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The bacteria yersinia pestis is the cause of the pneumonic plague, and, right, a chest X-ray of a plague patient on the right showing their infected lung.

‘Particularly dangerous’: Death sparks plague fear, lockdown

The infection linked to a 28-year-old lab worker’s death is caused by the same bacteria as the bubonic plague, or Black Death.

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The teenager was struck by a car on live television.

‘Bang’: Shock as teen hit by car on live TV

The horrifying moment was captured during a reporter’s live-cross about a separate child killed by a car.

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Student are protesting over a lack of resources, a shortage of teachers and dilapidated schools. (AP PHOTO)

Hundreds arrested, police injured after wild school riots

Dozens of people have been injured and hundreds arrested, officials say, in French student protests against teacher shortages and dilapidated buildings.

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Cadets chant “Glory to Ukraine” at a government boarding school in Ukraine set up to funnel teens into the security services.

The teens training to fight Russia and avenge their parents

A rare look inside one of five boarding schools opened by Ukraine’s government reveals a facility that’s part grief counselling and part boot camp.

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A two-year-old child suffering severe medical conditions, including breathing difficulty and seizures, was given assisted dying treatment, according to a medical board review.

‘Unbearable’: Toddler euthanised in first case of its kind

The child had spent almost 24 months of life battling severe medical conditions and uncontrollable seizures, according to a medical review board.

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The Pope takes an elevator during his visit in Lourdes southwestern France.

Pope Leo shares his Euro vision in France

Pope Leo addresses the importance of unity during his final day of a landmark visit to France.

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Two priests are dead and three other people have been wounded following a stabbing at a Catholic convent in Poland.

Two priests killed in horror stabbing at Catholic convent

Police have issued a grim update regarding an alleged knife rampage at a Catholic convent.

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Ukrainian rescuers extinguish a fire in an office building following an air attack on  Kyiv on Wednesday.

Russian barrage hits levels not seen since first days of war

Putin’s forces target communication infrastructure, with the latest round of deadly strikes matching the intensity of the opening days of Russia’s Ukraine invasion.

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Supporters of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) gather with German flags to hear AfD lead candidate Ulrich Siegmund speak.

Nostalgia and lost pride: The fuel for Europe’s far right

The populist emphasis on national identity and threats to it, real and imagined, finds a deep response in voters adrift in a world they no longer understand.

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Ukrainian forces responded to Vladimir Putin's Russian election success with its biggest assault on Moscow to date.

Kyiv marks Putin’s scripted poll win with assault on Moscow

The air attack hit an oil refinery in Moscow, contradicting President Donald Trump’s claim that Ukraine and Russia had agreed to halt strikes on energy targets.

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An 82-year-old man has died after a fight over a sunlounger.

‘Chaos’: Pensioner, 82, dies after brawl over beach chair

The 82-year-old man reportedly died after an argument over a beach lounge at a popular tourist spot turned physical.

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Questions have emerged over the leading theory behind the deaths of a couple who were found dead in a hot tub in Spain.

‘Heartbroken’: Emotional goodbye after horror hot tub deaths

The couple who were tragically found dead in a hot tub will holidaying in Spain have been farewelled in an emotional service.

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Burnt-out vehicles in front of a damaged residential building in Kyiv on Thursday.

Missiles and corruption: Ukraine is in a fragile position

Latika M Bourke in Kyiv: A grim way of measuring life speaks to a new reality in Ukraine, now trapped in its fifth year of war following Russia’s illegal invasion in 2022. 

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Mark Carney was wooed by EU head Ursula von der Leyen during her speech to the European Parliament. (EPA PHOTO)

Battle with Trump is sending Canada into the arms of the EU

The head of the EU’s executive branch is proposing “associate membership” for Canada, as Ottawa also pursues new trade deals with China.

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Hashim Thaci was sentenced for crimes committed as commander of the Albanian Kosovo Liberation Army. (AP PHOTO)

Former Kosovo president Thaci jailed for war crimes

A court has sentenced former Kosovo leader Hashim Thaci to 25 years in prison for war crimes committed during his country's war for independence from Serbia.

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Ben Saunders, the first-ever winner of The Voice, has died aged 43.

‘Terrible day’: First-ever winner of The Voice dies aged 43

The champion of the inaugural season of the hit TV singing competition was tragically found dead in a lake.

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A train on a route to Poland from the Ukrainian capital Kyiv has been attacked 2km from the border. (AP PHOTO)

Narrow miss for European dignitaries in Russian drone strike

Ukraine's rail operator confirmed a Russian drone hit a train travelling to Poland shortly after senior European dignitaries used the same route.

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An unruly first-class passenger has forced an international flight to make an unplanned landing after they allegedly became aggressive towards cabin staff.

Drunken first-class meltdown ends in emergency plane landing

The passenger was travelling in first-class when they became aggressive and allegedly ‘bit’ and ‘fought off’ flight attendants.

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