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A Victorian bird flu epidemic results in the culling of 500,000 hens, sparking worries about future price increases and shortages of eggs.

Countries trying to thrash out a global agreement on handling future pandemics are hoping to seal the deal Friday after weeks of creeping progress in exhausting talks.

The United States was imposing new visa restrictions and reviewing relations with Georgia, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday, after it pushed forward a Russian-style "foreign influence" law that triggered mass protests.

The world cannot look to UN peacekeepers as a way of stopping wars, whether in Gaza or other active conflict zones, the department chief told AFP, citing the famous Blue Helmets' inherent limitations.

Russian forces have become "bogged down" trying to capture the Ukrainian border town of Vovchansk but have intensified their offensive elsewhere on the eastern front, Ukraine's top general said on Friday.

UK police have arrested 16 people at a protest organised by a pro-Palestinian student group at Oxford University, in the latest flare-up on a prestigious campus over the war in Gaza.

Authorities in the U.S. claimed Daniel Duggan was paid $100,000 for training the Chinese pilots during his tenure at the Test Flying Academy of South Africa.

A massive landslide struck six villages in Papua New Guinea's highlands Friday, local officials said, with many homes believed to be buried and scores of villagers feared dead.

Knife Wanding Areas (KWAs) are zones that have been defined and will be set up permanently in areas like entertainment precincts.

This hike is less than the expected increase of 17%, and will be somewhat mitigated for many consumers by a $300 power rebate.

Doctors claim that FLiRT does not produce a more serious sickness than its predecessors despite its apparent contagiousness.

News Corp on Wednesday announced a deal to let ChatGPT-maker OpenAI use content from its publications in artificial intelligence products.

Australia has pledged $24 million to combat extinction, but in order to ensure long-term preservation, environmentalists want stricter environmental regulations.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese had refused to comment on the issue on Tuesday, saying it was a court process.

The Shadow Treasurer, Angus Taylor, backed the 25% reduction goal, pointing out that it would lessen pressure on the property market.

According to the report by Australia's leading scientific organization that calculates the costs for large-scale reactors for the first time, building the nuclear power plant would take at least 15 years, which would overshoot the deadline to end coal-fired power

The child was understood to have returned from India in March, following which they tested positive for the avian influenza H5N1 strain.

The drugs, Ozempic and Mounjaro, which are approved drugs to treat for type 2 diabetes, are sometimes prescribed off-label to overweight and obese people.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has supported raising the legal age of consent to register on social media from 13 to 16.

A three-judge ICC panel is expected to review the evidence in about two months and determine whether to go forward with the proceedings.

The Women's Safety and Justice Taskforce recommends legal amendments aimed at improving the justice system response in the domestic, family and sexual violence cases.

In the face of growing costs and stagnating revenue, Telstra has announced intentions to remove 2,800 roles, mostly from its Enterprise division, in an effort to cut costs and increase efficiency.

The review was prompted following allegations by Amanda Duncan, a whistleblower nurse, about unreported fatalities and fabricated death certificates.

It is "vital and urgent" for the United States and allies to find a way to tap immobilized Russian assets in helping Ukraine, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in prepared remarks released Monday.

The international airport in Haiti's capital reopened for commercial flights on Monday, some two and a half months after it was forced to close due to gang-fueled violence.

Trump Media and Technology Group, which owns former US president Donald Trump's social media platform Truth Social, lost more than $300 million in the first quarter of 2024, it said Monday.

Australia has been pressing France for four days to give clearance to bring back its stranded citizens.

French official said police operation to regain control of highway connecting the Nouméa Airport would take several days.

Detective Inspector Kevin Goan urged the public to refrain from taking on a vigilante role, even as the police maintain a heightened presence to guarantee safety.