German fiscal frugality is the stuff of legends – but they have nothing on the abstemious Swedes
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12yo Alice Springs boy to speak at United Nations in push to change Australia's age of criminality
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US President Donald Trump fires national security adviser John Bolton over foreign policy disagreements
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Is Xi Jinping mishandling Hong Kong crisis? Hints of unease in China’s leadership.
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Holocaust-denial, religious bigotry and pepper spray: An account of what really happened at Boston’s Straight Pride
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Finland's new government will propose a tax increase later this year on fossil fuel used for transport
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US Congress promised student borrowers a break. Education dept. rejected 99% of them.
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Driven to despair – road toll charges take centre stage in Norway vote
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Alaska’s universal basic income problem
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How Viktor Orban hollowed out Hungary’s democracy
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Danish government announced that it plans to boost military contributions to a number of missions around the world
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A top US financier of Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell is a driving force behind Amazon deforestation
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Baby Trump balloon flies over Copenhagen despite canceled visit
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Uncertainty about US President Donald Trump's trade war with China and Brexit are creating a "flying blind" economy
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Britain's parliament approves law seeking to block October no-deal Brexit
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Sweden's Foreign Minister Margot Wallström to quit government
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Pride flags greet Mike Pence on arrival in Iceland – Guðni Jóhannesson also pictured wearing rainbow bracelet to meet US vice-president
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Emily Atkin's summary of and thoughts about CNN's 7-hour Climate Crisis Town Hall
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Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe's longtime strong man, dead at 95
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Andrew Yang gets media cold shoulder
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Finland's 'Housing First' policy proves that homelessness is avoidable
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UK MPs vote against general election dealing another blow to Boris Johnson
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Brexit: Boris Johnson defeated as MPs take control
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US Senator says Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg should face ‘possibility of a prison term’
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Hong Kong government withdraws extradition bill, a key demand of protesters
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Senator Warren's climate change plan: 100% clean energy for America
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The Danish centre-left aped the far right to win an election – there's a better way to deal with people's fears
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Cherokee nation takes up 1835 treaty right and names first delegate to US Congress
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Mike Pence heads into potential new Nordic storm with Iceland visit
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Australian Federal Police raid Canberra home where intelligence officer lived
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Why everyone should care about what is happening in Hong Kong, despite all the world’s troubles
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Australian government braces for poor GDP result as shoppers keep wallets shut
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Communications and internet have been blacked out in Kashmir since August 4 - five people explain what it's like to live through
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Conservative MP Phillip Lee has defected to the Liberal Democrats ahead of a crucial no-deal vote, leaving the PM with no working majority
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Finland under pressure to criminalise lack of consent in rape laws
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Amateurs identify classified US spy satellite based on Tweet
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President Trump tweets sensitive surveillance image of Iran
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Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said the European Union should be 'as flexible and positive as possible' in its negotiations over Brexit
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Sweden to introduce bank tax to help fund greater defense spending from 2022
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The corrupting of democracy
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Australian government releases "exposure draft" of religious discrimination bill
A news article: New protections for Folau-like cases in draft religious discrimination bill A radio interview with the Attorney-General: Federal Government unveils religious discrimination...
A news article: New protections for Folau-like cases in draft religious discrimination bill
A radio interview with the Attorney-General: Federal Government unveils religious discrimination legislation on Radio National
Some legal analysis: The government has released its draft religious discrimination bill. How will it work?
A Christian response: Religious discrimination bill draft released
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Undercover in Patriot Prayer: Insights from a Vancouver Democrat who's been working against the far-right group from the inside
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A history of Hong Kong's contentious politics
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Andrew Yang’s plan to tackle climate change, explained
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Finland should stop using soya as animal feed by 2025 says the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry
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A group of Chinese international students say they take little notice of politics or historical events, with one admitting to not having heard of the Tiananmen Square Massacre
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Was Sweden headed toward socialism in the 1970s?
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EU to threaten sanctions against Iceland and Greenland over mackerel dispute
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Sweden economists call for green fiscal policy to stop recession
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Trump plans to open US consulate in Greenland despite row over offer to buy
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