Man dies after shark attack off Central Queensland coast. A man has died after a shark attack off the Central Queensland coast. Police were called to the Humpy Island camping area in the Keppel Bay Islands National Park, about 18 kilometres off the mainland, following reports that a man had been attacked. The 40-year-old was […]
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‘Romeo and Juliet’ star Olivia Hussey dies. Actress moved to London from Argentina when she was seven. Olivia Hussey, who starred as a teenage Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli’s 1968 film “Romeo and Juliet,” garnering her a Golden Globe, died Friday at age 73, her family announced. “Olivia was a remarkable person whose warmth, wisdom, and
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Two of Assad’s relatives arrested as they tried to fly out of Lebanon, officials say. Wife, daughter of Duraid al-Assad, ex-president’s cousin and son of ‘Butcher of Hama’ Rifaat, said to have been smuggled into Lebanon and sought to reach Egypt with fake documents. The wife and daughter of one of deposed Syrian President Bashar
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Ukraine sends food aid to Syria, says Zelenskyy. Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, announced Ukraine has sent its first round of food aid to Syria since the topple of the Assad regime. Ukraine, a global producer and exporter of grain and oilseeds, has sent its first batch of food aid to Syria, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Friday.
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Azerbaijan plane crashed due to ‘physical external interference’, probe suggests. Azerbaijani’s transport minister says that based on expert opinion and eyewitnesses, it can be concluded that there was ‘external interference’ to the crash. The Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan this week suffered physical “external interference”, the airline and Azerbaijan’s transport minister said Friday, citing preliminary
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Israel reportedly ‘communicated with Assad on WhatsApp’ Israel reportedly had secret communications with ousted President Bashar al-Assad’s regime on WhatsApp for years before it was toppled earlier this month. The Israeli Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported that Tel Aviv established contact with Assad and his inner circle, with its intelligence agents sending messages posing as “Musa” on the messaging app. The agents
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Elon Musk accused of censoring right-wing X accounts who disagree with him on immigration. At least 14 conservative accounts who criticised Musk’s pro-legal immigration views said X revoked their blue tick, a verification badge given to premium account holders that lets them monetise their accounts. Elon Musk is facing censorship accusations after prominent right-wing accounts
Champion boxer Paul Bamba dies at 35. Pop star Ne-Yo, who had signed Paul Bamba to his management company, described the boxer as a “tremendous individual” who “inspired many with his exceptional drive and determination”. Champion boxer Paul Bamba has died at the age of 35. The sports star had won the WBA Gold Cruiserweight
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3 killed in Norway bus accident carrying tourists from countries including Singapore. A bus carrying several foreign tourists went off the road and ended up partially submerged in a lake near the Raftsundet strait that separates the Lofoten archipelago from the Norwegian mainland, killing three people, police said on Dec 26. “Many of the passengers
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Trump backers battle online over skilled immigrants. Weeks before President-elect Donald Trump is to take office, a major rift has emerged among his supporters over immigration and the place of foreign workers in the US labour market. The debate hinges on how much tolerance, if any, the incoming administration should have for skilled immigrants brought into the
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