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Yemen's Houthis say their missiles hit oil ship in Red Sea
27 Apr 2024The ship's master reported damage to the vessel, the Andromeda Star.
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National Enquirer boss says he killed story of Trump's affair, even though it cost him
27 Apr 2024David Pecker agreed with a prosecutor who asked whether the Stormy Daniels story would have been "National Enquirer gold".
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How recording their latest album helped Sleater-Kinney work through 'incredible grief'
27 Apr 2024In the wake of a personal tragedy, writing songs gave them "a sense of purpose", singer Corin Tucker tells Music 101. Audio
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Teen facing Sydney terror charges was already before the courts
27 Apr 2024The 14-year-old had been charged with possessing unauthorised weapons just a fortnight earlier.
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King Charles to resume public duties after progress in cancer treatment
27 Apr 2024The King will begin next Tuesday with a symbolic trip to a cancer treatment centre.
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Antony Blinken says China helping fuel Russian threat to Ukraine
27 Apr 2024The US Secretary of State says he had made clear to his counterparts they were "helping fuel the biggest threat" to European security since the Cold War.
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Andrew Tate, brother to be tried in Romania on rape and trafficking charges
27 Apr 2024The controversial influencer and his brother are accused of exploiting women via an adult content business.
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Explainer: What is so special about TikTok's technology?
26 Apr 2024The US is threatening to ban TikTok - but why? Here is how it works and why it has attracted more discussion than technology used by its rivals.
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Bondi security guard remembered as national hero
26 Apr 2024At an emotional funeral, family salute Faraz Tahir - who was killed trying to protect others - as the "bravest person" they know.
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World Scout Jamboree disaster blamed on South Korean government
26 Apr 2024Tens of thousands were evacuated from the campsite after children fainted in the 40C heat, without enough food to eat.
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Baby saved from dead mother's womb in Gaza dies
26 Apr 2024Baby Sabreen was delivered by an emergency C-section after an Israeli air strike killed her mother, but has now died in hospital.
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Conservation slowing biodiversity loss, scientists say
26 Apr 2024The findings offer a "ray of light" for those working to protect threatened animals and plants.
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TikTok China parent firm says no plans to sell app
26 Apr 2024If TikTok isn't sold, it will be banned in America - but its parent company says it won't be budging.
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Man wrongly IDed as Bondi stabber settles defamation case with news outlet
26 Apr 2024The Seven Network wrongly named Ben Cohen as the man who killed six people at a Sydney mall.
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US university cancels grad ceremony as campus protests continue
The move comes amid ongoing protests against the Israel-Gaza war which have erupted at dozens of US campuses.
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Why was Weinstein's rape conviction overturned?
26 Apr 2024The ruling gives the one-time film mogul a chance at a new trial and calls into question what evidence prosecutors can use in future sex crime cases.
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US Supreme Court signals sympathy for Trump immunity case
26 Apr 2024"We're writing a rule for the ages," conservative Justice Neil Gorsuch said.
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Rebel Wilson book published in the UK with blacked out text
26 Apr 2024A note has been added to the page saying the redaction has been made "due to the peculiarities of the law".
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Gardener charged with murder after 70-year-old found dead in Queensland home
26 Apr 2024Police say a man was believed to be gardening when he got into an argument with the elderly couple in the house next door.
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Haiti PM out as transitional government takes power amid gang violence
26 Apr 2024A transitional government with a mandate that runs until February 2026 has taken over in Haiti.
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Harvey Weinstein's rape conviction overturned by top New York court
26 Apr 2024In a bitterly divided ruling, New York's highest court said the trial judge had made a critical mistake.
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Venice residents protest as city begins to charge tourist for entry
26 Apr 2024Venice has become the first city in the world to introduce a charge for tourists - $9.
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'Stay strong,' parents tell Gaza hostage after video
Hamas issues a proof-of-life video of US-Israeli Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who was abducted on 7 October last year.
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Arsenic-laced books removed from National Library of France
26 Apr 2024Victorian-era publishers used arsenic to colour book bindings.
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