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No new stadium to be built for 2032 Olympics as Queensland opposition leader reveals plan
Read More David Crisafulli’s stance means the multi-billion dollar Victoria Park plan recommended by Graham Quirk on Monday is dead Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Queensland’s 2032 Olympics will not be held in a brand-new stadium, with both major…
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Celebrating Nowruz: Ancient festival marks arrival of spring and renewal
Read MoreSome 300 million people around the world celebrate the Persian New Year, a festival rooted in Zoroastrianism.Some 300 million people around the world celebrate the Persian New Year, a festival rooted in Zoroastrianism.
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Newly discovered beetle almost mistaken for bird poo
Read MoreAn Australian researcher spotted the white furry bug by chance while camping within rainforest.An Australian researcher spotted the white furry bug by chance while camping within rainforest.
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‘Controlling’ man tricked wife into leaving Australia in order to have her visa cancelled, court told
Read More The man has pleaded not guilty to ‘exit trafficking’ after taking his wife to Sudan in 2014 While on a trip back to Sudan, a mother left her children with her husband to go and cook for them. But when she returned from her parents’ place, her husband and her two young kids…
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ABC broadcaster James Valentine ‘hopeful and terrified’ after oesophageal cancer diagnosis
Read More Sydney Afternoons’ host told listeners he will need surgery to remove his entire oesophagus and is taking several months off Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Broadcaster and saxophonist James Valentine has revealed live on ABC radio that…
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Ex-police jailed for 40 years in torture case
Read MoreA fourth former police officer is jailed over the torture of two black men in 2023.A fourth former police officer is jailed over the torture of two black men in 2023.
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Trump fans were confronted with US citizenship test by Jimmy Kimmel. Here’s what happened
Read More ‘This is what happens when the citizenship hits the fan’ ‘This is what happens when the citizenship hits the fan’
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Hunger looms amid breakdown of order in Haiti
Read MoreMillions are caught in a perfect storm of politics, violence and homelessness.Millions are caught in a perfect storm of politics, violence and homelessness.
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Israel’s war on Gaza: List of key events, day 167
Read MoreUS Secretary of State Antony Blinken has begun a Middle East tour hoping to secure a ceasefire in Israel’s war on Gaza.US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has begun a Middle East tour hoping to secure a ceasefire in Israel’s war on Gaza.
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‘Our bills have tripled’: UK’s first Turkish mosque fights to survive in London
Read More Young people are slowly stopping attending Dalston mosque that could be forced to accept developers’ offers, says owner Nestled among the kebab shops, Caribbean takeaways and flashy new-build flats in Dalston, north-east London, sits the UK’s first Turkish mosque. Like many things built by and for the deep-rooted communities in this heavily gentrified…
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Coalition to expand super for housing policy to include mortgage offset, Andrew Bragg says
Read More Shadow home ownership spokesman dismisses claims policy would inflate house prices as ‘rubbish’, and says opposition will consider how to ‘coerce’ development Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Homeowners should be able to pay their super into their…
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New Zealand slips into second recession in 18 months
Read MorePolitical parties trade blame for economic slump that follows aggressive interest rate hikes to tame inflation.Political parties trade blame for economic slump that follows aggressive interest rate hikes to tame inflation.
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Tennis world number 2 Sabalenka heartbroken over Konstantin Koltsov’s death
Read MoreSabalenka’s match at the Miami Open has been moved back by a day following the death of her former boyfriend Koltsov.Sabalenka’s match at the Miami Open has been moved back by a day following the death of her former boyfriend Koltsov.
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Alabama bans diversity, equity and inclusion programmes in colleges
Read MoreThe bill, called SB129, bans publicly-funded institutions from maintaining DEI offices or teaching ‘divisive concepts’.The bill, called SB129, bans publicly-funded institutions from maintaining DEI offices or teaching ‘divisive concepts’.
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Simon Armitage releases spring-themed poetry collection celebrating blossom
Read More Poet laureate produces 10 poems, haiku and a musical EP, working with National Trust as it renews its blossom campaign He imagines blossom as fancy dress, as an artist or a magician lighting up countryside, town and city. Yes, it is a thing of beauty and joy but also, sometimes, a pertinent reminder…
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Populist parties’ divisions jeopardise chances of setting European agenda
Read More Survey shows supporters of nationalist parties hold widely differing views on EU membership, migration and support for Ukraine Populist and nationalist parties fighting the European elections in June are deeply divided on almost all key issues, according to a survey, in a finding that questions their chances of defining the bloc’s agenda even…
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‘Nothing in the language excludes admission of women’: KC issues opinion on Garrick Club rules
Read More Opinion from David Pannick KC was sought by members who are in favour of women being admitted A senior lawyer has issued a legal opinion saying that the current rules at the men-only Garrick Club do not in fact bar women from being members. David Pannick KC, who led the successful Brexit article…
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Dutch project tells wartime stories of intrepid ‘England voyagers’
Read More Hundreds of Engelandvaarders took various routes from occupied Netherlands to Britain to fight in second world war They travelled over land and water, braving the North Sea, trekking across the Pyrenees or fleeing north through Sweden to reach Britain and join the fight against the Nazis. Now a project at the Dutch national…
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‘Climate of fear’: UN accuses Russia of abuses in occupied Ukraine
Read MoreIn its first in-depth report in situation in occupied Ukraine, UN says it found evidence of intimidation and torture.In its first in-depth report in situation in occupied Ukraine, UN says it found evidence of intimidation and torture.
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Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter fired by LA Dodgers
Read MoreIppei Mizuhara, who is accused of illegal gambling, has been a constant companion of the baseball star.Ippei Mizuhara, who is accused of illegal gambling, has been a constant companion of the baseball star.
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Report on Iran’s Nuclear Program Stokes Alarm – and Disagreement Over How to Respond
Read More SUBSCRIBER+ EXCLUSIVE REPORTING – Iran’s nuclear ambitions have been a diplomatic concern for decades, but recent revelations by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), compounded by Iran’s role in the protracted conflict in Gaza, have heightened alarm over the regime’s progress toward building a nuclear weapons arsenal. The latest IAEA report found that…
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Indonesia’s Prabowo confirmed as next president
Read MoreThe former general says ‘give us a chance’ as his rivals vow to contest the election result.The former general says ‘give us a chance’ as his rivals vow to contest the election result.
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M. Emmet Walsh, Actor Known for Blood Simple and Blade Runner, Dies at Age 88
Read More M. Emmet Walsh, the character actor who brought his unmistakable face and unsettling presence to films including Blood Simple and Blade Runner, has died at age 88, his manager said Wednesday. Walsh died from cardiac arrest on Tuesday at a hospital in St. Albans, Vermont, his longtime manager Sandy Joseph said. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”]…
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Presidential furniture row takes new turn in Brazil
Read MoreHundreds of items said to have been removed by the previous president are found still in the palace.Hundreds of items said to have been removed by the previous president are found still in the palace.
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Musk’s Neuralink drops livestream showing quadriplegic playing online chess
Read MoreVideo introduces 29-year-old man as first patient to use start-up’s brain-chip technology.Video introduces 29-year-old man as first patient to use start-up’s brain-chip technology.
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Willie Pye becomes first person executed in Georgia in four years
Read More Attorneys for Pye argued that he shouldn’t be killed because of his intellectual disability Attorneys for Pye argued that he shouldn’t be killed because of his intellectual disability
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Rohingya boat capsizes off coast of Indonesia – at least 50 feared dead
Read MoreFishermen rescued at least six people and the search continues for the boat which had about 150 refugees on board.Fishermen rescued at least six people and the search continues for the boat which had about 150 refugees on board.
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Senegal heads to the polls Sunday in an election that has fired up political tensions
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US shipping tycoon drunk when she drowned in Tesla
Read MoreAngela Chao phoned a friend as the Model X SUV sank into a pond at a ranch and told her: “I love you.”Angela Chao phoned a friend as the Model X SUV sank into a pond at a ranch and told her: “I love you.”
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Poppies to Pig-Butchering: Inside the Golden Triangle’s Criminal Reboot
Read More It all started with a Facebook ad. Rachel Yoong was bored and fed up at work when a job posting for a casino in the Myanmar capital Yangon popped up on her phone. The purported $4,500 monthly salary was seven times what the Malaysian earned as a real estate agent in Kuala Lumpur,…
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Retail theft jumps 39% in Victoria driven by cost of living crisis, say police
Read More Chief commissioner says force will continue focus on youth offending as crime statistics show 29% increase on previous year Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The cost-of-living crisis is fuelling an increase in retail theft in Victoria, police…
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Portugal set for centre-right minority government
Read MoreThe country has its most fragmented parliament since the end of its dictatorship half a century ago.The country has its most fragmented parliament since the end of its dictatorship half a century ago.
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South Korea will suspend the licenses of striking junior doctors starting next week
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India is a hiker’s dream destination. Here are a dozen of its most epic trails
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‘No dancing in the streets’: Why has Cambodia banned musical vehicle horns?
Read MoreAuthorities across Cambodia have been ordered to remove musical horns from vehicles and put a stop to roadside dancing.Authorities across Cambodia have been ordered to remove musical horns from vehicles and put a stop to roadside dancing.
