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There's widespread concern about the negative effect of late-night scrolling on teens.
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Social media ban extended beyond 16yr olds

Teens will be blocked from social media between midnight and 6am, in bid to prevent the negative effects of late-night scrolling on mental health.

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Africa

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Deadly virus spreads as symptomatic patients refuse testing

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Security incidents have complicated matters for Ebola medics in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Armed attackers remove Ebola patients from DRC clinic

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Donald Trump has now said the United States will only guarantee safe passage to vessels from Persian Gulf states that agree to invest in the United States.

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Tyler Robinson, who is accused of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk.

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Danish ‌Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says Denmark will ‘defend every inch’ of Greenland.

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Venezuelan interim president Delcy Rodriguez has asked King Charles to release Venezuelan gold frozen under UK sanctions.

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Asia Pacific

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A magnitude 6.3 earthquake has struck the South Island's Fiordland region. (AP PHOTO)

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China has responded to Australia and other nations regarding its expansive claims on the contested South China Sea.

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Chinese men ‘shared rape clips, drugging tips on Telegram’

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Europe

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Footage of aerial drone strikes on Russian cargo vessels in the Sea of Azov.
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Serbian couple Svetlana Grković and Ljubiša Karović were on their way home from a Greek holiday before tragedy struck.

Devastating update on man almost sucked out of plane window

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Moscow has been bombarded by an intense drone attack from Ukraine.

Hundreds of ‘enemy drones’ target Moscow

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Middle East

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The latest escalation in Iran comes days after a fragile truce collapsed.

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An Iranian kicks a large banner depicting Donald Trump during funeral ceremonies for Iran's slain Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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The US and Iran traded intense barrages of strikes on Wednesday as both sides escalated their rhetoric, with no immediate off-ramp evident.

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The 26-year-old woman from Melbourne had been travelling solo through California and Nevada before she was last seen or heard from on June 20, just one day before she was due to fly home to Australia.

Chilling clue as cops reveal missing Aussie’s final message

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The US and Iran traded intense barrages of strikes on Wednesday as both sides escalated their rhetoric, with no immediate off-ramp evident.

US has two choices: Bribe officials or fire more missiles

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United States Under Secretary of War for Policy Elbridge Colby has scoffed at a ‘middle powers’ alliance.

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UK

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Sir Keir Starmer now begins packing up his things in preparation to leave Downing Street, just two years after walking in on the back of a mammoth and historic landslide. 

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Prince Harry's trip to the UK may have healed his rift with his father but his relationship with brother Prince William still appears as fractured as ever.
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