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What caused an Australian helicopter to crash in 2023?
An Australian military helicopter taking part in a multi-national training exercise crashed killing all four crew members.
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Cyberattack to cost UK retailer Marks & Spencer $678 million
21 May 2025Marks last week revealed that some personal data of its customers had also been stolen.
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'Running out of patience': Peters lashes Israel over aid
21 May 2025The Foreign Affairs Minister says it's "intolerable" supplies into Gaza have been blocked for weeks: "We've just simply had enough of it". Audio
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Why do some octogenarians have exceptional memories?
20 May 2025Research from the University of Chicago looked at 'superagers' - people over 80 years who have the memory of someone decades younger - to try to understand why.
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Flash floods cut off Australian towns, residents flee to rooftops
Authorities issued snap evacuation orders in Australia's southeast as heavy rain triggered flash flooding.
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Suicide blast targeting school bus kills five in Pakistan's Balochistan
At least three children and two adults were killed in the attack, the Pakistan army says.
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Amazon fires drive unprecedented global forest loss in 2024
21 May 2025Massive fires fueled by climate change led global forest loss to smash records in 2024, according to a new report.
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Japan farm minister resigns over free rice gaffe
21 May 2025Taku Eto said he never buys rice because he gets it free - a remark that drew public fury in a country facing soaring food prices.
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The world's ice sheets just got a dire prognosis
21 May 2025And coastlines are going to pay the price, according to new research.
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Biden had not received prostate cancer screening since 2014
21 May 2025Republicans and some health professionals have previously questioned why his cancer was not caught before reaching an advanced stage.
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Israel preparing possible strike on Iranian nuclear facilities, US officials say
21 May 2025The US has obtained new intelligence, as the Trump administration has been pursuing a diplomatic deal with Tehran.
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'Littleprexit' changes Australian politics, but there's more to come
21 May 2025Analysis - After 102 years, Australia's National Party has decided to walk away from the Coalition with the Liberal Party.
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Babies' lives in 'mortal danger' without Gaza food aid, official says
21 May 2025The UN has clearance for 100 more emergency aid trucks to go in to Gaza though the first supplies to enter remain under Israeli control. Audio
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'Cheers' actor George Wendt dies
21 May 2025Wendt was nominated for six successive Emmy awards for his role in one of television's most successful sitcoms ever.
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Baby crocodile seized from fish tank after allegedly taken from wild in Australia
21 May 2025A man in his mid-20s allegedly found the hatchling late last year.
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The new US-backed Gaza aid plan and why the UN doesn't like it
21 May 2025A US-backed organization aims to start work in the Gaza Strip by the end of May.
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6.6 quake hits northern coast of Papua New Guinea
21 May 2025The quake had a depth of 53km, the United States Geological Service says.
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EU, Britain go ahead with new Russia sanctions without waiting for Trump
21 May 2025The new sanctions target Russia's shadow fleet of oil tankers, but Russia says it rejects the ultimatums.
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New Caledonia's political future 'not a Pacific problem', says Ponga
20 May 2025The president of New Caledonia says 'meddling in our domestic political affairs' is not welcome.
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Australia's opposition coalition splits after election loss
20 May 2025The National and Liberal coalition is over after a partnership of more than 60 years.
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Peace in Ukraine looks further away after Trump’s call with Putin
20 May 2025Analysis - Most observers believe there will be no peace unless America exerts maximum leverage.
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Why a Japanese manga is driving tourists away
20 May 2025A recent spate of so-called earthquake-related "predictions" has led to more superstitious travellers cancelling their holidays.
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After Putin call, Trump says Russia-Ukraine talks to begin 'immediately'
20 May 2025US President Donald Trump says his call with Russia's President Vladimir Putin went very well and that Moscow and Kyiv would immediately start negotiations toward a ceasefire and end to the war.
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Rocket Lab-launched satellites to help Ukraine's war effort
20 May 2025Rocket Lab USA launched its third mission for Japanese company iQPS at the weekend from its spaceport on Māhia Peninsula.
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NZ joins call for Israel to allow full resumption of aid to Gaza
The joint statement said food, medicines and essential supplies were exhausted and the population faced starvation.
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Erin Patterson's phone in areas where death cap mushrooms were reported, court told
Telecommunications expert Dr Matthew Sorell was called to the stand, having conducted analysis of Patterson's phone records.
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Netanyahu says Israel will control Gaza as pressure mounts on aid
20 May 2025The Israeli military warned residents of the southern city of Khan Younis on Monday to evacuate to the coast immediately.
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Tornado-spawning storms leave devastating destruction across US
19 May 2025It has killed 25 people so far.
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