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Assad's fall may fuel an Islamist resurgence
10 Dec 2024Analysis - The ouster of the Syrian president leaves a risk of instability and extremism. Audio
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Live virus samples lost in major Queensland lab breach
9 Dec 2024Nearly 100 live samples of the deadly Hendra virus have been lost in a biosecurity bungle at a Queensland laboratory.
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Kennedy Centre honours Bonnie Raitt, Grateful Dead in last show of Biden's term
9 Dec 2024Filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola, jazz musician Arturo Sandoval also among those honoured.
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Body wrapped in plastic found in bushland near Sydney Airport
9 Dec 2024It is being treated as a homicide.
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Syrians explore ousted Assad's Damascus home
9 Dec 2024"I am taking pictures, because I am so happy to be here in the middle of his house," one man says.
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Police question man over killing of US health care boss
10 Dec 2024Police stopped a person travelling by bus and recovered a suppressor - a device that muffles the sound of a firearm - and a number of false IDs.
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Kiwi pilot saves lost couple stalked by large crocodile in outback
9 Dec 2024A pair had "resigned themselves to dying" after their 4WD was washed away and they were stranded in 40-degree heat.
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Jay-Z accused of sexually assaulting 13-year-old in 2000
9 Dec 2024The rapper is the first celebrity to be accused of sexual assault in connection to Sean 'Diddy' Combs.
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What the fall of Syria's regime means for the world
9 Dec 2024Analysis: What to expect amid the swirling currents of proxy powers after the fall of Bashar al-Assad's government. Audio
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Where's Assad? Russia solves the mystery
9 Dec 2024Ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad was nowhere to be found as his official residences were ransacked, spurring rumours and intrigue.
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Big questions still linger in hunt of CEO's New York shooter
9 Dec 2024The manhunt for the Manhattan CEO killer spreads as authorities try to determine where the suspect might surface. Audio
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Live: Assad flees to Moscow, rebels free Syrian prisoners
9 Dec 2024Rebel forces have freed more prisoners after seizing the capital Damascus and toppling the Assad regime. Audio
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Who is Bashar al-Assad, the ousted Syrian leader?
9 Dec 2024Assad is known for a brutal rule over Syria, which has been devastated by a civil war since 2011.
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Syrian rebels topple president, ending his family's 50-year rule
9 Dec 2024The move, after more than 13 years of civil war, is a seismic moment for the Middle East.
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Israel shells Gaza hospital, disrupting urgent surgeries - doctors
8 Dec 2024About 100 tank shells and bombs have struck the hospital, wounding several medical staff and patients, according to health officials.
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What's happening in Syria? How wars in Ukraine and Lebanon changed everything
8 Dec 2024Analysis -The startling advance of Syria's opposition in a week is the unintended consequence of two other conflicts, one near and one far.
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Trump calls for immediate Ukraine ceasefire
9 Dec 2024"I know Vladimir well. This is his time to act," Trump says.
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Celebrations in Syria as president reportedly ousted
9 Dec 2024President Bashar al-Assad has reportedly fled Damascus as rebels entered the Syrian capital.
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UnitedHealthcare CEO's killer identified - NYC mayor
8 Dec 2024Police hunting for Thompson's killer examining a bag believed to belong to the suspect found a jacket and Monopoly money, but no firearm.
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See King Charles and Queen Camilla's Christmas card
8 Dec 2024The portrait of the happy couple was snapped in April in the garden at Buckingham Palace.
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There's no place like home for these $48 million slippers
8 Dec 2024A pair of Judy Garland's ruby slippers from "The Wizard of Oz," which were stolen from a Minnesota museum almost 20 years ago, have sold for US$28 million.
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Chinese Embassy rejects US hacking accusations
8 Dec 2024The National Cyber Security Centre put out an advisory last week about a mass hacking operation called Salt Typhoon, which they blamed on China-affiliated hackers.
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Notre-Dame holds reopening ceremony
8 Dec 2024The word "Merci" was projected on to the Paris cathedral as it reopened, in thanks for its salvation after a devastating fire that brought the 860-year-old building close to collapse five years ago.
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Why finding the suspected CEO killer is harder than you might think
8 Dec 2024He killed a high-profile CEO on a street in NYC, where thousands of surveillance cameras monitor millions every day. But now, he could be anywhere.
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