25 October 2021
The $2.1 billion deal to acquire and run Digicel Pacific will be largely funded by the Australian government, in a move widely seen as an attempt to counter China's influence in the region.
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25 Oct: James Michael Tyler, who appeared in the Friends reunion special earlier this year but did not mention his cancer diagnosis because he did not want to be a "downer", dies aged 59.... more
25 Oct: A team of computer programmers and engineers from a German university are crowned the inaugural champions of self-driving cars around one of the world's most famous racetracks.... more
24 Oct: Colombia's president says the capture of Dairo Antonio Úsuga is "the biggest blow against drug trafficking in our country this century".... more
24 Oct: Australia's medical regulator will look at new data from Pfizer on COVID-19 booster doses on Monday, with health authorities hopeful of a November rollout.... more
24 Oct: Long the markings of slaves and gangsters, tattoos are suddenly everywhere in South Korea. But the nation's stringent laws mean they're often inked in the shadows by artists risking arrest.... more
24 Oct: Fans in Australia are gearing up for one of the most anticipated games on the cricket calendar with Pakistan taking on India in Dubai in the T20 World Cup.... more
24 Oct: Russia's defence ministry releases a statement saying that exercises between Moscow and Beijing were conducted between October 17 and 23 in another sign of closer ties between the two nations.... more
