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State funeral honours Hong Kong’s first post-colonial leader Tung Chee-hwa
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Two killed in 'massive' Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow region, says Russia
An oil refinery was also reportedly hit in Moscow, and flights were suspended at two capital airports.
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Hundreds of drones target Moscow on last day of voting in Russia’s parliamentary election
Authorities accuse Ukraine of trying to disrupt poll and say 1,600 drones in total intercepted, while at least two people killed and oil refinery damaged Hundreds of drones targeting Moscow and its surrounding region killed at least two people and damaged a major refinery on the final day of the country’s parliamentary elections, authorities said on Sunday. The capital’s mayor said that more than 1,600 drones had been intercepted and shot down, 450 of which were aimed at Moscow. Continue reading...
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Myanmar’s Van defeats Pantoja to retain flyweight title in UFC 331
Joshua Van earned a unanimous decision (49-46, 49-47, 50-45) win over his Brazilian opponent to cement his reign.
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Why China is pushing back on US warnings over rapid AI development
Beijing believes slowdown calls aim to lock in US advantage, and is pursuing a different balance between safety and pace About two years ago, education entrepreneur Boris But had what he calls a “penny-drop moment” – that, like countless others in China, his company needed to embrace AI before it was made obsolete by it. His clients, well-off parents looking to send their children to study overseas, had begun arriving in his office reeling off information and opinions gleaned not from rival firms, but from chatbots. Continue reading...
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Melbourne finishes second-last at world tram driving championships – as it happened
This blog is now closed Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The prime minister has been asked if Australia has any plans to join the EU, after the Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney , welcomed the offer of Canada becoming the EU’s first associate member. Anthony Albanese says “we’re a long way from Europe, of course”, but after it is pointed out that Canada is too, he says: Our relations, of course, are also in areas that Canada doesn’t have. So Asean, for example, and the centrality of Asean in our region is important. The Pacific Island Forum, where I was just a couple of weeks ago, is very important as well. Our priority when it comes to Europe and our engagement with the EU is, of course, Australia-EU free trade agreement. It was never going to be perfect, but in the legislation that we passed just in the last sitting fortnight, I can tell you … that alread
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Three men charged with domestic violence-related murders after three women killed in separate incidents in NSW
A Bondi Beach woman in her 90s, a 23-year-old in Wagga Wagga and a woman in her 70s in Mole River died within hours of each other on Saturday Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Three men have been charged with domestic violence-related murders after three women died in separate incidents during a horror 12-hour period in New South Wales. A 23-year-old woman was unable to be saved after being found with fatal stab wounds inside a home in Wagga Wagga, in south-west NSW, about 11.45am on Saturday. Continue reading...