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Harvey Milk had been elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1977 — a little over a year later, he would be dead.  Source link

The abandonment of the Georgia case is the latest reflection of how the US president has emerged largely unscathed from a spate of prosecutions that once threatened to imperil his political career. Source link

It is not known how many people remain unaccounted-for because of the fires, which have been fuelled by bamboo scaffolding. Source link

Fires that have burnt through the night are yet to be extinguished as firefighters struggle to reach those in need.  Source link

Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro begins serving a 27-year jail term for an attempted coup against Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in 2023. Source link

The latest Asia Power Index shows Australia slipping behind Russia for influence, while the region remains dominated by the US and China. Source link

The United Nations body charged with fighting the spread of HIV says the Trump administration’s cuts to the US foreign aid budget have sent the global aid response into “crisis mode”. Source link

A down-to-earth Scottish woman who preferred to stay out of the spotlight, Templeman was frequently credited by Branson as a stabilising force on his career, providing a counter-balance to his extravagant personality. Source link

Four other people were already arrested and placed under formal investigation on October 29 and November 1. Source link

The incident comes amid an ongoing diplomatic spat between Tokyo and Beijing.  Source link