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Man accused of stealing unpublished work of hundreds of authors

An Italian man working in publishing in London pleaded not guilty in Manhattan to charges he stole unpublished manuscripts of hundreds of authors by impersonating editors and agents, hoping to claim the authors' literary ideas as his own.

Trio rescued from croc-infested river

Two Northern Territory fishermen and a boy have been rescued from a crocodile-infested river after their message in the sand was spotted by a search plane crew.

Biden says Trump's 'web of lies' threatens US democracy

US President Joe Biden, flanked by Vice President Kamala Harris, speaks to reporters in the Hall...

Biden says Trump's 'web of lies' threatens US democracy

President Joe Biden has accused his predecessor Donald Trump of spreading a "web of lies" to undermine United States democracy in a speech on the anniversary of the deadly Capitol attack

Italy mandates vaccines for people 50 and older

A man receives a dose of the Moderna vaccine in Rome. Photo: Reuters

Italy mandates vaccines for people 50 and older

Italy has made Covid-19 vaccination mandatory for people from the age of 50, one of very few European countries to take a similar steps, in an attempt to ease pressure on its health service and...

Omicron 'may lift us out of the pandemic'

Diners at a restaurant in the Nyhavn district of Copenhagen. Photo: Getty Images

Omicron 'may be what lifts us out of the pandemic': Danish health official

While more transmissible than Delta, Omicron seems to induce less serious disease and could bring the end of the coronavirus pandemic, one of Denmark's top health officials says.

Tattoo artists in uproar over EU ink bans

The law limits the use of certain chemicals which the EU said are hazardous. Photo: Getty Images

Tattoo artists in uproar over EU ink bans

Tattoo parlours across the European Union were in crisis as a new rule came into force which effectively bans many of their most popular inks and which one artist described as like taking "taking the flour from a bakery."

Trapped in cars 'for more than 20 hours' due to snowstorm

Vehicles are seen on an icy stretch of Interstate 95. Photo: Virginia Department of...

Trapped in cars 'for more than 20 hours' due to snowstorm

Thousands of people were trapped in their vehicles for hours along a nearly 80km stretch of Interstate 95 in Virginia after a storm dumped up to 30cm of snow, forcing the highway to close.

Trying to fight off sea lion wrong: Doc

A body boarder raises his board when confronted by a juvenile New Zealand sea lion at a Dunedin...

Trying to fight off sea lion wrong: Doc

A video of a body boarder wildly swinging his board at a New Zealand sea lion at a Dunedin beach reveals ignorance of the threatened species, a Department of Conservation biodiversity ranger says.

New Covid case tally tops 20,000 in NSW again

New Covid case tally tops 20,000 in NSW again

New South Wales has recorded 20,794 new Covid-19 cases and four more deaths from the virus.

Socialite guilty of setting up girls for sex abuse

Maxwell found guilty of setting up girls for sex abuse

Ghislaine Maxwell has been found guilty by a US jury of helping disgraced late financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls, sealing a remarkable fall from grace for the British socialite.

NSW daily Covid numbers surge past 11,000

Vaccinated people in Sydney, a city of about 5 million, will be allowed unlimited numbers of...

NSW daily Covid numbers surge past 11,000

New South Wales has recorded a dramatic rise in coronavirus cases, the number almost doubling the previous day's tally.

'Erasing history': Russia closes top human rights group

Russia's Supreme Court has ordered the country's oldest human rights group to disband for breaking a law requiring it to act as "a foreign agent", capping a year of crackdowns on Kremlin critics.

France records huge jump in daily Covid cases

The French government announced new measures to curb infections, including limits on the size of...

France records huge jump in daily Covid cases

France has reported a record high of 179,807 new confirmed coronavirus cases in a 24-hour period - one of the highest one-day tallies worldwide since the start of the pandemic.

Andrew questions ability to pursue sex abuse lawsuit

Prince Andrew has not been charged with any crimes. Photo: Getty Images

Andrew questions ability to pursue sex abuse lawsuit

A lawyer for Prince Andrew has questioned whether Virginia Giuffre is legally entitled to pursue her civil lawsuit accusing him of sexually abusing her when she was under 18.

Maxwell judge keen to avoid Covid mistrial

Ghislaine Maxwell denies the charges. Photo: Getty Images

Maxwell judge keen to avoid Covid mistrial

The judge in Ghislaine Maxwell's sex abuse trial has asked jurors to meet every day this week, saying a change to the schedule could help avoid a mistrial caused by the rapid spread of Omicron.

Girl fatally shot through LA dressing room

The shooting took place at the Burlington store in North Hollywood. Photo: Getty Images

Girl fatally shot through LA dressing room

The LAPD is expected to release video footage from the accidental shooting of a 14-year-old girl killed in a clothing store when a bullet pierced the wall of her dressing room as officers opened fire on an assault suspect.

Maxwell jury focuses on Epstein flights

Ghislaine Maxwell has denied accusations she recruited teenage girls for her ex-boyfriend and...

Maxwell jury focuses on Epstein flights

Jurors in Ghislaine Maxwell's sex abuse trial have deliberated for a third full day without reaching a verdict, after reviewing the testimony of one of the late financier Jeffrey Epstein's personal pilots.

No new Covid curbs in England before new year

Shoppers in London's busy Carnaby Street take advantage of the Boxing Day sales. Photo: Getty...

No new Covid curbs in England before new year

England won't get any new Covid-19 restrictions before the end of 2021, Britain's health minister says, as the govt awaits more evidence on whether the health service can cope with high infection rates.

'We have more work to do,' Biden says as Omicron surge looms

A woman gets a Covid test on Broadway as the Omicron coronavirus variant continues to spread in...

'We have more work to do,' Biden says as Omicron surge looms

US President Joe Biden has pledged to ease a shortage of Covid-19 tests as the Omicron variant threatened to overwhelm hospitals and stifle travel plans.

Death toll from Brazil flooding rises

Heavy currents of the swollen Cachoeira River have complicated rescue efforts in Bahia. Photo:...

Death toll from Brazil flooding rises

The death toll from floods hammering northeast Brazil has risen to 20, as the governor of Bahia state declared it the worst disaster in the state's history and rescuers braced for more rain.

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