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A 'derivative' of Quentin Tarantino's original, rather than a sequel, will be produced by Netflix, and continues Pitt's relationship with the director of Seven and Fight ClubBrad Pitt is to star in a follow-up to Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. But, having written the script, Tarantino will hand directing duties to David Fincher,...
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In today's newsletter: The administration's sweeping tariffs have left markets bracing for volatility – but what impact will they have on an unsteady global economy?Good morning. According to Donald Trump, it's "liberation day”: the advent of a new trade order in which Americans reap the benefit of massive tariffs on imports, and the rest of...
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Senior doctor who saw bodies says men appeared to have been 'executed', adding to evidence of potential war crimeSome of the bodies of 15 Palestinian paramedics and rescue workers, killed by Israeli forces and buried in a mass grave nine days ago in Gaza, were found with their hands or legs tied and had gunshot wounds to the head and chest,...
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US tariffs will prove harmful 'even for those who inflict' them but can lead to negotiations, ECB chief saysThe French government expects President Trump's tariffs to be in the range of between 20-25%, said government spokeswoman Sophie Primas on Wednesday."They risk being pretty powerful. People are speaking of tariffs between 20 and 25...
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This blog is now closedLabor to consider WTO challenge if Trump targets Australia with 'liberation day' tariffsAnywhere but Canberra: Australian voters on what matters to themInteractive guide to electorates in the Australian electionListen to the first episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaSee all our Australian election 2025...
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Known for his roles in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and Tombstone, the prolific actor's cause of death was pneumoniaRemembering Val Kilmer: an ethereally handsome actor who evolved into droll self-awarenessA life in picturesVal Kilmer, the actor best known for his roles in Top Gun, Batman Forever and The Doors, has died at the age of 65.His daughter...
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Defence minister Israel Katz says large areas of the territory will be seized and added to the security zones of IsraelAirstrikes continued on Gaza on Wednesday morning after the Israeli defense minister announced that Israel intended to expand its war. In a statement, Israel Katz said the offensive was "expanding to crush and clean the area of...
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Some government sources anticipate tariffs of up to 20% across all exports to the US in broad-brush regimeElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the first episode of our new narrative podcast series:...
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Wild 5.5 metre swells hammer the eastern NSW coastline, causing damage to key walkways and closing beachesElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastLocals in Sydney's east woke on Wednesday to discover some of the city's most famous beaches and coastal walkways...
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Emergency workers mobilise amid fears wild weather and swollen rivers could inundate parts of mid north coast, northern rivers and northern tablelandsGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastHundreds of emergency workers have been deployed in northern New South Wales as the impact of heavy rain and flooding in Queensland...
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Indigenous teenager re-admitted to hospital after suffering seizures and 'in a bad way', doctor tells courtGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastAn Indigenous teenager with head injuries was released from a hospital only to be re-admitted hours later in a worse condition, which led to his death, a murder trial has been...
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Rail union wants network temporarily shut down and an investigation into 'one of the worst safety incidents we've seen'Election 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastPassengers held on to handrails after a door stayed open on a driverless Metro racing underneath Sydney,...
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Exclusive: Australian state's hate speech legislation includes safeguard allegedly inspired by Matildas star's UK trialThe Australian state of Victoria has passed laws to crack down on hate speech, which include a so-called "Sam Kerr clause” to prevent the harsh new penalties from being used to punish the people they are intended to protect.Those...
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Bureau of Meteorology predicts flooding could continue for weeks as stock losses already estimated at over 150,000Election 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastQueensland's premier has declared "day one” of a recovery that will take years as the state prepares to...
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Anthony Albanese puts pressure on opposition leader after Labor's submission to Fair Work Commission supports rise to keep up with inflationElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the first episode of our...
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State government warns industrial action could halt elective surgeries, as doctors seek pay rise of up to 30%Election 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastThousands of doctors in public hospitals across New South Wales are threatening to strike for the first time in...
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China's military says drills will continue in the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday and will use live fireThe US has accused China of putting the region's security at risk after it launched a second day of military drills targeting Taiwan with a rehearsal blockade and attack.China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) began the joint drills without notice on...
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Anti-Houthi air campaign, details of which were revealed in Signal scandal, has brought further destruction to countryA ramped-up US bombing campaign on Yemen has killed civilians and brought further destruction and uncertainty to the poorest country in the Middle East, compounding an already dire situation after Donald Trump cut aid, according to...
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Report finds police mistook girl for missing woman in blunder that has appalled political leadersAn 11-year-old girl was restrained, injected with anti-psychotic drugs and placed on a mental health ward after New Zealand police mistook her for a missing woman, a report found on Wednesday.Health officials and police have scrambled to explain the...
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A 26-year-old man was rescued from hotel in capital Naypyidaw, long after disaster that has killed thousandsA man was pulled alive from the rubble of a hotel in Myanmar on Wednesday, five days after the country's worst earthquake in a century flattened entire neighbourhoods and tore through temples, bridges and highways.The 26-year-old was found...
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Shadow resources minister tells Sydney conference Coalition would give gas the same status as a critical mineral to boost industry fundingElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the first episode of our...
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The minor party makes pledge as Labor faces calls to explain its nature policy and plans for a federal EPAElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the first episode of our new narrative podcast series:...
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Exclusive: Former staff tell Guardian Australia some HIV patients have since required acute mental health care, as hospital also loses specialist pain and eating disorder support staffElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastThe resignation of psychiatrists from...
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Premier under pressure as acting police commissioner says he won't apply for permanent jobElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastThe Victorian premier, Jacinta Allan, has denied the state's police force is in chaos after the acting chief commissioner, Rick...
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Defence secretary's trip to Asia shows the Trump administration is engaged with the region, but analysts warn Taipei to tread carefully On Tuesday China's military launched joint drills around Taiwan, sending ships, planes and some bizarre propaganda videos across the strait to both warn and punish Taiwan's government over what Beijing calls...
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The US-Canadian dual citizen speculates he may be 'barred or put in jail to sleep on a cement floor' after his European tour, after years of speaking against TrumpNeil Young has shared his concerns of being barred from the US after his European tour later this year, thanks to his outspoken critiques of Donald Trump.On Tuesday, on his website Neil...
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Government ministers still in the dark on tariffs as White House dangles hope of 'good negotiation' with presidentElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastAustralian exporters will be hit with US tariffs immediately on Donald Trump's self-proclaimed "Liberation...
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Andry José Hernández Romero sent to an El Salvador prison after claim 'crown' tattoos proved he was a gang memberFor as long as anyone can remember Andry José Hernández Romero was enthralled by the annual Three Kings Day celebrations for which his Venezuelan home town is famed, joining thousands of fellow Christians on the streets of Capacho to...
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Grant Paterson, 54, from South Lanarkshire, was pulled out from rubble on final day of visitA Scottish tourist who suffered severe burns in a suspected gas explosion at a building in Rome has died of his injuries.Grant Paterson, 54, was admitted to hospital on 23 March after the explosion and subsequent collapse of the block of flats where he was...
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CMA found car firms chose not to compete when advertising what percentage of their vehicles could be recycledTen leading car manufacturers – plus two automotive trade bodies – have been fined more than £77m by a UK regulator after admitting breaking competition law in relation to advertising their green credentials.The Competition and Markets...
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There is nothing simple about alleged youth offenders such as 'MMA', despite how they are portrayed in the newsElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastIf you want to understand the debate about bail reform in Victoria – and the gulf between the position taken...
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Lebanese Australian artist says 'nobody should have to go through this torture' in first interview since being dumped from Venice Biennale exhibitionKhaled Sabsabi speaks on the damage of being dumped from the Venice Biennale – Full Story podcastElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free...
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State's chief magistrate denied police access to female police officer's confidential domestic and family violence documents this weekElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastThe Queensland police commissioner sought to access the confidential domestic and family...
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Arizona allows testimony in the case of Donald Day who is accused of making threats to public figures and the FBIElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastAustralian police officers have been given the green light to testify in the US trial of a man accused of...
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Exclusive: Interviews with influencers who usually post about food or real estate published on platform, which officially discourages political contentElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the first...
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Senior figures also reject claim verdict against Le Pen on embezzlement charges was 'political and partisan'French ministers have condemned threats against the judges who convicted the far-right leader Marine Le Pen and banned her from public office for five years as the chief judge was placed under police protection after receiving death...
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Moscow's refusal highlights the limited progress Donald Trump has made on his promise to end the warMoscow has described the latest US peace proposals as unacceptable to the Kremlin, highlighting the limited progress Donald Trump has made on his promise to end the war in Ukraine since taking office in January.Sergei Ryabkov, a foreign policy...
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A press conference at Tory HQ at least had some entertainment value even if there was nothing of importance to sayThere was a time when you knew where you were with a press conference. You would go along on the assumption that the person or organisation who had called it had something important to say. Something that might approximate to news.But...
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IDF says residents should evacuate Beit Hanoun, Beit Lahiya and the neighbourhoods of Sheikh Zayed, al-Manshiya and Tal al-ZaatarAt least 50,399 Palestinian people have been killed and 114,583 injured in Israeli attacks on Gaza since 7 October 2023, the Gaza health ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.At least 42 bodies and 183 injured people...
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Those who have not already left Grindavík warned nearby eruption could be much bigger than previous 10 since 2021The Icelandic town of Grindavík and the nearby Blue Lagoon tourist attraction have been evacuated after the area was hit by another volcanic eruption.The eruption is the 11th since 2021, when the Reykjanes peninsula, a region...
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The detailed relics were found in a necropolis and experts believe the woman depicted could have been an important priestessTwo almost lifesize sculptures of a man and woman, who was believed to have been a priestess, have been found during the excavations of a huge tomb in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii.The detailed funerary relics adorned the...
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Gérald Darmanin stresses court timelines are outside government control as PM admits he has questions over immediate public office bansLe Pen ban is 'political and partisan', says French far-right party's presidentIn Kyiv, Ukrainian foreign minister Andrii Sybiha has offered an update on the talks with the United States over a new minerals...
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Doctors helping with aftermath of disaster and UN special rapporteur say aid is disappearing or being blocked in some areasAftermath of the Myanmar earthquake – a visual guideMyanmar's military is facing criticism over continued airstrikes and claims it is blocking aid to earthquake survivors, as international agencies urged "unfettered access”...
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Sophie Chandauka claims there is 'significant correlation' with drop in funders and prince's move to the USDonors abandoned the charity Prince Harry founded in memory of his late mother when he left the UK, the chair of Sentebale has said amid a bitter media row in which she accused the prince of trying to "eject” her through "bullying” and...
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Childhood friends sell upmarket brand to Unilever, the maker of Marmite, Dove soap and Lynx deodorantBusiness live – latest updatesA pair of UK entrepreneurs selling refillable deodorant cases and manuka honey lip balms made from natural ingredients have reportedly landed a near-£100m payday from the sale of their brand to the global consumer...
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Inferno spread to nearby homes, trapping residents, while full extent of damage still being assessedA fireball erupted from a burst gas pipeline outside Malaysia's largest city, injuring 145 people as it burned for several hours before being extinguished. The national oil company Petronas said the blaze started at one of its gas pipelines outside...
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Family of Walid Ahmad, 17, say his health had deteriorated and Palestinian officials say he was denied medical careA 17-year-old boy from the West Bank who was held without charge for six months in an Israeli prison died after he collapsed in unclear circumstances, Palestinian officials have said.According to his family, Walid Ahmad was "a healthy...
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ACT watchdog says report into former judge's conduct during Lehrmann trial inquiry may be protected by parliamentary privilegeElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastThe former judge who scrutinised Bruce Lehrmann's criminal prosecution may be legally thwarted...
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President promises he will be 'very kind' but critics warn his strategy risks triggering chain reaction and global trade warAs Donald Trump prepared to unveil a swathe of reciprocal tariffs, global markets braced and some Republican senators voiced their opposition to a strategy that critics warn risks a global trade war, provoking retaliation by...
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Investors defrauded by 49-year-old before her 2020 disappearance and death to get back portion of their $23m in lossesGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastInvestors defrauded by Melissa Caddick before her disappearance and death will recoup a portion of their $23m in losses after settling a class action lawsuit with her...
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Move is latest in controversial method of deporting people from Guantánamo to prison abroad without US due processThe 17 additional people the US shipped off to a prison in El Salvador on Sunday and accused of being tied to transnational gangs were sent there from immigration detention at Guantánamo Bay, a White House official confirmed to the...
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Industry leaders say there is little detail on how the opposition's policy will work and it is 'difficult to predict' what the final price would beElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastGas industry leaders have expressed confusion and concern about a Coalition...
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Reserve Bank of Australia governor says board did not 'explicitly' consider case for a rate cut on Monday and TuesdayElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, Michele Bullock, says the central bank is ready and able to cut...
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Many of the people displaced by Eacop project were inadequately rehoused or compensated, report saysPeople displaced from their homes alongside the site of an oil pipeline under construction in Uganda have complained of being inadequately rehoused or compensated.When completed, the East African crude oil pipeline (Eacop) will transport oil from the...
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Education minister criticises 'extreme' Coalition stance as treasurer warns threat to funding comes 'right from the Doge playbook'Election 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignInteractive guide to electorates in the Australian electionListen to the first episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaSee all our Australian...
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NSW Health Care Complaints Commission is investigating the man, who has been the subject of multiple complaintsElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastAn unregistered Sydney beauty practitioner who advertises unauthorised Botox injections and "butt lifts” via...
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This blog is now closedLabor accuses Dutton of copying Trump with suggestion children being 'indoctrinated' at schoolInteractive guide to electorates in the Australian electionListen to the first episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaSee all ourAustralian election 2025 coverageAnywhere but Canberra: Australian voters on what matters to...
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Eclipse peaked in London at about 11am on Saturday and was visible in parts of UK between about 10am and noonPeople across the northern hemisphere have gathered to catch a glimpse of the partial solar eclipse.The eclipse peaked in London at about 11am on Saturday and was visible in parts of the UK between about 10am and noon. Continue reading...
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Coalition of former allies Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria fought armed insurgents including Boko HaramNiger's ruling junta has quit a regional force fighting armed Islamist groups in west Africa's Lake Chad area, cementing an acrimonious split from former allies in the region.The decision to exit the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) was...
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In today's newsletter: Le Pen's embezzlement conviction bans her for five years from public office. More on the charges, the sentence and what happens nextGood morning. Marine Le Pen appeared to have been expecting a guilty verdict in her trial for embezzling millions in European parliament funds to pay her party's workers in contravention of the...
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Queenslander ordered to pay $350,000 plus interest and costs as judge finds his video about American gamer Billy Mitchell was 'recklessly' based on false claimGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA professional YouTuber in Queensland has been ordered to pay $350,000 plus interest and costs to the former world record score...
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Vast scheme aims to counter disinformation and increase awareness in country where low HPV vaccine take-up means many die from the preventable diseaseTens of thousands of doctors across India are being trained to promote the HPV vaccine, in a push to eliminate cervical cancer in the country.They will check with mothers attending medical...
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Woman's lawyer tells reporters outside court incident in Baulkham Hills home was a 'tragic case for all concerned'Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn incident in which a mother allegedly stabbed her three children as they slept has been labelled a "tragic case” by her lawyer after the matter was mentioned in court for...
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Office of US trade representative releases report on 'foreign trade barriers' including Australia's biosecurity regime for imported beef, pork and poultryElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese has said he will not bend to president Donald Trump after...
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More than 2,000 people sign petition in support of jazz musician and composer of River to Sea, Kellee GreenElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore than 2,000 people in the music industry have signed a petition supporting a jazz musician and composer whose winning...
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Taiwan says it has detected nearly 20 vessels off its coast as Beijing orders large scale sea and air exercises and calls leaders in Taipei 'parasites'China has launched large-scale military drills around Taiwan, accusing its leaders of being "separatists” and "parasites” who were pushing the democratically run island into war.The drills,...
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Nine-hectare site home to 57 species including rhino, zebras and ostriches in UK's biggest such development"Although we are trying to replicate Uganda and Kenya we are actually in Cheshire so the weather is slightly different,” admits Chester zoo boss, Jamie Christon, on a fresh and very grey Monday morning.But ignore the chilliness and screw...
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Attempts to seal porous borders through which guns, drugs and fuel flowed in Assad times are turning local tensions deadlyHidden trails snake through the mountains in Lebanon's eastern Bekaa valley, the furrowed earthen paths veering off before entirely disappearing into the mountainside scrub. "That's Syria,” said Haidar, a smuggler using a...
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Raymond Ervine, whose birth certificate was found on Mark Haines' body, says allegations the Gomeroi teenager had been in a stolen car were 'never his character'Warning: this article contains images of Indigenous Australians who have diedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe morning teenager Mark Haines was found dead on...
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Rescuers recover bodies after six-day effort to dig armoured vehicle out of peat bog, but one soldier is still missingThree of the four US soldiers missing in Lithuania since last week have been found dead, the US army said after rescuers recovered their armoured vehicle from a peat bog. The fourth soldier is still missing.The Lithuanian...
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