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Doctors pull 8-centimetre-long live worm from patient’s brain during surgeryThe 64-year-old patient had been complaining of diarrhea and stomach pain, fever, forgetfulness and depression.ScienceAug 28, 2023
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Police won’t investigate claim Australia cabinet minister raped teen decades agoThe decision by New South Wales state police adds pressure on Prime Minister Scott Morrison to establish an independent investigation to examine the accusation.WorldMar 2, 2021
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Australia says ‘state-based actor’ behind recent cyberattacks but won’t identify countryPrime Minister Scott Morrison said there were not a lot of state actors that could launch this sort of attack, but Australia will not identify which country was responsible.NewsJun 18, 2020
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Wildfires destroy dozens more homes in southeast AustraliaBega Valley Mayor Kristy McBain said damage in her region 240 kilometers south of Canberra had yet to be assessed by the New South Wales Rural Fire Service.WorldFeb 2, 2020
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Residents prepare to evacuate as wildfires threaten Australia’s capitalWildfires burned out of control near Australia’s national capital, Canberra, and across surrounding New South Wales state on Saturday, with endangered residents warned to prepare to evacuate.WorldFeb 1, 2020
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Australian capital Canberra declares state of emergency over erratic wildfireIt’s the first fire emergency for the Australian Capital Territory area since 2003 when wildfires killed four people and destroyed almost 500 homes in a single day.EnvironmentJan 31, 2020
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3 killed after Australian plane fighting wildfires crashes in New South Wales: officialsThe New South Wales (NSW) Rural Fire Service said it was investigating the incident involving Large Air Tanker (LAT) flying in the state's Snowy Monaro region.WorldJan 23, 2020
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‘What a country’: Video captures kangaroos boxing on family’s drive home in AustraliaThe two marsupials seemed hopping mad.WorldAug 27, 2019
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Man left bleeding from eyes after being attacked by kangaroo he thought was deadBilly Willox was trying to do a good deed when he stopped after spotting something move next to a kangaroo lying on the ground.TrendingSep 27, 2018
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Islamic State worse than Nazis? PM Tony Abbott angers Jewish AustraliansAustralia's prime minister angered some Jewish leaders on Thursday by suggesting that the Islamic State movement was worse than Nazis during World War II.WorldSep 3, 2015
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