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Myanmar coup
Australian publisher released from jail in Myanmar in mass pardon
Ross Dunkley was sentenced to 13 years in prison in 2019 for drug possession but was one of 23,000 convicts let out by the junta on Saturday, his ex-wife said.
- by Chris Barrett
Opinion & Perspectives
Prince Philip’s funeral a reminder of the power of rituals
Robin Givhan
During a time of emotional upheaval, rituals are the guard-rails to keep people from tumbling over. They tell the troubled Prince Andrew where to stand and how to be. They divert attention from the brotherly rift between princes William and Harry. They bring order to chaos.
North America
US and Japan vow to push back on China’s ‘intimidation’, tech dominance
Joe Biden said the US and Japan would collaborate on 5G networks to ensure that autocratic nations do not dominate the playing field on emerging technologies.
- by Matthew Knott
End of an era: Raul Castro resigns as Cuba’s Communist chief
Castro’s retirement means that for the first time in more than six decades Cubans won’t have a Castro formally guiding their affairs.
- by Andrea Rodriguez
Europe
Czechs blame notorious Russian spies for 2014 attack on munitions depot
- by Andrew Higgins and Hana de Goeij
She sat alone at the funeral, but there is support behind the scenes
- by Jennifer Hassan and Harry Mount
Opinion
Vale
Duke of Edinburgh, the prince of paradoxes, offers a clue on how to bridge the great climate divide
- by Parnell Palme McGuinness
Asia
US, China call truce on ‘climate crisis’ to cooperate on solutions
The two superpowers, often at loggerheads, have committed to work together on developing carbon capture, energy storage and hydrogen targets.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
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Myanmar coup
Australian publisher released from jail in Myanmar in mass pardon
Ross Dunkley was sentenced to 13 years in prison in 2019 for drug possession but was one of 23,000 convicts let out by the junta on Saturday, his ex-wife said.
- by Chris Barrett
New global coronavirus cases nearly double in two months
- by Erin Cunningham and Siobhán O'Grady
Perspective
World War II
Lost poetry from a brutal jungle prison, still in search of a home
- by Tony Wright
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