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What's all the fuss about Spotify Wrapped?
5 Dec 2024Taylor Swift, Joe Rogan, and Prince Harry made for some interesting results.
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Calls for Emmanuel Macron to resign as French government toppled
5 Dec 2024A hard-left party has demanded the resignation of the president. Audio
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Top US executive shot dead in 'brazen targeted attack' before meeting
5 Dec 2024The gunman remains on the loose after Brian Thompson was shot in Midtown Manhattan .
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Ed Sheeran will be first-ever Western artist to perform in Bhutan
5 Dec 2024"Kuzuzampola!" Sheeran said in an Instagram post announcing the Bhutan concert.
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South Korea President faces impeachment
5 Dec 2024It comes after he shocked the country by declaring martial law for several hours on Wednesday. Audio
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'We can still smell the fuel' - Samoan locals where Defence ship sank.
5 Dec 2024Villages near the site of the Manawanui sinking say diesel comes in with the tide.
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What the fall of the French government means for New Caledonia
5 Dec 2024New Caledonia's situation after the riots was already difficult, with an economy on its knees.
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US Supreme Court hears major transgender rights case
5 Dec 2024Transgender rights are a flashpoint in US culture wars, the case regards the state of Tennessee's ban on treating minors for gender dysphoria.
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Why are coffee prices trading near half-century highs?
5 Dec 2024Poor weather in Brazil and Vietnam is partly behind the highest coffee prices in nearly 50 years.
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More details revealed on charges against Australian broadcaster Alan Jones
Court documents have revealed more details about historical charges laid against Australian broadcaster Alan Jones.
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What we know about South Korea's martial law declaration
4 Dec 2024The president reversed course hours later after soldiers and protesters stormed the National Assembly in Seoul.
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Man accused of double-murder in one of Australia's oldest cold cases stands trial
4 Dec 2024Perry Kouroumblis allegedly stabbed two Melbourne women to death nearly 50 years ago.
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South Korea's president backs down hours after declaring martial law
4 Dec 2024It was the first time in decades martial law was declared in the country and it was quickly voted down by lawmakers.
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South Korea parliament rejects president's martial law declaration
4 Dec 2024South Korean's president declared martial law in surprise late-night television broadcast.
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Live: South Korean president to lift martial law after night of chaos
4 Dec 2024Protesters and police have clashed and troops smashed windows at the National Assembly after Yoon Suk Yeol made the baffling late-night declaration.
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In photos: Martial law declared in South Korea
4 Dec 2024Soldiers and protestors swarmed parliament after South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol made the shock announcement.
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Full text of South Korea's martial law decree
4 Dec 2024It was the first declaration of martial law in South Korea for more than 40 years.
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Man suspected of murder in one of Australia's old cold cases arrives back in the country
4 Dec 2024Perry Kouroumblis, 65, is to be interviewed by police over the 1977 suspected double-murder of Suzanne Armstrong and Susan Bartlett.
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China lifts final bans on Australian red meat as trade row nears end
3 Dec 2024China has fully lifted suspensions on Australian red meat, dismantling one of the final barriers in a four-year trade war that hammered US$13 billion of exports.
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NATO set to hold off Ukraine invite push as Trump looms
3 Dec 2024NATO foreign ministers look set to rebuff a push from Ukraine for progress on joining their alliance ahead of Donald Trump taking power in the United States.
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China hits out at latest US effort to block Beijing's access to chip technology
3 Dec 2024The Chinese government has slammed America's introduction of a slew of export controls on US-made semiconductors.
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Police officer who tasered 95yo removed from NSW Police Force
3 Dec 2024The NSW Police officer found guilty of the manslaughter of a 95-year-old woman in an aged care home in the Snowy Mountains has been sacked from the police force.
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What is Brain Rot, the Oxford Dictionary's Word of the Year?
3 Dec 2024Technically, yes, it's two words. But who wants to risk getting pedantic with an Oxford dictionary?
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Trump to travel to Paris for Notre Dame Cathedral reopening
3 Dec 2024It is his first overseas trip since his election in November to a second term in office.
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