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Wed, 23 Nov 2022 21:01:38 +1100
Twin blasts shake Jerusalem, killing one person and wounding several
Two blasts went off near bus stops in Jerusalem on Wednesday, killing one person and injuring at least 18.

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 20:13:00 +1100
'Multiple fatalities' at supermarket shooting in Virginia, USA
A manager at a Walmart in the US state of Virginia shot employees before firing the weapon through the store and then turning the gun on himself, local media says.

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 18:24:38 +1100
King Charles hosts his first state visit
King Charles has hosted his first state visit as monarch, by welcoming the president of South Africa in a two day event.

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 17:59:34 +1100
Multiple people killed in Walmart shooting in Virginia
It’s the second mass shooting in the US in three days.

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 16:50:37 +1100
Plane makes emergency landing after flying into birds
A US Air Force plane has had to make an emergency landing after flying into a flock of birds.

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 16:03:42 +1100
Court clears handover of Trump tax returns to Congress
Trump refused to release his tax returns before and during his presidency, citing what he said was an ongoing audit by the Internal Revenue Service.

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 13:13:54 +1100
‘It pains me’: Anthony Fauci bids the public farewell, with regrets
“People who take science seriously” need to speak up more, said the public face of America’s COVID response, “because the other side that just keeps putting out misinformation”.

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 13:06:14 +1100
‘Bregret’: Britons are showing signs of Brexit buyer’s remorse
The UK’s divorce from the European Union may be in the history books, but “Bregret”, as the British newspapers have called it, is back in the air.

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 11:40:54 +1100
Bolsonaro contests election result, demands half of votes be annulled
The outgoing president, who has authorised the transition to his nemesis but refused to concede defeat, is not happy with 59 per cent of voting machines.

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 10:46:43 +1100
Associated Press fires reporter after ‘egregious’ Poland missile error
The error ascribing blame to Russia was particularly damaging because of the danger involved given NATO’s commitment to respond to an attack on a member country.

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 09:37:21 +1100
‘I have to live with it’: Indonesia quake survivor loses 11 relatives
According to the government’s National Disaster Agency, as of Tuesday evening more than 265 people were killed, with hundreds missing and injured, almost all in and around Cianjur.

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 09:05:24 +1100
Fauci reflects on career, pandemic in final briefing
After more than fifty years in government, Dr. Anthony Fauci briefed reporters from the White House for the last time Tuesday, delivering what he called his "final message" urging Americans to get their COVID-19 booster shots.

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 08:00:00 +1100
In hunt for Russian spies, Ukrainians raid monasteries
The secret service said the search was necessary to “protect the population from provocations and terrorist acts”.

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 07:50:47 +1100
US Supreme Court rejects Trump's tax record plea
The US Supreme Court cleared the way for the imminent handover of former US President Donald Trump's tax returns.

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 05:56:47 +1100
Vladimir Putin launches nuclear icebreakers, touts Russia’s ‘Arctic power’
Presiding via video link from the Kremlin at the launch ceremony, Putin said such icebreakers were of strategic importance for the country. 

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 05:26:44 +1100
‘Premeditated’: French antiques dealer kills his tax inspector
Two tax inspectors, a man and a woman, had come to the suspect’s house to audit the accounts of his company dealing in antiques and second-hand goods.

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 22:42:06 +1100
Indonesia quake death toll rises to more than 250
One woman said that when the earthquake hit, her home in Cianjur started “shaking like it was dancing”.

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 18:34:45 +1100
Twins born from 30-year-old embryo
Twins Lydia and Timothy have been born from 30-year-old frozen embryo to a US couple.

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 18:25:48 +1100
Earthquake strikes Solomon Islands, Australian mission affected
The strong earthquake collapsed the roof of the Australian High Commission in Honiara. Staff are safe and officials trying to confirm the safety of other Australians.

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 18:09:42 +1100
Indonesia earthquake leaves at least 162 dead, hundreds injured
At least 162 people dead, thousands displaced in Indonesia after devastating earthquake.



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