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World
Coronavirus: Italy quarantines millions of people to contain outbreak
Sunday, 8 March 2020, 3:47PMItaly has sealed off around 16 million people in the region of Lombardy and 11 other provinces in a desperate attempt to...
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World
'Mega-river': Floodwaters create 60km-wide river in Australia
Thursday, 14 February 2019, 7:54PMIt's a river unlike any in Australia — and a fortnight ago it barely existed. In northern Queensland, record rain has created...
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World
Heat wave bakes Australia with record-breaking temperatures
Wednesday, 16 January 2019, 6:36PMForecasters have cautioned that there is "no reprieve" from the heatwave until at least the weekend as already record-breaking...
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World
'All the boys are out': Cave mission ends with a 'miracle'
Wednesday, 11 July 2018, 5:24AMThe extraordinary effort to rescue 12 Thai boys and their football coach ended in success last night (NZ time) when the last...
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Health
Caramilk recalled in Australia due to safety issues
Thursday, 15 February 2018, 7:13PMChocolate giant Cadbury has been forced into an embarrassing recall of a new product that had been so popular it was being...
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World
Yes to same-sex marriage: What happens next
Wednesday, 15 November 2017, 1:11PMWithin 20 minutes of Australia voting Yes, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull made a promise. "This year, before Christmas -...