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In a significant vaccine milestone expected to be reached by the end of the day, 80 percent of Australians aged 16 and over will have been fully vaccinated against Covid.
It comes as the countries National Cabinet meets for the first time in a month to discuss the prospect of children aged between 5 and 11 having access to Pfizer.
Shaun Bindley reports.
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Nintendo had lowered its sales forecast for its Switch game console for the current business year due to the ongoing global shortage of semiconductors.
However, it upgraded its net profit due to strong demand for games.
Phoebe Amoroso reports from Tokyo.
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The US Justice Department has sued the state of Texas over its new voting law on the grounds that it disenfranchises voters.
The voting restrictions limit the ability of Texans to cast their ballots by mail, among other things.
US correspondent Ira Spitzer has more
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The Duchess of Sussex has placed phone calls to several American lawmakers urging them to pass legislation that would provide paid family and medical leave for new parents.
The calls come after friends of the Duchess indicated that she may run for public office in the future.
Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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An analyst who was a key source for a dossier of allegations against Donald Trump has been arrested on charges of lying to the FBI.
Igor Danchenko was charged with five counts of making false statements to the FBI, about where and how he got his information.
Kate Fisher reports from Washington
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A British MP has resigned amid a row over his conduct which led to a major government u-turn.
Owen Paterson was found to have "egregiously" broken lobbying rules and was facing suspension, until his Conservative Party colleagues controversially blocked it.
Downing Street then reversed its decision to block the suspension following a furious backlash.
Mr Paterson says he now wants a life "outside the cruel world of politics," and there'll be a by-election to replace him in his constituency, which he's represented since 1997.
Our UK correspondent Olly Barratt has been looking over the MP's statement.
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The first pill designed to treat Covid-19 has been approved in the UK.
Molnupiravir can be taken twice a day by vulnerable symptomatic patients recently diagnosed with the disease.
Britain's Health Secretary Sajid Javid has called the treatment a "gamechanger."
With more details, here's our correspondent Benji Hyer in London.
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More than 40 countries have agreed to stop using coal to generate power.
Canada, Vietnam and Poland are among those to have signed the pledge at the COP26 summit.
But there are some major polluters who are absent from the deal.
John Bevir (Beaver) reports from Glasgow.
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