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New Zealanders vote 'yes' to euthanasia, 'no' to legalising cannabis
The country held a referendum on the two contentious policies at the same time as the national parliamentary election last month.
- by James Massola
France defiant as recently arrived knifeman brings terror back to Nice
- by Henry Samuel and Abdelatif Azdine
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Opinion
US election
Puppies, alcohol and bullet-proof vests: an anxious US readies for election storm
As the pandemic and US election collide, Americans are living in fear about what will happen post election.
- by Anne Summers
Will Kamala Harris increase turnout among black voters? Some Democrats see encouraging signs
The first woman of colour on a major-party presidential ticket could make a difference in some of the nation's most closely contested swing states.
- by David Lightman and Joe Kovac Jr.
Keith Raniere: cult leader exploited victims for sex, money and power
- by Nicole Hong and Sean Piccoli
Europe
France defiant as recently arrived knifeman brings terror back to Nice
- by Henry Samuel and Abdelatif Azdine
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Extremism
'We will win': Macron texts Morrison, as PM vows support after beheading in Nice
- by Bevan Shields
'Take Biden and Trump down!': Moscow prefers neither US candidate
- by Tom Balmforth and Andrew Osborn
Asia
True colours: the dating app giving gay men in China a new sense of freedom
Many gay people in China face disapproval from their families – and the communist state. But one social networking app has finessed the difficult dance with authorities by focusing on business, not activism.
- by Yi-Ling Liu
China's five-year plan keeps US ties and talks up peace
The Chinese Communist Party has emerged from days of secretive meetings to declare it has no interest in severing economic ties with the United States.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
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