33 y. ago The Sydney Morning Herald from Sydney, New South Wales, Australia • Page 12

The Sydney Morning Herald from Sydney, New South Wales, Australia • Page 12  Newspapers.com

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2 h. ago ‘Desert Prince’ combats desertification in China by planting trees in arid regions

Wang Jin’s unique appearance, characterised by mismatched eyes – one dark, the other cloudy grey – adds to his story.

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5 h. ago New Zealand airport bids farewell to flying Gandalf sculpture: ‘it breaks my heart’

Travellers have until Friday to admire the giant hovering eagles from the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit films before they go into storage.

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7 h. ago First Australia, now New Zealand eyes social media ban for under

Worried about cyberbullying and harmful content, New Zealand’s PM is pushing for a ban modelled on the one Australia is introducing.

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9 h. ago Asia stocks: China climbs on US trade talk hopes; Fed meeting eyed

Asia stocks: China climbs on US trade talk hopes; Fed meeting eyed  Investing.com

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15 h. ago Malaysian flag gaffes expose how AI can inflame deep social divisions

Spate of inaccurately rendered national flag images suggests a careless reliance on AI, which can have grave implications in a polarised society.

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16 h. ago Zhao becomes China's first world snooker champion after comeback from ban

Zhao becomes China's first world snooker champion after comeback from ban  Reuters

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17 h. ago Exclusive | Trump to ban risky — and controversial — virus research that likely led to COVID pandemic

Exclusive | Trump to ban risky — and controversial — virus research that likely led to COVID pandemic  New York Post

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19 h. ago Trump wants Turkish leader Erdogan’s help to end Ukraine war

The US president has been pushing Kyiv and Moscow to reach a ceasefire deal.

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25 h. ago Ten killed after four tourist boats capsize in China, state media report

Ten killed after four tourist boats capsize in China, state media report  Reuters

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27 h. ago Trump film tariffs threaten Australia and New Zealand, home of Lord of the Rings, Marvel studios

Trump said the US film industry is declining due to incentives from countries like Australia and New Zealand, which are home to Lord of the Rings, and Marvel studios.

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30 h. ago Japan influencer calls out ‘electricity stealing’ Chinese tourists for using public chargers

‘Inflammatory’ influencer who regularly taunts Chinese people online is accused of making ‘highly offensive’ posts on social media.

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33 h. ago Australia’s Albanese has ‘warm conversation’ with Trump on Aukus and tariffs

US president praises ‘good relationship’ with Australia’s ‘very nice’ re-elected PM Anthony Albanese.

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33 h. ago China’s film industry on notice in Trump threat to expand tariff war to services

The US president said on social media that foreign-made films would be subject to a 100 per cent levy, citing ‘national security’.

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49 h. ago US Federal Reserve’s Powell may defy Trump’s pressure and hold interest rates steady

With their eye on inflation, officials are inclined to hold rates steady when they meet in Washington, defying Trump’s pressure to cut interest rates.

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51 h. ago China congratulates Australia’s Labor Party on federal election win

Beijing and Canberra are still apart on major strategic issues and no big changes expected, analyst says.

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55 h. ago Wealthy Chinese turn away from US real estate as Trump amps up trade war with Beijing

A growing number of Chinese homebuyers are shifting their attention to markets like Thailand, Australia, Singapore and the UK.

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56 h. ago Malaysia’s evergreen Mahathir, older than Superman and sliced bread, eyes 100

The two-time PM who had planned to retire in his seventies is now approaching a century, having outlived political allies and foes alike.

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58 h. ago Albanese’s new government to shield Australia from ‘dark shadow’ of US

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the re-elected Labor government’s first priority will be to address the global economic uncertainty.

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58 h. ago ‘Dark shadow’: Australia’s new government to shield it from US

‘Dark shadow’: Australia’s new government to shield it from US-China trade war  South China Morning Post

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