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Elon Musk may have just staged a ‘21st-century coup’ at the Treasury Department. What could happen next.

Democrats say Musk, in shutting down USAID, is acting at China’s behest.

MarketWatch - 58m

McKinney century in vain as Australia A hammer England Lions

Ben McKinney's run-a-ball 110 helps England Lions salvage some pride during an-innings-and-10-run defeat by Australia A in an unofficial Test in Sydney.

Yahoo Sports - 2d

15 Largest Cities in Australia, Ranked by Population

Yahoo News - 3d

Sutherland ton helps Australia punish sloppy England

A dismal fielding performance from England, alongside Annabel Sutherland's sparkling century, gives Australia complete control of the one-off Test match in Melbourne.

BBC News - 3d

Australia dominate as England fielding woes continue

Australia's Annabel Sutherland hit a sparkling 163 against a sloppy England side that dropped seven catches on day two of the one-off Women's Ashes Test match in Melbourne.

BBC News - 3d

Sutherland ton helps Australia punish sloppy England

A dismal fielding performance from England, alongside Annabel Sutherland's sparkling century, gives Australia complete control of the one-off Test match in Melbourne.

Yahoo Sports - 3d

Sutherland century turns screw on wretched England in women’s Ashes

Test match, day two: England 170; Australia 422-5 Eight dropped catches by England amid fielding misery After a mere 90-year wait, a second woman will finally join Peggy Antonio up on the ...

The Guardian - 3d

Josh Inglis hits debut century to turn the screw on Sri Lanka in first Test

Usman Khawaja’s 232 helps tourists declare on 6-654 Bowlers reduce hosts to 3-44 on second day in Galle Usman Khawaja played the greatest innings of his Test career to help Australia tighten the ...

The Guardian - 4d

Savinho’s chest of the century caps Manchester City’s night of wild mood swings | Jonathan Liew

It may have been a tricky Champions League campaign for Pep Guardiola’s side so far, but they live to fight another day. The best moment of this game came 13 minutes from time, and will almost ...

The Guardian - 4d

Smith passes 10,000 Test runs in unbeaten century

Australia batter Steve Smith passes the 10,000-run mark in Test cricket during the first day of his side's opening match in Sri Lanka.

BBC News - 5d

Why are Australia so much better than England?

BBC cricket reporter Henry Moeran explores the possible reasons why the gap in quality between Australia and England is so significant in women's cricket.

BBC News - 6d

Be careful with DeepSeek, Australia says - so is it safe to use?

Ed Husic is the first member of a Western government to raise privacy concerns about the Chinese chatbot.

BBC News - 6d

Fire damages a 19th century district town hall in Paris, leaving the bell tower at risk of collapse

French authorities say a fire engulfed the town hall of Paris’ 12th district, causing no casualties but severely damaging the bell tower of the 19th century building

ABC News - Jan. 27

Australia Day Protesters Vandalize Melbourne and Sydney Statues

The vandalism unfolded in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra. Australia Day is a divisive holiday that critics see as a symbol of racism and oppression.

The New York Times - Jan. 26

England 20% behind Australia in every area - Cook

Former England captain Sir Alastair Cook says it will take honesty and two or three years of hard work for the women's side to catch up with Australia.

BBC News - Jan. 25

30 years on: OJ Simpson's ‘trial of the century’ made DNA great

In the end, did the Simpson case really qualify as the “trial of the century”?

The Hill - Jan. 24

How Australia became a test bed for the future of farming

Experimental fungi and ‘robotic bees’ are among the ag-tech innovations being trialled in a country on the frontline of climate change

Financial Times - Jan. 24

Captain Cook statue vandalised ahead of Australia Day

The statue in Sydney has been splashed with red paint and had its nose and hand removed.

BBC News - Jan. 24

England dramatically denied by weather as Australia seal Ashes

England remain winless in the Women's Ashes as Australia edge a rain-affected thriller in Canberra by six runs.

BBC News - Jan. 23

Flintoff, 16, scores blistering century for England Lions

Teenager Rocky Flintoff, son of former England all-rounder Andrew, scores a century for England Lions in Australia.

BBC News - Jan. 23

Spate of Violent Antisemitic Attacks Rattles Australia

The police said they were investigating whether “overseas actors” were involved in the vandalizing of synagogues and a day care center.

The New York Times - Jan. 22

VanEck unveils long-short equity ETF in Australia

The fund, which makes use of a popular hedge fund strategy, will aim to outperform the S&P/ASX 200

Financial Times - Jan. 22

Men have grown twice as much as women over past century, study shows

Data from dozens of countries reveals height and weight differences between sexes have increased since 1900. Amid the profound changes humanity has witnessed, one might be forgiven for failing to ...

The Guardian - Jan. 22

'It's time to accept it - England are nowhere near Australia'

England started the Women's Ashes saying they were "not far away" from catching Australia, but the gulf is only getting bigger, writes Ffion Wynne.

BBC News - Jan. 20

England thrashed in first T20 as Australia retain Ashes

Australia beat England by 57 runs in the first T20 to take an 8-0 lead and retain the Women's Ashes at the earliest opportunity.

BBC News - Jan. 20

A Tale of Two Teenage Grand Slam Winners in Australia

Emma Raducanu and Iga Swiatek both won their first majors before they turned 20. Thus far in their careers, that’s about where the similarities end.

The New York Times - Jan. 17

England on the brink as Australia seal ODI clean sweep

Ash Gardner's century and Alana King's 5-46 sees England slump to a 3-0 defeat in the ODI leg of the Women's Ashes.

BBC News - Jan. 17

Trump and Maduro: Could these unlikely partners make the deal of the century?

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was sworn in for his third six-year term on Friday, prompting the U.S. and its allies to announce sanctions on senior figures in his administration, while Donald ...

The Hill - Jan. 16

A Sydney ban on skimpy swimmers is not new. ‘Bikini wars’ have been raging in Australia for a century

Until the 1900s daylight beach swimming was forbidden and women were expected to wear pants in the water. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , ...

The Guardian - Jan. 16

In Australia, Two Tennis Magnets at Opposite Poles

Nick Kyrgios and Alex de Minaur are the biggest names on the court in their homeland. They could not be less alike.

The New York Times - Jan. 13

'No room for weakness' - Australia deliver statement win

Australia show they can win even with a below-par performance, sending England an early warning in the opening match of the Women's Ashes.

BBC News - Jan. 12

Australia Opposition Focuses On Living Costs in Campaign Launch

Yahoo News - Jan. 12

Ranking biggest FA Cup upsets this century: Man City shock final defeat, Chelsea loss to Bradford make cut

Wrexham's shocking win over Arsenal doesn't make the cut, taking place eight years before the turn of the century

CBS Sports - Jan. 9

Fantasy holes with lava fields - it's golf for the 21st Century

Tiger Woods says TGL will take golf into a new "stratosphere". Here are five takeaways from the opening night's action in Florida.

BBC News - Jan. 8

Updating a 12th-Century Palazzo, Where the Walls Had Secrets

When two architects renovated the once-grand floor of a palace in Genoa, Italy, their goal wasn’t period perfection: “We didn’t want to live in a museum.”

The New York Times - Jan. 7

With the 21st century a quarter complete, illiberal democracy is the new global norm | Siva Vaidhyanathan

Many of the political ideas we thought were taken for granted at the end of the 20th century have cracked and crumbled. The three largest democracies in the history of the world will soon be ruled ...

The Guardian - Jan. 7