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{{DISPLAYTITLE:Wikinews interviews RSL Australia for Remembrance Day 2021}} Wikinews reporter J.J. Liu emailed the Returned and Services League of Australia (RSL) for comment on the coming 102nd observance of Remembrance Day, commemorating the Armistice of November 11, 1918 that resulted, most notably, in the cessation of hostilities on the Western Front of World War I (WW1). Initially "Armistice Day" from its first observance in 1919, it was renamed "Remembrance Day" after the end of World War II (WWII) to "honour the dead of WWII and the la

Both the Houston Astros and the Atlanta Braves won their respective championships last weekend, and will face off against each other at the 2021 Major League Baseball World Series. The first World Series game is set for Tuesday in Houston, Texas. On Friday afternoon, the Astros beat the Boston Red Sox 5–0 in game 6 of the American League Championship Series at Minute Maid Park in Houston, securing the American League pennant. On Saturday at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, the Braves beat the Los Angeles Dodgers in their final game o

On Monday, United Kingdom Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak revealed in a media briefing that he will confirm in his Budget, scheduled for half-noon Wednesday, an end to the partial pay freeze on 2.6 million public sector employees introduced last November, alongside a 6.6% increase to the National Living Wage. Sunak used the fall in wages during COVID-19 to justify his "pause" in public sector employees' pay that exempted 2.9 million National Health Service workers and those earning under GBP24 thousand per year, but applied to 2.6 mill

In an executive order on Monday, Texas governor Greg Abbott banned any "entity in Texas" from requiring vaccination against the COVID-19 virus, claiming that "countless Texans" object to receiving a vaccine against COVID-19 on grounds related to "personal conscience, based on a religious belief, or for medical reasons, including prior recovery from COVID-19." In Executive Order GA-40, Abbott states, "COVID-19 vaccines are strongly encouraged for those eligible to receive one, but must always be voluntary for Texans." The governor's order come

After almost two months of radio silence over the telephone and fax lines that serve as a hotline between North Korea and South Korea, communication was restored between the two countries on Monday. In a speech made at a Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) meeting, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for the North-South communication lines to be reopened, wishing for an "early recovery of the present inter-Korean relations and settlement of durable peace on the Korean peninsula." The state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) released a statem

{{DISPLAYTITLE:Rosemary Cousin, Greens candidate in South Gippsland, Australia, speaks to Wikinews about democracy, transport, forests and other local issues}} Nominations were declared on September 21 for South Gippsland Shire's upcoming council elections, to be held by post from October 5-22. A total of 24 people in the Australian council's three wards have put themselves forward to stand as candidates. The shire has been governed by administrators appointed by the Victorian state government since August 2019, when the council was sacked a

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 was detected on Wednesday in the Australian town of Mansfield, which is located in the north-east of Victoria. Geoscience Australia stated the earthquake was recorded in Mansfield at 9:15am local time with a depth. An estimated 15 minutes after the initial event, an aftershock of 4.0 magnitude occurred near Mansfield. The agency declared the earthquake is one of the largest to occur since colonisation in east Australia. The earthquake was felt across the country, with over 15,000 recording on the Geoscien

University have claimed the 2021 Sunshine Coast Rugby Union A grade premiership, defeating Noosa ten points to six at Australia's University of the Sunshine Coast on Saturday. Noosa opened the scoring after fifteen minutes through a Jordan Mayhew penalty goal. University striked back ten minutes later with a penalty goal from Matt Lieder. The home side scored the only try of the game through their number 9 Jona Wesiniciba with fourteen minutes left in the game. Lieder added the conversion to take the lead to seven points. Mayhew scored the fin

{{DISPLAYTITLE:Australia: Wikinews interviews Rebecca Jennings, independent candidate for Daly by-election}} In the Northern Territory of Australia (NT), voters in the electoral division of Daly are scheduled to vote for a new Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) tomorrow. The previous Member, Ian Sloan of the Country Liberal Party (CLP), resigned in August. Daly covers communities near Darwin, as well as more remote places such as Timber Creek and Wadeye. Via email, Wikinews interviewed Rebecca Jennings, who is standing in the Daly by-el

{{DISPLAYTITLE:Australia: Wikinews interviews Wayne Connop, independent candidate for Daly by-election}} In the Northern Territory of Australia, voters in the electoral division of Daly are scheduled to vote for a new Member of the Legislative Assembly on September 11. The previous Member, Ian Sloan of the Country Liberal Party (CLP), resigned in August. Daly covers communities near Darwin, as well as more remote places such as Timber Creek and Wadeye. Wikinews spoke to one of the four candidates in Daly, Wayne Connop, who is running as an in

Latrobe City in Victoria, Australia recorded its first COVID-19 case in over seven months, after it was announced a person in Traralgon had tested positive to COVID-19 on Sunday. The case has been linked to Melbourne's current outbreak. The Victorian government's COVID-19 response commander Jeroen Weimar confirmed "this individual travelled to a funeral in Melbourne", and no other people within the person's household are at risk. The case - which is Latrobe City's first active case since January 12 - is one of 92 community transmission cases

On Saturday, the Afghan Taliban captured the Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif, giving them control over the nation's fourth-largest city and all of northern Afghanistan, amidst the withdrawal of USA troops from the country, which is scheduled to be complete by the end of August. Abas Ebrahimzada, a provincial lawmaker, told the Associated Press (AP) the Afghan national army were the first to surrender, leading other pro-government forces to lose morale and concede to the Taliban. Atta Mohammad Noor, a former governor of Balkh Province and who Re