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The Salt Path scandal: What’s the standard for truth in a memoir?
While they still make headlines, do these scandals have the same impact they once did, in today's era of "fake news"?
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Desperate Gaza doctors cram several babies into one incubator
7:46 am todayIt comes as hospitals warn that fuel shortages are forcing them to shut off vital services, putting patients' lives at risk.
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Trump threatens 50% tariffs on Brazil over Bolsonaro 'witch hunt' trial
10:01 am todayThe US President says the crippling tariff will be imposed if the trial isn't abandoned immediately.
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Terse response from Musk as X CEO departs
8:19 am todayLinda Yaccarino's departure comes one day after the company's Grok chatbot began pushing antisemitic tropes.
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Trump promised 200 deals by now. He’s gotten 3, and 1 more is very close
6:32 am todayTwo months after the US President's claim, trade deals have been secured with only China, the United Kingdom and Vietnam.
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Pope Leo meets Zelensky, offers to host Ukraine peace talks
6:32 am todayThe Ukrainian leader is in Italy to attend a conference dedicated to Ukraine's recovery and long-term reconstruction following Russia's invasion.
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Taiwan launches biggest war drills with simulated attacks against military command
9 Jul 2025Cyber attacks and misinformation campaigns are seen by Taiwan as high-intensity "grey zone" actions that are likely to precede a broader Chinese assault.
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Flash flooding in New Mexico resort town leaves dozens trapped
9 Jul 2025Flash flooding in New Mexico trapped dozens of people in homes and vehicles in and around the mountain resort village of Ruidoso.
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Nvidia becomes world's first $US4 trillion company
It is the first public company in the world to reach that milestone.
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Man dies after being sucked into jet engine at Milan airport
9 Jul 2025An unnamed airport officials says an individual ran onto the tarmac as the plane was preparing to take off.
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Teen attack at Brazil school kills child, injures two more
9 Jul 2025The attacker was a 16-year-old boy.
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More than 100 dead and 160 still missing after Texas floods
9 Jul 2025The death toll from the flash flood includes many of them children - as rescue teams searched for scores of missing.
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Could Donald Trump win the Nobel Peace Prize?
9 Jul 2025Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has nominated US President Donald Trump for the prize - here's a look at how the award works. Audio
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Israel plans to hold Gaza's population in one city - reports
9 Jul 2025Eventuallythe entire population of Gaza - more than 2m people - will be held in the zone, the defence minister says. Audio
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Doctor who treated Erin Patterson describes moment he believed she was guilty
9 Jul 2025Emergency doctor tried to get mushroom cook to stay at hospital for treatment but Erin Patterson left, despite seeing her severely ill in-laws.
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Wildfire threatens Marseille, shuts down airport in southern France
"It's very striking - apocalyptic even," one resident of a town north of Marseille said.
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UK Post Office scandal led to 13 suspected suicides, inquiry finds
9 Jul 2025Others suffered mental, physical and financial problems after the Post Office IT system wrongly showed shortfalls in accounts. Audio
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'I was one of the last anonymous critics in the world'
A birthday dinner at Melbourne's fanciest restaurant at age nine was all it took for award-winning restaurant critic Besha Rodell to get hooked on fine dining.
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Inside the courtroom in Australia's most gripping murder case in decades
9 Jul 2025The Erin Patterson case has gripped international audiences, in Australia's 'biggest crime story since the Azaria Chamberlain case' of the 80s.
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Officials face angry questions on Texas flood warnings
Rescue teams have found three more bodies from floods that have killed at least 109 people, including dozens of children.
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Two crew dead, at least two wounded in attack on Greek vessel in Red Sea
8 Jul 2025The deaths, the first since June 2024, bring the total number of seafarers killed in attacks on vessels in the Red Sea to six.
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Ukraine urges investigation into alleged Russian chemical weapons use
8 Jul 2025It follows Dutch and German intelligence agencies saying they had evidence of widespread use of illegal weapons by Russia along the frontline.
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Immigration NZ confirms Samoa-based staff aided 'internal fraud'
8 Jul 2025Was it a case of corruption? ''Yes'', an Immigration New Zealand spokesperson says.
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Best-selling author denies claims she misled readers
The Salt Path's writer, Raynor Winn, is rejecting claims her husband's illness and the events that led to the couple losing their home were misrepresented.
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'My pec, my pec': Agony for Dmitrov as he retires hurt against Sinner at Wimbledon
8 Jul 2025Top seed Jannik Sinner breathed a sigh of relief after reaching the Wimbledon quarter-finals but was left feeling sorry for Grigor Dimitrov who retired from their match with a pectoral injury after…
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Texas floods: US Coast Guard rescue swimmer hailed as hero
8 Jul 2025Petty Officer Ruskan helped rescue about 165 children from Texas flooding.
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Trump announces new tariffs up to 40% on several countries
The US President has cranked up the pressure on trading partners, firing off letters to heads of several countries, informing them of their new tariff rate.
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'Transit Areas' to resettle Palestinians in Gaza proposed
A proposal bearing the name of a controversial US-backed aid group describes a plan to build large-scale camps.
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