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Decision to extend life of Australia’s biggest coal-fired power station will have ‘far-reaching consequences’, critics say
Agreement to keep Eraring plant open for two more years to 2027 leaves environmental groups ‘deeply disappointed’
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China holds military drills around Taiwan as 'punishment'
China on Thursday launched two days of military drills to surround self-ruled Taiwan in what it said was "strong punishment" for the island's "separatist acts".The drills would also serve as a "strong punishment for the separatist acts of 'Taiwan independence' forces and a stern warning against the interference and provocation by external forces", he said.
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UK parties sharpen knives as general election looms
UK political parties began jostling for position on Thursday, setting out their electoral battle plans after embattled Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called a general election for July 4.The online poll of more than 1,000 adults on Wednesday and Thursday also found that 43 percent of respondents said Labour leader Keir Starmer would make a better prime minister than Sunak.
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At mercy of cartels, thousands of Mexicans seek refuge in US
Thousands of Mexicans are fleeing their homes to seek asylum in the United States, fearing their children might be kidnapped by ultra-violent drug cartels to become hitmen or sex slaves. Now in Tijuana, he is seeking asylum in the United States, where he has relatives.
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VideoFrance's Macron vows to restore calm in riot-hit New Caledonia
President Emmanuel Macron landed in France's Pacific territory of New Caledonia on Thursday, vowing to restore calm "as quickly as possible" after separatist unrest that has left six people dead and hundreds injured.Macron arrived in the capital Noumea to meet political and business leaders on a high-stakes mission to end more than a week of looting, arson and deadly clashes that have swept the popular holiday destination.After exiting the plane at Tontouta International Airport, the French lead
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Chinese social media posts share fabricated White House press exchange about Moon missions
Chinese social media posts have shared a fabricated exchange between White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and a reporter, falsely suggesting that NASA's 1969 Moon landing was a hoax. The posts incorrectly claimed that Jean-Pierre said the US and China landed on "different moons" after she was asked why the latter's Chang'e 6 probe found "no traces" of NASA's mission in May 2024. As of May 22, the White House had not commented on China's Moon probe launch.
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‘Drunk’ cops and armored vehicles nearly crashing: Damning report details ‘utter chaos’ at Maine mass shooting
A new report described how officers rushed to secure the scene following initial reports of the attack, but were at risk of doing more harm than good
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