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World Scout Jamboree disaster blamed on South Korean government
26 Apr 2024Tens of thousands were evacuated from the campsite after children fainted in the 40C heat, without enough food to eat.
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Baby saved from dead mother's womb in Gaza dies
26 Apr 2024Baby Sabreen was delivered by an emergency C-section after an Israeli air strike killed her mother, but has now died in hospital.
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Conservation slowing biodiversity loss, scientists say
26 Apr 2024The findings offer a "ray of light" for those working to protect threatened animals and plants.
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TikTok China parent firm says no plans to sell app
26 Apr 2024If TikTok isn't sold, it will be banned in America - but its parent company says it won't be budging.
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Man wrongly IDed as Bondi stabber settles defamation case with news outlet
26 Apr 2024The Seven Network wrongly named Ben Cohen as the man who killed six people at a Sydney mall.
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US university cancels grad ceremony as campus protests continue
The move comes amid ongoing protests against the Israel-Gaza war which have erupted at dozens of US campuses.
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Why was Weinstein's rape conviction overturned?
26 Apr 2024The ruling gives the one-time film mogul a chance at a new trial and calls into question what evidence prosecutors can use in future sex crime cases.
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US Supreme Court signals sympathy for Trump immunity case
26 Apr 2024"We're writing a rule for the ages," conservative Justice Neil Gorsuch said.
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Rebel Wilson book published in the UK with blacked out text
26 Apr 2024A note has been added to the page saying the redaction has been made "due to the peculiarities of the law".
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Gardener charged with murder after 70-year-old found dead in Queensland home
26 Apr 2024Police say a man was believed to be gardening when he got into an argument with the elderly couple in the house next door.
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Haiti PM out as transitional government takes power amid gang violence
26 Apr 2024A transitional government with a mandate that runs until February 2026 has taken over in Haiti.
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Harvey Weinstein's rape conviction overturned by top New York court
26 Apr 2024In a bitterly divided ruling, New York's highest court said the trial judge had made a critical mistake.
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Venice residents protest as city begins to charge tourist for entry
26 Apr 2024Venice has become the first city in the world to introduce a charge for tourists - $9.
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'Stay strong,' parents tell Gaza hostage after video
Hamas issues a proof-of-life video of US-Israeli Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who was abducted on 7 October last year.
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Arsenic-laced books removed from National Library of France
26 Apr 2024Victorian-era publishers used arsenic to colour book bindings.
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Burkina Faso army massacred 223 villagers in revenge attack - HRW
25 Apr 2024Soldiers accused residents of aiding Islamist fighters before shooting at them, an investigation shows.
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Giuliani charged, Trump listed as co-conspirator in Arizona fake elector scheme
25 Apr 2024The charges stems from efforts to reverse Joe Biden's victory in several states in 2020, based on Trump's false claims he had been re-elected.
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How fraudsters use 'fake news' in cryptocurrency scams
25 Apr 2024Scammers are able to get past automated checks on the social media giant to try to defraud users.
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US targets airlines' 'junk fees' in new aviation rules
25 Apr 2024The new rules require airlines to disclose extra service fees alongside the full fare and offer cash refunds for cancelled flights - not vouchers or credit.
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Military horses break free, rampage through London
25 Apr 2024The horses, one of which was covered in blood, caused chaos as they roamed the city centre and collided with vehicles. Video
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US quietly ships long-range missiles to Ukraine
25 Apr 2024The United States in recent weeks secretly shipped long-range missiles to Ukraine for use in its battle to fight off Russian invaders.
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Gaza protests: Violence breaks out at some US universities
25 Apr 2024Columbia University has extended the deadline for students to remove their camp, while police scuffled with protesters elsewhere.
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Israel says Rafah assault looms, airstrikes end weeks of relative calm
25 Apr 2024Israeli warplanes pounded the northern Gaza strip for a second day in a fierce assault, shattering weeks of relative calm.
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'Lost' Gustav Klimt painting sells for €30m
But there are unanswered questions about Portrait of Fraulein Lieser, including what happened to it during the Nazi era.
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