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Kamala Harris to cap Democratic convention with historic speech
23 Aug 2024Watch: Oprah's surprise speech at the Democratic National Convention ahead of Harris' own speech on Friday. Video, Audio
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Internet personality Andrew Tate placed under house arrest
23 Aug 2024The self-described misogynist is under investigation for human trafficking and sexual exploitation.
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Body of UK tech entrepreneur removed from sunken yacht
23 Aug 2024Italian officials confirm Mike Lynch's body has been retrieved and his teenage daughter is the last person to remain missing.
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World-famous penguin known for same-sex love story dies at Sydney aquarium
22 Aug 2024Sphen the gentoo penguin made international headlines in 2018 after entering a same-sex relationship with fellow penguin Magic, who he raised two chicks with.
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Australian deportee tried to start Comancheros gang branch in Tonga
22 Aug 2024Tongan police arrested 17 people and seized several kilograms of methamphetamine in a series of raids.
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'New Caledonia is France': French diplomat says 'this is how it is' in tit-for-tat row
22 Aug 2024The French Ambassador to the Pacific says that France is the "administering power" and in control of New Caledonia for now.
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Body of British tech entrepreneur retrieved from yacht, source says
22 Aug 2024His body was brought ashore in a blue body bag and driven in an ambulance to a nearby hospital morgue.
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Watch live: Bill Clinton, Nancy Pelosi take stage at the US Democratic convention
22 Aug 2024Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz prepared for a high-profile speech at his party's convention while Robert F Kennedy appeared to be weighing an endorsement of Trump. Video
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Four bodies pulled from billionaire's sunken yacht
22 Aug 2024The identities of the four have not been released. Six people were missing after the yacht sank near Sicily. Audio
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Police raid Andrew Tate's home in human trafficking probe
22 Aug 2024A self-described misogynist, the social media influencer has gained millions of fans by promoting an ultra-masculine lifestyle that critics say denigrates women.
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Ukraine says it hits pontoon bridges in Russia with US-made weapons
22 Aug 2024It is Kyiv's first official statement acknowledging its use of the weapons during its incursion.
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Barack and Michelle Obama rouse crowd for Kamala Harris at the DNC
21 Aug 2024"America is ready for a new chapter. America is ready for a better story. We are ready for a President Kamala Harris," Obama said.
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Mushroom deaths: Erin Patterson's murder trial to take place in regional Victoria after Supreme Court ruling
21 Aug 2024Accused triple murderer Erin Patterson will face trial in regional Victoria early next year.
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Watch live: Obama headlines day two of US Democratic Convention
21 Aug 2024Nearly eight years after his presidency ended, Barack Obama remains one of the country's most popular Democrats. Video
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Disney just killed the most expensive Star Wars series ever - what went wrong?
22 Aug 2024It was supposed to offer a new hope. Instead, it offered a weekly dose of cringe and nonsense. This week it was cancelled.
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Kiwi named as captain of yacht sunk in storm
21 Aug 2024James Catfield told a local paper the crew didn't see the waterspout coming.
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'Worst job of my life' - A Kiwi's gig at a Trump music festival
20 Aug 2024The New York Times called it "a vision of the MAGA movement in pure party mode", while one New Zealander said: "It's just crazy... they're rednecks."
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Jennifer Lopez files for divorce from Ben Affleck - report
21 Aug 2024The couple exchanged vows in a Las Vegas wedding chapel in July 2022, roughly two decades after a high-profile romance that ended in a break-up.
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Watch: Day one of the DNC
20 Aug 2024Watch: Kamala Harris made a surprise appearance at the party's national convention, which features speakers including Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden. Video
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Kiwis caught up in super yacht sinking, search on for British billionaire
20 Aug 2024One person is dead and six are missing - including the man dubbed 'British Bill Gates' - after a yacht was caught in a storm off Sicily. Audio
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Thousands march against Gaza war at Democratic convention
20 Aug 2024Pro-Palestinian groups have for months protested the Biden administration's military and financial support for Israel during its war against Hamas.
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US inquiry confirms Iran hacked Trump campaign
20 Aug 2024Iranian cyber operations also targeted the campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris, the US says.
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Former US congressman pleads guilty after 'campaign of lies'
20 Aug 2024Republican George Santos faces at least two years in prison when he is sentenced in February.
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Phil Donahue, pioneer of the daytime talk show, dies at age 88
20 Aug 2024Donahue's show tackled subject matter once considered taboo for television - including abortion, the sexual revolution and race relations.
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