24 February 2020
In the space of a week South Korea has gone from dealing with a couple of dozen COVID-19 cases to being the next frontier for containing coronavirus. It has prompted locals to hit out at "public harm auntie" for ignoring advice to get tested.
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22 Feb: As America continues to use voting technology that is vulnerable to technical failures as well as cyberattack, experts fear a lack of trust in election results — and democracy more broadly — will become the new normal.... more
22 Feb: The number of men seeking help to stop committing domestic violence in Queensland has surged after the horrific death of a family burned to death in Brisbane... more
21 Feb: Documents leaked to the ABC reveal Solomon Islands Finance Minister Harry Kuma discussed a $US100 billion loan from a Chinese businessman — an amount of money almost 77 times the Pacific nation's GDP.... more
