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Indonesia begins enforcing tourist visa work ban affecting Bali content creators
Indonesia has begun enforcing stricter immigration rules under which it is now illegal for foreigners on a tourist visa to work, conduct research, volunteer or earn income while in the country, including in Bali. The move matters because Bali is one of Australia’s most popular holiday destinations, and the rules explicitly capture social media activity…
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East Arnhem community mourns teenage girl found dead as man arrested
A 17-year-old girl has been found dead inside a home in Galiwin’ku, on Elcho Island in the Northern Territory’s East Arnhem Land, and a 34-year-old man has been arrested. Police are treating the death as a domestic violence incident, underscoring ongoing concerns about violence in remote Territory communities. Officers attended the home, where the teenager…
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Balogun suspension overturned by FIFA after Trump claims intervention role
After 10 years as Fifa president, could the Folarin Balogun controversy tip the balance against Gianni Infantino? Don’t bet on it.
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Parents’ WhatsApp groups turn teacher gifts into private-school class war
When school fees are £60,000-plus a year to board, a jar of homemade jam with a scribbled ‘To the Best Teacher’ tag doesn’t really cut it as an end-of-term gift.
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Abbey Road Institute to open Los Angeles campus led by Rafa Sardina
Rafa Sardina, the celebrated Grammy-winning producer and engineer, will head up the program, which is slated to open in October
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Russia deploys shadow-fleet drones to test NATO air defences across Europe
A new IISS report links Russia's shadow fleet vessels to 144 suspected drone incursions over NATO military bases and nuclear sites across Europe.
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Spain edge past Portugal to end Ronaldo’s World Cup run
Mikel Merino came off the bench to score in stoppage time as Spain eliminated Portugal, 1-0, in Dallas, advancing to the World Cup quarterfinals.
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Melbourne graffiti artist scales Bolte Bridge pillar prompting police standoff
A graffiti artist has climbed one of the 140-metre-high pillars of Melbourne’s Bolte Bridge, sparking a police standoff and partially shutting the busy inner-city crossing. Emergency services were called around 3am on Tuesday, and one lane was closed as police negotiated with the man, who was refusing to come down. The stunt matters because it…
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Colonised Cameroonian: Mbappe condemns Paraguayan senator over racist slur
French footballer Kylian Mbappé has become embroiled in an international row after a Paraguayan senator posted racist remarks about him following France’s 1-0 World Cup win over Paraguay on 4 July in Philadelphia, where Mbappé scored a 70th-minute penalty. The episode matters because it saw a serving elected official direct openly racist abuse at one…
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Andy Burnham withholds cabinet lineup, unsettling Whitehall officials
Andy Burnham, the Greater Manchester mayor and Makerfield MP who is expected to become Prime Minister in about two weeks, is facing criticism for declining to name the ministers who would serve in his Cabinet. According to the Daily Mail, this reticence has caused unease across Whitehall, with warnings that he risks being the “worst…