnout but Chow ultimately turned in a dominant 13 percentage point win over her Conservative rival, Brad Bradford, receiving 54% of the vote compared to Bradford’s 41%. Many had been expecting a far closer race, given weeks of polling that suggested a dead heat between the pair who presented differing visions for Canada’s largest city. Continue reading...
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Ceasefire extended across Ukraine's Kherson region, officials say
The truce was originally planned for the stranded residents of Oleshky, and Russia and Ukraine say no breaches have been reported.
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Tanzania’s jailed opposition leader Tundu Lissu ends brief hunger strike
Lissu, who faces treason charge carrying a possible death sentence, refused food after being denied access to lawyers.
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The Ebola outbreak is breaking records -- and just marked a grim milestone
The current outbreak, first identified in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has now counted 10,000 patients and has spread with great speed. How can it be stopped?
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Qatar’s Emir and Putin call for diplomacy amid US-Iran conflict
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Qatar’s Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, met in Moscow.