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Meta and TikTok to obey Australia' s under-16 social media ban

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Tech giants Meta and TikTok said on Tuesday they will obey Australia' s under-16 social media ban but warned the landmark laws could prove difficult to enforce.

Hurricane Melissa kills three in Jamaica as island braces for Category 5 landfall

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The Category 5 storm -- which could be the island' s most violent on record -- is charting a painstakingly slow path through the Caribbean, and has already been ...

Trump rules out vice presidential run to stay in power after 2028

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The 79-year-old tycoon has also recently displayed red hats emblazoned with the slogan " Trump 2028" on a desk in the Oval Office.

Powerful Hurricane Melissa strengthens as it heads for Jamaica

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Melissa is the 13th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from early June to late November.

Watch VideoArsenal extend lead at Premier League summit as Man City stumble at Villa Park

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Arsenal extend their Premier League lead to four points after Eberechi Eze’s decisive goal against Crystal Palace, while Manchester City’s loss at Aston Villa and ...

Watch VideoLiverpool crisis mounts as Arne Slot searches for answers

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Liverpool’s unexpected Premier League crisis under Arne Slot deepens as they suffer a fourth consecutive league defeat, leaving them sixth in the table and struggling ...

Two suspects arrested in Louvre Museum jewel heist

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French authorities have detained two of the suspected robbers believed to have stolen precious crown jewels from the Louvre in a museum heist that stunned the world, ...

Watch VideoTrump' s Asian tour: Key trade agreements and China meeting on the agenda

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US President Donald Trump arrives in Malaysia to kick off a crucial Asian tour, aiming to negotiate high-stakes trade agreements with China and address ongoing tensions ...

Watch VideoHong Kong authorities recover black boxes from fatal plane crash investigation

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Authorities in Hong Kong have recovered the black boxes from a plane crash of the airport' s most serious incidents since its opening in 1998.

Trump meets Xi Jinping in Asia, considers Kim Jong Un meeting

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US President Donald Trump headed for Asia on Saturday and high-stakes trade talks with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, saying that he would also like to meet North ...

Mosquitoes discovered in Iceland for first time

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Along with Antarctica, Iceland has long been one of the few places on earth without a mosquito population.

Surgeons remove up to 100 magnets from New Zealand teen' s gut

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After suffering four days of abdominal pain, the unnamed teen was taken to Tauranga Hospital on the North Island.

Trump ' terminates' trade talks with Canada over ad campaign

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The latest extraordinary twist in relations between the North American neighbors comes just over two weeks after Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney visited Trump ...

Atlas launches as OpenAI’s bold bid to redefine how we search the web

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OpenAI fired the latest salvo this week with the debut of what chief executive Sam Altman called an AI-powered web browser built around ChatGPT.

Don' t let the party stop: Berlin fights against the death of its clubs

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Berlin, long hailed as one of the world's great party cities, is fighting to keep its famed techno clubs alive in the face of soaring prices, shifting tastes and ...

Watch VideoPSG hit seven, Barcelona, Arsenal run riot as Champions League rains goals

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PSG’s record-breaking 7-2 victory over Bayer Leverkusen highlighted a thrilling Champions League night featuring Barcelona’s 6-1 win against Olympiacos, Arsenal’s ...

AWS update | Internet services cut for hours by Amazon cloud outage

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A major outage in Amazon’s cloud network on Monday disrupted numerous popular online services for several hours, affecting platforms such as Prime Video, Disney+, ...

Amazon cloud services outage disrupts major websites and apps including Canva and Snapchat

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Several major apps, including Amazon Prime, Snapchat and Canva were offline for most of Monday morning.

Louvre museum robbery | French cops hunt jewel thieves

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Eight "priceless" items of jewellery were stolen including an emerald-and-diamond necklace that Napoleon gave his wife Empress Marie Louise.

Renewed violence in Gaza threatens ceasefire

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Gaza's civil defence agency, which operates under Hamas authority, said at least 33 people had been killed across the territory. The Israeli military said it was ...

Million-year-old skull could change human evolution timeline

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A digital reconstruction of a million-year-old skull suggests humans may have diverged from our ancient ancestors 400 000 years earlier than thought and in Asia ...

Madagascar military unit seizes power after president impeached

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An elite military unit has taken control of Madagascar following the impeachment of President Andry Rajoelina, who has gone into hiding amid escalating protests ...

SpaceX launches Starship megarocket on successful test flight

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Its rocket booster known was Super Heavy landed in Gulf waters as planned, while the upper stage, also known individually as Starship, cruised through space and ...

LIVE UPDATES | Merz hails Gaza hostage release as ' start of healing'

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Live updates of the release of hostages following a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas.

Hamas and Israel set for hostage and prisoner exchanges

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Hamas was set to release all surviving hostages on Monday in exchange for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.