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Global coronavirus cases rise by single-day record of half a million
Global coronavirus cases rose by more than 500,000 for the first time on Wednesday, a record one-day increase as countries across the Northern Hemisphere reported daily spikes.
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US moves forward with sale of 50 F-35 jets to UAE - sources
The US State Department notified Congress it approved the sale of 50 Lockheed Martin Co F-35 jets to the United Arab Emirates in a deal that could be worth $10…
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France attack: Three killed in 'Islamist terrorist' stabbings
Three people have died in a knife attack at a church in Nice, in what French President Emmanuel Macron says was an "Islamist terrorist attack".
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'Moderate to strong' La Niña weather event develops in the Pacific
A La Niña weather event has developed in the Pacific Ocean and it'll likely have a cooling effect on global temperatures - but it won't stop 2020 from being one…
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At least 140 migrants drown in deadliest shipwreck this year - UN
At least 140 Europe-bound migrants drowned off the coast of Senegal when their boat caught fire and capsized, says the UN migration agency.
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Deadly stabbing attack in Nice - French media
An attacker with a knife has killed three people at a church in the southern French city of Nice.
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Search for survivors after Typhoon Molave hits Vietnam triggering landslides
Vietnam is searching for survivors after landslides triggered by Typhoon Molave, one of its strongest storms in decades, lashed a central region already reeling from weeks of heavy rains that have…
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Curfew in Philadelphia after police kill black man
A curfew has come into force in Philadelphia after two days of protests and looting following the police killing of a black man.
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US rejection throws WTO leadership race into confusion
The World Trade Organisation's bid to select a new leader was plunged into uncertainty on Wednesday after the United States rejected the Nigerian woman proposed as the global trade watchdog's next…
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Sonny Bill Williams asks Australia to let NZ take asylum seekers
NRL star Sonny Bill Williams has made a call for Australia's prime minister to accept Jacinda Ardern's offer to take asylum seekers stuck on the remote Pacific islands, Manus Island and Nauru.
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France set for second national lockdown - Macron
France will move into a second national lockdown for at least the whole of November, President Emmanuel Macron has announced.
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First Covid-19 cases in quarantine at US Army base in Marshall Islands
The first positive cases of Covid-19 were confirmed among two US Army workers who arrived on the missile testing range in the Marshall Islands.
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Big tech bosses in the hot seat: 'Who the hell elected you?'
A US Senate hearing to reform an internet law and hold tech companies accountable for how they moderate content quickly turned into a political scuffle.
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Woman ordered off Qatar flight thought plane was being 'hijacked'
A woman ordered off a Qatar Airways flight along with a dozen other Australian women - some of whom were invasively examined in ambulances - first thought she had been caught in a hostage situation.
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Philadelphia hit by more unrest after police shooting
Hundreds of protesters in Philadelphia have marched through the city for a second night, demanding racial justice after police fatally shot a black man.
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Reef bigger than Empire State Building discovered off Queensland
Scientists on a research vessel probing Australia's oceans have found a new reef as tall as a skyscraper, the longest recorded sea-creature, and new species, but warn the fragile coral ecosystems are… Video
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Nik Dirga: Amy Coney Barrett appointment all about the politics
Opinion - With the quick, hypocritical confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the US Supreme Court, there's little justice to be found, writes Nik Dirga.
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US sex cult leader sentenced to 120 years in prison
The US leader of the Nxivm cult has been sentenced to 120 years in prison for an array of crimes, many involving the exploitation of women and children.
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Antibodies 'fall rapidly after Covid infection'
This is likely to mean immunity levels decline and raises the risk of reinfection, researchers say.
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Women on 10 planes were strip-searched at Qatar airport - Australian minister
Women from as many as 10 different aircraft at a Doha airport were subjected to invasive internal examinations by Qatari authorities this month, Australia's Foreign Minister has revealed.
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Europe sees rise in daily Covid-19 deaths - WHO
France, Spain, the UK, the Netherlands and Russia have accounted for the majority of cases in Europe which increased by a third, the WHO has said.
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Amy Coney Barrett confirmed to US Supreme Court
The US Senate has confirmed Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court in a victory for President Donald Trump a week before the general election.
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Southern California fires worsen as extreme winds fan flames
Wind-driven walls of flame have prompted mass evacuations of homes in Southern California and badly injured two firefighters as hundreds of thousands of residents endured a second day of power…
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Tahiti Covid-19 death toll climbs to 26
Six more people have died in French Polynesia's Covid-19 outbreak as about 300 infections a day are being recorded.
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Water on the Moon could sustain a lunar base
Having dropped tantalising hints days ago about an "exciting new discovery about the Moon", Nasa has revealed conclusive evidence of water on our only natural satellite.
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Melbourne lockdown restrictions to be eased
Melbourne's lockdown will be eased after it had gone 24 hours without any new infections for the first time in four months, Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews said.
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Chileans vote to tear up constitution
Chileans poured into the country's main squares on Sunday night after voters gave a ringing endorsement to a plan to tear up the country's Pinochet-era constitution.
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Researchers find upside in tough year for Pacific workers
Unemployed tourism workers in the Pacific have enjoyed a reconnection with their culture during the pandemic shutdown and are hoping this continues when life returns to normal.
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