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Australian PM sends WeChat message to disputed Chinese diaspora

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has used the Chinese social media platform WeChat to criticize a “fake image” of an Australian soldier posted on Twitter by the Chinese government. China has rejected Morrison’s requests to apologize after Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian released the digitally manipulated image of an Australian …

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New Zealand joins Australia in denouncing China’s tweet

New Zealand has joined Australia in denouncing a graphic tweet posted by a Chinese official that shows a false image of a smiling Australian soldier holding a bloody knife to the throat of a child. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Tuesday that New Zealand has raised its concerns directly with …

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‘The people of India have not forgiven me for that first change:’ Glenn McGrath remembers firing Sachin Tendulkar for cheap in 2003 World Cup final – cricket

As memorable as India’s 2003 World Cup campaign was, with the team reaching the final, the only match that team’s players and fans would not want to remember is the final against Australia on March 24. Australia swept India with 125 runs with Ricky Ponting scoring a ballistic 140, and …

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