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One dead, dozens missing after Vanuatu ferry sinks
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (171+ words) At least one person is dead and more than 30 are missing after a ferry sank off Vanuatu. Fifteen of those have been accounted for alive, it added. Search efforts had been underway since the inter-island ferry sank in bad weather…...
Australia taking 'safe' approach on Israeli goods ban
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (414+ words) Australia is being cautious in its decision not to place blanket bans on products from occupied Palestinians areas, an expert says, despite calls for sanctions. The UK government confirmed it would ban Israeli goods from illegal settlements in occupied territories,…...
Choice, not censorship: PM defends social media reforms
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (499+ words) Giving people the option to get rid of algorithmic social media feeds is not an attempt at political censorship, the prime minister says as he defends his latest round of reforms. Labor has unveiled its digital duty of care reforms…...
Hit with broad sanctions, Israel to close UK consulate
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (604+ words) Israel says it was closing Britain's consulate in East Jerusalem in response to plans by the UK, France and Canada to block imports from Israeli settlements in the West Bank. Britain will also no longer participate in a US-led coordination…...
Navy rescues solo Canadian yachtsman as vessel sinks
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (368+ words) A Canadian sailor whose vessel was sinking in the Timor Sea has been plucked to safety by a navy helicopter in a dramatic rescue operation. The man, who was sailing his catamaran from Darwin to Christmas Island, encountered severe weather…...
At least 21 dead in bus accident in Egypt's South Sinai
1+ week, 5+ day ago (120+ words) At least 21 people have been killed in a bus accident on Egypt's Dahab-Nuweibaa road in South Sinai, officials say. A number of Jordanians were on the bus and initial information indicated some were killed and injured, Jordan's foreign ministry said....
US to revoke visas of foreigners seeking asylum
2+ week, 6+ day ago (265+ words) President Donald Trump's administration plans to revoke the non-immigrant visas of foreigners who have applied for or are currently seeking asylum status in the United States, marking its latest step in a sweeping immigration crackdown. A State Department spokesman on…...
Girl, 17, killed in sword attack at Swedish school
3+ week, 2+ day ago (402+ words) The victim of a deadly sword attack at a school in central Sweden was a 17-year-old girl, police say. An 18-year-old man armed with a sword carried out the attack at the Brinell School in Fagersta, northwest of Stockholm, while…...
UK warns of strongest El Nino 'in living memory' | The Maitland Mercury | Maitland, NSW
3+ week, 3+ day ago (196+ words) The developing El Nino weather pattern is likely to be the strongest in living memory, Britain's Met Office national weather forecaster says. El Nino is a periodic warming of sea surface temperatures in the eastern Pacific caused by weakening trade…...
Many kids among '50 killed' in Nigeria boat capsize | The Maitland Mercury | Maitland, NSW
3+ week, 3+ day ago (258+ words) At least 50 people, mostly children, have died after an overloaded boat capsized in Nigeria's northwest Sokoto state, witnesses say. The accident happened near Gorau in Goronyo local government area and rescue efforts are continuing, said Abdulkadir Yusuf, an area manager…...