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How Australia’s Mary Donaldson went from commoner to Danish Queen
An unconventional journey from Australia’s middle class to European royalty began in an unremarkable bar in Sydney in 2000

Virginia Harrison in Sydney

01, Jan, 2024 @6:10 AM

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Paradise cost: the Pacific islands changing the future of tourism
New push to attract visitors focuses on environment and culture, as experts call for better monitoring of sustainability pledges

Tiare Tuuhia in Tahiti, French Polynesia, and Virginia Harrison

12, Dec, 2023 @12:35 AM

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Happy, faithful and tied to nature: life adapting to the climate crisis – photo essay
Activists are pushing for action at the upcoming Cop28 summit as the way of life on Pacific islands such as Kioa in Fiji are reshaped by climate change

Andrew Quilty in Kioa, Fiji (photography) and Virginia Harrison (words)

27, Nov, 2023 @12:54 AM

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US vows to support ‘free media’ in Pacific as concern over China influence grows
Washington will look to partner with Pacific media sector, top official tells the Guardian

Virginia Harrison

30, Oct, 2023 @3:07 AM

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Russia-Ukraine war: Xi and Zelenskiy hold talks; Russian aircraft ‘intercepted in international airspace’ – as it happened
Ukrainian president reports ‘long and meaningful’ call with Chinese president

Harry Taylor (now); Mabel Banfield-Nwachi and Virginia Harrison (earlier)

26, Apr, 2023 @5:47 PM

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‘I want my independence’: what the papers say about Nicola Sturgeon’s resignation
Newspapers react to the sudden departure of Scotland’s first minister and speculate on what’s next for the SNP and the UK

Virginia Harrison

16, Feb, 2023 @2:35 AM

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Did she inspire or fail to deliver? Readers on how Jacinda Ardern will be remembered
Most praised New Zealand’s outgoing prime minister for her handling of crises, while others criticised her domestic policy record

Virginia Harrison

24, Jan, 2023 @12:31 AM

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From zero-tolerance into the unknown – a visual guide to three years of Covid in China
In 2019, the world’s first Covid case was detected in Wuhan. This month China abruptly shifted away from efforts to eliminate the virus

Virginia Harrison, Carly Earl and Michael Wade

15, Dec, 2022 @7:00 PM

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Russia-Ukraine war live: Russia orders troops to leave key Ukrainian city of Kherson – as it happened
Move will be widely seen as significant blow to Vladimir Putin weeks after he announced the ‘forever’ annexation of Kherson

Danya Hajjaji (now); Tom Ambrose, Martin Belam, Vivian Ho and Virginia Harrison (earlier)

10, Nov, 2022 @12:08 AM

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A visual guide to how the Seoul Halloween crowd crush unfolded
More than 150 people were killed as mostly young people flooded the narrow, sloping streets of Itaewon to celebrate Halloween

Virginia Harrison and Carly Earl

31, Oct, 2022 @6:09 AM

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Malaysia’s youth election: will the biggest ever cohort of under-40s voters make a difference?
After the voting age was lowered from 21 to 18, the youth vote has become key to the outcome of November’s election

Virginia Harrison

26, Oct, 2022 @7:00 PM

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Xi Jinping secures historic third term in power – as it happened
China’s leader has been granted a precedent-breaking third term and has stacked his inner circle with loyalists. This blog is now closed

Virginia Harrison

23, Oct, 2022 @6:02 AM

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