Facebook to lift Australia news ban, pay media companies for content
Social media giant reaches compromise with government to tweak new law aimed at making sure local media outlets get paid for their work.
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Facebook tentatively agrees to resume talks with Australian government
Facebook has tentatively agreed to resume negotiations with Australia after a new proposed law prompted the social media platform to ban news links from being shared on the platform. If passed, the law would make Australia the first country to force internet companies to pay news organizations for their content. Syracuse University assistant professor Jennifer Grygiel joins CBSN to discuss Facebook's response to the law.
Worldview: Free speech protests in Spain; Facebook retaliates against Australia
Dozens of protesters across Spain were arrested Wednesday as clashes with police turned violent amid a reckoning over the future of free speech in the country. Meanwhile, Facebook is blocking news content for users in Australia as the country tries to get the tech giant to pay publishers. CBS News foreign correspondent Ian Lee joins CBSN AM with the latest.
Facebook blocks Australian access to news
Australians won't be able to view or share news on the social media platform.
Myanmar coup fallout and more world headlines
As protests against the military continue in Myanmar, deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi is facing a new criminal charge. Meanwhile, officials in Melbourne, Australia, and Auckland, New Zealand, are lifting recent coronavirus lockdowns. And actress Ashley Judd is sharing photos from her accident in the Congo where she shattered her leg. CBS News foreign correspondent Roxana Saberi joins CBSN AM with the latest on those headlines from around the world.
Olympic swimming medalist accused of running drug ring
Police arrested Scott Miller and another man after finding methylamphetamine concealed in eight candles, a police statement said.
Australia PM's ex-staffer alleges she was raped by colleague at work
The former staffer alleged in a television interview that a colleague had raped her in a minister's office weeks before the 2019 election
2021 Australian Open gets underway
The tennis grand slam season is underway as the 2021 Australian Open begins with fans. It's the first tennis major to allow big crowds since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Kristina Costalos of CBS News partner 10 News First joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano from Melbourne to discuss the country's efforts to host a sporting event with crowds in the stands.
China arrests Australian TV anchor on spying allegations
The charges are highly unusual for an employee of a media outlet tightly controlled by China's ruling Communist Party.
Parts of Australia enter 5-day lockdown after local COVID-19 infection
Overseas travelers who arrive in Perth must isolate in hotel quarantine for 14 days. The last previous known case of someone being infected with COVID-19 within Western Australia was on April 11.
Accused pedophile finally facing justice after extradition from Israel
While welcoming Malka Leifer's transfer to Australia, activists say a wider problem highlighted by a CBS News investigation still needs to be addressed.
Australia ignored WHO's border advice on COVID, and it worked
Sealing borders to non-residents and quarantining anyone who does come in has been "critical" to Australia's success, says an expert who calls the U.S. response "painful to watch."
WorldView: 11 Chinese miners rescued
Rescue workers in China extracted 11 trapped miners but also found the bodies of nine who died. Also, more than 3,000 people in Russia were detained in anti-Putin demonstrations across the country, and police in the Netherlands used water cannons and tear gas to clear demonstrators angry over new coronavirus restrictions. Meanwhile, Australian officials approved the use of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine. CBS News foreign correspondent Ian Lee joined "CBSN AM" from London with those stories.
New Zealand's 1st COVID case in months is variant from South Africa
Woman who recently returned from Europe tests positive for highly infectious strain, which may be vaccine resistant, 10 days after compulsory two-week isolation.
WorldView: Alexey Navalny update and more
Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny told supporters to take to the streets after he was arrested upon his return to Moscow. Also, Italy's prime minister is barely holding onto power, and China and the World Health Organization are coming under fire for not acting quicker to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, some tennis players aren't being allowed to leave quarantine to practice for the Australian Open because passengers on their flights tested positive for the coronavirus. CBS News foreign correspondent Ian Lee joins CBSN AM from London with those stories.
Australia to kill pigeon that crossed Pacific Ocean from Oregon
The pigeon has been named Joe, after the U.S. president-elect.
WorldView: Indonesia frees radical cleric
Indonesia has freed Abu Bakar Bashir, the 82-year-old radical Muslim cleric who inspired the Bali bombings in 2002 and funded a militant training camp. Also, Australia's third-largest city entered a three-day lockdown over a single new coronavirus infection, and European climate researchers announced 2020 tied 2016 as the hottest year on record. CBS News foreign correspondent Roxana Saberi joined "CBSN AM" from London with those stories.
Australia locks down entire city over 1 case of new COVID variant
Brisbane, like all of Australia, had returned to virtual normality amid the southern hemisphere's summer temperatures, so it's keen to nip this problem in the bud.
Naked fugitive rescued from crocodile-infested waters
Police said man had cut off his electronic monitoring device last week and attempted to evade police.
Why Australia just changed one word in its national anthem
The second line of the anthem has been changed from "For we are young and free" to "For we are one and free."
The major international stories of 2020
While the world grappled with the coronavirus pandemic, 2020 also saw devastating wildfires in Australia, terror attacks in Europe, and the deadly port explosion in Beirut. CBS News' Ian Lee looks back at the international stories that shaped our world this year.
WorldView: Chinese journalist sentenced
The European Union has begun distribution of Pfizer-BioNTech's coronavirus vaccine. Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan has been sentenced to 4 years in prison for her reporting on COVID-19. Extreme weather has cost countries around the globe billions of dollars this past year. CBS News foreign correspondent Ian Lee joins "CBSN AM" with a roundup of today's global headlines.
WorldView: UK locks down as COVID variant spreads
Europe is shutting its doors on the United Kingdom as a new coronavirus variant begins to spread around the country, creating havoc as travel between countries is stopped. In Nigeria, police have rescued more schoolchildren after a second ambush in one month. Australia is seeing a coronavirus cluster in greater Sydney, with more infections and tests. CBS News foreign correspondent Ian Lee joins CBSN AM with today's headlines from around the world.
New Zealand abuse case & more global headlines
CBS News foreign correspondent Ian Lee is in London with a roundup of today's global headlines, including an investigation into decades of abuses at state care institutions in New Zealand, Germany's return to COVID lockdown, and the return of China's moon lander.
WorldView: Nigeria attack; oil tanker blast
At least 400 students are missing after an attack on a boys school in Nigeria. Sailors were able to safely escape after an oil tanker near a port in Saudi Arabia was hit with an explosion. Indonesian police say they've arrested one of the most senior Al Qaeda-linked militants in the country. And Australia is facing cyclone-like storm damage. CBS News foreign correspondent Ian Lee joins "CBSN AM" with today's global headlines.
Details emerge about Charlie Kirk shooting suspect. Here's what we know.
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed on Wednesday while speaking an event at Utah Valley University.
Erika Kirk speaks out for first time since Charlie Kirk shooting
Erika Kirk, the widow of Charlie Kirk, speaks out for the first time since her husband's death on Wednesday.
Trump calls on NATO countries to stop buying Russian oil to end Ukraine war
Mr. Trump said that NATO's commitment to winning the war in Ukraine "has been far less than 100%."
AI fuels false claims after Charlie Kirk's death, analysis reveals
X's AI chatbot Grok, the AI-search engine Perplexity and Google's AI summaries all provided false information in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk's assassination.
ICE agent shoots, kills man in Chicago suburb; agent also injured
An ICE agent shot and killed a man in Franklin Park, Illinois, Friday morning after authorities say he attempted to drive into agents as they tried to make an arrest.
Afghanistan and U.S. envoys reach agreement on a prisoner swap, Taliban claims
No information was provided on how many people are being held in each country, who they are or why they were imprisoned.
Missouri lawmakers pass GOP redistricting plan backed by Trump
Missouri is the third state to seek to redraw its congressional maps ahead of next year's midterms.
Uber denies rides to passengers with disabilities, Justice Department says
The Justice Department filed a $125 million lawsuit against Uber, alleging the company discriminates against disabled passengers.
Smoke cloud from meth seized by FBI sickens Montana animal shelter workers
Fourteen animal shelter workers were evacuated and went to the hospital. The shelter's 75 dogs and cats were relocated or put into foster homes.