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Can Australia curb its killer cats?
Eight-year-old ginger cat Juniper might look cute and fluffy, but appearances can be deceptive. “She was an efficient hunter,” says…
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Has Putin’s assault on Ukraine’s power grid failed?
The winter may be over, but Oleksii in Kharkiv believes the battle to save Ukraine’s power supply from Vladimir Putin’s…
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Regulators take over US Bank as failure raises fears
US regulators have shut down Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and taken control of its customer deposits in the largest failure…
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US grandfather survives week in snowbank on croissants and biscotti
Christian Jouret had all but given up hope that his grandfather, Jerry, the man who raised him, was still alive.…
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Silicon Valley Bank share slump rocks financial stocks
Shares in Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a key lender to technology start-ups, plummeted on Thursday as investors moved to withdraw…
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Deadly shooting at Hamburg Jehovah’s Witness hall
A number of people were killed and injured in a shooting at a Jehovah’s Witness meeting hall in Germany’s northern…
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Fourteen people drown when Italy-bound boat sinks off Tunisia
At least 14 people from sub-Saharan African countries have drowned off Tunisia as they tried to reach Europe by boat…
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Harry and Meghan’s daughter Princess Lilibet Diana christened in US
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s daughter has been christened at the couple’s California home. Princess Lilibet Diana, who was…
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Bao Fan: Why do Chinese billionaires keep vanishing?
The disappearance last month of technology industry dealmaker Bao Fan has rekindled interest in a recent Chinese phenomenon – vanishing…
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‘Pig butchering’: Former romance scammer reveals tactics
In recent years, people around the world have lost hundreds of millions of dollars to online romance scams. One of…
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