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Month: May 2023

Australian Parliament takes step toward holding a referendum on Indigenous Voice this year

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s House of Representatives has voted overwhelming in favor of holding a referendum this year on creating a so-called Indigenous Voice to Parliament. But the 121-to-25 vote on Wednesday that approved the referendum being held does not reflect the level of lawmakers’ support for enshrining the Voice

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Malaysia finds 100 old artillery shells on Chinese barge, says it likely plundered WWII shipwrecks

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s maritime agency said Tuesday a Chinese barge likely plundered two World War II British shipwrecks in the South China Sea after discovering 100 more old artillery shells on the detained vessel. Malaysian media reported that illegal salvage operators are believed to have targeted the HMS Repulse and the HMS

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