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  • CelebrityAFP

    Former Australia skipper Lanning says 'obsession' caused retirement

    Former Australia cricket captain Meg Lanning said Thursday that an unhealthy "obsession" with food and exercise led to her sudden international retirement last year aged just 31.A private person, Lanning told an Australian cricket podcast that to escape the pressures she began running up to 90 kilometres (56 miles) a week, but did not eat enough to fuel her "obsession".

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  • BusinessThe Guardian

    Australia’s unemployment rate rises to 3.8% in March as employers shed more than 6,000 jobs

    Reserve Bank and Treasury had predicted unemployment rate would rise from February’s 3.7% as interest rates bite

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  • NewsAFP

    Taiwan's next president among Time 'Most Influential'

    Taiwan's incoming president Lai Ching-te has made Time Magazine's list of the "100 Most Influential People of 2024", which the island hailed Thursday as a recognition of its "democratic achievements".Taiwan's Presidential Office praised Lai's entry to the list, calling it an "important recognition from the international community to the democratic achievements" of the Taiwanese people.

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  • NewsAFP

    Thousands evacuated as Indonesia volcano erupts, causes tsunami threat

    Indonesian rescuers raced to evacuate thousands of people Thursday after a volcano erupted five times, forcing authorities to close a nearby airport and issue a warning about falling debris that could cause a tsunami.- Tsunami warning - Authorities also warned of a possible tsunami as a result of the eruptions. 

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  • NewsSky News

    Thousands ordered to flee homes as Indonesian volcano eruption sparks tsunami warning

    Thousands of people have been told to leave their homes after an Indonesian mountain erupted, sending ash thousands of feet high. Ruang mountain, a 725m volcano on the northern side of Sulawesi island, has erupted at least five times in 24 hours, according to Indonesia's Centre for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation. People were told to stay at least 3.7 miles away, and a nearby airport - Sam Ratulangi in Manado - has been closed, affecting nine flights so far.

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  • NewsFrance 24

    'Human-induced' climate change caused deadly Sahel heatwave, says study

    The deadly heatwave that hit Africa's Sahel region in early April would not have occurred without "human-induced" climate change, according to a study by the World Weather Attribution (WWA) group published Thursday. The West African nations of Mali and Burkina Faso experienced an exceptional heatwave from April 1 until April 5, with soaring temperatures above 45 degrees Celsius triggering a large number of deaths.Observations and climate models used by researchers at the WWA showed that "heatwav

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  • NewsAFP

    'You are my son': stabbed Sydney bishop forgives attacker

    A Sydney bishop brutally stabbed during a live-streamed sermon said Thursday he is recovering and forgives his attacker, declaring: "You are my son.""I forgive whoever has done this act and I say to him: You are my son, I love you and I will always pray for you.

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