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Philippines blocks GoreBox gaming app after school shooting kills three, injures 20
Investigators said one of the teenagers who allegedly opened fire on students at a high school had regularly used the GoreBox gaming appPhilippine aut…
Gay students extorted with threat of being ‘outed’ in home countries, Victorian hate crime inquiry hears
LGBTQ+ support service says men from countries where homosexuality is illegal are targeted for attacks via dating appsFollow our Australia news live b…
Woman attacked by shark at Coogee beach wakes briefly from coma to say three words
‘I love you,’ Leah Stewart told her mother and partner after being extubated on TuesdayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our b…
Prada plays a part in designing NASA’s lunar mission spacesuits
NASA astronauts plan to return to the moon in 2028 wearing spacesuits made with more safety features and mobility.…
Liberals dumbfounded by Angus Taylor’s multiculturalism comments: ‘Embrace the reality of modern Australia’
Party colleagues concerned opposition leader was missing an opportunity to differentiate Coalition from One NationFollow our Australia news live blog …
Chinese supercomputer leapfrogs best US machines to be ranked world’s fastest
China’s LineShine debuts at number one in Top500 – a list sometimes viewed as a national measure of global tech prowessA supercomputer in China now ou…
Top auto regulator investigates deadly Tesla crash into Texas home
The vehicle was using an automated driving feature at high speed and killed a 76-year-old woman standing in the homeSign up for the Breaking News US n…
Tate brothers seek judicial review of decision not to tell them accusers’ names
High court hears identities of women accusing Andrew and Tristan Tate of rape withheld for fear they could be revealed Andrew and Tristan Tate are not…
US supreme court ends lawsuit alleging Cisco helped China pursue Falun Gong
Suit alleged California-based company developed technology that allowed China to surveil members of movementThe US supreme court further limited the…
Deadly collapse at Florida condo happened slowly over several weeks, report finds
Building had been vulnerable before it collapsed in the middle of the night, killing 98 people in 2021The deadly destruction of a Florida beachfront c…
Majority of datacenters are vulnerable to climate threats like floods and fires, study finds
Study warns AI datacenters are vulnerable to the climate hazards that their global greenhouse gas emissions bolsterAmid rising concern that the artifi…
Cult leader William Kamm and wife groomed young girl for a decade, Sydney court told
The 76-year-old allegedly ordered he should have 12 wives to ‘repopulate’ the world. He and his wife deny the chargesGet our breaking news email, free…
South Yorkshire police investigate video of officers appearing to shove teenage girls
Force describes footage of police response to incident in Rotherham as ‘nothing short of shocking’South Yorkshire police have described video footage …
How 100 hospitals switched to pen and paper to defeat a national cyber-attack
For four days, dozens of Romanian hospitals went offline, as cyber-experts sought to defeat the hackers.…
Paraquat will continue to be used in Australia despite 70 countries banning weedkiller over Parkinson’s disease fears
Herbicide manufacturer Sygenta had reservations dating back to 1970s but regulator says tighter controls, including phasing out backpack sprayers, can…
How 100 Romanian hospitals switched to pen and paper to defeat a national cyber-attack
For four days, dozens of Romanian hospitals went offline, as cyber-experts sought to defeat the hackers.…
Met to expand use of live facial recognition into central London by Christmas
Technology to be used in six more areas next year as critics say tens of thousands of people will be forced into ‘digital police lineup’The Metropolit…
UK plans to give established media more visibility on YouTube and TikTok
Move for greater prominence on social media comes as ministers warn online misinformation risk becoming ‘existential for our democracy’Plans to hand e…
California drivers sue gas stations for allegedly using AI to inflate prices
Firms including BP and 7-Eleven accused of coordinating prices to ‘wring more money from pockets of consumers’Gas station operators including BP, Ci…
From retirement to records - another immortal Messi moment
Ten years after announcing he was quitting international football, Lionel Messi is still breaking records for reigning World Cup champions Argentina.…
Artificial intelligence law firm wins court case in England for first time
Company hails victory for freelancer over unpaid debt as ‘landmark moment’ for access to justiceAn artificial intelligence law firm has won a case in …
Canadian healthcare staff decry ‘cruel hoax’ after scam email promises paid day off
Unions condemn ‘insensitive’ internal cybersecurity test sent to healthcare workers in Newfoundland and LabradorFor years, healthcare staff in the Can…
A decade on from Brexit, the new PM has big calls to make on Europe
A decade on from Brexit, the EU is more cohesive than many expected, but faces growing pressure from within.…
Two Britons plead guilty to £39m 2024 cyber-attack on Transport for London
Thalha Jubair and Owen Flowers, linked to the Scattered Spider hacking group, change pleas on first day of expected six-week trial Two British cybercr…
Itoje rested as Caluori among five England call-ups
England captain Maro Itoje will miss England's Test against South Africa on 4 July after being left out of the entirety of the summer's Nations Champi…
Brown skuas and giant petrels rarely make landfall. When they were found in WA, scientists feared ‘bad news’ for wildlife
Experts thought H5N1 bird flu would more likely reach Australia’s north. But an arrival from Antarctica had always been possibleGet our breaking news …
Tesla drivers crash into swimming pool and home in separate US incidents
Texas man using ‘automated driving assistance system’ crashed into house and Connecticut man drove into pool while trying to parkSeparate crashes in T…
Zali Steggall expected to launch teal party after months of secret talks
Allegra Spender, Sophie Scamps and Nicolette Boele are understood to be open to the idea but other crossbenchers are firmly againstFollow our Australi…
From mobile jungles to shadow art: how Dutch people try to beat the heat
A national heatwave plan has been activated to help people stay cool during the Netherlands’ increasingly hot summersHouseholds in Amsterdam are being…
Clearance rates hit six-year low as more than half of Australian homes up for auction fail to sell
Preliminary data show 47.7% of homes sold at auction in the week ending 21 June, the lowest rate has been since April 2020Follow our Australia news li…