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Australia news live: Anthony Albanese says government providing support to Australian in Syria facing death penalty; three dead in Sydney house fire
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Australia news live: Anthony Albanese says government providing support to Australian in Syria facing death penalty; three dead in Sydney house fire

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...

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Elon Musk’s xAI sues Minnesota over law banning ‘nudification’ technology
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Elon Musk’s xAI sues Minnesota over law banning ‘nudification’ technology

First-in-the-nation law sets up test on states’ power to regulate use of AI as it tries to outlaw fake nude images of real peopleElon Musk’s company xAI has sued Minnesota over the state’s first-in-the-nation law banning “nudification” technology on websites and apps, potentially providing a test for how far states can go in constitutionally regulating the use of artificial intelligence.Musk’s com...

‘Negotiation fatigue’ risks stalling South China Sea code of conduct progress
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‘Negotiation fatigue’ risks stalling South China Sea code of conduct progress

Asean’s optimism in concluding a long-awaited code of conduct (COC) in the South China Sea by the end of the year is not shared by observers who highlight that significant gaps remain in perspectives between the bloc and China, particularly between Beijing and the Philippines. Any consensus on the code is likely to be broad and symbolic, and while “negotiation fatigue” could set in, it is still im...

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5 killed in Brazil, as fierce winds bring chaos to Rio, Sao Paulo region

5 killed in Brazil, as fierce winds bring chaos to Rio, Sao Paulo region

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Five people have died after powerful gusts of wind in Brazil brought chaos to Rio de Janeiro and parts of Sao Paulo state, cutting power and bringing public transport to a standstill. Residents of Rio de Janeiro were taken by surprise when winds of up to 100km/h hit just before rush hour, felling dozens of trees and leaving thousands stranded as the city’s three subway queues ground to a halt. The...

Firefighters battle France flames that have burned for over a week

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The deadly wildfires in Europe continued to burn on Wednesday, with one of the biggest in the Bordeaux region, famous for its wine. The newest challenge is brutal heat with temperatures topping 100 degrees. Ramy Inocencio is on the frontlines with the firefighters.

Australia news live: Albanese says fuel excise cut is ending ‘with a lot of notice’; three dead in Sydney house fire

Australia news live: Albanese says fuel excise cut is ending ‘with a lot of notice’; 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...

Gina Rinehart lobbied for controversial plan to move 2032 Olympic rowing to crocodile-inhabited river

Gina Rinehart lobbied for controversial plan to move 2032 Olympic rowing to crocodile-inhabited river

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Decision to host event on Fitzroy River at Rockhampton, 600km north of host city Brisbane, prompted significant backlashFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s richest person, Gina Rinehart, lobbied for controversial plans to host 2032 Olympic rowing events on the Fitzroy River at Rockhampton, documents released b...

Deadly attack on police checkpoint in Pakistan leaves 15 dead

Deadly attack on police checkpoint in Pakistan leaves 15 dead

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The assault on a checkpoint in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa comes days after another deadly clash in the volatile border province, where authorities have blamed a growing wave of attacks on militants operating from neighbouring Afghanistan.  

熊本 地震被害の「り災証明書」 申請受け付け開始の自治体も

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28日の地震で住宅に大きな被害が出た熊本県内の自治体では、被災した人たちが公的な支援を受けるために必要な「り災証明書」の申請の受け付けを始めていたり、近く受け付けを始めたりします。このうち震度6強の揺れを観測した熊本市などでは30日から、震度7の揺れを観測した宇城市では31日から、受け付けを開始します。

HKMA warns of interest-rate risk as traders bet on September rate rise

HKMA warns of interest-rate risk as traders bet on September rate rise

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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has maintained its base rate following the US Federal Reserve’s decision to keep its key rate unchanged, but US traders are already betting on a rate rise in September. The city’s base rate was kept at 4 per cent by the HKMA on Thursday. Hours earlier, the US Federal Reserve also retained its target rate in the range of 3.5 to 3.75 per cent, concluding its f...

HKMA warns of interest rate risk as traders bet on September rate rise

HKMA warns of interest rate risk as traders bet on September rate rise

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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has maintained its base rate following the US Federal Reserve’s decision to keep its key rate unchanged, but US traders are already betting on a rate rise in September. The city’s base rate was kept at 4 per cent by the HKMA on Thursday. Hours earlier, the US Federal Reserve also retained its target rate in the range of 3.5 to 3.75 per cent, concluding its f...

HKMA keeps base rate at 4% as US market slumps, fears the Fed is losing inflation fight

HKMA keeps base rate at 4% as US market slumps, fears the Fed is losing inflation fight

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Hong Kong’s monetary authority has maintained its base rate following the US Federal Reserve’s decision to keep its key rate unchanged. The city’s base rate was kept at 4 per cent by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) on Thursday. Hours earlier, the US Federal Reserve also retained its target rate in the range of 3.5 per cent to 3.75 per cent, concluding its fifth Federal Open Market Committe...

HKMA maintains base rate at 4% as US Fed keeps rate unchanged

HKMA maintains base rate at 4% as US Fed keeps rate unchanged

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Hong Kong’s monetary authority has maintained its base rate following the US Federal Reserve’s decision to keep its key rate unchanged. The city’s base rate was kept at 4 per cent by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) on Thursday. Hours earlier, the US Federal Reserve also retained its target rate in the range of 3.5 per cent to 3.75 per cent, concluding its fifth Federal Open Market Committe...

米大統領「イランを激しく攻撃する」 攻撃の応酬再燃に懸念

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アメリカのトランプ大統領は、イランが中東に駐留しているアメリカ軍に攻撃を試みたことに触れ「われわれはイランを激しく攻撃する」と述べ、イランに対する報復攻撃に踏み切る考えを示しました。アメリカとイランの間で再び攻撃の応酬がエスカレートする懸念が高まっています。

‘She killed the kids!’ Police call from Lindsay Clancy’s husband brings tears to courtroom

‘She killed the kids!’ Police call from Lindsay Clancy’s husband brings tears to courtroom

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Lindsay Clancy sobbed in court on Wednesday as jurors listened to the anguished emergency call her then-husband made after returning from an errand to find she had strangled their three children in their Massachusetts home. On the roughly seven-minute recording, Patrick Clancy can be heard speaking with his wife upon finding her badly injured and bleeding in their yard, after she jumped from the h...