Student activist Drew Pavlou suspended from UQ is attacked by Chinese state media
Drew Pavlou was banned from completing his politics degree until at 2022 on Friday after the university accused him of 11 cases of misconduct. Read more...
Coronavirus Threatens Chinese Traditions of Chopsticks and Family-Style Meals
Faced with the spread of the coronavirus, the government is promoting using serving utensils, but resistance is strong. Sharing food with personal chopsticks is one way Chinese people express intimacy. Read more...
Beijing Threatens Hong Kong39;s Companies and Workers
Beijing is using fear and pressure to drum up support for its increasingly hard-line stance in the Asian financial capital, threatening its status as a global business center. Read more...
Yes, It Is Possible to Change History. Write a Novel!
In her best-selling debut, The Henna Artist, Alka Joshi changes the course of her mothers life. Read more...
Emirates could take four years to resume flying to entire network
Emirates' outgoing President Tim Clark on Monday said it could take the state carrier up to four years to resume flying to its entire network that has been decimated by the coronavirus pandemic. Read more...
Dani Alves scores winner on debut for Sao Paolo as veteran star makes stunning start
Dani Alves made a stunning start to life with his boyhood club Sao Paolo, after scoring the only goal of the game on his debut. Read more...
Corporate Voices Get Behind Black Lives Matter Cause
Major companies are often wary of conflict, especially in a polarized time. But some are now taking a stand on racial injustice and police violence. Read more...
Breakingviews TV Hertz locker
The U.S. car rental firm has filed for bankruptcy, burdened with high debts and collapsing revenue. Hertz was heading in a decent direction before Covid-19. Restructuring offers bust companies the chance to try again, this time with more financial flexibility, says John Foley. Read more...
Why the U.S. May Remove Hong Kong39;s 39;Special Status39;
Washington has long given the former British colony a special status on trade and other issues. Changing that would threaten its position as a global business hub. Read more...
Yankee Stadium will play host to a drive-in festival this summer in New York City
Call it a comeback. The pandemic has revived the classic American tradition of the drive-in as a safe way to stay entertained without potentially spreading coronavirus. One hospitality group based in New York, the epicenter of the virus in the United States, decided to do just that in a parking lot of the famous Yankee Stadium. Read more...
Coronavirus Showed How Globalization Broke the World
Greed and globalization set us up for disaster. Read more...
Environmentalists shine World Cup spotlight on "vulnerable" mascot
June 16 - With attention focused on the world's greatest soccer stars in Brazil, conservationists are working hard to promote the plight of the animal being used as the official World Cup mascot. Known as Fuleco on posters and banners throughout the country, the three-banded armadillo is in decline, and conservation groups say FIFA and the Brazilian government should be doing more during the World Cup to ensure the animal's long term survival. Rob Muir reports. Read more...
George Floyd protests spread despite U.S. curfews
Several major cities imposed curfews in the U.S. on Saturday amid intensifying protests over the death of George Floyd. David Doyle reports. Read more...
Quiz to guess the price of these log cabins
How many of the half a dozen log cabins in our quiz can you get right, with values ranging from 25,000 to an impressive 1million. Read more...
Drones travel far to get off the ground
Amazon or UPS packages won't be dropped by drones anytime soon, but drones are finally getting a flight plan for business. And it starts in Rwanda. Read more...
George Floyd protests spread despite U.S. curfews
Several major cities imposed curfews in the U.S. on Saturday amid intensifying protests over the death of George Floyd. David Doyle reports. Read more...
Trump will 'revoke Hong Kong's preferential treatment'
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he was directing his administration to begin the process of eliminating special treatment for Hong Kong, in response to China's plans to impose new security legislation in the territory. Read more...
Goodell says NFL is saddened by 'tragic events' across United States
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said on Saturday the league is "greatly saddened" by the recent high-profile killings of black people in the United States, including George Floyd, whose death after being pinned down by a white police officer in Minneapolis has led to widespread protests. Read more...
Disney plans to reopen Walt Disney World starting on July 11
Walt Disney Co plans to reopen the world's largest theme park, Walt Disney World, in phases beginning on July 11, if the governor of Florida approves. Read more...
NIH's Fauci No Zika infections contracted within U.S.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Disease, says all of the Zika infections in the United States were contracted outside the country. Rough Cut (no reporter narration) Read more...