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What to know before seeing the long-awaited Beetlejuice sequel
Decades after cult film Beetlejuice exploded onto our screens, the 'Juice' is loose once again with the sequel: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.
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Kenya school blaze kills 17 students
6:53 pm todayA further 14 people have been injured at Hillside Endarasha Academy in Nyeri, a police spokeswoman says.
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Papua New Guinea to roll out red carpet for Pope Francis
12:38 pm todayThe visit is part of an 11-day, multi-country trip, where Pope Francis will travel to PNG's Port Moresby and Vanimo.
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Georgia arrests father of teen suspected of killing four at school
1:56 pm todayThe charges following the US school shooting stem from Colin Gray "knowlingly allowing" his son, Colt Gray, to possess a weapon, officials say.
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Four victims on sunken luxury yacht died of suffocation - autopsies
5:45 am todayLynch, his daughter Hannah, an onboard cook and four guests died when the Bayesian, a British-flagged 56-metre superyacht, sank during a severe and sudden weather event off the coast of Sicily on 19…
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Ugandan athlete dies after boyfriend set her on fire
9:25 am todayUganda's minister of state for sports said Kenyan authorities were investigating the killing, which has shone a light on violence experienced by women in the East African nation.
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UK launches probe into Ticketmaster over Oasis shows
6:09 am todayThe investigation will look into 'dynamic pricing' - the hike in price to fans at the last minute.
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The secret lives of 'soft-swinging' Mormon wives
5:24 am todayThe Secret Lives of Mormon Wives picks up on a TikTok drama for the ages: a group of women embroiled in a Mormon swinging scandal. Video
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Trump vows to establish government efficiency commission headed by Musk
5:26 am todayThe Republican presidential candidate announced his plans for if he wins the US election during a speech.
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Hunter Biden pleads guilty in federal tax case
10:00 am todayBiden, the son of the US President, was due to go on trial today on tax-related charges.
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Ugandan runner Cheptegei dies after attack by boyfriend
5 Sep 2024Ugandan Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei has died, the head of the country's Olympics committee said on Thursday, days after she was doused in petrol and set on fire by her boyfriend.
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Macron names former Brexit negotiator as new French PM
12:40 am todayThe decision comes after weeks of drawn-out talks following an inconclusive snap election.
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UK prosecutors end Harvey Weinstein indecent assault case
12:27 am todayThe prosecutors say there is no realistic chance of securing a conviction against the former Hollywood producer.
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German police kill gunman near Israeli consulate
5 Sep 2024The incident came on the anniversary of the 1972 Munich Olympic Games attack, when Palestinian gunmen murdered 11 Israeli athletes.
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Rome considering limiting tourist access to Trevi Fountain
5 Sep 2024Crowds at the fountain are becoming "very difficult to manage", the mayor says.
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Raygun's first interview: 'The energy and vitriol that people had was pretty alarming'
5 Sep 2024The Australian B-Girl was pilloried online and in mainstream media after her Olympic outing in Paris.
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US voters speak many languages, but non-English campaigning remains risky
22 Aug 2024Analysis - While languages are inextricably interlinked with identity, they are also becoming a political hot potato, academics say.
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Six charts that show how much faster Olympians are today
Zoe Hobbs runs fast enough to come first at every Olympics until 1964. A gold medal time in the 100m freestyle in 1996 wouldn't get you out of the heats now. Here's how much things have changed.
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'Efforts to strip Taiwan of its status' labelled 'deeply concerning'
4 Sep 2024Last week's Pacific Islands Forum leaders' summit ended dramatically when China demanded the conference communique be changed to eliminate a reference to Taiwan.
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Australia plans AI rules on human oversight, transparency
5 Sep 2024The government unveiled 10 new voluntary guidelines on AI systems and has opened consultation over whether to make them mandatory.
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Australian man dies after spending 15 hours unconscious in gym shower
5 Sep 2024Giuliano Pirone suffered a brain injury and had been in an induced coma, on life support, at a Perth hospital for two weeks.
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14-year-old student arrested as four killed in US school shooting
5 Sep 2024The shooting has jolted the United States with its first mass campus shooting since the start of the school year.
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Trudeau weakened after main ally unexpectedly pulls support
5 Sep 2024The small party helping keep Trudeau's minority Liberal government in power withdrew its automatic support.
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Grenfell Tower report finds 'decades of failure'
5 Sep 2024A public inquiry blamed the deadly disaster on failings by government, the construction industry and most of all the firms involved in fitting the flammable cladding.
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Elle Macpherson reveals she had cancer
4 Sep 2024The Australian supermodel was diagnosed after having a lump removed.
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US charges RT employees in crackdown on election influence efforts
5 Sep 2024Officials say an American company was paid by Russian state media network RT to produce online content to influence the 2024 presidential election.
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Russian missiles kill 50 in strike on Ukrainian military institute
4 Sep 2024Authorities say soldiers were among those killed as a rescue operation continues.
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Elton John reveals infection left him with limited vision
4 Sep 2024"I am healing, but it's an extremely slow process and it will take some time before sight returns to the impacted eye," the British singer-songwriter said.
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