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Deluge floods Dubai Airport, causing chaos
Flights into Dubai International Airport have been diverted after a storm hit the region.
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Part of International Space Station crashes into US home
17 Apr 2024The space junk smashed through Alejandro Otero's roof, nearly hitting his son.
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'This is our Notre Dame': Historic European stock exchange in flames
17 Apr 2024The building, dating back to 1625, was being renovated.
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UK MPs back smoking ban for those born after 2009
17 Apr 2024The plan is expected to create a "smoke free generation".
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Israeli tanks push back into northern Gaza, warplanes hit Rafah - residents
Rafah, where more than 2 million people are sheltering, is bracing for an Israeli ground offensive into the city, Palestinian officials say.
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Australian police investigate death of woman who fell ill after drink at wellness retreat
16 Apr 2024Police are investigating the death of a 53-year-old Victorian woman who fell ill after consuming a drink at a retreat in the regional town of Clunes, north of Ballarat.
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'The right person': What did Solomon Islanders vote for?
17 Apr 2024After a relatively well organised and peaceful day of voting in Solomon Islands, the electoral commission is working with donor partners to safely transport ballot boxes from polling stations.
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How planes from NZ might end up making rain in Thailand
16 Apr 2024Aotearoa's only commercial aircraft manufacturer says it new plane is ideal for hot, high places with humid conditions. Audio
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Teen arrested over church attack got 'good behaviour bond' for previous knife attack
16 Apr 2024The teenage boy arrested over last night's stabbing attack inside a Sydney church was placed on a good behaviour bond after facing court for a knife crime just three months ago.
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Australian police investigating death of woman who fell ill after drink at retreat
16 Apr 2024Two other people were taken to Ballarat Base Hospital, Ambulance Victoria said.
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Bondi 'bollard man' who fought off attacker offered permanent visa
16 Apr 2024Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is offering a French man a permanent visa for confronting the knife-wielding attacker on Saturday.
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How a lie about the Bondi stabbings spread around the world
16 Apr 2024Anti-semitic and pro-Kremlin accounts turned a Sydney student into one of the most reviled men on the internet.
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NZ joins call for Israel not to escalate tensions with Iran
16 Apr 2024Foreign Minister Winston Peters says now is not the time escalation, but rather for calmness. Audio
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Bird flu: what is it, and why has it been found in US dairy cows?
There are few places in the world the high pathogenicity bird flu has not yet reached, and scientists say the world is in an animal pandemic.
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Call for justice after suspected murder of Fiji's LGBTQI+ community member
The Coalition on Human Rights is calling for justice following the suspected murder of a 19-year-old gender diverse person in Fiji.
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What was learnt from the Alice Springs youth curfew
16 Apr 2024The curfew - introduced in the wake of a series of violent incidents - was a divisive short-term measure that did not result in any arrests.
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Australia's PM calls security meeting as leaders condemn church attack
16 Apr 2024A meeting of the national security subcommittee was convened after an alleged terrorist act in Sydney's south-west on Monday night.
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Sydney church stabbing declared a 'terrorist act'
16 Apr 2024Police say they believe the teen arrested over the stabbing was motivated by religious extremism.
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Solomon Islands elections: what you need to know
15 Apr 2024There is a palpable sense of anticipation in the country which is holding national and provincial elections simultaneously for the first time.
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Dozens of potential jurors at Trump hush money trial dismissed for bias
16 Apr 2024Lawyers begin jury selection as the first ever criminal trial of a former US president begins.
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Prince Harry to fight on in legal battle over security
16 Apr 2024The Duke of Sussex brought the legal challenge after his security was downgraded when he stopped being a working royal.
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Teen arrested as bishop wounded in Sydney church stabbing
16 Apr 2024Witnesses say a crowd threw rocks at police attending the city's second mass stabbing in days.
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Armorer sentenced to 18 months in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin
16 Apr 2024The chief weapons handler for the Western movie Rust has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after a fatal shooting on set.
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FBI opens criminal probe into deadly Baltimore bridge collapse
16 Apr 2024FBI agents have boarded the cargo ship which caused the Francis Scott Key Bridge to collapse when it collided with it.
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