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Gaza's broken water system crippling children with sickness
Palestinian children are ending up severely ill from dehydration and drinking contaminated water.
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Police officer who stopped Westfield Bondi attacker honoured for 'exceptional bravery'
21 Jun 2024Inspector Amy Scott, the police officer who stopped Bondi Junction attacker Joel Cauchi, is recognised with a valour award and labelled a hero at a ceremony in Goulburn.
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Global alert issued over fake Ozempic drugs
21 Jun 2024The World Health Organization said the fake medicines could pose a danger to health.
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Actor Donald Sutherland dies at 88
21 Jun 2024The towering actor's career spanned M.A.S.H. to Hunger Games.
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New Zealander dies during hajj pilgrimage
21 Jun 2024Ministry of Foreign Affairs says a New Zealand citizen is among hundreds to die during soaring heat in Saudi Arabia.
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Fourth arrest in relation to Perth brothers killed on Mexico trip
21 Jun 2024A fourth person has been arrested in relation to the alleged murders of Jake and Callum Robinson and US man Carter Rhoad.
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Extreme heat kills hundreds as northern summer begins
21 Jun 2024Climate change may help to fuel record-breaking heat that could surpass last summer as the warmest in 2000 years.
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Travel booking site warns scams up 900 percent
21 Jun 2024The firm's boss says AI is driving the explosion in travel scams.
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One of world's rarest cats no longer endangered
21 Jun 2024Poaching and habitat loss pushed the Iberian lynx to the brink of extinction. Now, the cat is coming back.
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Why France's parliamentary elections matter
20 Jun 2024The far right could win parliamentary elections called by President Emmanuel Macron. Here's what you need to know.
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Sir Ian McKellen to miss play's last London shows after stage fall
21 Jun 2024The actor is having physiotherapy and "a lot of essential rest" and is hoped to rejoin the cast next month.
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Reality check: Headless flamingo pic fools AI photo comp
20 Jun 2024A photo of a pink flamingo won an international photo competition. Then it was disqualified - for being too real. Audio
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North Korea's Kim gives pair of dogs to Putin
20 Jun 2024The dogs are a breed of hunting dogs native to a region in northern North Korea.
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Airline's offer to travellers after engine fire a 'slap in the face'
20 Jun 2024Franz Demhardt paid his own way to Melbourne after Virgin Australia proposed an 18-hour journey from Invercargill.
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Chinese coast guard ram and puncture Philippine military boats in disputed shoal
20 Jun 2024The Philippine military chief demanded China pay for damage in an assault he likened to an act of piracy in the South China Sea.
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How did North Korean soldiers wander across world's most heavily guarded border?
20 Jun 2024Don't believe the name: The Demilitarised Zone between the two rival Koreas might be the most heavily armed place on earth.
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Why do people hate Justin Timberlake and what's next for the popstar?
20 Jun 2024Past actions with Britney Spears and Janet Jackson put him in pop exile. A driving while intoxicated charge is the nail in the coffin.
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Protesters interrupt Seinfeld's Sydney show
20 Jun 2024Two members of the audience shouted out and waved a Palestinian flag before security intervened.
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Ten Commandments to be displayed in every classroom in this US state
20 Jun 2024Similar laws have recently been proposed by other Republican-led states, including Texas, Oklahoma and Utah.
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British PM Sunak's protection officer arrested
20 Jun 2024There are calls for Sunak to follow up with a inquiry of "who knew what and when".
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'We cannot have peace without independence' - New Caledonia government
20 Jun 2024New Caledonia will always get into trouble if the case of independence is not taken into consideration," government spokesperson Charles Wea says.
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Watch: Climate protesters arrested over spraying paint on Stonehenge
20 Jun 2024The two protesters were arrested on suspicion of damaging one of the world's most famous prehistoric monuments.
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No breakthrough in hostage Kiwi pilot talks
19 Jun 2024All parties, including Papuan rebels who took Phillip Mehrtens hostage, want the pilot released but freeing him is "complicated".
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Delhi heat sends power demand soaring to record high
19 Jun 2024The city is also facing frequent power cuts and water shortage as temperatures stay above 45C.
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