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Meteorite that tore through US skies older than Earth itself
Fragments of the extraterrestrial rock were turned over to scientists after they fell to Earth this summer.
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Al Jazeera journalists killed in Israeli strike in Gaza
3:39 pm todayThe well-known Al Jazeera Arabic correspondent Al-Sharif, 28, is reportedly among the dead.
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Australia will recognise Palestine at UN meeting in September
3:35 pm todayAustralia will move to recognise a state of Palestine at the next United Nations General Assembly next month, with a condition that terror group Hamas play no…
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Vance calls out Democrats over Epstein files
1:28 pm todayThe Vice President pushed back against criticism, accusing Democrats of political opportunism and failing to act when they held power.
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Trump vows to evict homeless from Washington
3:00 pm todayThe US President has pledged to evict homeless people from the nation's capital and jail criminals.
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Man's spine broken after alleged Marketplace dispute
1:19 pm todayPolice allege a 52-year-old was pushed through a balcony on the Gold Coast during an argument about a car he sold on Facebook.
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Watch: Burglary crew targets California Labubu store
11:04 am todaySurveillance video has been released in hopes of catching the thieves.
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One person killed after earthquake hits Turkey
10:18 am todayThe 6.1 quake also injured 29 people and caused buildings to collapse.
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Gaza hostage families call for nationwide strike
It comes after Israeli security cabinet decided to expand the war and take over Gaza City.
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The strange ways people have supposedly died across history
10 Aug 2025A Greek playwright killed by a tortoise and a Viking raider scratched by a severed head are just some absurd ways people have left the world.
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White House considering inviting Zelensky to Alaska
10 Aug 2025United States' President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin there on 15 August.
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Japanese anime flag becomes symbol of Indonesia resistance
Social media users say they chose the Jolly Roger flag, because it symbolised courage and rebellion against oppression.
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Japan used to be tech giant. Why is it stuck with fax machines, ink stamps?
10 Aug 2025Japan is still in the 'dark ages' when it comes to modern technology.
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ChatGPT upgrade 'like talking to a PhD-level expert'
10 Aug 2025GPT-5, which launched across OpenAI's free and paid tiers, will make ChatGPT better at tasks like writing, coding and answering health-related questions, OpenAI has claimed.
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Europe stresses need to protect Ukrainian interests ahead of Trump-Putin talks
10 Aug 2025Trump plans to meet Putin in Alaska next week, saying the parties, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, were close to a deal.
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Thousands rally in Tel Aviv against Netanyahu's new Gaza plan
10 Aug 2025Protesters demand an end to war in Gaza war and the release of hostages as Netanyahu faces criticism from allies over a new Gaza plan.
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Zelensky rejects surrendering territory ahead of Trump-Putin talks
Details of the potential deal have yet to be announced, but Trump said it would involve "some swapping of territories".
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UK arrests hundreds backing banned pro-Palestine group
10 Aug 2025At least 365 protesters have been arrested in London for calling for a government ban on the Palestine Action group to be lifted.
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Thai soldiers injured by landmine near Cambodia
It comes just days after the countries agreed to a ceasefire following a violent five day clash.
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New Instagram location sharing feature sparks privacy fears
10 Aug 2025Instagram users are warning about a new location sharing feature, fearing that the hugely popular app could be putting people in danger by revealing their whereabouts without their knowledge.
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Nagasaki mayor warns of nuclear war, 80 years after A-bomb
9 Aug 2025Thousands have bowed their heads in prayer in Nagasaki to mark the 80th anniversary of the city's atomic bombing, as the mayor warned that current global conflicts could push the world again into…
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Threatened microbat living in urban Australia stuns scientists
9 Aug 2025The bat is about the same size as a 20-cent coin.
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New York declares 'total war' on rats
9 Aug 2025New York is waging a war on multiple fronts to combat the near ubiquitous rats that plague city streets and the subways.
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Trump says he'll meet with Putin in Alaska next week
9 Aug 2025US officials have briefed European leaders on a plan offered by Putin to halt the war in Ukraine in exchange for significant territorial concessions by Kyiv.
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UK arrests 280 in crackdown on illegal delivery riders
9 Aug 2025British authorities arrested almost one in five people they checked in a week-long crackdown on migrants working illegally as delivery riders last month.
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The toll of living with someone who is frequently moody
10 Aug 2025Being around someone who's often in a bad mood isn't fun, but what about when you live with that person?
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California escalates Texas redistricting fight with November ballot measure
9 Aug 2025Texas Republicans have drawn a new congressional map aimed at flipping five Democratic seats in the November 2026 midterm election.
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Apollo 13 astronaut Jim Lovell dead at 97
9 Aug 2025Hollywood superstar Tom Hanks played Lovell in director Ron Howard's acclaimed 1995 film about the near-disaster.
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