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Instagram, Facebook kicking off Australian teens a week early
20 Nov 2025A world-first social media ban for teens aged under 16 comes into effect in Australia on December 10.
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Brazil pushes negotiators for early climate deal at COP30 summit
20 Nov 2025The host country is hoping to buck the trend that has seen recent climate summits run well past their deadline on seeking an agreement.
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Trump's embrace of crown prince ushers in new era in US-Saudi ties
20 Nov 2025His trip to Washington has been a triumph, with the US president rolling out the red carpet for "the future king" and absolving him of the criticism he's faced for years.
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Trump administration quietly attempting to hammer out new peace plan with Russia
20 Nov 2025A person familiar with the talks told CNN the president's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, has been leading the effort.
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Survey finds 60% of coral at Australia's Ningaloo Reef has turned to stone
19 Nov 2025Of the 1600 corals counted in March, only 600 were still alive come late October.
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Caroline Flack doco raises questions about British tabloid ethics
19 Nov 2025In a two-part series, the mother of television presenter Caroline Flack examines the final months of her daughter's life.
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Nintendo gave away millions of games for free. The risk paid off
19 Nov 2025When Nintendo launched its motion-controlled console in 2006 it was literally a game-changer, selling 101 million consoles over its lifetime.
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Ninety seconds could have saved lives on Baltimore bridge, probe finds
19 Nov 2025Six workers died when a container ship struck a bridge in Maryland.
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One dead as Japan's biggest fire in decades ravages 170 buildings
19 Nov 2025Hundreds of houses have been reduced to rubble and thick plumes of smoke are rising from the hilly Saganoseki district of Oita city.
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Rise of the robots: the promise of physical AI
19 Nov 2025Welcome to the future of AI as it starts to infiltrate the material world in the form of smart robots, self-driving cars and other autonomous machines.
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Senate unanimously agrees to send Epstein bill to Trump for signing
19 Nov 2025The vote swiftly followed another in the lower House, forcing the release of documents from the investigation into the convicted sex offender. Audio
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What are the 'Epstein Files'?
19 Nov 2025Both the US House of Representatives and Senate moved to order the release of government files related to the investigation of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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More than a million Syrian refugees returning home to an uncertain future
19 Nov 2025For many it has been a difficult decision to leave life in refugee camps and return to the unknown, a country badly scarred by war.
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Israeli strike on a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon kills 13 people
19 Nov 2025The Israel Defence Forces said the strike had targeted "a Hamas training compound".
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The sole politician who voted against releasing the Epstein files
19 Nov 2025Clay Higgins is the only member of Congress to oppose the bipartisan bill. Here's what he said.
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The Epstein bill's possible path in the Senate
19 Nov 2025It's not yet clear how many Republican senators are willing to vote for the bill but momentum is now fully behind it.
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Trump defends Saudi crown prince over Khashoggi killing
19 Nov 2025The US president says the journalist was "extremely controversial" and that raising the subject in his meeting was meant to embarrass his visitor.
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Australian prisoner says Vegemite a human right
19 Nov 2025Simply tasting Australia's spread might seem like cruel and unusual punishment to some but a convicted murderer sees it differently.
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Tonga prepares for general election amid fuel shortages in Nuku'alofa
The shortage highlights a variety of challenges Tongans are juggling as they prepare to head to the polls.
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Trump hosts Saudi prince for first time since Khashoggi killing
19 Nov 2025The US President laid on a noisy military flypast featuring fighters Washington will sell to Riyadh.
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At least 98 Palestinians died in Israeli prisons in two years
When asked about the allegations in the report, the Israel Prison Service said it operated in accordance with the law.
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Asbestos contamination of children's sand was a fluke discovery in Australian lab
18 Nov 2025Australian authorities did not know about the contamination until they were told by their NZ counterparts.
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Sewer-blocking plastic wet wipes face ban in England
19 Nov 2025A water industry research group found wet wipes contribute to 94 percent of sewer blockages in the United Kingdom.
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Sydney person dies after outdated phone software blocked 000 calls
18 Nov 2025TPG Telecom said its mobile network was operational and no outages had occurred.
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