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Los Angeles fire evacuees face price gouging
Monday, 13 January 2025, 1:52pmDays after an inferno razed Pacific Palisades, Maya Lieberman is desperate to find somewhere to live. But unscrupulous landlords...
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Sport
Djokovic reveals secret weapon for health: ‘Energetic disc’
Monday, 13 January 2025, 12:58pmNovak Djokovic has revealed a new secret weapon that he credits with helping keep him healthy and prolong his career - a...
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UK to ‘unleash’ AI to turbocharge economy
Monday, 13 January 2025, 12:22pmPrime Minister Keir Starmer is due today to outline an action plan to make the UK “the world leader” in artificial intelligence and...
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Spectacular images show Indonesia’s Mount Ibu erupting, spewing hot lava and smoke
Sunday, 12 January 2025, 4:02pmA volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted on Saturday, spewing hot lava and releasing a column of smoke and ash 4km into the...
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Jeju Air crash black boxes stopped recording minutes before disaster
Sunday, 12 January 2025, 11:33amThe black boxes holding the flight data and cockpit voice recorders for the crashed Jeju Air flight that left 179 people...
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LA fires expand as winds forecast to pick up, Aussie confirmed dead
Sunday, 12 January 2025, 10:44amThe largest Los Angeles fire spread to new neighbourhoods, prompting evacuations and raising concerns about control. At least 11...
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‘Stark warning’: Past two years crossed 1.5C global warming limit
Saturday, 11 January 2025, 4:27pmThe past two years exceeded on average a critical warming limit for the first time as global temperatures soar “beyond what...
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Gay men can train as priests but don’t flaunt it – Italy Church
Saturday, 11 January 2025, 3:51pmHomosexual men can train to become Catholic priests in Italy but not if they “support the so-called gay culture”, according...
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South Africa police rescue 26 Ethiopians held captive naked
Saturday, 11 January 2025, 1:44pmSouth African police said on Friday that they had rescued 26 undocumented Ethiopian nationals who were being held captive...
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Untouched palm trees spark bizarre LA wildfire conspiracy theories
Saturday, 11 January 2025, 9:18amWildfires in Los Angeles have sparked conspiracy theories claiming a “direct energy weapon” attack. Theories link the fires...
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World’s oldest person dies at 116 in Japan
Sunday, 5 January 2025, 2:33pmThe world’s oldest person, Japanese woman Tomiko Itooka, has died at the age of 116, the city of Ashiya, where she lived,...
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Washington Post cartoonist resigns over rejected Trump cartoon
Sunday, 5 January 2025, 11:02amAn award-winning political cartoonist for the Washington Post has announced her resignation after a cartoon depicting the...
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Sport
Pant's explosion leaves Australia-India series set for dramatic conclusion
Sunday, 5 January 2025, 9:28amAn explosive Rishabh Pant slammed the second-fastest Indian test half-century on Saturday to drive his team to a 145-run...
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Entertainment
Rock legend has change of heart, will now perform at Glastonbury
Saturday, 4 January 2025, 4:18pmFolk legend Neil Young has had a change of heart and will now headline at the Glastonbury music festival, the singer-songwriter...
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Business
Sales surge in 2024 for Chinese EV giant BYD
Saturday, 4 January 2025, 1:26pmLeading Chinese electric car maker BYD’s vehicle sales surged in 2024, the company said as the firm grows its overseas presence. The...
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Sport
17-year-old phenom claims darts world championship
Saturday, 4 January 2025, 11:33amLuke Littler has assumed his place atop the world of darts. In his 7-3 demolition of three-time world champion Michael van...
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World
Judge to sentence Trump before inauguration in hush money case
Saturday, 4 January 2025, 11:18amThe New York judge presiding over US President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money case on Friday set sentencing for 10 days...
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'Very tragic tour of grief': Orca mourns second calf loss
Saturday, 4 January 2025, 10:11amA bereaved female killer whale who carried her dead calf for more than two weeks in 2018 has again lost a newborn and is...
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Two dead after plane crashes into building in California
Friday, 3 January 2025, 4:41pmA small plane crashed into a commercial building in California today, killing at least two people and injuring 18 others,...
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South Korea investigators attempt to arrest President Yoo
Friday, 3 January 2025, 2:08pmSouth Korean investigators entered the residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol and began executing a warrant for his...
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Missing Australian surfer likely killed by shark: Police
Friday, 3 January 2025, 1:20pmA surfer missing in southern Australiawas likely mauled to death by a shark, police said today as they combed the coast for...
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Fiji police probe alleged sexual assault of Virgin Australia crew member
Friday, 3 January 2025, 12:58pmFiji police are investigating alleged theft and sexual assault involving two Virgin Australia crew members. The incidents...
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Main suspect in Vegas Cybertruck blast was US Special Forces member
Friday, 3 January 2025, 12:47pmThe man who reportedly rented the Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside a hotel owned by President-elect Donald Trump in...
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Balkan nation Montenegro mourns after gunman kills 12
Friday, 3 January 2025, 9:48amMontenegro on Thursday began three days of national mourning, a day after a gunman went on a rampage, killing 12 people including...
