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6.9 earthquake strikes off Tonga
26 Aug 2024No tsunami is expected, the US Tsunami Warning System says.
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Who's the biggest one-hit wonder of all time?
26 Aug 2024Hanson. Toni Basil. The Knack. Baha Men. Minnie Riperton. Chumbawumba. If you know these acts, reading their names has probably started a song playing in your head. Video
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No agreement in Gaza ceasefire talks in Cairo
26 Aug 2024A senior US official, however, described the talks as "constructive", saying they were conducted in a spirit on all sides to reach "a final and implementable agreement".
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How Trump and Harris are using pop culture to court voters
26 Aug 2024With a new generation of Americans voting in their first presidential election this November, both major candidates have turning to pop culture to drum up support.
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More than 70 dead after militant attacks in Pakistan's Balochistan
27 Aug 2024The assaults were the most widespread in years by ethnic militants fighting an insurgency to win secession of the resource-rich southwestern province.
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Aussies can now ignore work emails, calls after hours
26 Aug 2024It means employees mostly can't be punished for refusing to read or respond to contacts from their employers outside work hours.
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Hezbollah chief says attack on Israel went 'as planned'
26 Aug 2024The leader has denied statements by the Israeli military that its pre-emptive strikes had stopped a wider attack by the group.
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What is Hezbollah, the Lebanese group trading fire with Israel?
26 Aug 2024Hezbollah has launched hundreds of rockets and drones against Israel. Here's what you need to know.
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Alleged thief caught after sitting down to read book mid-burglary
25 Aug 2024The man reportedly broke into an apartment, but was discovered after becoming engrossed in a book on Greek mythology.
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Why some Democrats think a 'boneheaded mistake' could threaten Kamala Harris' chances
25 Aug 2024Why some US Democrats think a political misstep at the party's convention could threaten Kamala Harris' election chances.
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Major Israel-Hezbollah missile exchange sparks escalation fears
25 Aug 2024It is one of the biggest clashes in more than 10 months of border warfare.
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'He was off his rocker' - Four injured in dramatic Sydney stabbing rampage
25 Aug 2024It's the latest in a series of stabbing attacks in the city this year.
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German stabbing suspect is Syrian man who admitted the crime
25 Aug 2024Local media claimed the man had blood on his clothes when he turned himself in for killing three people.
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Why mpox vaccines are only just arriving in Africa after two years
25 Aug 2024Lessons from the Covid pandemic about global healthcare inequities have been slow to bring change, experts say. Audio
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Telegram messaging app CEO arrested in France - reports
25 Aug 2024Telegram is influential in Russia and Ukraine, and a source of unfiltered - and sometimes graphic and misleading - information.
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Fontaines D.C.: Romance 'lives between a light and dark'
25 Aug 2024Aftear years of trying to throw their sound "50 miles down the road", Fontaines D.C. have gone in a different direction with their fourth album, Romance. Audio
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Taiwanese official going to Pacific Islands Forum
A Taiwanese deputy foreign minister will be at this week's Pacific Islands leaders in Tonga, as China and the United States jostle for influence in the region.
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Disease expert Anthony Fauci recovering from West Nile virus
25 Aug 2024The 83-year-old was hospitalised with the mosquito-borne illness for nearly a week.
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German police arrest suspect in stabbing rampage
25 Aug 2024A man suspected of a stabbing rampage in the western German town of Solingen has been taken into police custody.
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Gaza ceasefire talks resume in Cairo, as suffering worsens
Gaza ceasefire and hostage negotiations have discussed new compromises between Israel and Hamas as malnutrition soars in the Palestinian enclave, where polio has been discovered.
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Zelensky touts new 'drone missile', calls Putin 'sick old man'
25 Aug 2024Volodymyr Zelensky touted a newly developed Ukrainian "drone missile" on Saturday that he said would take the war back to Russia.
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Stranded astronauts stuck in space until next year
Issues with the Boeing Starliner's propulsion system make it too risky to carry its first crew home, NASA said.
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Islamic State claims responsibility for knife attack in Germany
25 Aug 2024Police have detained two people possibly linked to the attack.
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Italian prosecutors open manslaughter probe over sinking of luxury yacht
24 Aug 2024The Bayesian, captained by a New Zealander, went down off Sicily, killing seven people.
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