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Man dies under falling tree as storms take their toll

Man dies under falling tree as storms take their toll

Severe storms have left one man dead and more than 100,000 residents without power as damaging winds whip across large swathes of the nation.

Mystery deepens after no trace found of missing boy

Mystery deepens after no trace found of missing boy

Mystery deepens after no trace found of missing boy

Mystery deepens after no trace found of missing boy

A new search has failed to find a missing boy on his family's remote outback farmhouse, almost two months after the four-year-old disappeared.

Clean-up begins but cyclone threat yet to disappear

Clean-up begins but cyclone threat yet to disappear

Clean-up begins but cyclone threat yet to disappear

Clean-up begins but cyclone threat yet to disappear

The clean-up has begun in the Top End, but a cyclone threat remains as northern Australia braces for more wild weather.

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'Much-loved' experienced firefighter dies batting blaze

'Much-loved' experienced firefighter dies batting blaze

A firefighter has died in the line of duty, with his body discovered after his colleagues noticed he had gone missing while battling a rural blaze.

Fire disrupts COP30, 13 treated for smoke inhalation

Fire disrupts COP30, 13 treated for smoke inhalation

Thirteen people have been treated for smoke inhalation following a fire at the COP30 venue in Brazil, organisers say.

Customer dies after triple-zero fails on mobile phone

Customer dies after triple-zero fails on mobile phone

The embattled telco industry remains in the spotlight after a customer died when their phone could not make triple-zero calls.

'Freak accident': 13 injured in demolition derby crash

'Freak accident': 13 injured in demolition derby crash

A local council could slam the brakes on an annual rally for motoring enthusiasts after a race car crashed into a grandstand, injuring 13 people.

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Russia launches major drone and missile attack on Kyiv

Russia launches major drone and missile attack on Kyiv

Russia launches major drone and missile attack on Kyiv

Russia launches major drone and missile attack on Kyiv

Russia has launched a massive drone and missile attack on Kyiv that has killed four people and injured dozens.

Delhi car blast investigated as terrorism

Delhi car blast investigated as terrorism

Delhi car blast investigated as terrorism

Delhi car blast investigated as terrorism

Indian police say the explosion of a car in a busy market and tourist area of the capital Delhi killing eight is being investigated as an act of terror.

US Senate passes bill to end government shutdown

US Senate passes bill to end government shutdown

US Senate passes bill to end government shutdown

US Senate passes bill to end government shutdown

The US Senate has passed a bill to end the 41-day government shutdown, sending it to the House for a final vote.

Possible bullying motive for Indonesian school attack

Possible bullying motive for Indonesian school attack

Possible bullying motive for Indonesian school attack

Possible bullying motive for Indonesian school attack

Authorities have identified a 17-year-old boy as the suspect in a mosque attack at a Jakarta high school and are looking into a possible bullying motive.

Kalmaegi hits Vietnam as toll rises in Philippines

Kalmaegi hits Vietnam as toll rises in Philippines

Kalmaegi hits Vietnam as toll rises in Philippines

Kalmaegi hits Vietnam as toll rises in Philippines

One death has been reported from Typhoon Kalmaegi in Vietnam, as the Philippines toll from the storm continues to climb.

Toddlers among four dead in house-blaze tragedy

Toddlers among four dead in house-blaze tragedy

Toddlers among four dead in house-blaze tragedy

Toddlers among four dead in house-blaze tragedy

A small community has been rocked by the discovery of four bodies in the charred remains of a home, including two children under two years old.

Ambos delayed as long weekend, heat stretches resources

Ambos delayed as long weekend, heat stretches resources

Ambos delayed as long weekend, heat stretches resources

Ambos delayed as long weekend, heat stretches resources

Ambulance services were under pressure after an influx of people seeking emergency help was driven by public holiday festivities and warm weather.

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'Catastrophic' mine explosion highlights safety issues

The deaths of two people in a mine explosion has rocked a close-knit town, bringing safety concerns to light as unions call for a thorough investigation.

Optus, minister to be grilled as inquiry gets go-ahead

Optus executives and the minister in charge of the triple-zero network will be probed as an inquiry into emergency outages is given the green light.

Amazon's cloud unit back to normal after global outage

Normal operations have resumed at Amazon's cloud unit AWS after it was hit by a major outage that disrupted many of the world's biggest websites.

Town rallies after heartbreaking deaths in house fire

A woman and two children are dead after a horrific house fire, with a community rallying around two devastated families following the tragedy.

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Triple-zero software 'hanging by a thread'

A power outage forced operators to use pen and paper to dispatch emergency services, prompting calls for a system overhaul.

Alleged arsonist charged over deadly LA wildfire

Authorities have charged a 29-year-old man with igniting the January fire that destroyed Los Angeles’ Pacific Palisades neighbourhood.

Man shot dead in public, car found ablaze minutes later

A man is dead after a public-place shooting and a car was found alight nearby soon after, as police investigate possible links.

Destructive island bushfire sparked by holiday campfire

A blaze that destroyed thousands of hectares of an island's national parkland was sparked by a campfire lit by a holiday visitor during a total fire ban.

Search continues as Indonesia building toll rises to 49

Indonesian rescuers have recovered dozens of bodies after the collapse of a prayer hall at an Islamic boarding school.

Helicopter training flight ends in fatality and injury

One man is dead and another has serious injuries after a helicopter training flight ended in tragedy outside a suburban airport.

Deadly rampage at UK synagogue was a 'terrorist attack'

British police have declared that a deadly rampage at a synagogue that killed two people on the holiest day of the Jewish year was a terrorist attack.

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