The latest short-form news audio from FSN Bureaus worldwide.
Australian Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says he's had a "constructive discussion" with Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg today.
Australians woke this morning to find the social media company had blocked access to Australian news content, and even some government material.
Shaun Bindley reports
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Three North Korean hacker spies have been accused of conspiring to steal and extort more than $1.3 billion in cash and cryptocurrency from banks and businesses around the world.
The US Justice Department unsealed the charges on Wednesday.
Kate Fisher reports from Washington
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Conservative and controversial talk radio pioneer Rush Limbaugh has died of lung cancer, at age 70.
Limbaugh was a towering figure in US conservative politics.
Rachel Silverman has this report from Oakland.
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The number of new coronavirus cases reported across the globe has declined by 16 percent over the past week.
According to the World Health Organization, there's also been a ten percent reduction in the number of global deaths.
Rachel Silverman has this report from San Francisco.
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The United States will pay the World Health Organisation more than $200 million dollars by the end of the month.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirmed the intent to pay those dues during a high-level United Nations Security Council on Covid-19.
UN correspondent Liling Tan reports.
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The world's first COVID-19 human trials have been given the green light in the UK.
As part of the study, 90 healthy volunteers will be infected with the virus in a bid to discover more about its effects.
Chris Jones has more in London
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The UK has approved the world's first COVID-19 human trials, which will infect young and healthy volunteers with the virus to test vaccines and treatments.
This comes as the government draws up plans for a route out of lockdown, as Sophie Peachey reports from London.
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