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The Greenwood Massacre, in the words of its oldest survivor
Viola Ford Fletcher and her family were told to leave and never tell anyone of what happened. It would take 70 years for the massacre to be investigated. Source link
US says Myanmar 'safe', terminates nationals' protection status
The US government is ending the temporary legal status of thousands of Myanmar nationals arguing they can safely return to the war-torn South-East Asian country. Source link
Australia's $190m policing deal with Solomon Islands stalls over 'language'
Australia and Solomon Islands have made little progress on a $190 million package to expand the Pacific nation’s police force, almost a full year after the high-profile initiative was announced. Source link
Bird flu confirmed in elephant seal population at Heard Island
The federal government says testing confirms the presence of avian influenza in samples collected from southern elephant seals on Heard Island — a sub-Antarctic Australian external territory. Source link
China's CPTPP bid runs into an old problem — Japan
China’s escalating confrontation with Japan is colliding directly with its attempt to join one of the world’s most demanding trade agreements. Source link
In the Ukraine peace plan, brutal equations are being considered
A detailed look at the 28-point plan — as it has been reported — shows some very minor concessions to Russia. But it mostly contains all the same points that have always been made with more or less force by Moscow. Source link
US court throws out criminal cases against two of Trump's critics
Former FBI director James Comey and New York Attorney-General Letitia James had been charged shortly after Donald Trump used social media to instruct his attorney-general to take action against them. Source link
Controversial Israel and US-backed Gaza aid organisation closes
More than 800 Palestinians died in the vicinity of Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid sites after it took over the distribution of all supplies in the strip in May. Source link
Woman found alive in coffin at crematorium in Thailand
Temple staff in Thailand were shocked when the woman began knocking from the coffin. Source link
Man jailed for life in largest cybersex crime case in South Korea's history
A court in Seoul ruled that Kim Nok-wan’s crimes were so grave they warranted his “permanent isolation from society.” Source link