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Lucindale police officer Jason Doig remembered at memorial cricket match
1 month ago

Lucindale police officer Jason Doig remembered at memorial cricket match

ABC  

Sounds of a cricket match filled an oval in South Australia's south-east on the weekend, but the Lucindale Cricket Club wasn't playing for points. Tragedy left 'a hole' After Brevet Sergeant Doig died last year, a pre-planned exhibition cricket match for the local football club went ahead in his honour and turned into a de facto memorial. Supporting his family …

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Trump is recruiting a team of China hawks. So why is Beijing relieved?
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump is recruiting a team of China hawks. So why is Beijing relieved?

Live Mint  

With the expected appointments of Sen. Marco Rubio and Rep. Mike Waltz to cabinet positions, President-elect Donald Trump is putting together what some China hawks call a tough-on-China “dream team." Meanwhile, senior Chinese officials also are planning to step up courtship of American business leaders to try to counterbalance the China hard-liners on Trump’s foreign-policy team, according to the people …

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HT This Day: August 8, 1945 -- Atomic bomb assault against Japan
4 months, 2 weeks ago

HT This Day: August 8, 1945 -- Atomic bomb assault against Japan

Hindustan Times  

London: An atomic bomb which loosens the pent-up forces of the universe equal to over 20,000 tons of T.N.T., has 2,000 times the blast power of the British “grand slam bomb” and represents one of the greatest scientific advances of history, has been dropped on Japan. HT This Day: August 8, 1945 -- Atomic bomb assault against Japan completed US …

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People turn to making and mending their own clothes to save money as cost of living crisis looms large
4 months, 3 weeks ago

People turn to making and mending their own clothes to save money as cost of living crisis looms large

ABC  

The clientele at Sophie Parry's sewing studio in Redfern have traditionally been crafters reaching for a new hobby or groups of women sipping a sparkling wine at a hens do. "A lot of the people who I speak to are in their early 30s and they're looking for more ways to save money," she said. "Sometimes we think clothes are …

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The English traitors fighting in Ukraine... for PUTIN: One's a jobless mercenary disowned by his father, another a National Front-backing drug addict who calls himself a 'Z Patriot' - and British Army
8 months, 3 weeks ago

The English traitors fighting in Ukraine... for PUTIN: One's a jobless mercenary disowned by his father, another a National Front-backing drug addict who calls himself a 'Z Patriot' - and British Army

Daily Mail  

A jobless mercenary who has been disowned by his father and a former National Front member have been labelled an 'absolute disgrace' after becoming the first two British men known to be fighting for Russia in Ukraine. The traitor has posted a number of videos online since he fled to Donetsk in February to join Putin's marauding forces, including sickening …

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SA Police says officers acted with 'bravery', as inquiry into fatal shooting of officer Jason Doig continues
1 year ago

SA Police says officers acted with 'bravery', as inquiry into fatal shooting of officer Jason Doig continues

ABC  

An early report into a shooting that killed a police officer in regional South Australia has found the two surviving officers who were involved performed their duties with "courage and bravery". Key points: Brevet Sergeant Jason Doig was shot and killed while responding to an incident in regional SA SA Police says the two surviving officers, who are recovering at …

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Taiwan envoy says he’s hopeful Biden-Xi meeting will reduce tensions in the Asia-Pacific region
1 year, 1 month ago

Taiwan envoy says he’s hopeful Biden-Xi meeting will reduce tensions in the Asia-Pacific region

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — The 92-year-old businessman who represented Taiwan at this week’s summit of Asia-Pacific leaders in San Francisco expressed hope Friday that the meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping should help to reduce tensions between the two superpowers and in the region. “It should help reduce the tensions between the U.S. and China, and it …

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US has little leverage against Russia-North Korea cooperation, experts say
1 year, 3 months ago

US has little leverage against Russia-North Korea cooperation, experts say

Al Jazeera  

Washington could impose more sanctions, but analysts say penalties are unlikely to halt Moscow-Pyongyang alliance. “The US right now doesn’t have any leverage over North Korea,” said Jenny Town, a senior fellow at the Stimson Center, a Washington, DC-based think-tank. Mark Barry, an independent Asian affairs analyst, said the US can impose more “toothless” sanctions on North Korea, but they …

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Kim Jong Un leads delegation of arms industry officials on visit to Russia
1 year, 3 months ago

Kim Jong Un leads delegation of arms industry officials on visit to Russia

Live Mint  

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un left Pyongyang for Russia aboard his personal train, according to state media. American authorities, who initially indicated that the visit was forthcoming, have suggested that the talks may encompass the potential for North Korea to supply Russia with weaponry for the conflict in Ukraine. "The presence of Jo Chun Ryong indicates that North Korea …

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Kim Jong Un arrives in Russia on his luxury armoured train
1 year, 3 months ago

Kim Jong Un arrives in Russia on his luxury armoured train

ABC  

Kim Jong Un's trip to Russia by rail has drawn attention to the traditional method of travel for North Korean leaders — luxury, armoured trains that have long been a part of the dynasty's lore. Kim Jong Un, who is 39, has used his family's armoured train for previous meetings with Mr Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and then-US president …

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Oppenheimer: Christopher Nolan reveals ‘honeymoon in Kyoto’ line was improvised by this actor on set
1 year, 4 months ago

Oppenheimer: Christopher Nolan reveals ‘honeymoon in Kyoto’ line was improvised by this actor on set

Firstpost  

Maverick filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, which recently released at the box office, has turned out to be a global winner. The biographical drama based on the life of the American theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, has garnered praises for its screenplay, direction, camerawork, soundtrack and impeccable performances of the ensemble. “There’s a moment where James Remar… He kept talking to …

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China eyes Blinken’s imminent visit with deep distrust and low expectations
1 year, 6 months ago

China eyes Blinken’s imminent visit with deep distrust and low expectations

CNN  

Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletter, a three-times-a-week update exploring what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it impacts the world. In a phone call with Blinken, China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang urged the US to “show respect” on Beijing’s core concerns and stop interfering in its internal …

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US wants 'good relations' with China: Says, 'Irrespective of current scenario, we are ready to talk'
1 year, 7 months ago

US wants 'good relations' with China: Says, 'Irrespective of current scenario, we are ready to talk'

India TV News  

Amid the soaring tensions between the United States and China, it seems the Biden administration is now lamenting the current situation as it asserted "America is ready to talk with Beijing", irrespective of what has had happened between the two powerful nations since August last year. Speaking at an event at the Stimson Centre, US Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns, …

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Ex-San Francisco prosecutor says lawless city's crime stats 'are worse than the data shows'
1 year, 8 months ago

Ex-San Francisco prosecutor says lawless city's crime stats 'are worse than the data shows'

Daily Mail  

An ex-San Francisco prosecutor has warned the city's crime is worse than the data suggests, claiming cops don't make arrests because the district attorney is 'pro-criminal.' Brooke Jenkins has been the DA of the troubled city of less than a year, having replaced the equally progressive Chesa Boudin Former San Francisco prosecutor Charles 'Cully' Stimson said that the police are …

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7 million ‘isolated’ North Koreans use cell phones daily, WiFi expanded: Report
2 years, 1 month ago

7 million ‘isolated’ North Koreans use cell phones daily, WiFi expanded: Report

Hindustan Times  

Up to 7 million North Koreans use cell phones daily and WiFi networks have sharply expanded in the recent years, US researchers said adding that mobile devices are increasingly becoming key tools for market activity in the isolated country. Martyn Williams and Natalia Slavney of the Washington-based Stimson Center's 38 North programme said that their latest study on digital communications …

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Today in History: October 29, ‘Black Tuesday’ signals start of Great Depression
2 years, 1 month ago

Today in History: October 29, ‘Black Tuesday’ signals start of Great Depression

Associated Press  

Today in history: On Oct. 29, 1929, ‘Black Tuesday’ descended on the New York Stock Exchange. Secretary of War Henry Stimson, still blindfolded, holds out the first capsule drawn on Oct. 29, 1940 in Washington, D.C., in the nation’s first peacetime draft lottery. China’s ruling Communist Party announced Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015, that it will abolish the country’s decades-old one-child …

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North Korea could soon conduct submarine missile test, US think tank says
2 years, 3 months ago

North Korea could soon conduct submarine missile test, US think tank says

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy North Korea could be preparing …

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Interview: Jenny Town and Joel Wit
2 years, 7 months ago

Interview: Jenny Town and Joel Wit

The Diplomat  

It’s been a busy 2022 for North Korea. For more insight into North Korea’s recent military actions – and its goals – The Diplomat interviewed Jenny Town and Joel Wit of 38 North, a website dedicated to analysis of North Korea hosted by the Stimson Center. Jenny Town: April 15 is one of North Korea’s most important holidays, commemorating the …

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‘Fake it till you make it’: North Korea ‘monster missile’ test was lie. Here’s why
2 years, 8 months ago

‘Fake it till you make it’: North Korea ‘monster missile’ test was lie. Here’s why

Firstpost  

It turns out that North Korea’s missile test was hyped. So much for Kim Jong Un’s OTT video North Korea faked a “successful” launch of its most powerful long-range missile to shore up domestic support for Kim Jong Un’s regime after the real test ended in failure, analysts say. State media trumpeted the “miraculous” launch of what it claimed was …

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9/11 and Asia: Two Decades Later
3 years, 3 months ago

9/11 and Asia: Two Decades Later

The Diplomat  

Twenty years since al-Qaida attacked New York and Washington, D.C., setting in motion tectonic shifts in U.S. foreign policy, the events of September 11 – and how countries around the world responded to them – continue to reverberate across the Asia-Pacific. “9/11 and Asia: Two Decades Later” – a virtual, pre-recorded conference hosted by The Diplomat to mark the launch …

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With economic assets to secure, China embraces the Taliban
3 years, 4 months ago

With economic assets to secure, China embraces the Taliban

Al Jazeera  

When the Taliban took over Afghanistan the first time in 1996, China refused to recognize their rule and left its embassy shut for years. “Twenty years ago, China wasn’t a global power and what was happening in Afghanistan didn’t bother China,” said Yun Sun, director of the China Program at the Washington-based Stimson Center. Still, Hua stopped short of endorsing …

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Hornchurch boss hopes ‘impossible made possible’ FA Trophy win becomes a film
3 years, 6 months ago

Hornchurch boss hopes ‘impossible made possible’ FA Trophy win becomes a film

The Independent  

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Hornchurch manager Mark Stimson has labelled his side’s …

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Letter from the Editors
4 years, 2 months ago

Letter from the Editors

The Diplomat  

Welcome to the October 2020 issue of The Diplomat Magazine. From the state of U.S. alliances in Asia to the independence of Fiji some 50 years ago, from the complexities of peace negotiations in Myanmar to the prime minister’s seat in Pakistan, what we see on the outside doesn’t tell the full story. In our cover story, Abraham M. Denmark …

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