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As UN COP16 nature talks are gridlocked

Countries were at an impasse over how to fund nature conservation and other key decisions as the U.N. COP16 biodiversity summit entered its second week in the Colombian mountain town of Cali.

October 29, 2024 11:30 am
 

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Thousands protest in Georgia as opposition challenges election results

Thousands of people protested outside Georgia’s parliament after the governing party won an election marred by reports of voting irregularities which Western powers said must be investigated.

October 29, 2024 10:49 am
 

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Palestinians say 100,000 residents trapped in north Gaza

Israeli tanks thrust deeper into two north Gaza towns and a historic refugee camp, trapping around 100,000 civilians, the Palestinian emergency service said, in what the military said were operations to eliminate regrouping Hamas militants.

October 29, 2024 9:02 am
 

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Trump comedian sparks Puerto Rico outrage

Republican and Democratic leaders alike and Puerto Rican celebrities bashed comments made at a major Donald Trump event in New York by a comedian who called Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage.”

October 29, 2024 7:53 am
 

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South Korean Christians protest against same-sex rights

Hundreds of thousands of members of South Korea’s Christian groups held a service in Seoul to protest against a landmark court ruling that acknowledged the rights of partners in same-sex couples to receive state health insurance.

October 28, 2024 4:34 pm
 

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Russia air attacks pound Kharkiv, injure several people

Several people have been injured overnight in Russia’s multi-wave air attacks on the Ukrainian northeastern Kharkiv region, Ukrainian military officials say.

October 28, 2024 3:26 pm
 

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Two sex workers killed in 24 hours, man pleads guilty

An enraged Xiaozheng Lin strangled a woman in her apartment after she asked for more money while performing sex work.

October 28, 2024 2:24 pm
 

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Mexico's Sinaloa state reports 14 murders in one day

At least 14 people were killed in one day in Mexico’s Sinaloa state, amid a wave of violence that erupted after drug trafficker Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada’s arrest in the United States.

October 28, 2024 12:40 pm
 

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China hacked audio from unnamed Trump campaign adviser

Chinese state-affiliated hackers intercepted audio from the phone calls of US political figures including an unnamed campaign adviser of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, the Washington Post says.

October 28, 2024 11:37 am
 

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PM spruiks mining pay rise as wage battle emerges

A pay rise for thousands of miners is in the sights of the prime minister, as unions urge heavyweights in the sector not to advocate the rolling back of workplace reforms.

October 28, 2024 10:27 am
 

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Obama backs Harris in Michigan

Republican Donald Trump appealed to Muslim voters in Michigan on Saturday as Michelle Obama made an impassioned plea on behalf of Kamala Harris at the Democrat’s own rally in the battleground state.

October 28, 2024 9:37 am
 

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Woman found after nearly two weeks, treated for bite

A photographer found by authorities after being missing for nearly two weeks in the NSW Snowy Mountains is being treated for a suspected snake bite.

October 28, 2024 8:50 am

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