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EU Parliament adopts new draft legislation, dictating manufacturers of smartphones that batteries must be designed so that consumers and independent operators can easily and safely remove them themselves by 2024
Parliament is ready to negotiate with EU governments on the final shape of the new rules governing the entire battery product life cycle, from design to end-of-life.
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EXPLAINER: What's at stake for China on South Pacific visit?
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi is visiting South Pacific nations amid concerns over Beijing's growing military and diplomatic presence in the region
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Texas shooting: Steve Kerr slams "hostage" holding senators; LeBron James joins chorus
Steve Kerr called on the 50 senators opposing the gun control bill to wake up and act after the latest tragedy in Uvalde, Texas.
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Russia backs Australia's number one Putin fan 'Aussie Cossack' after YouTube deletes his videos
The outspoken pro-Putin YouTube conspiracy theorist Simeon Boikov, aka 'the Aussie Cossack', has received high level Russian support from a glamorous and powerful Putin aide.
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Australia news live updates: Chris Bowen blames Coalition’s ‘policy chaos’ on renewables for power price spike
Incoming energy minister says power bill price hike the result of ‘nine years of delay and denial’; North Sydney MP rejects former PM’s election campaign claim; Liberal MP Julian Simmonds concedes in Ryan; Anthony Albanese says Australia needs to ‘respond’ to China’s Pacific plan; NSW records 30 Covid deaths; Victoria records 19. Keep up with all the day’s developments hereFive things we learned about China’s ambitions for the Pacific from the leaked dealAustralian households face steep power...
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Melbourne crash: Woman rushed to hospital after hit by Mazda as driver taken into custody
The woman was on Flinders Street in Melbourne's CBD when she was hit by a car and suffered life threatening injuries
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Barnaby Joyce trolled after posting photo of his staff following election loss
The Nationals leader was seen beaming in the photo while wearing his trademark Ukubra hat, as his team stood behind him arm-in-arm.
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Japan, Czech Republic, 9 allies back Taiwan's WHA inclusion
Geneva, May 24 (CNA) Japan, the Czech Republic and nine of Taiwan's diplomatic allies on Tuesday voiced their support for Taiwan's inclusion in the World Health Assembly (WHA) after it was not invited to the annual conference for a sixth straight year.
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Putin Pulls Shameless Hospital PR Stunt as His Troops Drop Like Flies
Twitter/Kremlin PoolRussian President Vladimir Putin visited a Russian hospital Wednesday to meet with soldiers that have been injured in the war in Ukraine, in what is believed to be the first time he has met with wounded service members since launching the war in Ukraine over three months ago.Putin, accompanied by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, met with several soldiers and shook their hands Wednesday, according to footage released from the Kremlin pool.In his visit Wednesday, Putin...
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Russia 'carried out secret mission to retrieve dead bodies from sunken ship'
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“When Ukraine says that it will fight until it regains all its territories, it means only one thing: that Ukraine will fight until it regains all its territories. This is about independence and sovereignty,” Zelensky said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said during the World Economic Forum on Wednesday that Ukraine would fight until it regained all of its territories — comments that come after former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger remarked that Ukraine’s borders should remain as they were prior to the start of the Russian invasion. “When Ukraine says that
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Boris Johnson’s Staff ‘Got Drunk and Fought Each Other’ at Lockdown Parties
The UK Prime Minister has kind of apologised after an internal report said drunken staff had thrown up and shouted at cleaners at parties in and around Downing Street during COVID lockdowns.