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WorldAugust 24

Rent stress continuing to rise across Tasman

Australians need to earn about 75% more than the median income to be able to afford the median rental, the latest dire snapshot of the housing market shows.
AAP
    Rent stress continuing to rise across Tasman
    Rent stress continuing to rise across Tasman
    WorldAugust 24

    ‘Very distressing’: Bird flu spreads to mammals in Australia

    Bird flu has likely spread to a second seal, one day after the first mammal in Australia was confirmed to have contracted the virus.
    AAP
    ‘Very distressing’: Bird flu spreads to mammals in Australia
    ‘Very distressing’: Bird flu spreads to mammals in Australia
    WorldAugust 23

    Landfill collapse kills 30, dozens injured

    A landslide at a landfill in Guinea's capital killed 30 people, the government said on Monday, after heavy rains overnight prompted the collapse of a massive mound of waste that engulfed nearby tents and shacks.
    Reuters
    Landfill collapse kills 30, dozens injured
    Landfill collapse kills 30, dozens injured
    WorldAugust 23

    Search for survivors as cargo ship sinks

    India’s coastguard and navy continued search-and-rescue operations off the eastern coast on Sunday after a Panama-flagged bulk carrier carrying 24 crew members sank, with two Chinese nationals rescued, a senior official said.
    Search for survivors as cargo ship sinks
    Search for survivors as cargo ship sinks
    WorldAugust 22

    Seven dead in UK after vehicle travelling wrong way hits police car

    Seven people including two police officers died in a car crash in northeast England on Saturday after a car heading the wrong way down a major road hit a marked police armed response car
    Seven dead in UK after vehicle travelling wrong way hits police car
    Seven dead in UK after vehicle travelling wrong way hits police car
    WorldAugust 22

    Russian 'double-tap' strike on shopping centre in Ukraine kills 16 and wounds 130

    At least 16 people were killed and more than 130 wounded on Friday when several Russian drones struck a shopping centre in central Ukraine.
    Russian 'double-tap' strike on shopping centre in Ukraine kills 16 and wounds 130
    Russian 'double-tap' strike on shopping centre in Ukraine kills 16 and wounds 130
    WorldAugust 20

    Missing teen’s body recovered after family mistakenly told she was alive

    The body of a missing Sydney teenager has been recovered from dense bushland, after her family was initially mistakenly told by police she had survived.
    AAP
    Missing teen’s body recovered after family mistakenly told she was alive
    Missing teen’s body recovered after family mistakenly told she was alive
    WorldAugust 20

    ‘Deeply concerning': mass deaths spark bird flu alarm in Australia

    Mass deaths across two states have marked a major shift in Australia's bird flu outbreak.
    AAP
    ‘Deeply concerning': mass deaths spark bird flu alarm in Australia
    ‘Deeply concerning': mass deaths spark bird flu alarm in Australia
    WorldAugust 20

    Australia’s unemployment rate rises to 4.5%

    Australia's unemployment rate has risen to 4.5%, adding weight to the argument that the Reserve Bank will halt raising interest rates.
    AAP
    Australia’s unemployment rate rises to 4.5%
    Australia’s unemployment rate rises to 4.5%
    WorldAugust 19

    Former Fauci adviser pleads guilty to conspiring to conceal Covid records

    A former adviser to infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci has pleaded guilty to conspiring to evade public records laws and conceal government documents related to grant research funding and the Covid-19 pandemic.
    Reuters
    Former Fauci adviser pleads guilty to conspiring to conceal Covid records
    Former Fauci adviser pleads guilty to conspiring to conceal Covid records
    WorldAugust 19

    Prince Harry and Meghan to move back to Britain

    Prince Harry and his wife Meghan plan to move back to Britain this month, six years after they stepped down from their royal duties and relocated to the United States.
    Prince Harry and Meghan to move back to Britain
    Prince Harry and Meghan to move back to Britain
    WorldAugust 19

    Outrage after Israel clears soldiers over Australian aid worker’s death

    Foreign Minister Penny Wong says Australia is outraged that Israeli soldiers were cleared over an air strike that killed aid worker Zomi Frankcom.
    AAP
    Outrage after Israel clears soldiers over Australian aid worker’s death
    Outrage after Israel clears soldiers over Australian aid worker’s death
    WorldAugust 19

    Aussie mushroom murderer back in court to fight convictions

    Australian mushroom murderer Erin Patterson suffered a substantial miscarriage of justice during her high-profile trial, her lawyers will argue as an appeal begins.
    AAP
    Aussie mushroom murderer back in court to fight convictions
    Aussie mushroom murderer back in court to fight convictions