Battling wildfires across Europe
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Battling wildfires across Europe

Fires continue to rage across Europe, including in France’s wine country. NBC News’ Raf Sanchez was with firefighters and volunteers in the region as they battled the flames.

Bird flu has reached Victoria and more wildlife deaths loom. How bad could it get?
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Bird flu has reached Victoria and more wildlife deaths loom. How bad could it get?

Authorities say local transmission of H5 bird flu virus among South Australian birds signals ‘shift in the situation’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia has entered a new phase in dealing with the incursion of deadly H5N1 bird flu, with authorities confirming on Wednesday that local transmission had taken place,...

Federal Labor MP Luke Gosling charged with assaulting NT administrator

Federal Labor MP Luke Gosling charged with assaulting NT administrator

The Guardian •

Member for Solomon has previously denied alleged incident with administrator David ConnollyFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLuke Gosling, the federal Labor member for Solomon, has been charged over an alleged assault on the Northern Territory’s administrator earlier this month, NT police have said.“The Northern Territo...

Federal Labor MP Luke Gosling arrested over alleged assault of NT administrator

Federal Labor MP Luke Gosling arrested over alleged assault of NT administrator

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Member for Solomon has previously denied alleged incident with administrator David ConnollyLuke Gosling, the federal Labor Member for Solomon, was arrested on Thursday morning over an alleged assault on the Northern Territory’s administrator earlier this month, NT police said in a statement.“The Northern Territory Police Force has arrested the 54-year-old federal member for Solomon in relation to ...

イオンモール熊本 5人死亡 1人心肺停止 5人がけが 熊本県

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熊本県によりますと、今回の地震のあと爆発があった嘉島町の「イオンモール熊本」では、これまでに11人が救助され、このうち5人が死亡し、1人が心肺停止だということです。また、5人がけがをしました。現場では1人が救助中だということです。

Australia news live: Acma takes Optus to court over triple-zero outage; bird flu reaches Victoria

Australia news live: Acma takes Optus to court over triple-zero outage; bird flu reaches Victoria

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Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMinister says meeting Closing the Gap target a major step, but more work needed on othersMalarndirri McCarthy, the minister for Indigenous Australians, said early childhood education enrolment for First Nations children was a milestone in the effort to reach the Closing the Gap targets.It is important to see this milesto...

日本製紙 八代工場 8人死亡 2人けが 1人安否不明 熊本県

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熊本県によりますと、今回の地震で、煙突が倒壊するなどした八代市の日本製紙の八代工場で、これまでに10人が救助され、このうち8人が死亡し、2人がけがをしました。また、1人の安否が分かっていないということです。

Australia news live: Acma takes Optus to court over triple-zero outage; teenager dies in Victorian prison

Australia news live: Acma takes Optus to court over triple-zero outage; teenager dies in Victorian prison

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Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMinister says meeting Closing the Gap target a major step, but more work needed on othersMalarndirri McCarthy, the minister for Indigenous Australians, said early childhood education enrolment for First Nations children was a milestone in the effort to reach the Closing the Gap targets.It is important to see this milesto...

Senate committee delays vote on Todd Blanche attorney general nomination – US politics live

Senate committee delays vote on Todd Blanche attorney general nomination – US politics live

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Spokesperson says ‘work continues to secure sufficient support’ for Trump pick amid concern over IRS settlementSign up for US Breaking News emailGary Peters, the Democratic ranking member on the homeland security committee, said that the committee has a long history of bipartisan inquiry and oversight, and the subject matter of risky research and the origins of covid-19 are a legitimate area to st...

Trump’s pick for US attorney general Todd Blanche in jeopardy as vote postponed

Trump’s pick for US attorney general Todd Blanche in jeopardy as vote postponed

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Republican John Cornyn says he will not back nomination without written confirmation $1.8bn slush fund is deadTodd Blanche’s hopes of becoming US attorney general seemed to be in jeopardy on Wednesday after the Department of Justice did not provide written assurances to a key Republican senator that a $1.8bn slush fund was dead.The US Senate judiciary committee postponed a vote scheduled for Thurs...

Bullets that killed two at Seattle food festival do not match teen shooter’s gun, police say

Bullets that killed two at Seattle food festival do not match teen shooter’s gun, police say

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Police link shooting to gang violence but have not said who might have fired bullets that killed bystanders on SundayBullets that fatally struck two bystanders during a shootout at a Seattle food festival last weekend do not appear to have come from the gun that a 15-year-old arrested at the scene was firing, police said in court documents filed on Wednesday.The teen sprayed an untraceable “ghost ...

Middle East crisis live: US launches fresh strikes on Iran after days-long pause in attacks

Middle East crisis live: US launches fresh strikes on Iran after days-long pause in attacks

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US Central Command announces attacks early on Thursday as military strikes carried out by both sides in previous day risks return to all-out war and further expansion in the regionWelcome to our live coverage of the continuing crisis in the Middle East.The ​US has said it is conducting ​airstrikes ‌in ‌Iran, after a lull of several days in direct US attacks on targets in Iran.The renewed hostiliti...

US Senate postpones vote on Todd Blanche’s bid for US attorney amid potential block

US Senate postpones vote on Todd Blanche’s bid for US attorney amid potential block

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Republican John Cornyn says he will not back nomination without written confirmation $1.8bn slush fund is deadTodd Blanche’s hopes of becoming US attorney general seemed to be in jeopardy on Wednesday after the Department of Justice did not provide written assurances to a key Republican senator that a $1.8bn slush fund was dead.The US Senate judiciary committee postponed a vote scheduled for Thurs...

New yacht travel scheme makes waves but can Hong Kong cash in on marine economy?

New yacht travel scheme makes waves but can Hong Kong cash in on marine economy?

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For the first time, veteran sailor Thomas Wong Kam-chuen and his partners set sail from Hong Kong on their 46-foot yacht on a two-day trip earlier this month to a holiday island in Zhuhai, testing the waters for more leisure travel to mainland China. After a five-hour voyage from the Causeway Bay typhoon shelter on a sunny weekend, they anchored their Danish-built yacht, DBX2, at Guishan Island, w...

Australia news live: eSafety takes Telegram to court over pro-terror content; three dead in Sydney house fire

Australia news live: eSafety takes Telegram to court over pro-terror content; three dead in Sydney house fire

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Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMinister says meeting Closing the Gap target a major step, but more work needed on othersMalarndirri McCarthy, the minister for Indigenous Australians, said early childhood education enrolment for First Nations children was a milestone in the effort to reach the Closing the Gap targets.It is important to see this milesto...

French DJ Kavinsky, famed for 'Nightcall', dies at 50

French DJ Kavinsky, famed for 'Nightcall', dies at 50

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French DJ and musician Kavinsky, known for his electronic classic "Nightcall", has been found dead at his home in Paris, prosecutors said on Wednesday. The self-taught pianist, whose real name is Vincent Belorgey, would have turned 51 on Friday.