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Australian state poised to approve sweeping new gun laws, protest ban

Australian state poised to approve sweeping new gun laws, protest ban

Australia's most populous state was set Tuesday to approve sweeping laws cracking down on guns and giving authorities the power to ban protests after the nation's deadliest mass shooting in decades.

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Trapped under Israeli bombardment, Gazans fear the 'new border'

Trapped under Israeli bombardment, Gazans fear the 'new border'

When her children, trembling with fear, ask where the family can go to escape Israel's continued bombardment in southern Gaza's Khan Yunis area, Umm Ahmed has no answer.

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Families want answers a year after South Korea's deadliest plane crash

Families want answers a year after South Korea's deadliest plane crash

Grieving mother Lee Hyo-eun returns every weekend to the airport where her daughter and 178 others died last year, desperate for the truth about South Korea's deadliest airline disaster.

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Myanmar's long march of military rule

Myanmar's long march of military rule

Myanmar's military has ruled the country for most of its post-independence history, presenting itself as the only force capable of guarding the fractious Southeast Asian nation from rupture and ruin.

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Disputed Myanmar election wins China's vote of confidence

Disputed Myanmar election wins China's vote of confidence

Myanmar's military-run elections are being pilloried abroad and shunned at home, but neighbouring China has emerged as an enthusiastic backer of the pariah poll.

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Myanmar junta stages election after five years of civil war

Myanmar junta stages election after five years of civil war

Myanmar's junta is set to preside over voting starting Sunday, touting heavily restricted polls as a return to democracy five years after it ousted the last elected government, triggering civil war.

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Ozempic Meals? Restaurants shrink portions to match bite-sized hunger

Ozempic Meals? Restaurants shrink portions to match bite-sized hunger

A self-described foodie, social butterfly and New Yorker for 20 years, Lina Axmacher has long loved exploring the city's famed restaurant culture.

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'Help me, I'm dying': inside Ecuador's TB-ridden gang-plagued prisons

'Help me, I'm dying': inside Ecuador's TB-ridden gang-plagued prisons

In gang-plagued Ecuador, being sent to prison is increasingly a death sentence, whatever the crime.

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Australia's Cummins, Lyon out of fourth Ashes Test

Australia's Cummins, Lyon out of fourth Ashes Test

Australian skipper Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon were Tuesday ruled out of the fourth Ashes Test against England with the veteran spinner facing surgery and an extended period on the sidelines.

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US singer Barry Manilow reveals lung cancer diagnosis

US singer Barry Manilow reveals lung cancer diagnosis

US singer-songwriter Barry Manilow announced Monday he has been diagnosed with lung cancer, with plans to surgically treat the disease.

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