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Jan 2024
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Myanmar’s Independence Day amnesty and A...

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Stray artillery shells hit a town in China near Myanmar during its Independence Day, a top court in Argentina suspends a package of labour reforms announced by the country’s new president, Javier Milei, and new data shows that Australian federal MPs have been booted from parliamentary question time 118 times. Plus: the ultra-long cruises going viral and a letter from Singapore.

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