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Does 'zombie deer disease' pose risks for humans?
The deaths of two hunters who ate meat from deer infected with chronic wasting disease has scientists arguing over whether it can spread to humans.
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Taylor Swift shatters music streaming records
21 Apr 2024Taylor Swift's new album The Tortured Poets Department has broken the record for Spotify's most-streamed in a single day, the platform said.
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Fear and anger dominate our world. Are we being manipulated for profit?
20 Apr 2024Dictators, populists and online trolls can be blamed for the turmoil our world is in - but that's not the whole story, experts say.
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Iraq's PMF force says base was attacked, army investigates
21 Apr 2024A huge blast at a military base in Iraq killed a member of an Iraqi security force that includes Iran-backed groups.
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Man who set fire to himself near Trump trial dies
20 Apr 2024Maxwell Azzarello doused himself in liquid before throwing conspiracy-theory pamphlets, police say.
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X vows to 'robustly challenge' Australia order to remove stabbing posts
20 Apr 2024The social media platform faces a daily fine of $855,000 if it does not withhold posts commenting on the stabbing of Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel.
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Iran Israel: An audible sigh of relief in the Middle East
20 Apr 2024Analysis - The BBC's Lyse Doucet explains that the latest round in the region's most dangerous rivalry appears to be over ... for now.
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Sydney stabbing: Bondi attack on women devastates Australia
20 Apr 2024Joel Cauchi left a pile of bleeding women in his wake. Now the question is being asked: Why isn't violence fuelled by misogyny a terrorist act?
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US expects to finalise new AUKUS trade exemptions in next 120 days
20 Apr 2024The new trade exemptions for the AUKUS defence project with Australia and Britain has been delayed.
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Ecuador president declares state of emergency over energy crisis
20 Apr 2024A drought has hit levels at hydroelectric dams, leading to rationing in the South American country.
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Could you play chess for 58 hours - and counting?
20 Apr 2024Under the beaming lights of New York's iconic Times Square, Nigerian chess master Tunde Onakoya has broken the record for the longest chess marathon.
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'Pretty horrifying' - Police say man who set self on fire not targeting Trump trial
20 Apr 2024The "horrifying" incident took place as jury selection in Trump's trial wrapped up, but officials say he did not appear to be targeting the former president.
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Iran signals no plan to retaliate against Israel after drone attack
Explosions echoed over an Iranian city in what sources said was an Israeli attack, but Tehran played down the incident.
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US to withdraw military personnel from Niger, source says
20 Apr 2024More than 1000 troops will leave the West African nation after military deals were ended following the 2023 coup.
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Taylor Swift's new album - What's the verdict?
20 Apr 2024The double album is being lauded as "extreme in its emotions and uninterested in traditional hits" - but one critic has called it "at times, cringeworthy".
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Security guard stabbed by Bondi mass murderer granted permanent visa
19 Apr 2024Security officer Muhammad Taha has officially been granted a permanent resident visa by the government after he confronted Joel Cauchi during Saturday's mass stabbing at Westfield Bondi Junction.
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Israel attacks Iran, sources say, drones reported over Isfahan
An Iranian official says there is no plan for an "immediate retaliation" after reports of explosions and an Israeli attack.
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Timeline: Iran and Israel's open warfare after decades of shadow war
19 Apr 2024The strike on Iran today is the latest of the tit-for-tat exchanges between the regional arch foes.
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Sturgeon's husband charged with embezzlement in party funds probe
19 Apr 2024The husband of the former Scottish leader has been re-arrested in connection with an inquiry into Scottish National Party funds.
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Solomon Islands' incumbent PM re-elected
20 Apr 2024Manasseh Sogavare and four of his former cabinet members have retained their seats, but it is still early days as vote-counting continues.
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Aotearoa's Islamic community urged to stay vigilant after Australian stabbing
19 Apr 2024The Federation of Islamic Associations has advised the community to be careful this weekend in the wake of an attack at a church in Australia.
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Dengue fever outbreak to be declared in Samoa
19 Apr 2024More than 250 cases have now been reported in the country.
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Tongans remain vulnerable two years after Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai eruption
Coastal communities in Tonga are still living in highly vulnerable shelters and facing water and food shortages.
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Taylor Swift fans react as new album leaks hours before release
19 Apr 2024Taylor Swift fans have been sent into something of a frenzy after her new album, The Tortured Poets Department, appears to have leaked online early.
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