MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian state government is banning the sale of machetes after a violent gang fight in a suburban shopping mall injured a young man.
Victoria Premier Jacinta Allan…
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Gaza Humanitarian Foundation Head, Jake Wood, Resigns
The head of a group overseeing a contentious new aid program in the Gaza Strip resigned on Sunday, hours before the program was set to start operating, saying that he had found it impossible to perform the job independently.
Jake Wood, the…
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China student says she had to ‘take off trousers’ for period leave
A college in Beijing has found itself at the centre of public fury after it allegedly asked a student to prove she was on her period to qualify for sick leave.
A viral video, filmed inside what appears to be a clinic and posted to social media…
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Australia fast-tracks first-ever machete ban after weekend attack
A fight involving machetes at a Melbourne shopping centre has prompted an Australian state to fast-track the country’s first-ever ban on the weapon’s sale.
The ban – to start in Victoria this Wednesday, instead of September – comes after two…
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Israeli strikes across Gaza kill 24, medics and officials say
Rushdi AbualoufGaza correspondent
EPARubble pictured in a separate area of central Gaza on Sunday At least 24 Palestinians have been killed in two separate Israeli air strikes overnight, including a strike on a school sheltering displaced families…
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India state on alert after ship carrying hazardous cargo capsizes
Authorities in India’s southern Kerala state have issued an alert after a ship carrying oil and hazardous cargo leaked and sank off the state’s coast in the Arabian Sea.
The spill occurred in a Liberian-flagged vessel that capsized near Kochi city…
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Humanoid robots fight in Chinese boxing competition
Two humanoid robots traded punches while fans watched on, in a competition held in Hangzhou, China, on Sunday.
The fight was part of the China Media Group World Robot Competition and featured robots developed by Unitree Robotics.
The event included…
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Police: Five skiers found dead on Swiss mountain
May 26 (UPI) — Five skiers were found dead on a Swiss mountain near Zermatt over the weekend, authorities said.
According to a statement Sunday from southern Switzerland’s Valais cantonal police, the five bodies were discovered Saturday on the…
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Businesses are finding a tariff workaround: the first sale rule
The rail-mounted crane transports goods at the cargo yard of the Qianwan United Container Terminal of Qingdao Port in Qingdao City, Shandong Province, China.
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Businesses are finding a workaround to minimize the most…
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Southeast Asian nations want to discuss tariffs with Trump as a unified bloc, Malaysia PM says
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Southeast Asian nations will forge a common front to face challenges including economic headwinds from U.S. tariffs and a four-year civil war in Myanmar, Malaysian Prime…
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