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'Hard day' for teen's family as killer cop sentenced

For grieving father Lachlan Wright, it was never about the sentence.

June 6, 2026 10:30 am
 

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Chatbot mechanics: Aussies are turning to AI for fixes

More Australian drivers are letting artificial intelligence take a virtual look under their car’s bonnet in an effort to save money and help them fix issues at home.

June 6, 2026 9:20 am
 

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Social media child predator jailed over heinous crimes

A depraved man who elicited sexual abuse material from more than 80 children in Australia and overseas via social media will spend up to 30 years behind bars.

June 6, 2026 8:21 am
 

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IMF taps Alvaro Piris as new mission chief for Venezuela

The International Monetary ​Fund selected Alvaro Piris Chavarri as ‌its new mission chief for Venezuela, Bloomberg News reported, citing people familiar with the ​matter.

June 5, 2026 6:00 pm
 

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Congo reports attack on Ebola burial team

Residents attacked an Ebola burial team in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s South Kivu province this week, ‌forcing responders to abandon a coffin and raising fears of further transmission, the health ministry said.

June 5, 2026 4:57 pm
 

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Malaysia PM Anwar facing crucial test of support

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s ruling coalition will face a test of its public support amid signs of internal tensions after two states this week called ​snap elections, as speculation mounts over an early national poll.

June 5, 2026 2:48 pm
 

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US races to contain flesh-eating parasite screwworm

Following the first confirmation of screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite, on a U.S. farm in decades, federal and ​state officials have fanned out in South Texas, where a calf was found infested this week.

June 5, 2026 12:05 pm
 

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China's Xi to visit North Korea as Beijing seeks deeper Pyongyang ties

Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit North Korea ‌from June 8 to 9, state news agency Xinhua said on Friday, his first trip in nearly seven years as Beijing looks to reassert ties with Pyongyang.

June 5, 2026 10:31 am
 

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US imposes sanctions on Cuban president

The U.S. imposed sanctions on Cuban ‌President Miguel Diaz-Canel and some affiliated people and entities, the U.S. Treasury Department’s website showed.

June 5, 2026 8:28 am
 

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US House votes to curb Trump’s war powers over Iran

The US House of Representatives passed a measure that seeks to halt President Donald Trump from taking further military action in Iran.

June 4, 2026 5:39 pm
 

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Flesh-eating screwworm detected in Texas cattle

A flesh-eating parasite that feeds on warm-blooded animals has been detected in the US for the first time since 1966.

June 4, 2026 4:10 pm
 

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Taiwan presses China to confront Tiananmen past

Taiwan ​has pressed China to recognise the deadly crackdown on protesters in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square 37 years ago, in commemorating the ‌anniversary on Thursday of an event that remains taboo for Beijing.

June 4, 2026 3:10 pm

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