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Quake-shocked children repatriated from Vanuatu
21 Dec 2024"Children were falling to the ground, everyone was falling all around, it was panic" when the earthquake struck, group supervisor says.
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Silver amulet discovered in Germany could rewrite Christian history in Europe
21 Dec 2024A small silver amulet discovered by archaeologists in Germany could transform our understanding of how Christianity spread under the Roman Empire.
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How Luigi Mangione's notebook helped federal prosecutors build their case
21 Dec 2024"'The target is insurance' because 'it checks every box'," the notebook read.
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Class action filed against Johnson & Johnson over 'ineffective' meds
21 Dec 2024Lawyers allege the company falsely stated medications such as Codral Day and Night, Sudafed PE and Benadryl PE relieve congestion.
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Italian deputy PM acquitted of migrant kidnapping charges
21 Dec 2024A court on Friday acquitted Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini of charges of kidnapping over 100 migrants aboard a boat he had blocked at sea.
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Child killed, several injured in stabbing at Croatia school
21 Dec 2024The 19-year-old attacker, was believed to be a former student.
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Malaysia to resume search for wreckage of flight MH370
20 Dec 2024The government will pay $70 million if substantive wreckage of the missing plane is found.
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What happens if the US government shuts down?
20 Dec 2024US government services will be disrupted and hundreds of thousands of federal workers will be told not to work if Congress fails to extend funding past Friday US time.
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Raygun says legal dispute over comedy musical resolved
A Sydney comedian has cancelled her Raygun-inspired musical after receiving letters from Rachael Gunn's lawyers.
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Ukraine collects vast war data trove to train AI models
20 Dec 2024As the future of warfare pivots towards artificial intelligence, Ukraine collects millions of hours of footage from drones to train AI models to make decisions on the battlefield.
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US government shutdown likely as Trump-backed bill fails
20 Dec 2024The incoming president's party is scrambling and now has no clear plan to avert a fast-approaching shutdown that could cause Christmas travel chaos.
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What France's landmark mass rape trial shows about its society
20 Dec 2024Analysis: Many have called the response a socio-cultural earthquake.
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Australian cartoonist and poet Michael Leunig dies aged 79
20 Dec 2024"The pen has run dry, its ink no longer flowing - yet Curly and his ducks will remain etched in our hearts, cherished and eternal," a statement said.
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All 51 defendants guilty in Gisele Pelicot rape case
20 Dec 2024Dominique Pelicot drugged his wife for almost a decade and invited strangers to rape her unconscious body. Audio
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Luigi Mangione charged with murder, stalking
20 Dec 2024The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealth Group executive Brian Thompson has been charged with federal murder and stalking crimes in a Manhattan courtroom, alongside state murder and terrorism…
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2024 in review: The Paris Olympics
19 Dec 2024The Summer Olympics returned to Europe for the first time in 12 years as Paris hosted a sumptuous visual event that hogged the global spotlight for weeks and reinvigorated the brand.
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Why Vanuatu should brace for even more aftershocks
19 Dec 2024Based on previous experience, here's what we might see next.
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NZ rescuers still hopeful of finding survivors of Vanuatu earthquake
20 Dec 2024An Urban Search and Rescue crew is painstakingly clearing the rubble of a pancaked building, searching for survivors layer by layer.
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'An amazing, beautiful soul': Tributes flow for woman killed in Vanuatu earthquake
19 Dec 2024Valerie Kalkoa, a single mother who only returned home two days ago, leaves behind a three-year-old son.
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'We cannot allow an economic disaster': Vanuatu business leader's plea to tourists
20 Dec 2024The leader of the Vanuatu Business Resilience Council says only a few buildings in Port Vila are affected and on most of the island visitors would not even know a quake had occurred. Audio
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Luigi Mangione transferred to NYPD custody
20 Dec 2024The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson has waived his right to extradition proceedings.
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DA barred from prosecuting Trump over alleged election interference
20 Dec 2024The long-awaited decision raises questions about whether the criminal case against Trump can move forward in court.
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Hunt for survivors after Vanuatu quake - what we know on day three
19 Dec 2024There are conflicting reports of the official death toll - with members of the public voicing frustrations online.
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Israeli airstrikes kill 9 in Yemen
19 Dec 2024Israel's "long hand" will reach the leaders of Yemen's Houthi movement, Defence Minister Israel Katz has vowed, after unleashing airstrikes on several areas of the Arab country overnight.
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