News Corp comparing ABC to Netflix subscription ‘unbalanced and agenda-driven’, broadcaster chair says

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In strongly worded statement, Kim Williams says allegations in Murdoch-owned tabloids ‘do not stand up to scrutiny’

A claim in News Corp publications across the country that the public broadcaster costs taxpayers more than a Netflix subscription is an “inaccurate, unbalanced and agenda-driven attack on the ABC”, the ABC chair, Kim Williams, says.

On The Daily Telegraph’s front page, an inside page and an editorial on Friday, the Murdoch tabloid alleged the ABC “costs Australia’s 11.5m households $105 each a year, compared to $96 for an annual Netflix subscription” and “failed to reach 10.6m Australians”.

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Suspected Munich car attack: What we know – BBC.com

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  1. Suspected Munich car attack: What we know  BBC.com
  2. Car driver in Munich plows into crowd 1 day before Vance and world leaders gather for security conference  Fox News
  3. 30 injured in 'suspected' vehicle attack in Munich, police say  ABC News
  4. Dozens Injured as Driver Crashes Car Into Munich Protest  The New York Times
  5. Munich car ramming: What happened, who’s the suspect, what’s next?  Al Jazeera English
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Japan releases 200,000 tonnes of emergency rice stockpile as prices soar

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Agriculture minister says rising prices have ‘had a significant impact on people’s lives’ amid record heat, surges in demand and distribution problems

Japan is to flood the market with almost a quarter of a million tonnes of stockpiled rice in an unprecedented attempt to arrest soaring prices caused by record summer heat, panic buying and distribution problems.

The government will release up to 210,000 tonnes of rice, the agriculture minister, Taku Eto, said on Friday, as consumers battled a surge in prices of more than 50% in recent months.

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Archaeologists stunned by discovery at planned site of new London skyscraper – The Independent

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  1. Archaeologists stunned by discovery at planned site of new London skyscraper  The Independent
  2. Remnants of a Roman Basilica Are Found Under a London Office Building  The New York Times
  3. Archaeologists discover London's first Roman basilica under office building  NBC News
  4. Ruins of oldest Roman basilica ever found in London uncovered on construction site in heart of U.K. capital  CBS News
  5. 2,000-year-old Roman basilica found in London office basement  The Washington Post
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Tropical Cyclone Zelia Makes Landfall in Northwest Australia – The New York Times

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  1. Tropical Cyclone Zelia Makes Landfall in Northwest Australia  The New York Times
  2. Tropical Cyclone Zelia rapidly strengthens into Category 5 storm before Australia landfall  Yahoo
  3. Cat 4 Cyclone Zelia hits Western Australia  Yale Climate Connections
  4. Bracing for a monster: Tropical Cyclone Zelia is bearing down on WA. Here’s what to expect  The Conversation
  5. Category 5 Tropical Cyclone Zelia slams Australia's iron ore hub  NBC News
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Europe working with Arab states on alternative to Trump’s Gaza plan – Financial Times

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  1. Europe working with Arab states on alternative to Trump’s Gaza plan  Financial Times
  2. Arab States Wake Up to Fact That Trump Means What He Says on Gaza  The Wall Street Journal
  3. Trump's Palestinian Plan Has Triggered a New, United and Angry Arab Front  Haaretz
  4. How much longer will Arab leaders let Trump and Netanyahu run amok?  Middle East Eye
  5. Insight: Saudi Arabia spearheads Arab scramble for alternative to Trump's Gaza plan  Reuters
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Palestinian booksellers decry detention by Israeli police over ‘public disorder’

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Mahmoud and Ahmed Muna remain under house arrest until Sunday, despite lack of evidence against them

Two Jerusalem booksellers detained this week on charges their books were causing “public disorder” have said the experience reflected an intensifying campaign by the Israeli government against Palestinian culture and free speech.

Mahmoud Muna and his nephew Ahmed, whose family has owned the Educational Bookshop for more than 40 years, spent two days in detention and will remain under house arrest until Sunday, despite the absence of evidence to support the vague accusations against them.

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260 foreigners rescued from virtual slavery in Myanmar’s online scam centers are being repatriated – The Associated Press

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  1. 260 foreigners rescued from virtual slavery in Myanmar's online scam centers are being repatriated  The Associated Press
  2. 261 trafficking victims rescued from Myanmar scam center  Voice of America
  3. Chinese-led scam gangs leave Payathonzu  Bangkok Post
  4. Thailand Promises Further Measures Against Scam Operations in Myanmar  The Diplomat
  5. About 260 human trafficking victims rescued from telecom scam operations in Myanmar  ABC News
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Whale swallows kayaker in Chile then spits him out – DW (English)

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  1. Whale swallows kayaker in Chile then spits him out  DW (English)
  2. A humpback whale briefly swallows kayaker in Chilean Patagonia — and it's all captured on camera  The Associated Press
  3. Watch: Humpback whale swallows kayaker in viral video  cleveland.com
  4. Watch: Kayaker swallowed by whale  Yahoo
  5. 'I thought I was dead': Kayaker gets swallowed by humpback whale in dramatic moment caught on camera  Fox News
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