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Racism, colonialism 'driving Indigenous self-harm'

A Lancet Commission report released on Thursday reveals there are 14 million episodes of self-harm recorded globally every year, but the real number is likely to be much higher.

November 8, 2024 8:03 am
 

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Mexico's migrant caravan breaking up after Trump victory sows uncertainty

A caravan of thousands of migrants traveling through Mexico with the hope of reaching the U.S. had shrunk to about half its original size on Friday as many migrants grapple with their prospects following former U.S. President Donald Trump’s victory in Tuesday’s election.

November 8, 2024 7:33 am
 

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Australia plans social media ban for under-16s

Australia’s government says it will introduce “world-leading” legislation to ban children under 16 from social media.

November 7, 2024 4:31 pm
 

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South Africa closes main border with Mozambique as post-election protests escalate

South Africa has temporarily closed its main border crossing with Mozambique over safety concerns, its border authority said on Wednesday, as protests against last month’s disputed election in Mozambique continued to escalate.

November 7, 2024 3:43 pm
 

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Scientists tip 2024 to be world's hottest on record

This year is “virtually certain” to eclipse 2023 as the world’s warmest since records began, the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) says.

November 7, 2024 2:25 pm
 

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Hurricane Rafael lashes Cuba, power grid collapse

Cuba’s national electrical grid collapsed on Wednesday as Hurricane Rafael slammed into the island’s southwest shore, packing sustained winds of 115 mph (185 kph) and wreaking havoc on the already crisis-stricken country.

November 7, 2024 12:36 pm
 

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Germany faces snap election as Scholz's coalition crumbles

Germany’s ruling coalition collapsed as Chancellor Olaf Scholz sacked his finance minister and paved the way for a snap election, triggering political chaos in Europe’s largest economy hours after Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election.

November 7, 2024 11:34 am
 

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Israel strikes on Lebanon kill 30 people, governor says

Israeli strikes on Lebanon have killed at least 30 people around the eastern city of Baalbek in the Bekaa Valley, according to the regional governor, and at dusk more strikes hit Beirut’s southern suburbs.

November 7, 2024 10:17 am
 

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Harris urges Americans to accept results and honor democracy

Kamala Harris has addressed America this morning for the first time since Donald Trump’s decisive election victory.

November 7, 2024 9:45 am
 

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Trump pledges focus on legal migration

President-elect of the United States Donald Trump puts stress on legal migration to the USA following his election victory.

November 7, 2024 8:20 am
 

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Harris set to concede as Trump elected US president

Donald Trump has been elected president of the United States, broadcasters have projected, capping a remarkable comeback four years after he was voted out of the White House.

November 7, 2024 7:49 am
 

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Donald Trump elected US president in stunning comeback

Donald Trump was elected president, capping a remarkable comeback four years after he was voted out of the White House and ushering in a new American leadership likely to test democratic institutions at home and relations abroad.

November 6, 2024 11:03 pm

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