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Two Americans win Nobel prize in economics for new auction formats
The economists won the Nobel Prize in economics for “improvements to auction theory and inventions of new auction formats”.
From the Archives, 1945: Emotional scenes as Indonesians leave for home
Mutinous Indonesian marines and seamen, under the protection of the Australian government, boarded the Esperance Bay for home.
What was Roe v Wade and why is everyone talking about it now?
What was this famous US court decision – and what would happen if it were overturned?
Trump immunity claim draws Twitter flag as misleading information
US President Donald Trump says he has fully recovered from COVID-19 and will return to holding big campaign rallies.
Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Barrett pledges to follow law, not personal views
Confirmation hearings for the conservative judge to receive a lifetime appointment to America’s highest court will begin on Monday.
In brazen manipulation, Trump campaign twists Fauci comment to suggest praise of President
New Trump campaign ad misrepresents comments by highly respected immunologist Anthony Fauci.
Dutch turn on ‘intelligent’ lockdown, as calls grow for stricter COVID-19 rules
Levels of coronavirus infection in the Netherlands are among the highest in Europe.
Iran has highest day death toll from virus, currency plunges
A number of senior government figures have tested positive for the coronavirus, in what is the hardest-hit country in the region.
Iran-backed militias offer truce for US pullout from Iraq
Iraqi militias backed by Iran have agreed to temporarily halt attacks targeting the American presence in Iraq, on the condition that US-led coalition troops withdraw from the country.