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Uber ordered to pay US$8.5 million in trial over driver sex assault claims
6 Feb 2026The jury found that the driver was an agent of Uber, so the company was responsible for his actions.
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Blood of US news anchor's missing mother found at crime scene
6 Feb 2026Nancy Guthrie has been missing 4-5 days now and is in desperate need of medication.
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NATO expected to discuss Arctic security plans next week
6 Feb 2026Defence ministers intend bolstering Greenland's security to ward off Donald Trump's designs on the territory.
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Michelangelo foot sketch sells for record $45.7m at US auction
It's a new record for any work created by the Renaissance master.
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Prosecutors drop case against Australian underworld figure
6 Feb 2026The director of public prosecutions confirmed it was discontinuing a retrial of allegations Tony Mokbel tried to source a commercial quantity of MDMA from overseas in June 2005.
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UK PM apologises to Epstein's victims over Mandelson appointment
6 Feb 2026Keir Starmer says he did not know the "depth and darkness" of the relationship Peter Mandelson had with the convicted sex offender.
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Norway police open probe into ex-prime minister over Epstein
6 Feb 2026Thorbjoern Jagland, who also chaired the Norwegian Nobel committee, is being investigated for possible aggravated corruption.
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Trump rejects Putin offer over nuclear weapons
6 Feb 2026The treaty that put caps on strategic nuclear weapons deployments and held them in check for more than two decades has expired.
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Elon Musk not happy being super rich
6 Feb 2026Being the richest person on the planet is apparently not worth it for Elon Musk.
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Lower pollution during Covid boosted methane: study
6 Feb 2026Methane levels rose at a record pace in the wake of the pandemic as the super pollutant's main natural "cleaning agent" weakened during that period.
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Russian captain jailed for six years for fatal North Sea crash
6 Feb 2026Vladimir Motin, 59, had been on sole watch duty when his ship, the Solong, crashed into the Stena Immaculate anchored just off the coast of Yorkshire, northeastern England, last March.
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Email appears to confirm photo of Andrew, Giuffre is real
6 Feb 2026The disgraced former prince has long denied allegations he sexually assaulted Giuffre and had questioned whether the now-infamous photo had been doctored.
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Ukraine, Russia exchange POWs for first time in months
6 Feb 2026Each country has released at least 157 people, both countries said, amid United States-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi aimed at ending the war.
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Attempted bombing at Perth rally declared terrorist act
5 Feb 2026A 31-year-old man was last week charged with throwing what police described as a homemade "fragment bomb".
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Disappearance of Gus, 4, declared a major crime
5 Feb 2026Gus Lamont disappeared off a South Australian outback property in September. His parents are not under investigation.
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What the Bondi Junction stabbing inquest found
5 Feb 2026The State Coroner says the five-week inquest has exposed "gaps" in the mental health system.
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'Momma, if you're listening, we need you to come home'
5 Feb 2026In an emotional video posted to Instagram, Today anchor Savannah Guthrie pleaded for her missing mother to come home.
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Son of Norway's crown princess cries in court during rape trial
5 Feb 2026Marius Borg Hoiby, 29, says his upbringing in the public eye had led him to crave drink and sex.
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Teen charged over alleged death threats to Israeli President Herzog
5 Feb 2026An Australian teenager has been charged for allegedly making online death threats against Israeli President Isaac Herzog, ahead of his upcoming visit to Australia.
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'You are not alone': Princess of Wales' message on World Cancer Day
5 Feb 2026Catherine spoke of her experience with cancer, in a deeply personal video message released on Wednesday to mark World Cancer Day.
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Teens say Australia social media ban isn't working
5 Feb 2026Australia's world-first social media ban for under-16s is two months old, but teenagers say they have found ways around it.
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Ukraine, Russia wrap 'productive' first day of US-backed peace talks
5 Feb 2026Ukrainian and Russian officials have wrapped up a "productive" first day of new US-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi, Kyiv's lead negotiator says, as fighting in Europe's biggest conflict since World War II…
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Nike probed over alleged discrimination against white workers
5 Feb 2026A US federal agency is investigating what it says is potential discrimination against workers in part due to Nike's diversity, equity and inclusion targets.
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What Trump, Xi talked about on call aimed at easing relations
5 Feb 2026China is considering buying more US-farmed soybeans, President Donald Trump says after what he called "very positive" talks with President Xi Jinping, even as Beijing warned Washington about arms…
