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Friday, August 03, 2018

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Fairfax photos of the week

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A week in photos from award winning Sydney Morning Herald photographers.
Best of Fairfax cartoons August 4, 2018

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Fairfax Media's talented team of artists, illustrators and cartoonists give us their humorous version of the news of the day.
Things have changed since the government last cut funding to Catholic schools

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In the late 1800s, Henry Parkes decided that education should be free, compulsory and secular, and that the church's involvement should be discouraged...

India vs England: Virat Kohli rates Edgbaston knock second to Adelaide

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"I don't know. This could come second to Adelaide. Adelaide remains very special to me. It was second innings and we were chasing a target (364) on day five," Virat Kohli told 'bcci.tv'...
We are ashamed: Nitish on Muzaffarpur incident

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Speaking at the launch of 'Mukhyamantri Kanya Utthan Yojana', a scheme for welfare of girls, in Patna, Nitish Kumar said the alleged sex abuse of girls at the shelter home "has left...
Centre drops plan for 'social media hub'

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The proposal to create a social media hub was challenged by Trinamool Congress MLA Mohua Moitra, who alleged that it was a tool being bought to create a 360 degree profile of those who...
Pak oppn to challenge Imran with own PM nominee

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Pakistan's two former dominant political parties said on Thursday they would join forces to field their own candidate for prime minister in parliament, challenging former cricket...
Jet Airways warns staff it can't fly beyond 60 days

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Pilots who have refused a proposed 15 per cent pay cut for two years had been informed that the airline was running out of time to slash costs and raise revenue, the source said. The capital...

Food banks appeal for help to feed children during school holidays

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Trussell Trust raises alarm about shortage of donationsCalls have been made for the public to donate to their local food bank during the summer holidays owing to increasing demand...
5,500 UK churches switch to renewable energy

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Churches estimated to have diverted £5m from fossil fuels to clean energy providersMore than 5,500 churches including some of the UK’s most famous cathedrals have converted...
Army chief defends British soldiers over Northern Ireland

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Gen Sir Nick Carter says he will stand by veterans facing ‘vexatious claims’ relating to the TroublesThe new chief of the defence staff, Gen Sir Nick Carter, vowed to fight against...

Hours after his top national security officials decried Russian attempts to influence US elections, Trump knocks 'the Russian hoax'

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The dramatic and unified comments Thursday from the nation's top national security officials to warn of a pervasive Russian effort to undermine US democracy also highlighted one...
Anderson Cooper: This is a tale of 2 White Houses

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CNN's Anderson Cooper compares the stances of President Trump and his national security team on the Russian hacking threat.
Alleged Russian agent's infiltration of GOP anything but subtle

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As far as spy craft goes, Maria Butina's skills didn't seem particularly impressive.

Paul Manafort’s $15,000 ostrich jacket pretty much sums up Paul Manafort

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For President Trump’s former campaign chairman, fashion is akin to a stack of Monopoly money. It’s about accumulation — about not just having the most stuff but the most expensive...
Manafort’s bookkeeper testifies against him, alleging efforts to inflate income

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Heather Washkuhn’s testimony is vital to the government’s allegations that President Trump’s ex-campaign chairman hid millions from the IRS, then lied to get loans so he...
The Fix: Mueller actions reinforce idea that Manafort could be key in Russia case

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The best laptops: Ultrabooks, budget PCs, 2-in-1s, and more

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The best laptops today are basking in the glow of Intel’s 8th-gen Core CPUs, which at last bring quad-core performance to mainstream machines. The only thing missing is Oprah shouting...
Apple gets its ultimate revenge on Michael Dell with the world’s first trillion-dollar market cap

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AAPL briefly surpassed the fabled $1 trillion market capitalization, 20 years after Michael Dell famously said he’d shut down the company if he was in charge...
AMD's Ryzen 3 2200G with Radeon Vega graphics, our favorite budget gaming CPU, gets even cheaper

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If you’re looking for a gaming-friendly CPU at a low price, the AMD Ryzen 3 2200G processor is a great pick. It’s our favorite budget CPU for gaming at it’s normal price, but today...

Thousands of North Korean Workers Enter Russia Despite U.N. Ban

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Russia is letting thousands of new North Korean laborers enter and issuing fresh work permits—actions U.S. officials say potentially violate sanctions aimed at cutting cash...
China Says U.S. Trade Pressure Won't Work

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China fired back after the Trump administration threatened to double proposed tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods, saying it won’t yield to White House pressure...
Bank of England Raises Rates to Highest Level in Nearly a Decade

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The Bank of England raised its benchmark interest rate for only the second time in a decade, as worries over inflation trumped concerns about Brexit and a brewing global trade war...