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Machu Picchu is one of the New Seven Wonders of the World.

Aussie plunges 300m to his death on famed Inca Trail

The man was with a group of tourists and a guide when he fell from a steep embankment.

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The MV Hondius in the Port of Rotterdam.

How a nature cruise turned into a virus-ridden nightmare

The hantavirus outbreak on board a ship full of bird-watchers set off alarm bells for a world still traumatised by the Coronavirus pandemic.

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SpaceX's mega rocket Starship V3 has called off its launch in Texas.

Musk’s SpaceX pulls pin seconds before rocket launch

SpaceX's newest and biggest Starship will have to wait at least another day before launching a test flight from Texas.

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Finnish divers recovered the remaining Italian tourists from a Vaavu Atoll cave in the Maldives.
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The boys were found on the side of the road.

Parents allegedly play cruel game before abandoning kids

It is believed that before they were allegedly left in the woods by their mother and step-father, the two boys, aged three and five, were blindfolded.

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The Trump administration said Thursday that it would impose new entry restrictions for US citizens who have recently been in Congo, Uganda or South Sudan, citing the Ebola outbreak in the region.

‘Enhanced health measures’ imposed as Ebola outbreak rages

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The Trump administration said it would impose new entry restrictions for some US citizens as the Ebola outbreak intensifies.

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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was appointed as UK trade envoy in 2001. (AP PHOTO)

Files reveal Queen pushed for Andrew to become trade envoy

A letter headed ‘Duke of York's travel’ has been released as part of a trove of files related to the former prince Andrew's appointment as UK trade envoy.

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Flight AF447 vanished ?from radar screens on June 1, 2009, with  228 passengers and crew on board. (EPA PHOTO)

Court delivers verdict on plane crash that killed 228

Air France and manufacturer Airbus have been found guilty of manslaughter in an appeal case regarding the 2009 crash of a Rio de Janeiro to Paris flight.

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Mr Trump says the US will recover Iran’s stockpile of uranium while Iran says it should not be overseas.

Trump’s tug-of-war with Iran over uranium stockpile

US President Donald Trump has vowed the United States will eventually ‌recover Iran's stockpile of highly enriched uranium.

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On Thursday, SpaceX filed its prospectus ahead of a Wall Street listing on a valuation reportedly up to $US1.75 trillion.

Musk’s genius and SpaceX’s science meet valuation doubts

TOM RICHARDSON: The SpaceX IPO will test the ability of Elon Musk to win renewed investor support for his ability to deliver grand visions that advance humanity.

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Cuba's former President Raul Castro holds a Cuban national flag during the commemoration of May Day (Labour Day), marking International Workers' Day, at Havana's Revolution Square on May 1, 2025. (Photo by YAMIL LAGE / AFP) YAMIL LAGE

Former Cuban president indicted in US on murder charges

A federal grand jury has indicted former Cuban president Raúl Castro in an attempt to hold him accountable for killing four people, three of them Americans.

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Three people have died and several first responders have been rushed to hospital after coming into contact with an ‘unidentified substance’ in New Mexico.

Mystery ‘substance’ leaves three dead, dozens hospitalised

Three people have died and several first responders have been rushed to hospital after coming into contact with an ‘unidentified substance’ in New Mexico.

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A man has been charged after authorities allege he made threats to carry out a mass shooting over the hantavirus outbreak.

Man accused of terror threat over Hantavirus lockdown

A man has been charged after authorities allege he made threats to carry out a mass shooting over the hantavirus outbreak.

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President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after stepping off Air Force One.

Iran weighs offer as Trump says peace talks on ‘borderline’

Iran examines new US proposal to end the Middle East war, as President Donald Trump describes talks as being on the ‘borderline’ between a deal and renewed strikes. 

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