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World NewsGuatemala protests enter second day

Protesters have again taken to the streets across Guatemala to demand the resignation of the country's president and attorney-general.

Cassandra Garrison

World NewsRussian module throws ISS out of control

NASA officials are investigating after the International Space Station was thrown out of control by a Russian research module's jet thrusters.

Steve Gorman and Polina Ivanova

World NewsGuatemalans demand president's resignation

In Guatemala a crowd of thousands of people marched to the attorney-general's office holding signs demanding the country's president resign.

Sofia Menchu

Convicted rapistVideoSex pest Weinstein loses bid to dismiss LA sex charges

A US court has rejected an attempt to throw out two sexual assault charges against disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein.

Jill Serjeant

Record highVideoJapan fears health system overload as COVID-19 surges

The number of new COVID-19 infections in Japan has risen above the 10,000-case mark for the first time in one day, due to the rapid spread of the Delta variant.

Lars Nicolaysen

‘Faulty locks’VideoCommentsPremiumIntelligence heads reveal why China was singled out over cyber attacks

Home Affairs boss Mike Pezzullo and the Australian Signals Directorate's Rachel Noble have spoken publicly about why China was singled out over cyber attacks.

Paul Osborne

Green lightNZ regulator clears AstraZeneca vaccine

New Zealand's regulator has cleared three COVID-19 vaccines for use but Jacinda Ardern's government is only planning to use Pfizer.

Ben McKay

Deadly tollCommentsGlobal virus deaths up 21pc in a week

The World Health Organisation says the number of coronavirus deaths globally jumped by 21 per cent in seven days.

AAP

World NewsMacron flags higher nuclear test compo

President Emmanuel Macron has flagged better compensation for the victims of nuclear tests that France conducted in the South Pacific.

AAP

World NewsUS ups airstrikes to support Afghan forces

More US airstrikes in Afghanistan indicate stepped up US support after weeks of battlefield gains by the Taliban as US troops complete their withdrawal.

Robert Burns

‘Attempted coup’VideoCapitol officers detail mob violence in emotional testimony

Four police officers have told lawmakers they were beaten, taunted with racial insults, and thought they might die as they struggled to defend the US Capitol on January 6 against a mob of then-president Donald Trump’s supporters.

Richard Cowan and Sarah N. Lynch

‘Extremely grateful’VideoClimate activist Thunberg gets virus jab

Eighteen-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has posted on Twitter that she has received her first COVID-19 vaccine.

Steffen Trumpf

‘Challenge of the century’VideoAbbott warns UK on China dependency

The United Kingdom should be careful about becoming economically dependent on China, former Australian prime minister Tony Abbott says.

Patrick Daly, PA Political Correspondent

Location, location, locationCommentsPremiumWA sees wine glass half full as China sanctions bite

Only 60 per cent of wine destined for China will find a place in other existing markets by 2025 but WA producers are likely to have a leg up over the Eastern States in the search for new markets.

Kimberley Caines

ToxicVideoBritney's lawyer files to oust her father

Britney Spears' lawyer says the current legal arrangement with her father ‘has grown increasingly toxic and is simply no longer tenable’.

Andrew Dalton

Trade warPremiumChina sanctions on Aussie wine could deliver $2.4b hit

China’s imports of bottled wine from Australia are expected to ‘cease entirely’ on the back punishing anti-dumping tariffs on local wine exports, highlighting the urgency to find new markets.

Danielle Le Messurier

Strained relationsPremiumAden arrival sparks NZ terror debate

New Zealand will wrap support services around a deported family from Turkey, while maintaining Australia washed its hands of the challenging case.

Ben McKay

Global pandemicVideoLatest on worldwide spread of coronavirus

The Delta variant is the fastest, fittest and most formidable version of the COVID-19 virus the world has encountered, and it is upending assumptions about the disease even as nations open their economies, according to virologists and epidemiologists.

AAP

World firstBhutan vaccinates all adults against COVID-19

Bhutan has become the first country in the world to provide all adults with a coronavirus vaccine, officials say.

AAP

Infection spikesIsrael uses GPS texts to check quarantine

Israeli authorities will send messages to newly arrived travellers with a link to a tool indicating GPS coordinates so that quarantine rules can be checked.

Stefanie Jaerkel

EconomyVideoPremiumIsraeli Ultra-Orthodox men urged to work

Israel's government is looking to push more Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men into work, but the measure could pit powerful religious leaders against politicians.

Steven Scheer

Kremlin criticRussian regulator blocks Navalny's website

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's website has been blocked by Russia's internet watchdog Roskomnadzor.

AAP

World NewsTunisia in crisis as president ousts govt

Tunisia is in crisis after President Kais Saied ousted the government and froze parliament in a move seemingly backed by the army but labelled a coup by rivals.

Tarek Amara and Angus McDowall

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Now is not time to write off South Africa

It’s easy to look at the violence and riots that racked South Africa over the past fortnight and write off the country as the latest tragic chapter in Africa’s sad history of post-colonial implosion.

Josh Zimmerman

Josh ZimmermanReporter