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A YOUNG boy has been rushed to hospital after being struck by lightning on a beach in Australia.
Emergency services were scrambled to the scene at Warilla Beach in Shellharbour, New South Wales, after reports a child had been injured while swimming….
Case brought under Bern convention on nature may set precedent for destruction of biodiversity in warAzerbaijan has launched a landmark legal challenge against Armenia for allegedly destroying its environment and biodiversity during nearly three decade…
A BRIT mountaineer had his leg amputated after being seriously injured climbing accident.
The 32-year-old also suffered a fractured skull in the accident on 22,837ft Mount Aconcagua in Argentina, the highest outside Asia.
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Top general says 47 of 55 Russian missiles were shot down; US move allows for wider sanctions against mercenary group. This live blog is closedRussia-Ukraine war at a glanceThe Ukrainian defence force has just posted this warning to Telegram: “Rockets …
María Branyas Morera, born in 1907, now in Guinness record books after death of Lucille Randon, 118, in French town of ToulonMaría Branyas Morera has lived through two world wars, the Spanish civil war, the 1918 flu pandemic and Covid.Now the Californi…
MSF charity reports 33% rise in malnourished patients at giant Dadaab complex after influx from drought-stricken SomaliaMalnutrition among children in one of the world’s largest refugee camps has surged over the past year as concerns grow at worsening …
Congressman, under intense scrutiny for largely fabricated résumé, a ‘significant risk’ to national security, letter saysTwo House Democrats have written to Republican speaker Kevin McCarthy demanding he deny New York congressman George Santos any oppo…
Thai capital’s already bad air made worse by forest fires and burning on farmsPeople in Bangkok have been advised to work from home and wear face masks due to air pollution that has worsened to unhealthy levels.Officials urged people to use public tran…
Civil rights groups voice anger at ‘unethical’ decision, while others say the public has an interest in hearing directly from candidates for political officeThe news that Meta will allow Donald Trump back on Facebook and Instagram following a two-year …
It is claimed 6,543 Russian personnel have surrendered since the hotline launched in September 2022More than 6,500 Russian military personnel have sought to surrender through a bespoke “I want to live” hotline, Ukraine’s government has claimed, with th…