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ABC News Foreign Correspondent • 📖 The Inherited Mind is available to order now

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I WROTE A BOOK! The Inherited Mind is the story of my dad's schizophrenia & suicide, the impact on my family and my own battles with depression. It explores the latest science on the genetics of mental illness, and how genes aren't everything Order today!

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Remember the girl who sang Frozen in a Ukrainian bomb shelter? She just sang on stage at a charity concert in Poland

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More good humour from Italians stuck at home... 😂

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Mr and Mr 🎉

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You rarely hear from mothers of Russian soldiers. This lady came up to us at an anti-war protest in Moscow, desperate for the safety of her 22 yr old son. She told us there were only 10 men left in his regiment. If there are voices Putin fears, it’s these

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There is a really serious police presence in Moscow. I think they sense something is up. Lots of people walking in the direction of Pushkin square.

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We are in downtown Moscow where hundreds are protesting against the Ukraine invasion. Arrests. A large police presence. It takes a special kind of bravery to protest in Putin’s Russia - especially on the day he sends his country to war.

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Big night (it's 8am)

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THREAD from Bucha. We met Mykola. He and his wife spent a month living in the cellar of his apartment building. When the Russians arrived, they killed all the men below 50. He’s 53. He told us this shaking with the trauma of it. They gave him 20 minutes to bury his friends.

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This is Saman Guana, the former Thai navy seal who has died in the cave trying to free the 12 boys and their soccer coach. A hero to this country and to everyone hoping for their safety

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Wow, the new Marks and Spencer’s wedding wear advert is really progressive

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AP got the shot. Trump on the golf course while Biden is announced as new President

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Borodyanka. Somehow it gets worse

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Unsuspecting couple have new baby - and find the world’s press waiting outside.

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What a moment. Fiji’s rugby team sing their hearts out for their nation after winning gold. This is a team that had to come here on a freight plane, and spent months away from their families because of covid.

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Central Moscow flooded with riot police. Cutting protests off before they can begin.

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My god. I did this interview. She was not laughing: I sat across from these two young people in pieces at what had happened to them. This boy’s mother and father died in front of him. How does X allow this vile rubbish? @X can you do something?

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An extraordinary and moving speech from veteran MP Tom Tugendhat, with very harsh words for President Biden on Afghanistan “To see their commander in chief call into question the courage of men I fought with, is shameful.”

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Hi. I’m Matt Hancock. You may have seen me in films such as ‘how to look relaxed on camera,’ and ‘how to turn a corner like a human being’

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But a final bit of hope. Aid trucks made it to Bucha today. And residents came out to sing after they made their deliveries. Ludmilla, in blue, is a particular ray of light. Joy.

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Keeping a secret from this guy was HARD. But he didn’t find out I was gonna ask him to marry me until I got on one knee. And yeah, he said yes. 🥳 #lockdownengagement

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They did it! It was considered the epicentre of Italy’s struggle….but finally yesterday the Intensive Care Unit at the Pope John XXIII Hospital in Bergamo no longer has coronavirus-infected patients, 137 days after the first admission #Italy #CoronaVirus

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The situation in Thailand looks to be getting extremely serious. Protests against government and the monarchy are being met with huge force.

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We are still in Moscow. Our social media still seems to work. Riot police, barricades and armoured trucks everywhere.

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Sitting here tonight in Kyiv, seeing headlines about Russia reducing combat operations, and hearing the consistent boom of artillery slamming the suburbs. 🤔

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A rainbow over a sunlit Westminster Abbey the night before Elizabeth’s funeral ❤️ 🇬🇧

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This is AMAZING and will lift you up so much A lockdown version of #LesMis by the Marsh family. WITH LYRICS. The little fight at the start is 👌🏻

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Russian TV was very proud to show off the Orsk a few days ago when it arrived in Berdyansk. They said it had supplies for troops. Ukraine say they were tracking it for days, and that it had weapons and ammunition to continue the siege of Mariupol. And they’ve blown it up.

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I share this every year. A powerful declaration of love for the ages #September11

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We’re at the mall in Kremenchuk which was hit by Russia. Utter devastation.

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37 blood clots in 17 million people. Statistically fewer than you would get in the general population This debate is actually dangerous for our health. Get the vaccine.

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This pineapple thing is getting out of control 😆

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Someone just sent me this pineapple shirt in the post to our hotel 😂 🍍 😂🍍😂

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Three graves sit just opposite his apartment block. Each marked with a wooden plank and a religious icon attached. He wanted to give them whatever dignity he could. ‘But it’s too shallow,’ he says, almost apologetically. ‘I just wanted to protect them from the dogs.’

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Some good news: Italy’s infection rate increase is the lowest it’s been so far at 2.2% That’s less than half what it was yesterday. Staying home works.

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Look at what was waiting for me at home!!!! 🍍 🍍🍍🍍🍍🍍

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Don't share the video. Don't play their game. Share pictures of Kenji doing his job. #KenjiGoto #iamkenji #ISIS #IS http://t.co/qRJZzFWLg0

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Wow In a cab and very angry driver just said ‘look what Corbyn has tweeted about #LondonBridge attack’ He was sent this on a WhatsApp group. And it’s totally fake. Had to try and convince him to actually look at Twitter itself. He *still* isn’t sure #fakenews

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What a wonderful moment. So many people thought this impossible - those divers a real inspiration The whole team out #Thailandcave

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The security presence in Moscow is extraordinary. But there are groups of people here, quietly making their presence known. Not shouting or screaming in protest. Just walking. Eerie.

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Two of them were shot in front of him. Another had a grenade thrown at him. His body parts sat on the ground for days, until at last he was allowed to gather them, put them in a bag, and bury them. One of these graves is smaller than the others.

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Brave locals went out to collect the dead from the street during the occupation. We were told there could be as many as 90 people in these graves. This whole town is a crime scene.

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Not sure it counts as breakfast if you haven’t been to sleep but pork skewers and sticky rice is 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻 (also, welcome to the party bus)

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Russians asked for documentation when they got there. Anything in your papers that made them think you were a threat, and you were dead. He said they made the men strip off, looking for tattoos. Perhaps military tattoos.

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There they are! Glorious

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Russians squatted in their apartments. The regular front rooms of innocent Ukrainian families, turned into the wartime dormitories of drunk, violent thugs. A mess of blankets and old food and contempt.

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Our new live position. In a Pineapple grove.

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Iconic @gottmik @omgheyrose

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We went to the mass grave satellite images have seen near the church. We saw bags of bodies dumped on top of other victims who were either wrapped in sheets or nothing at all.

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We’ve been given special access to the Iranian made Shahed drone - or Kamikaze drone. Russia sends them in swarms to cause terror and devastation. They’re comparatively cheap to make, but Ukraine is forced to deploy valuable missiles to bring them down.

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These incredible women have been keeping the whole camp fed all week. Rescuers, police, journalists - all of them keep going with their help Thai people are wonderful. The kind of people who smile at you, and when you look back a moment later, they’re still smiling #missingboys

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THERE IS AN ESPRESSO MACHINE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE JUNGLE Thailand, I salute you

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Leaving Ukraine after a long stretch, thinking about all the people we met. THREAD

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Christina & son Michael escaped Mariupol 2 days ago They almost died. Repeatedly. Just a large bag between them (plus Michael’s Gameboy & cat Simba). But look at their smiles ‘I don’t want to be upset in front of him, I want to be a good mother’ She’s not good she’s incredible

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“Well, you know what they say: if you don't have anything nice to say about anybody, come sit by me” An icon. RIP Olympia Dukakis

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Feels like police have got wise to this silent protest and they’ve closed in

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Vitaly’s farm is very close to Russia’s new eastern front. But he ploughs on. Workers in helmets and flak jackets go out to tend to the crops. A missile landed in his field the other day. What did he do? Pulled it out with his tractor And wait for the couple at the end #Ukraine

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A final goodbye to Ball at the Doi Tung View hotel - he hosted our team with such generosity and kindness, a really lovely guy

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And because I did not pay to keep my blue tick, and this person has, their misinformation has been amplified.

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A group of kids came up to speak to me after protests in Moscow tonight. Early 20s. Young, cool, bright. Better English than me. They don’t feel they have a future. It’s crushing In this job I’m constantly reminded of the accident of birth: it’s only luck that separates us

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It feels like something pretty big is brewing in Thailand. Student protests are rumbling and I have been sent a lot of these messages - plain clothes police are circling the student accommodation of protest leaders

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Amazing Italy. Divided by Corona, united in song Singer Giuliano Sangiorgi entertains from his balcony in Rome

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Stopped by Thai Air staff at the airport to be given some pineapple cake 😂

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At Kherson airport, huge numbers of burnt out Russian vehicles show the scale of Putin’s loss. Russian troops look like they lived in squalor here. Despite liberation, the back and forth of artillery continues

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Raining hard outside the cave tonight - but for the first time in days, IT DOESNT MATTER Thailand’s lost boys, found and safe tonight on ⁦ @ABCWorldNews ⁩

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Getting this off my chest #Aleppo #Syria

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Stansted: the final insult.

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Meanwhile there go the 23 expelled Russian diplomats from Stansted Airport

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You are not helping Gaza by doing this. It actually hurts people living there. You are creating hatred.

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Preparing for our last @ABCWorldNews from Thailand - which I think is our 30th show over 2 weeks on #Thailandcave @GMA @Nightline @ABC2020 @ThisWeekABC @LiveKellyRyan @ABCNewsLive @StartHereABC @espn + lots of radio, Facebook, Twitter & Instagram What a team - what a story!

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Really fascinating graph this morning on @GMB U.K. says it’s ‘ramping up’ testing. But the number of people being tested has barely moved since April 30. They are counting repeated tests. ‘Again it comes down to basic honesty from the government’ @piersmorgan

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THREAD I’ve just had possibly the most extraordinary meeting of my life. A year ago, I posted this story about how my grandparents met - a New Zealand officer who married a Lebanese woman in Egypt at the end of WW2

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Tonight on @ABCWorldNews we speak to some of the Wild Boars, their ‘superman’ doctor who stayed in the cave - and hear new details on their miracle survival

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Heading back to Chiang Rai as the boys prepare to speak publicly for the first time about their ordeal

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Love it #localnews #royalbaby

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A fraction of the team, making all @ABC work possible in Chiang Rai - celebrating the Wild Boar’s amazing rescue #Thailandcave

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Because a trip from Thailand wouldn’t be complete without @qatarairways Thai staff asking for a selfie 😂🇹🇭

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This is the moment Australia's first openly gay woman in Parliament heard the country had voted overwhelmingly for marriage equality. Penny Wong finding it hard to hold back tears #AustraliaSaidYES v @SBS

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The team we’ve all been rooting for! #WildBoars

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A lone piper plays outside Buckingham Palace tonight, for Elizabeth’s last night at home 🎥 @droidcam

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This coffee has a chunk of pineapple in it 🍍 Getting my fill before home

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I’m watching White Lotus on a plane and I feel like my neighbour thinks I’m watching porn.

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Thailand is a story of survival. But it’s also a story of incredible human collective action. Just think - so many countries came together to help these boys. What a wonderful thing.

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The world waits for the Wild Boars to speak in public for the first time since being saved from the cave. We are live in Thailand for ⁦ @GMA ⁩

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U.K. Sunday papers

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I’m still able to access Facebook and Twitter in Russia. It may take time for code to trickle through, I don’t know. But for now full access. Announcing a ban on something is one thing, making sure it happens is another.

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PIZZAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE JUNGLE Thailand, I salute you. Again.

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@JamesAALongman Delivery right to the jungle 👍🏻 (Those are complimentary by that pizza shop)

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How do you restore a national treasure during a pandemic? Updating this thread today as we go INSIDE Notre Dame during the renovation

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A diver tells me the boys and their coach are weak, but not in critical condition. A doctor is going to spend the night with them, and then assess how quickly they can be brought out. They’re 2 miles in, it’s an arduous trip. And the rain is coming. But they’re alive

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94 year old Queen Elizabeth knights 100 year old Captain Tom for the millions of pounds he raised for the National Health Service. Extraordinary moment

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Wow. What an incredible moment. Just think what their parents must have felt when they saw their boys #thailand

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An honour and privilege to speak with the brave Thai soccer team and their coach following their miraculous rescue. Tune-in to @GMA tomorrow for the exclusive interview.

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Utterly heartbreaking. A White Helmet volunteer breaks down after saving a baby from an airstrike in East Aleppo. #Syria

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Thread about happiness When I was young, my father sadly ended his life. I’ve never known really anything about his early years. He had schizophrenia, and that - along with a few patchy stories - is all that defined him. This is us at around the same age

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Really hit home to me how effective this sort of fake information is - shared within hours of the incident itself to a large WhatsApp group Even though he now knows it’s fake, the damage is done because it’s reinforced a perception he already had of Corbyn as an apologist

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Something rather unsettling about tweeting what might be your last tweet.

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More classic Macron PDA

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Flight to Rome this morning

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Look at that smile #Thailandcave

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Trump’s legacy. Really quite something when you see it laid out like this. Take a moment to watch. @jonkarl

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