(ABC-Australia) The US House of Representatives has passed a bill to end the nation’s longest government shutdown, sending the measure to US President Donald Trump for his signature. It ends a historic 43-day funding lapse that saw federal workers go without multiple pay checks, travelers stranded at airports and people lining up at food banks […]
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Taiwan evacuates 8,300 ahead of tropical storm Fung-wong
In short: (ABC- Australia) A record 658mm has hit parts of Taiwan as tropical storm Fung-wong approached. More than 1,000 homes are flooded and 51 people are injured, while more than 8,300 are evacuated. What’s next? The downgraded typhoon is expected to make landfall on the southern edge of Taiwan before heading back out to […]
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US Senate votes in favor of bill to end federal government shutdown
In short: (ABC-Australia) The US Senate has voted to end the longest government shutdown in the country’s history, which has lasted for 40 days. Sixty senators — including eight Democrats who voted with Republicans — decided to support the advancement of a House-approved funding bill. What’s next? The Senate approval means the package will now […]
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UPS plane death toll rises, authorities say engine fell off before crash
In short: (ABC-Australia) A UPS cargo plane’s left wing caught fire and its engine fell off moments before the aircraft crashed and exploded after take-off in Louisville, Kentucky, according to US aviation authorities. The flight data and cockpit voice recorders from the plane’s wreckage have been recovered as an investigation into the crash continues. Louisville […]
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Japan wants to hire more bear hunters after record number of people attacked
In short: (ABC – Australia) Fatal bear attacks are at their highest level since Japan started keeping records in 2006. Japan’s cabinet is looking at how to reduce the number of attacks. What’s next? Environment minister Hirotaka Ishihara said the government would hire more hunters. Japan is planning to hire bear hunters after a record […]
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What Donald Trump and Xi Jinping discussed in their ‘amazing meeting’ in Busan, South Korea
By North Asia correspondent James Oaten, Akane Saiki in South Korea and Lucia Stein (ABC-Australia) In what was one of the most highly anticipated bilateral meetings of the year, US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping sat down for talks at a military base in South Korea. The meeting took place against a […]