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Japan issues tsunami warnings for west coast after 7.6 magnitude earthquake
Japan Meteorological Agency warnings apply to Ishikawa, Niigata and Toyama prefectures• Japan quake: latest updatesJapan has...
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Disaster relief nonprofit chosen for Queensland flood cleanup before Australian defence force
State government says group has specialist skills and appropriate agency is chosen at federal levelThe Australian...
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WA bans commercial native logging in move state says could save 20,000 sq km of forest
New plan bans selling of native timbers and includes transition payouts to sawmills and towns to...
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‘It’s beautiful’: bioluminescence lights up ocean in Tasmania and parts of NSW in glowing end to 2023
‘Sea sparkles’ appeared at Hobart’s waterfront, the NSW mid-north coast and Sydney’s Manly, with hundreds delighting...
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Assaults on prison staff nearly hourly in England and Wales, data shows
Rise of 6% shows consequences of prisoner overcrowding and low staffing levels, say Liberal DemocratsThere were...
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Growing proportion of England’s flood defences in disrepair, analysis finds
Poor state of critical assets in many parts of country leaves thousands of homes and businesses...
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NHS data for England showing rise in cancer checks is misleading, say experts
Figures showing 133% increase since 2013 derided as ‘smoke and mirrors’ amid failure to meet treatment...
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Period pants to get cheaper as tax on product abolished
Retailers including Marks & Spencer and Tesco promise to pass on savings to customers after VAT...
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New Year’s Day weather: flash-flood warnings for Queensland and NSW as Northern Territory swelters
BoM forecasts heavy rain for south-east Queensland and northern NSW, while across the far north temperatures...
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Spearing of beloved blue groper in Sydney sparks outrage
The Department of Primary Industries is investigating after protected fish species allegedly killed in CronullaThe killing...
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Zelenskiy says Ukraine has become stronger as war moves closer to second year
New Year’s address made almost no direct reference to the situation on the 1,000-km front line...
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New Year’s Eve celebrations around the world as 2024 begins – as it happened
Macron says Olympics will bring France a 2024 full of ‘pride’ and ‘hope’; some UK New...
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Britain ‘considering airstrikes’ on Houthi rebels after Red Sea attacks
Defence secretary says UK would not hesitate to take ‘direct action’ after US sank boats targeting...
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Former aides warn of ‘running out of time’ to prevent Trump re-election
Sarah Matthews, Cassidy Hutchinson and Alyssa Farah Griffin insist Trump’s behavior would be worse if he...
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US-Mexico border crossings in December set monthly record high
Over 300,000 people were on track to cross as Biden makes urgent efforts to curb migrant...
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New York sergeant, wife and two sons found dead in murder-suicide, police say
Man fatally shot his wife and their sons before dying by suicide in a suburban New...
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Israeli airstrikes kill scores in Gaza as war enters a new year
Heavy bombing continues, while Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel has shown unparalleled ‘morality’ in its conduct in...
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Queen Margrethe II of Denmark announces surprise abdication
Monarch will step down on 14 January, the 52nd anniversary of her accession, and leave the...
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Family of UK mother and son killed in Alps avalanche ‘beyond heartbroken’
Kate Vokes, 54, and Archie Vokes, 22, from Manchester, killed while skiing off-piste near Mont BlancThe...
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Venice to limit tourist group size to 25 to protect historic city
Move aims to reduce pressure of thousands of daily visitors to Italian city and protect residentsVenice...
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Clarence Thomas must recuse himself from ruling on Trump’s 2024 eligibility, Raskin says
Democrat speaks on supreme court stepping in to adjudicate Maine and Colorado rulings that removed Trump...
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DRC president declared election winner as opposition cries foul
Officials in Democratic Republic of the Congo says Felix Tshisekedi has been re-elected with 73% of...
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‘Happy to be alive’: US woman gets limbs amputated after kidney stone surgery
Doctors told Kentucky woman she would need quadruple amputation to save her life after kidney stone...
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Russia says strikes on Kharkiv were reaction to Ukraine’s attack on Belgorod
Wave of drone and missile strikes that wounded dozens was retaliation for ‘terrorist attack’, says MoscowRussia-Ukraine...