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Daredevil dies while training for world record motorcycle jump
Daredevil Alex Harvill died on Thursday while practicing for a world record motorcycle ramp jump, officials in Washington state said. He was 28 years old.
stunts
Police say 17th century paintings found in highway dumpster
German police are appealing for information about the possible owners of two 17th-century paintings discovered in a highway rest stop dumpster.
arts
Pictures of the week: Ice hockey final fires up in epic brawl
A crucial national hockey final in the US descended into chaos as players dropped the gloves for a mighty scrap.
World
In North Korea a packet of coffee costs $100, and that's a problem for Kim Jong Un
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has bigger problems than the United States right now. He needs to feed his people, and his options are not good.
North Korea
USA gives 300 million shots in 150 days
President Joe Biden on Friday marked the United States administering 300 million COVID-19 shots in 150 days, urging unvaccinated Americans to roll up their sleeves to protect themselves against emerging variants of the virus.
Coronavirus
Plane collapses at Heathrow Airport
A jet's foremost wheel has collapsed at Heathrow Airport in the UK, sending the cockpit thumping into the tarmac.
accidents
Scores abducted in latest school kidnapping in north Nigeria
Gunmen abducted scores of children from a school in northwest Nigeria, the second kidnapping from a school in the country's north within a week, officials said.
Nigeria
UN re-elects Antonio Guterres as secretary-general
The U.N. General Assembly unanimously elected Antonio Guterres to a second term as secretary-general on Friday, giving him another five years at the helm of the 193-member organisation
United Nations
Greek pilot charged with murdering UK wife and staging robbery
A Greek helicopter pilot was charged Friday with the murder of his British-Greek wife, whose death he had initially claimed was caused by burglars during a brutal invasion of their home on the outskirts of Athens
Greece
Inquiry slams security faults before Manchester Arena attack
A public inquiry into a mass attack at a 2017 Ariana Grande concert in northwest England has revealed "serious shortcomings".
Manchester Attack
Clogged ports in China could deal blow to end-of-year shopping
A coronavirus outbreak in southern China has clogged ports critical to global trade, causing a shipping backlog that could take months to clear and lead to shortages during the year-end holiday shopping season.
business
North Korea's Kim Jong-un vows to be ready for confrontation with US
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ordered his government to be prepared for both dialogue and confrontation with the Biden administration.
North Korea
Mass burnouts farewell fallen bikie in New Zealand
Police have made no arrests after a day of massive gang funeral processions across Auckland to farewell a Head Hunter who died in custody.
Bikies
White Island eruption survivors can sue Royal Caribbean in Florida: court
A Melbourne mother and daughter who were victims of the horrific White Island volcanic eruption can sue a cruise ship company over the disaster, the Federal Court has ruled.
New Zealand Volcano Eruption
Man in NZ with blood so rare it'll save a life 13,000km away
A Waikato man has been hand-picked out of millions of blood donors worldwide to become a lifeline for a patient 13,000km away.
blood donation
South Carolina executions halted until firing squad formed
The South Carolina Supreme Court has blocked the planned executions of two inmates by electrocution, saying they cannot be put to death until they truly have the choice of a firing squad option set out in the state's newly revised capital punishment law.
Death row
Husband 'confesses to murder' of young British mother in Greece
A Greek helicopter pilot strangled his young British wife to death in front of their 11-month-old baby, then staged a robbery to hide his involvement, police in Athens have said.
murder
One of the world's largest diamonds unearthed in Botswana
One of the world's largest diamonds has been unearthed in Botswana, the country's government has announced.
Africa
Israel strikes Gaza after Hamas fires incendiary balloons
Israel launched airstrikes on the Gaza Strip late Thursday for a second time since a shaky cease-fire ended last month's 11-day war.
World
UK records over 10,000 virus cases for first time since February
The UK's new confirmed cases rose above 10,000 for the first time in nearly four months as a result of the spread of the more contagious delta variant.
UK
Chinese astronauts enter new space station on three-month mission
Three Chinese astronauts have arrived at China's new space station at the start of a three-month mission, marking another milestone in the country's ambitious space program.
space
Biden and Putin clash on cybersecurity but no 'Cold War'
US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin have offered starkly different views on difficult simmering issues including cyber attacks originating from Russia.
Joe Biden
China launches mission sending astronauts to construct new space station
China successfully launched three astronauts into space on Thursday, bringing the country one step closer to completing its new space station.
space
Spacesuit malfunction halts power installation in orbit
Spacesuit problems prevented astronauts from completing the installation of powerful, new solar panels outside the International Space Station.
space
'Did I hurt you?': Dad cross-examines son at US double murder trial
Acting as his own lawyer, a US double-murder defendant opened his death penalty trial by shouting at jurors that he did not attack his girlfriend and disabled daughter.
crime
Computer trouble hits Hubble Space Telescope
The orbiting observatory has been idle since Sunday when a 1980s-era computer that controls the science instruments shut down.
NASA
US Congress approves bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday
The United States will soon have a new federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the nation.
USA
Malaysian court rejects coroner's verdict teen's death was accidental
Ruling is a legal victory for Nora's parents, who believe she was likely kidnapped.
Malaysia
Scottish man who faked death in California jailed for rape
A Scottish man who tried to evade justice by fleeing to the United States, where he faked his death at a California beach, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for rape and other sexual offenses, authorities in Scotland said.
scotland
Fresh trade crisis looming after new Chinese virus outbreak
Australian exporters and importers will be closely watching the falllout from a new COVID-19 outbreak in southern China that is creating a trade bottleneck.
China
UFO report expected after years of military infighting
Members of the US House Intelligence Committee are due to hear a classified briefing about one of the most controversial topics circulating in Washington today: UFOs.
UFOs
Biden apologises after losing his temper with reporter
US President Joe Biden has apologised to a journalist after losing his temper as she questioned his optimistic view about his summit meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
Joe Biden
US cases of Delta variant on the rise
As US states lift more coronavirus restrictions, experts are worried people who aren't fully vaccinated could contribute to further spread of the virus.
Coronavirus
Facebook is testing AI to get you to stop fighting in its groups
Conversations can quickly spiral out of control online, so Facebook is hoping artificial intelligence can help keep things civil.
Facebook
Spanish man jailed for killing and eating his mother
A Spanish man has been jailed for 15 years and five months for killing and eating his mother at the apartment they shared in Madrid.
spain
Expectant mum's partner denied permission to be with her for birth
Danielle Doulis is preparing to give birth alone - because her unborn baby's father isn't allowed into the country to be with her.
Coronavirus
Taiwan reports largest daily incursion yet by Chinese warplanes
Twenty-eight Chinese military planes have flown into Taiwan's Air Defence Identification Zones (ADIZ) - the largest incursion since the self-ruled island began regularly reporting such actions last year
China
'What are you so afraid of?': Reporter's striking question to Vladimir Putin
"The list of your political opponents who are dead, prisoned or jailed, is long," ABC congressional correspondent Rachel Scott said.
Joe Biden
'Two great powers': Biden, Putin plunge into hours of talks
Mr Biden called it a discussion between "two great powers" and said it was "always better to meet face to face."
Joe Biden
'Totally hopeless': Former adviser leaks sweary message from UK PM
Mr Johnson apparently called Health Secretary Matt Hancock "totally f---ing hopeless".
Politics
Kim Jong-un looks much thinner, causing health speculation
The health of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has long been a source of morbid fascination in rival South Korea.
North Korea
Cruise firm cancels inaugural sailing after eight vaccinated crew test positive to virus
A cruise line has cancelled the inaugural cruise of its newest ship, after eight crew members tested positive for coronavirus.
Cruise Ship
Pilot gives birds-eye view of twister in US
A pilot in the US has given the world a birds-eye view of a twister tearing across the plains of Oklahoma.
tornado
European government bans 'homosexual' content in schools
Lawmakers in Hungary have approved legislation that prohibits sharing with minors any content portraying homosexuality or sex reassignment.
LGBT
City devastated by COVID 'rises again' as fireworks set off
Both New York and California have announced the ending of most coronavirus restrictions, as both US states mark 70 per cent of people having at least their first vaccination dose. The states are among the worst-hit in the USA, which has passed 600,000 virus deaths.
Coronavirus
Emails show Trump pressured Justice Department over 2020 election
Donald Trump and his allies pressured the Justice Department to investigate unsubstantiated claims of widespread 2020 election fraud, newly released emails show.
Donald Trump
Big-brand companies cancel advertising on new GB News channel
A British news channel founded to counter "cancel culture" and the "echo chamber" of "metropolitan" news is losing advertisers left and right in the days after its launch.
UK
India's coronavirus death toll just jumped, here's why
A sudden spike in coronavirus deaths has raised long held concerns the number of COVID-19 fatalities in India may be significantly worse than the reported 370,000.
Coronavirus
Biden's 'Cold War plan' to contain Chinese security threats
US military planners are considering setting up a permanent naval task force in the Asia Pacific region to counter China's security threats, reports say.
security
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