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The World Health Organisation has declared an mpox outbreak in parts of Africa, killing 450 people during an initial outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The highly contagious disease was formerly known as
An Israeli air strike on a school building sheltering displaced Palestinians in Gaza City has killed more than 70 people. The Head of al-Ahli Hospital, where many of the casualties were taken, Fadl Naeem says those
62 people were killed onboard a passenger plane that crashed on the outskirts of São Paulo, Brazil yesterday. The Voepass Linhas Aéreas flight, an ATR 72-500, plunged 17,000 feet in just one minute, though the ca
At least 90 people were killed in Bangladesh yesterday amid worsening clashes between police and anti-government protesters. The unrest comes as student leaders have declared a campaign of civil disobedience to dem
The US Embassy in Beirut has urged its citizens to leave Lebanon on any ticket available amid soaring tensions in the Middle East. The advisory follows a similar warning from UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy, who s
US Vice-President Kamala Harris has passed the threshold to clinch the Democratic presidential nomination in a vote of party delegates. Harris says she was "honoured to be the presumptive nominee" as the virtual ro
Australia has launched the world’s first peanut allergy program which will provide free treatment to infants under 12 months in public hospitals. Director of National Allergy Center of Excellence, Kirsten Perret
Australia’s Foreign Minister, Penny Wong has warned of a real risk that the conflict in the Middle East escalates seriously in a video message last night after Israeli airstrikes killed the Hamas political leader Isma
Two children have died and nine are injured, six critically, after a knifeman launched a "ferocious attack" at a children's dance workshop in Southport, England. Two adults are also in a critical condition after be
Israel has vowed that Hezbollah will “pay the price†after blaming the Lebanese militant group for a rocket attack in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights that killed 12 children, touching off fears once again that an
One of the world's biggest drug lords, Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, leader of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel, has been arrested by US federal agents in El Paso, Texas. Zambada, 76, founded the criminal organisation with Joaq
More than 150,000 people living in the south-eastern Chinese province of Fujian have been relocated to safer areas as Typhoon Gaemi has made landfall in mainland China after wreaking havoc in Taiwan and the Philippines.
A convicted rapist would not be picked for the Australian Olympics team, says Chief Anna Meares after Steven van de Velde was named in the Netherlands squad for Paris 2024. Van de Velde, now 29, was sentenced to fo
Soprano Marla Kavanaugh has been criticised for her rendition of the New Zealand national anthem at the All Blacks versus Fiji match in San Diego over the weekend. Some described her performance as atrocious, while
A French Member of Parliament has sparked a political row by saying Israeli athletes were not welcome at the Paris Olympics because of the Israeli war on Gaza. France Unbowed (LFI) lawmaker Thomas Portes was puttin
United States of America Vice President Kamala Harris has been endorsed by President Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee after withdrawing from the Presidential election race. Biden says it is in the best interest
A woman who served 43 years for a murder she did not commit has been released after her conviction was overturned. Sandra Hemme was 20 years old when she was found guilty of stabbing to death library worker Patrici
Tech disruptions across the world have hit airlines, banks, businesses, schools, government and some emergency services, with one expert saying it could be the “largest IT outage in history.†The cybersecurity
Donald Trump has announced that he is the Republican Presidential Nominee for the December elections. The emotional speech came after his decision earlier in the week to abandon his original 20-page speech due to S
US President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 and is suffering mild symptoms. The White House has confirmed that the US President is vaccinated and boosted and has had COVID twice before. President B
