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Skydiver survives plane-tail dangling incident in Australia
AFP, Published on 11/12/2025
» SYDNEY - Heart-stopping video released on Thursday by Australian authorities showed the moment a skydiver was left dangling thousands of metres in the air after their parachute caught on the plane’s tail.
At least 30 killed in airstrike on Myanmar hospital
Published on 11/12/2025
» At least 30 people were killed, including patients, after an airstrike by the Myanmar military junta hit a major public hospital in western Rakhine state, according to a rebel group, an aid worker and a witness said on Thursday.
Deadly Asian storms ‘supercharged’ by climate change
Published on 11/12/2025
» SINGAPORE - The deadly storms that devastated Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand in late November were “supercharged” by higher sea temperatures and made worse by rapid deforestation, scientists said in a study published on Thursday.
Austria to vote on headscarf ban in schools
AFP, Published on 11/12/2025
» VIENNA - Austrian lawmakers on Thursday are expected to approve a law banning headscarves in schools for girls under 14, a move rights groups and experts say is discriminatory and could deepen societal division.
Racing towards great white sharks in Australia
AFP, Published on 11/12/2025
» SYDNEY - Sensible people might prefer to flee at torpedo speed from a great white shark, but there’s one job in Australia that pays you to race towards the predators.
McDonald’s pulls AI Christmas ad in Netherlands
AFP, Published on 11/12/2025
» THE HAGUE - The restaurant chain McDonald’s has pulled an AI-generated Christmas commercial in the Netherlands after it was widely criticised online.
US seeks to expand social media checks for visa approval
Published on 10/12/2025
» The United States is proposing that foreign visitors provide their social media history over the last five years to enter the country, including those from Australia, Germany, Japan and the UK who can now enter without a visa.
Indonesia pushes back on Bali’s plan to ban Airbnb rentals
Reuters, Published on 10/12/2025
» JAKARTA — The Indonesian government has pushed back on Bali’s plan to ban Airbnb Inc rentals, saying such services are needed to foster tourism in Southeast Asia’s largest economy.
Brazil lawmakers approve bill to slash Bolsonaro’s sentence
AFP, Published on 10/12/2025
» BRASILIA - Brazil’s lower house of Congress has approved a bill that could slash former president Jair Bolsonaro’s prison sentence for plotting a coup, after efforts by a lawmaker to disrupt the proceedings sparked chaos in parliament.
Three face German court on Russia spying charges
AFP, Published on 10/12/2025
» FRANKFURT (GERMANY) - Three men went on trial in Germany on Tuesday, accused of tailing a former soldier for Ukraine on behalf of a Russian intelligence service for a possible assassination plot.