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'Can't find words' - Israeli families welcome second group of hostages
26 Nov 2023Emily Hand had her ninth birthday as a hostage in Gaza, the day before she was reunited with her father, who initially believed she had been killed in the devastating attack on southern Israel last…
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Ukraine war: Fierce row erupts over 2024 election
26 Nov 2023For months, Ukraine has been caught up in a heated debate over whether the country needs to hold a presidential election next year as originally scheduled.
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Dutch politician Wilders vows 'I will be prime minister' on X
26 Nov 2023Veteran Dutch anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders on Saturday vowed to be prime minister of the Netherlands eventually, following an election in which his party won the most seats.
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Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: Rescuers to dig by hand to rescue trapped workers
26 Nov 2023Rescue work to save 41 workers trapped in a tunnel in India's Uttarakhand state has been delayed after a drilling machine broke down.
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Ukraine war: Kyiv hit by biggest drone attack since war began
26 Nov 2023Russia has launched its biggest drone attack on Kyiv since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine began last year, the city's mayor has said.
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Gaza hostage release back on after aid row settled
A group of hostages have been released today in Gaza, with the release deal back on after a row over aid supplies to the besieged enclave was resolved following mediation by Qatar and Egypt.
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Global temperatures breach 2C pre-industrial level threshold
25 Nov 2023Last week the world recorded temperatures 2 degrees Celsius warmer than pre-industrial levels for the first time in modern recorded history. It's an important development as countries get to adress…
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Former police officer convicted in death of George Floyd is stabbed in prison -AP
25 Nov 2023Derek Chauvin has been stabbed in federal prison and seriously injured, according to AP reports.
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'I am not celebrating' - Israeli hostage families anxious as first releases begin
25 Nov 2023The first group of Israelis freed from captivity in Gaza on Friday returned to Israel on the first day of a planned four-day truce during which further exchanges of hostages for Palestinian detainees…
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Antarctic iceberg three times the size of New York City is on the move
25 Nov 2023At almost 4000 square km, the Antarctic iceberg is moving for the first time in more than 30 years.
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Korean true crime fan murdered stranger 'out of curiosity'
25 Nov 2023A South Korean court has given a life sentence to a true crime fan who told police she murdered a stranger "out of curiosity".
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Hamas releases 24 hostages on first day of Gaza truce
Hamas fighters have released 24 hostages during the first day of the war's first truce, including Israeli women and children and Thai workers, after guns fell silent across the Gaza Strip.
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Rainbow Bridge: Police identify couple killed in US-Canada border crash
25 Nov 2023Police have identified the victims of a deadly car blast at a border crossing between the US and Canada.
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Rapper Sean 'Diddy' Combs accused of sexual assault in new lawsuits
Rap mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs has been accused of sexual assault by a third woman who is suing him in the US.
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Oscar Pistorius to be freed on parole in South Africa
25 Nov 2023Former Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius is to be freed from jail on parole, nearly 11 years after murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
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Dublin riot sees clashes with police after five hurt in stabbings
Vehicles have been set on fire and shops looted in Dublin after a knife attack that left a number of people, including three children, injured.
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At least 10 homes lost as bushfire emergency continues in Perth's north
24 Nov 2023Fire crews have spent a second night battling a large bushfire as better conditions offer some respite.
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Israel and Hamas to start four-day truce on Friday - Qatar mediators
Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas will start a four-day truce on Friday with a first group of 13 Israeli women and child hostages released later that day, mediators in Qatar said.
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Dublin: Girl, 5, and woman seriously hurt in knife attack
24 Nov 2023A five-year-old girl and a woman in her 30s have been seriously injured and three other people hurt in a knife attack in Dublin city centre.
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New York Mayor Eric Adams accused of sexual assault in 1993
24 Nov 2023A spokesperson for Adams denied the claim and said the mayor does not know the accuser and does not recall meeting her.
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WHO asks China for details on outbreaks of respiratory illness
The World Health Organization has asked China for details on an increase in respiratory illnesses and clusters of pneumonia in children.
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OpenAI's latest breakthrough a threat to humanity, board heard
23 Nov 2023CEO Sam Altman was fired after staff wrote a letter claiming their latest advance was a step towards an artificial general intelligence, sources say.
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Explainer: Who will win the 2023 Booker Prize?
24 Nov 2023The most celebrated literary award in the English-speaking world is announced next week. Jeremy Rees explains what all the fuss is about.
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Sam Altman to return as OpenAI CEO
22 Nov 2023OpenAI on Wednesday said it reached an agreement for Sam Altman to return as CEO days after his ouster, capping a marathon discussion about the future of the startup at the centre of the artificial…
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