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Australian doctors warn of ‘excessive’ medical weed prescriptions
Tuesday, 14 October 2025, 4:01pmAustralia’s medical cannabis industry is “excessively” prescribing weed with little oversight and needs urgent regulation,...
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Nobel economist warns of AI dangers
Tuesday, 14 October 2025, 1:25pmA winner of this year’s Nobel prize in economics warned today that artificial intelligence offers “amazing possibilities”...
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Coup fears deepen as Rajoelina resurfaces from hiding
Tuesday, 14 October 2025, 1:11pmMadagascar’s embattled President Andry Rajoelina said today that he was sheltering in a “safe place” following an attempt...
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‘Welcome home’: Israel celebrates release of first hostages from Gaza
Monday, 13 October 2025, 8:55pmHamas handed over the first seven of 20 surviving Israeli hostages to Red Cross representatives in Gaza on Monday, sparking...
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'If one war can be stopped': Zelenskyy asks Trump to push Kremlin on peace
Sunday, 12 October 2025, 2:16pmUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is urging Donald Trump to broker peace in Ukraine like in “the Middle East”. If the...
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Trump peace plan: Hamas to begin Israeli hostage release on Monday
Sunday, 12 October 2025, 2:09pmHundreds of thousands of Palestinians returned to a devastated Gaza City today as Hamas said it would start releasing Israeli...
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Trump begins mass layoffs as US shutdown crisis deepens
Saturday, 11 October 2025, 10:37amThe White House has begun mass layoffs of federal workers as President Donald Trump tries to amp up pressure on opposition...
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Drake loses defamation lawsuit against Universal Music over Kendrick Lamar track
Friday, 10 October 2025, 3:28pmA United States federal judge has thrown out a defamation case filed by Canadian rapper Drake against his own label Universal...
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Team of 200 US troops to 'oversee' Gaza truce, officials say
Friday, 10 October 2025, 2:41pmA United States military team of 200 people will be deployed in the Middle East to “oversee” the Gaza ceasefire between Israel...
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'We ended the war': Trump speaks after Israel, Hamas agree ceasefire deal
Friday, 10 October 2025, 12:06pmIsrael says all parties have signed the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal, adding that Hamas freeing...
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What we know about the new Gaza deal
Thursday, 9 October 2025, 3:43pmUnited States President Donald Trump announced today that Israel and Hamas have agreed to a deal for the first phase of a...
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UN peacekeeping forces to be cut by 25%
Thursday, 9 October 2025, 2:56pmThe United Nations will be forced to reduce its peacekeeping forces worldwide by around 25% due to a lack of funding, largely...
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How Donald Trump pulled off his Gaza deal
Thursday, 9 October 2025, 2:31pmIt was a typically theatrical moment for the man who loves to publicly boast of being the “peacemaker-in-chief”. Donald Trump’s...
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Former UFC fighter shot dead in suspected targeted Sydney attack
Thursday, 9 October 2025, 1:57pmFormer UFC star Suman Mokhtarian was gunned down in a “brazen” broad daylight shooting while on a walk in Sydney, police...
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US faces more travel delays as shutdown continues
Thursday, 9 October 2025, 1:53pmConcerns over flight delays and missed pay due to the United States Government shutdown escalated today as senators rejected...
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‘I tried everything’: Outgoing French PM sees new leader named in next 48 hours
Thursday, 9 October 2025, 9:37amOutgoing French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, who intensified a political crisis by resigning earlier this week, said...
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US naval flotilla and deadly strikes spark fears of wider Venezuela conflict
Wednesday, 8 October 2025, 4:14pmWith Washington claiming legal justification for deadly attacks on alleged Venezuelan drug runners in the Caribbean, one...
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Study finds women have higher genetic risk of depression
Wednesday, 8 October 2025, 2:47pmWomen are genetically at higher risk of clinical depression than men, Australian researchers found in a study published today...
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Sydney police foil alleged organised crime hit near daycare centre
Wednesday, 8 October 2025, 1:16pmAustralian police say they have foiled an alleged organised crime hit near a Sydney daycare facility. New South Wales police...
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Trump hails 'great leader' Carney but offers little on tariffs
Wednesday, 8 October 2025, 9:47amUS President Donald Trump has struck a friendly tone with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, hailing progress towards a...
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No air traffic control at LA area airport amid shutdown, governor says
Tuesday, 7 October 2025, 2:19pmA busy California airport had no air traffic controllers today (Monday evening local time), the state’s governor said, as...
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Common inhalers carry heavy climate cost, study finds
Tuesday, 7 October 2025, 1:50pmThe inhalers people depend on to breathe are also warming the planet, producing annual emissions equivalent to more than...
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'Four months to learn': Bad Bunny pokes fun at critics of his Super Bowl gig
Monday, 6 October 2025, 11:05amPuerto Rican music superstar Bad Bunny clapped back at right-wing critics of his upcoming Super Bowl halftime show in a bilingual...
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Doctors describe ‘horrific’ scenes in Gaza
Monday, 6 October 2025, 10:06amTwo Australian doctors returning from Gaza told AFP they had witnessed “slaughterhouse” scenes in the devastated territory,...
