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What is nine-dash line? The basis of China’s claim to sovereignty over South China Sea

China stakes claim to 90% of the South China Sea, and this claim is based on the U-shaped nine-dash line etched on map in the 1940s by a Chinese geographer.

After Melbourne, Sydney has new Covid hotspots as Australia’s infections cross 10,000

The outbreak in Sydney has caused the New South Wales state govt to announce it would reverse some easing of social-distancing restrictions, including in pubs.

Why the era of free news for Facebook and Google may soon be over

With Australia set to force the tech giants to share revenue generated from news with publishers, it could chip away at 2 of the most successful business models of 21st century.

Australia halts extradition treaty with Hong Kong, offers visas to students & skilled workers

The move came after China imposed the National Security Law in Hong Kong that punishes dissent, criminalises sedition and curbs protests with life imprisonment.

Trump threatens to cut school funds, ‘Santa Claus’ Sunak isn’t helping UK & other Covid news

As the Covid-19 pandemic shows no signs of letting up, ThePrint highlights the most important stories on the crisis from across the globe.

The mistakes that pushed Melbourne back into lockdown

Improper use of PPE, families mixing up in each other’s rooms, guards having sex with quarantined guests — these missteps plunged the city into lockdown.

Held captive in Srinagar for 2 months in 2004, raped, forced to read Quran: Australian surfer

In a new book, surfer Carmen Greentree, who had travelled to India in 2004 to meet the Dalai Lama, revealed how she instead ended up trapped on a houseboat in Srinagar.

Australia travel advisory warns citizens against ‘arbitrary detention’ in China

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Australia said the Chinese authorities have detained foreigners because they were 'endangering national security'.

Australia’s most-populous states to close shared border as Covid cases spike

The decision by the governments of New South Wales and Victoria marks escalation of efforts to contain the virus despite its impact on Australia's economic recovery.

India ‘won’t review’ decision not to join RCEP as members prepare to sign pact by 2020-end

India has decided it won’t join any trade deal that has China as a member. But RCEP member nations are likely to sign deal despite Beijing’s belligerence.

On Camera

Rajnath Singh is discovering India-Pakistan civilisational ties

Even as India, Pakistan have seemed on the edge of war, their intelligence services have often sought to find space to de-escalate tensions and reduce risks for the two countries.

Chhattisgarh pitches state as hub for ‘specialty steel’, nets investment plans of Rs 6,321 crore

Speaking at 2nd Investor Connect, CM Vishnu Deo Sai says 'we have been able to attract a lot of investors.' The focus of the event was the steel sector. 

India eyes more S-400s with upcoming Putin visit, Su-57 likely to stay off radar

Not only did S-400 record its longest hit during India-Pakistan 88-hour conflict, ability of the system to shoot and scoot in a short time, which allows it to evade enemy fire, was also proved.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.