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First H5 bird flu death of endangered Australian sea lion recorded amid fears for small population
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Indonesian rescue crews searching for 140 people after ferry hit bad weather
More than 100 others on board were evacuated from the Virgo Transport 8 ship, including one who died Indonesian rescuers were searching on Sunday for 140 people from a passenger ship that was earlier reported missing in the Java Sea after 103 others were evacuated, one of whom died, a search and rescue agency official said. A passenger ship carrying more than 240 people was reported missing after losing contact during bad weather in the Java Sea early on Sunday, the country’s search and rescue agency said. Continue reading...
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News live: first case of bird flu in endangered Australian sea lion confirmed; WA police hunting for two men after Perth shooting
Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Andrew Hastie says he “feels sorry” for Barnaby Joyce and that he and One Nation MP David Farley probably have “buyers remorse” after joining the rightwing party. Hastie has been feuding with Pauline Hanson this week over a One Nation animated cartoon which labelled him a “traitor” after he gave evidence against Ben Roberts-Smith in his failed defamation trial. If she were to be prime minister, is she going to run cartoons about all her political opponents? How’s she going to devote her time? Is she serious? Does she have a worldview that we can actually understand? These are all legitimate questions for One Nation … The whole party centres on her. I think this is why Barnaby Joyce and I reckon David Farley are probably having buyer’s remorse. They’re thinking, “what did I get myself into? ” Look, I’ll
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1,400 Yemenis flee to Djibouti within 24 hours
Yemeni refugees arrive in Obock, Djibouti, within 24 hours as Houthis tighten their grip on the Bab al-Mandeb strait.
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Wildfire rages on Croatia’s Dalmatian Coast island of Brac
Croatian authorities have issued an emergency alert as a wildfire rages on Brac Island, off the Dalmatian coast.
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The battle to save the dying heart of rural France: the village bistro
Once central to rural life, cafe-bistros are closing in the face of depopulation and falling alcohol consumption, but campaigners are seeking new ways forward It is just past noon on a midweek day, and already every table at Au Bon Acceuil cafe-bistro in the northern Burgundy village of Saint-Martin-sur-Ouanne is taken. The three-course lunch menu today – including a choice of a hefty chunk of steak with chips or a meaty lasagne – is just €18, but villagers are not only here for the food. Continue reading...
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One dead, more than 30 missing after Vanuatu ferry sinks, PM’s office says
Prime minister’s office tells families of those missing ‘the nation stands with you’ as search and rescue efforts continue One person has died and more than 30 are missing after a ferry sank off the coast of Vanuatu, the country’s government says. The vessel, MV Matui, had set sail with more than 40 passengers and crew on Friday from the island of Santo to Ambae island in very rough seas, but did not arrive. Continue reading...