Key developments and global perspectives that matter.
Key developments and global perspectives that matter.
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A fire which ravaged Notre-Dame Cathedral yesterday made headlines all over the world. Around 400 firefighters worked tirelessly, for nine hours, before it was finally declared that the fire had been extinguished. But this wasn’t before the spire - and most of the roof - had been destroyed by the…
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By now, you may have heard the news that, in a tragic turn of events, the Notre Dame cathedral was set ablaze, with the historical Paris monument taking great damage from the rapidly-spreading flames. The fire has now been successfully extinguished, but not before the 800-year-old building sustained serious damage.…
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The iconic 850-year-old Notre Dame cathedral has been devastated by a major fire, which toppled its iconic 300-foot spire, gutted its interior, and caused its roof to collapse. The Parisian cathedral spokesperson Andre Finot has told French media that the medieval marvel sustained "colossal damage." Firefighters have now managed to…
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Last night, tragic images began to circulate on the internet, showing France's iconic Notre Dame cathedral in flames. As hundreds of years of history burnt away, many were moved to the streets of Paris, while thousands of others across the world shared their lament online. Firefighters were able to control…
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Notre Dame cathedral, an iconic 850-year-old French building, has been devastated by a major fire. The blaze toppled its iconic 300-foot spire, and cathedral spokesperson Andre Finot has told French media that the medieval marvel sustained "colossal damage." Firefighters have now managed to extinguish the inferno, but the church building…
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Last night, reports emerged from France that the iconic Notre Dame cathedral, regarded as Paris' beating heart, had been partially destroyed by a major fire. It has since transpired that firefighters were able to save the 850-year-old landmark's stone structure and its two towers, but the building's roof and spire…
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A video has emerged showing the Australian Prime Minister accidentally saying hello to a Korean woman in Chinese while on the campaign trail. Scott Morrison, the leader of the Liberal Party, was campaigning in Strathfield in Sydney's inner-west ahead of the Federal Election. There, he was meeting and greeting various…
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DNA tests have proven that a Dutch fertility doctor used his own sperm to secretly father 49 children. Jan Karbaat, who died two years ago in April 2017, impregnated the women at his clinic in Bijdorp, near Rotterdam in the Netherlands, with none of the women aware that he was…
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WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange has been arrested at the Ecuadorian embassy in London, after taking refuge there seven years ago. At the time, he was avoiding extradition back to Sweden over a sexual assault case. Assange claimed that if he were extradited back to Sweden he might be arrested by…
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A British woman has been found dead in a luxury hotel room after allegedly engaging in a "sex game gone wrong", her boyfriend allegedly told police. 22-Year-old Anna Florence Reed was found in the bathroom in one of the rooms at Ramada La Palma au Lac in Lorcana, Switzerland -…
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Scientists in the Philippines have this week published a paper on the discovery of a previously unknown species of ancient human. The specimen, which has been named Homo luzonensis, was found in a cave on Luzon Island in The Philippines - and its discovery has thrown quite the curveball into…
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New Zealand's parliament has voted overwhelmingly to ban most semi-automatic weapons, a month after a gunman murdered 50 people in the Christchurch massacre. The fast-tracked gun reform bill was supported by all but one of 120 parliament's lawmakers after its final reading, but it must receive royal assent from the…
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The increasingly frosty relationship between America and Iran will have been causing distress to anyone with a nervous disposition. President Trump withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal last year in order to put sanctions on the country. In doing so, he has destabilised a delicate political situation which had brought…
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A mother has been accused of child abuse after she was spotted kicking her young daughter in public. The woman, who has not been named, is believed to have physically lashed out at her daughter after the three-year-old, identified on social media as "Niu Niu", failed to pose properly for…
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It’s becoming painfully obvious to everyone that plastic is bad news for the planet. Despite being a cornerstone of industry for the last 100 years, we are only just getting to grips with how potentially disastrous our plastic dependence actually is. It affects everything, from life in the oceans to…
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A woman has been left humiliated by pool staff in New Zealand after reportedly being asked to leave a swimming pool over her choice of swimwear. Yvette Harvie-Salter, a 26-year-old singer, presenter and actress, had been going to the pool in Auckland three times a week for several years, but…
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Shocking video footage seemingly showing a grown man choking one boy and throwing another down a half pipe has emerged, amid reports that he did so to defend his son against bullies. The video, which was uploaded to Facebook, where it went viral, was recorded in New South Wales, Australia,…
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A man in China was prevented from flying and subsequently detained after he threw coins at a plane's engine reportedly "for good luck". The 31-year-old, known only as Xia, admitted to throwing three yuan coins at a Hainan Airline 7783 jet on April 2 this year. He'd thrown them at…
