spooks Australia announces plan to ban working cryptography at home and in the US, UK, New Zealand, and Canada Cory Doctorow

australia Australia's location corrected Rob Beschizza

middle east Australian academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert sentenced to 10 years in Iran prison Mark Frauenfelder

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disease Star-shaped polymer kills superbug strains without antibiotics Mark Frauenfelder

Business After biggest bribery scandal in history, police raids and investigations Cory Doctorow

twins Identical twins say the same thing at the same time Mark Frauenfelder

animals Seal surfs on whale's back David Pescovitz

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