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Myanmar holds its last election round with the army already certain to keep control over government
Jan 24, 2026 - World 
Voting has begun in the final round of Myanmar’s general election, concluding a monthlong process
Science teachers from Queensland Open Brethren schools told to teach students about vegetarian dinosaurs on Noah’s Ark
Jan 24, 2026 - World 
Teachers who attended ‘compulsory’ creationist conference run by US-based fundamentalist group told radiometric dating techniques were flawedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTeachers employed by a large group of Queensland Christian schools were told to teach creationism in science classes, including that vegetarian baby dinosaurs would have been taken aboard Noah’s Ark.Last year, the Open Brethren organisation Christian Community Ministries (CCM) hosted a Christian science conference by the US-based fundamentalist group Answers in Genesis, which once built a replica of Noah’s Ark – with model dinosaurs included. Continue reading...
Australian journalism ‘sidelined’ in AI-generated news summaries on Copilot, research shows
Jan 24, 2026 - World
Exclusive: Experts say AI is likely to create more news deserts, fewer independent voices and threaten the viability of Australian journalismFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesSign up for Guardian Australia’s free weekly media newsletter hereAustralian journalism is largely “invisible” in AI-generated news summaries from Microsoft Copilot, which overwhelmingly favour US or European media, research by the University of Sydney has found.Roughly one-fifth of responses to Copilot news prompts feature links to Australian media sources, according to researcher Dr Timothy Koskie from the university’s Centre for AI, Trust and Governance.Sign up to get Guardian Australia’s weekly media diary as a free newsletter Continue reading...
Iran Is Not Afraid, Ayatollah Khamenei Not Hiding In A Bunker: Consul General To NDTV
Jan 24, 2026 - World 
Besieged by sanctions and an increasingly belligerent US, Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Hosseini Khamenei is in a secure location, but is not hiding in a bunker, the country's consul general to India has said.
"Confused Clown": Iran Minister Slams Zelensky Over Protest Crackdown Remarks
Jan 24, 2026 - World
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi launched a scathing attack on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky after he accused the Islamic Republic of killing people to stay in power.
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