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WorldOctober 7

Botched execution: Christa Pike ‘awake and angry’

Christa Pike's lawyers have succeeded in getting all evidence from the execution attempt preserved.
Reuters
    Botched execution: Christa Pike ‘awake and angry’
    Botched execution: Christa Pike ‘awake and angry’
    WorldOctober 7

    Australia's top court rules against coal mine in landmark climate case

    An Australian community group has won the first climate change case to come before the country's top court, with judges upholding a decision to block a two-decade extension of a coal mine in New South Wales.
    Reuters
    Australia's top court rules against coal mine in landmark climate case
    Australia's top court rules against coal mine in landmark climate case
    WorldOctober 7

    Israelis mark three years since October 7 attack

    Israelis are marking three years since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, triggering a military assault that destroyed much of Gaza.
    Reuters
    Israelis mark three years since October 7 attack
    Israelis mark three years since October 7 attack
    WorldOctober 7

    NZ investigators help jail 21-year-old US child abuser

    An American man has been sentenced to 50 years to life in prison, thanks to the help of New Zealand’s Department of Internal Affairs.
    Brianna McIlraith, Open Justice reporter
    NZ investigators help jail 21-year-old US child abuser
    NZ investigators help jail 21-year-old US child abuser
    WorldOctober 7

    ‘On the Waterfront’ star Eva Marie Saint dies at 102

    Eva Marie Saint, the graceful blonde who delivered two of the most notable film performances of the 1950s in On the Waterfront with Marlon Brando and North by Northwest opposite Cary Grant, has died at the age of 102.
    ‘On the Waterfront’ star Eva Marie Saint dies at 102
    ‘On the Waterfront’ star Eva Marie Saint dies at 102
    WorldOctober 7

    School protests sweep France causing 'heaviest toll in decades'

    Demonstrations swept across France on Tuesday on the biggest day of what Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu described as the most violent student demonstrations in decades.
    School protests sweep France causing 'heaviest toll in decades'
    School protests sweep France causing 'heaviest toll in decades'
    WorldOctober 7

    Trump blasted after saying Iran could 'take out' LA and San Diego

    President Donald Trump has suggested to a crowd of his supporters in Nebraska that Iran could "take out" a major US city like Los Angeles or San Diego, drawing a swift rebuke from California's Democratic leaders and some fellow Republicans.
    Reuters
    Trump blasted after saying Iran could 'take out' LA and San Diego
    Trump blasted after saying Iran could 'take out' LA and San Diego
    WorldOctober 6

    Execution survivor ‘conscious and speaking’

    Christa Pike, who survived an attempt to execute her by lethal injection in the US state of Tennessee, has regained consciousness and is speaking, her lawyers say.
    Execution survivor ‘conscious and speaking’
    Execution survivor ‘conscious and speaking’
    WorldOctober 6

    Disgraced US televangelist Jim Bakker dead at 86

    US televangelist Jim Bakker, who built a multimillion-dollar empire before being disgraced by a sex scandal, a fraud conviction and divorce, has died aged 86.
    Disgraced US televangelist Jim Bakker dead at 86
    Disgraced US televangelist Jim Bakker dead at 86
    WorldOctober 6

    ‘Biggest cut in our history’: Australia’s opposition reveals radical migration plan

    Australia's conservative opposition coalition has proposed to slash temporary and humanitarian visas in what it calls the "biggest cut to immigration" in the nation's history.
    Reuters
    ‘Biggest cut in our history’: Australia’s opposition reveals radical migration plan
    ‘Biggest cut in our history’: Australia’s opposition reveals radical migration plan
    WorldOctober 6

    AI's race to transform the world before the money runs out

    Never has so much cash flowed into a new technology as is pouring into AI, eclipsing the sums splurged on railways or the internet when those technological revolutions sucked in capital.
    Reuters
    AI's race to transform the world before the money runs out
    AI's race to transform the world before the money runs out
    WorldOctober 6

    Soldier dies, five injured in training exercise in Darwin

    An Australian soldier has died and five others have been injured during a training exercise in Darwin.
    AAP
    Soldier dies, five injured in training exercise in Darwin
    Soldier dies, five injured in training exercise in Darwin
    WorldOctober 5

    Jeffrey Archer, best-selling author and politician, dies aged 86

    Jeffrey Archer, the best-selling British novelist and former politician who was jailed for lying in a high-profile libel case, has died aged 86.
    Jeffrey Archer, best-selling author and politician, dies aged 86
    Jeffrey Archer, best-selling author and politician, dies aged 86