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Sir David Attenborough has marked his 100th birthday, and for Australians the milestone highlights decades of connection with our country that shaped the world’s understanding of our wildlife and ecosystems.

Attenborough’s love affair with Australia on 100th birthday

A century after his birth, Sir David has cemented a legacy that continues to unfold in Australia and around the world, as we celebrate the man who taught generations to look more closely at the natural world.

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Seventeen Indonesian and Singaporean hikers were found ?and evacuated after Mount Dukono erupted. (EPA PHOTO)

Urgent search for three hikers trapped by volcanic eruption

More than a dozen hikers have been rescued after a volcano erupted in eastern Indonesia, while authorities are scrambling to find three others who are missing.

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Shall we take David Attenborough’s 100th birthday as evidence that there is hope in the world, that we can, in popular parlance, have nice things?

David Attenborough’s 100th is proof of hope in the world

Shall we take David Attenborough’s 100th birthday as evidence that there is hope in the world, that we can, in popular parlance, have nice things?

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A man in a mask ran towards Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor while shouting abuse, according to reports. (AP PHOTO)

Man charged with harassing disgraced former prince Andrew

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has allegedly been threatened by a masked man near his home on the Sandringham Estate, with police charging a man with harassment.

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Reform UK leader Nigel Farage enjoys an ice cream after casting his vote during the local council elections.

Key sign on the nose Starmer’s Labour headed for wipeout

Ten years after voting for Brexit, the same voters are still dissatisfied and are continuing to buy whatever it is that Nigel Farage is selling. 

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Images released by US Central Command, which says  Iranian forces launched “multiple missiles, drones and small boats” at the three US warships.

Donald Trump dismisses warship attack as a ‘trifle’ matter

US President Donald Trump says ceasefire with Iran was still in place despite an Iranian attack on three American destroyers in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, which he dismissed as “a trifle.”

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Prince Harry reportedly upset his kids have not grown up around their UK-based cousins.

Why royal family birthday pic has left Prince Harry ‘sad’

California love from his immediate family may not be enough for Prince Harry.

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Crowds watching a grey whale near Vancouver’s Stanley Park were left horrified by what happened next.

WATCH: Whale struck by jet ski in front of horrified crowd

A rare whale sighting took a shocking turn in front of stunned onlookers when it was struck by a jet ski rider.

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Controversial influencer Clavicular has been charged for allegedly shooting an alligator in the US while livestreaming.

‘Looksmaxxer’ charged for allegedly shooting alligator

The incident the charges relate to was livestreamed to the looks-obsessed influencer’s followers.

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French President Emmanuel Macron.

What a crooning Macron says about Russia’s waning influence

LATIKA M BOURKE: Armenia briefly became Europe’s unexpected geopolitical epicentre as world leaders descended on Yerevan this week.

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The WHO said the hantavirus outbreak is a ‘very different’ to the COVID-19 situation in 2020.

Mad scramble to find passengers from hantavirus cruise ship

Countries across the globe are scrambling to track passengers from MV Hondius to prevent a further spread of hantavirus.

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A man has been arrested for allegedly threatening Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor near his home.

Man in balaclava allegedly threatens former prince

A man has been arrested after the former Duke of York was allegedly threatened while walking his dogs.

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Rustem Umerov is in Miami to meet officials from US President Donald Trump's administration.

Ukraine fires on Russian ship as talks to end war ramp up

Ukraine's army says it has struck a Russian warship in the Caspian Sea as its negotiator Rustem Umerov visits the United States for talks.

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Trump says Iran deal possible as tensions cool.

US and Iran explore short-term deal to end fighting

Officials say Iran and the US are working toward an arrangement set out in a one-page memo to end the war and stabilise shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

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