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Hong Kong races to remove scaffolding nets blamed for fuelling deadly fire
4 Dec 2025The government late on Wednesday ordered the immediate removal of scaffolding nets on all public and private residential buildings.
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Sydney tunnel shut over fears concrete roofing could tumble
4 Dec 2025Engineers found "a couple of large bulges" in the sprayed concrete lining, called shotcrete, of the M4 tunnel roof.
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Australian regulator expects the world to follow teen social media ban
4 Dec 2025After more than a year campaigning against the ban, platforms owned by Meta, TikTok, Snap's Snapchat and Alphabet's YouTube have said they will comply.
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Italian police seek governance documents from 13 luxury fashion brands in labour abuse probe
4 Dec 2025Some of the brands include Dolce & Gabbana, Gianni Versace, Prada and Gucci.
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South African neo-Nazi leaves Australia after visa revoked
4 Dec 2025Matthew Gruter was among 60 people who stood outside NSW parliament holding a sign that said "abolish the Jewish lobby".
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Alleged childcare paedophile hit with additional charges
4 Dec 2025Victoria Police say the 83 new charges relate to an additional four alleged victims identified as part of their investigation into the 27-year-old
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UK, Norway to jointly hunt Russian submarines under new pact
4 Dec 2025The agreement aims to protect critical undersea infrastructure, such as cables, that Western officials say are increasingly under threat from Moscow.
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Putin sends Trump's messengers packing
4 Dec 2025Analysis - The Russian president does not want a deal, and the sweetness of being begged is something he relishes. Audio
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What to know about Australia's social media ban, which starts today
4 Dec 2025After more than a year of planning and global scrutiny, the ban is finally a reality for millions across the ditch.
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Photos of Epstein's notorious private island released
4 Dec 2025Images show a luxurious villa, landscaping down to the seashore and a large outdoor swimming pool.
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Ghislaine Maxwell will make new plea to judge to let her out of prison
4 Dec 2025Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein's former girlfriend who was convicted of recruiting young girls into sex trafficking, is planning to ask a judge to release her from prison, according to a new court…
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Doctor in Friends star overdose case sentenced to prison
4 Dec 2025Matthew Perry was found by his live-in assistant floating face down and lifeless in the jacuzzi of his Los Angeles home in October 2023.
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Watchdog finds Hegseth risked troops by sharing war plans on Signal, sources say
4 Dec 2025Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth risked compromising sensitive military information when he used Signal in March of this year to share highly-sensitive attack plans targeting Houthi rebels in Yemen…
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Hong Kong fire death toll hits 159 after towers searched
4 Dec 2025Police say the number of dead may still be revised as officers had found "suspected human bones" that required forensic testing.
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What led Trump to pardon foreign leader convicted of flooding the US with drugs?
3 Dec 2025Analysis: US President Donald Trump says his country is at war with drug-smuggling "narco-terrorists".
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Netflix airs Diddy doc despite imprisoned mogul's legal threat
4 Dec 2025The explosive docuseries about Sean "Diddy" Combs - produced by longtime rival 50 Cent - has been released on Netflix, despite the disgraced music mogul's attempts to block its airing.
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Israel says Rafah crossing will be opened within days
4 Dec 2025It comes as Hamas says it handed over the body of one of the last two deceased hostages in the Gaza Strip.
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China, New Zealand hold dialogue on new energy vehicles
4 Dec 2025Chinese vice industry minister Xin Guobin said China is willing to strengthen cooperation with New Zealand.
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Family of Colombian killed in boat strike takes US to rights body
4 Dec 2025Alejandro Carranza Medina's family reject assertions there were drugs on the vessel targeted by Washington, and insist he was a fisherman just doing his job on the open sea.
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Israel says remains Hamas handed over are not those of a Gaza hostage
3 Dec 2025Israeli forensic services concluded that remains were not those of the last two hostages in Gaza.
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US, Russia find 'no compromise' on territory after Ukraine talks
3 Dec 2025Russian President Vladimir Putin met US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and special envoy Steve Witkoff in the Kremlin.
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Two children were gathering firewood. They were killed by an Israeli drone
3 Dec 2025Fadi, 8, and Jumaa, 10, were killed while fetching firewood for their disabled father.
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Search for missing flight MH370 to resume this month
3 Dec 2025It is more than a decade after the Beijing-bound flight disappeared in one of the world's greatest aviation mysteries.
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Why Costco is suing the Trump administration
3 Dec 2025The grocery giant just broke ranks with the majority of corporate America.
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