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First results announced from South Africa election
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First results announced from South Africa election
Read MoreVotes are being counted after the most closely fought election since the ANC came to power 30 years ago.Votes are being counted after the most closely fought election since the ANC came to power 30 years ago.
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Hong Kong court convicts 14 pro-democracy activists, acquits 2
Read More The convictions of the activists was the city’s biggest national security case to date under a law imposed by Beijing that has all but wiped out public dissent. (Image credit: Chan Long Hei/AP) The convictions of the activists was the city’s biggest national security case to date under a law imposed by Beijing…
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Moment lightning strikes Empire State Building captured in dramatic video
Read More This is the moment lightning strikes the Empire State Building in New York City. This is the moment lightning strikes the Empire State Building in New York City.
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Old video of India boat mishap falsely shared as Karachi mayor photo-op fail
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UN warns of ‘significant’ disease risk after Papua New Guinea landslide
Read MoreThe UN’s migration agency says displaced residents urgently need clean water, purification tablets and food supplies.The UN’s migration agency says displaced residents urgently need clean water, purification tablets and food supplies.
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Watch live: Votes counted as South Africa’s election gets underway
Read More Watch live as vote counting is underway in South Africa’s election on Thursday, 30 May. Watch live as vote counting is underway in South Africa’s election on Thursday, 30 May.
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NATO’s top diplomats meet as Ukraine seeks long-range weapons to hit Russia
Read MoreMilitary alliance’s foreign ministers are due to meet in Prague to prepare aid package for Ukraine ahead of NATO summit.Military alliance’s foreign ministers are due to meet in Prague to prepare aid package for Ukraine ahead of NATO summit.
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Lunchbox relief: Queensland Labor serves up $15m for free school lunches but Greens say that won’t go far
Read More Premier Steven Miles announces expansion of free school breakfast program to lunch as cost-of-living crisis bites Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The Queensland government will serve up free school lunches to some students as part of a…
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Papua New Guinea landslide: rescuers say they do not expect to find survivors under rubble
Read More Officials are still trying to pinpoint the exact death toll, as rescue teams are set to begin using heavy machinery to recover the dead Officials in Papua New Guinea have said they do not expect to find survivors under the rubble of a massive landslide in the country’s remote north, with the exact…
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Early results in South Africa’s election show ANC on less than 42%
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Drones used to track immigration detainees released after high court decision, Andrew Giles reveals
Read More Immigration minister says ‘we know where they are’, as Labor talks tough during fallout over visa cancellation and indefinite immigration detention Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The immigration minister, Andrew Giles, has revealed the government is using…
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Person killed after falling into jet engine at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport
Read MoreThe death occurred on the apron outside the hub’s terminal as the KLM flight was getting ready to depart to Denmark.The death occurred on the apron outside the hub’s terminal as the KLM flight was getting ready to depart to Denmark.
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Italy’s PM says fascism is ‘consigned to history’. Not everyone is so sure
Read MoreWith the far right set to gain in European elections, is the extreme becoming mainstream in Italy?With the far right set to gain in European elections, is the extreme becoming mainstream in Italy?
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Labour to face fresh attack from Green Party in key seats in election
Read More Party hopes to lure voters who want radical change and strong climate policies, rather than centrism Labour will face a renewed attack from the Green party in key marginal seats at this general election, as the group known primarily for its climate stance tries to reach voters who want radical change rather than…
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Ticketmaster yet to confirm if data breach has occurred or if customers in Australia impacted
Read More The notorious ShinyHunters collective is claiming hack of personal details of 560 million global customers Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Ticketmaster is yet to confirm whether it has experienced a major data breach or if Australians are…
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Google announces $2bn investment in Malaysia, as gov’t hails 26,500 jobs
Read MoreTech giant says investment in Southeast Asian country will ‘pave the way for delivering the transformative power of AI’.Tech giant says investment in Southeast Asian country will ‘pave the way for delivering the transformative power of AI’.
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Jimmy Kimmel mocks Trump for likening himself to Mother Teresa as jury deliberates on former president’s fate
Read More Deliberations in the former president’s historic hush money trial began late on Wednesday morning and will continue on Thursday at 9.30am Deliberations in the former president’s historic hush money trial began late on Wednesday morning and will continue on Thursday at 9.30am
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Mother of alleged killer Justin Stein questioned his account of Charlise Mutten’s disappearance, murder trial hears
Read More Annemie Stein told police her son’s story about leaving the nine-year-old with a stranger did not add up, NSW supreme court hears Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The mother of Charlise Mutten’s accused killer questioned her son’s…
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From electric vehicles to deciding what to cook for dinner, John Podesta faces climate challenges
Read MoreJohn Podesta’s job responsibilities doubled this yearJohn Podesta’s job responsibilities doubled this year
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A Russian Gas Pipeline, and a $6 Billion Question For Ukraine
Read More SUBSCRIBER+ EXCLUSIVE REPORTING — It’s one of the stranger economic realities of the war in Ukraine: Ukraine is still earning $800 million a year shipping Russian gas to Europe, shipments that net Russia more than $6 billion a year in hard currency. With the flick of a switch, Ukraine could end that flow…
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Only seven EU countries require parties to reveal identity of all private donors
Read More Spain and France are among the most opaque when it comes to declaring who party funders are, analysis shows Only seven out of 27 EU countries require political parties to reveal the identity of all their private donors, with Spain and France among the most opaque when it comes to the influence of…
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Next UK government should introduce scams legislation, says City lobby groups
Read More Groups want big tech social media firms to pay up to £40m a year to reimburse customers after years of shouldering cost of fraud A leading City lobby group is calling on the next government to bring in scams legislation that forces big tech and social media companies to cough up to £40m…
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One of world’s biggest botnets taken down, US says
Read MoreLaw enforcement agencies from around the world have shut down an alleged global malware network which stole $5.9bn.Law enforcement agencies from around the world have shut down an alleged global malware network which stole $5.9bn.
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Political donations in France swerve to the right as Le Pen’s niece raises more than Macron
Read More Marion Maréchal’s Reconquête received nine times more donations than Marine Le Pen’s National Rally, analysis reveals Political funding in France has swerved to the right, with private donations to the small nationalist group backed by Marine Le Pen’s niece overtaking those raised by President Emmanuel Macron’s ruling party. Reconquête received €5.5m (£4.7m) from…
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Hong Kong Convicts 14 Activists, Acquits 2 in ‘Trial of the Pro-Democracy Movement’
Read More A Hong Kong court found 14 opposition figures guilty in the city’s largest-yet national security trial that targeted scores of pro-democracy activists. Judges in the once-freewheeling finance hub convicted the defendants of subversion charges under a 2020 national security law imposed by Beijing in the wake of mass street protests calling for greater…
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14 Hong Kong pro-democracy activists convicted of subversion
Read MoreSince the introduction of a 2020 law imposed by Beijing, Hong Kong authorities have severely limited free speech and assembly under the rubric of maintaining national security.Since the introduction of a 2020 law imposed by Beijing, Hong Kong authorities have severely limited free speech and assembly under the rubric of maintaining national security.
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China lifts ban on Australian beef exporters in the latest sign of thaw
Read MoreMove follows lifting of restrictions on imports of Australian wine, coal, timber and barley.Move follows lifting of restrictions on imports of Australian wine, coal, timber and barley.
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Israel has ‘operation control’ over Gaza’s border with Egypt – IDF
Read More The area had served as a “lifeline” for Hamas, the Israeli army said The Israel Defense Forces announced that they have established complete control over the Gaza Strip’s border with Egypt. The statement comes amid the growing pressure on Israel to halt its war on Hamas in Gaza, which is on track to…
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China hosts Arab leaders at summit focused on trade and the Israel-Hamas war
Read MoreChinese President Xi Jinping called for an international peace conference focused on the Israel-Hamas war and promised more humanitarian aid as he opened a summit with Arab leadersChinese President Xi Jinping called for an international peace conference focused on the Israel-Hamas war and promised more humanitarian aid as he opened a summit with Arab…
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Haunted and uncertain: the story of one Gaza family’s exile in Turkey
Read More Ahmed Herzallah, his wife and three children have been catapulted into the uknown after fleeing their destroyed home In the darkened backroom of an Istanbul hotel packed with refugees from Gaza, the light from Ahmed Herzallah’s phone screen illuminates a picture of his destroyed home in Gaza City. The building, with its curved…
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North Korea fires volley of short-range ballistic missiles
Read MoreSouth Korea and US condemn launch and urge Pyongyang to ‘refrain from further unlawful and destabilising acts’.South Korea and US condemn launch and urge Pyongyang to ‘refrain from further unlawful and destabilising acts’.
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Hundreds of Australian public servants call on government to ‘cease all military exports to Israel’
Read More More than 300 employees of federal, state and local governments sign letter warning against Australia’s ‘complicity’ in war crimes Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Hundreds of public servants from across Australia and across state and federal agencies…
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Chinese man arrested for allegedly running ‘largest ever’ malware network
Read MoreUS officials say army of 19 million infected computers enabled fraud, identity theft and child exploitation.US officials say army of 19 million infected computers enabled fraud, identity theft and child exploitation.
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International Authorities Arrest Man Allegedly Behind ‘Likely the World’s Largest Botnet Ever’
Read More WASHINGTON — An international law enforcement team has arrested a Chinese national and disrupted a major botnet that officials said he ran for nearly a decade, amassing at least $99 million in profits by reselling access to criminals who used it for identity theft, child exploitation, and financial fraud, including pandemic relief scams.…
