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Brueckner, right, was named the prime suspect in 2020 in the disappearance of British three-year-old Madeleine McCann, left.
World
Peta Rasdien

Fears prime suspect in Maddie McCann case could walk

Police are reportedly racing to charge the man suspected to be behind the mysterious disappearance of three-year-old Madeleine McCann before he walks free from prison.

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Donald Trump has vented his fury over a portrait of him. (AP PHOTO)
US Politics
Max Corstorphan

‘Take it down’: Trump unleashes over ‘bad painting’

A portrait of US President Donald Trump has sparked controversy in the White House, with the Republican telling a Governor he should ‘be ashamed of himself’. 

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Prime Minister Han Duck-soo has been reinstated as South Korea's acting leader.
World
Staff Writers

South Korea court strikes down impeachment of PM Han

South Korea's Constitutional Court has overturned parliament's impeachment of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo and reinstated him as acting leader.

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China’s state-owned approach to mining expansion is giving their operations a quicker advantage over Western counterparts.
Business
The Economist

Should BHP, Rio Tinto and Vale learn from Chinese rivals?

The mining industry is drifting apart into two distinct models.

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Paris, France - August 15, 2018 : Gardener using Roundup herbicide in a french garden. Roundup is a brand-name of an herbicide containing glyphosate, made by Monsanto Company.
Business
Wyatte Grantham-Philips

Bayer ordered to pay $3b in Roundup weedkiller lawsuit

A jury has ordered Bayer to pay $A3.3 billion in damages to a US man who says the company’s Roundup weed killer caused his cancer.

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Riot police officers use pepper spray to clear a protester during a protest.
World
Ece Toksabay, Ezgi Erkoyun and Tuvan Gumrukcu

Turkey jails Istanbul mayor before opposition’s poll call

Just four days after his arrest in a pre-dawn raid by hundreds of police, the powerful and popular opposition mayor was on Sunday stripped of his title and shipped off to Silivri prison on the mega-city’s western outskirts.

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Brett Gardner and his family are mourning the death of son Miller.
Sport
Angela Yang and Christiana Corporon

Beloved champion’s 14-year-old son dies suddenly on family holiday

‘We have so many questions and so few answers.’

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Three people were shot dead and 15 others were hurt after a fight in the US city of Las Cruces.
USA
Staff Writers

Multiple arrests after mass shooting leaves three teens dead

A 20-year-old man and two 17-year-olds have been arrested over a shooting at a park in New Mexico that left three people dead and 15 others injured.

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Pope Francis appeared at a window of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome as he was discharged. (AP PHOTO)
World
Staff Writers

Pope Francis returns to Vatican after five weeks

Pope Francis has returned home to the Vatican after five weeks in hospital, but he has a long period of recovery ahead of him, doctors say.

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Princess Beatrice's second child was due in early spring, but she arrived in January.
Royals
Staff Writers

Princess Beatrice describes ‘sheer worry’ over pregnancy

‘Close monitoring’: Princess Beatrice speaks of scans and preparation before the the early arrival of her second child, Athena Elizabeth Rose.

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The presidents of the US and Russia may have spoken more than has been reported.
US Politics
Staff Writers

Trump, Putin may have had more undeclared contact

Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump may have had more phone calls than has been reported, the Kremlin has admitted.

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James O’Connell died during a display at West Coast Airshow in South Africa.
World
Max Corstorphan

‘Highly skilled’ pilot dies in horror airshow crash

A respected test pilot has died after crashing an Impala Mark 1 aircraft in front of spectators at an airshow, with screams filling the air as the plane exploded on impact.

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Former US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Jessica Aber was found dead on Saturday morning.
US Politics
Max Corstorphan

Former US attorney for Biden administration found dead

Jessica Aber, a former US Attorney selected by former President Joe Biden, has been found dead inside a residence.

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Donald Trump continues to promote the idea that the US could annex Greenland, despite objections. (AP PHOTO)
US Politics
Steve Holland

Trump delegation’s visit to Greenland ‘highly aggressive’

Weeks after US President Donald Trump announced his desire to annex Greenland, the Vice-President's wife Usha Vance is set to visit with a delegation.

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The death toll from the war in Gaza has surpassed 50,000, Palestinian health authorities say.
Middle East
Staff Writers

Gaza death toll hits 50k as Hamas official killed

As Palestine's health authorities put the Gaza death toll at over 50,000, Hamas says Israel's latest strike has killed a political leader Salah al-Bardaweel.

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