Australia's temperate mountains evacuated as bushfires approach

Hundreds of residents and holiday-makers have been ordered to evacuate Australia's temperate Snowy Mountains region in the state of New South Wales as fierce fires threaten from two sides, authorities said on Thursday.

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Hundreds arrested in Hong Kong in New Year's Day protests: police

About 400 people were arrested in New Year's Day protests in Hong Kong after what started as a peaceful pro-democracy march of tens of thousands spiraled into chaotic scenes with police firing tear gas to disperse the crowds.

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Plane crash fatalities fell more than 50% in 2019

The high-profile Boeing 737 Max crash in Ethiopia in March accounted for more than half of those deaths.

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Sacked vegan brings landmark discrimination case

A tribunal will decide for the first time if veganism is a "philosophical belief" akin to a religion.

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Plane crash fatalities fell more than 50% in 2019

The high-profile Boeing 737 Max crash in Ethiopia in March accounted for more than half of those deaths.

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Australia fires: Race to flee 'leave zone' as fresh threat looms

Tourists on a vast stretch of Australia's coast are told "you need to leave" before conditions worsen.

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Jakarta floods: 'Not ordinary rain', say officials

At least 16 people have died in the Indonesian capital amid record-breaking rainfall.

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Taiwan top military official missing after helicopter made emergency landing

Taiwan's top military official is missing after a helicopter made an emergency landing in northern Taiwan, the island's defense ministry said on Thursday.

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Flood death toll rises to 21 in Indonesian capital

The death toll from flash floods and landslides in and around Indonesia's capital Jakarta reached at least 21 on Monday, with more heavy rain forecast, authorities said.

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Rail fares rise by 2.7%, hitting millions of commuters

Many passengers are facing an increase of more than £100 for annual season tickets.

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Former Commissioner Stern dies at 77, made league 'truly global brand'

Former National Basketball Association Commissioner David Stern, who oversaw the explosive growth in the popularity of the game during his 30-year tenure, died on Wednesday at the age of 77, the league said.

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California to reject Sezzle's application for lending license in state

A California state agency announced its intention to reject buy-now-pay-later company Sezzle Inc's application for a lending license in the state, sending its shares to a record low on Thursday. The California Department of Business Oversight (DBO), which oversees and regulates financial service providers in the state, issued a statement saying it would deny Sezzle's application.

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Austria conservatives agree coalition with Greens

The deal follows months of negotiations after a scandal brought down the government in May.

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Barcelona's car-free smart city experiment

Superblocks is a radical plan to reclaim the streets from the noise and pollution of traffic.

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This dad took his son to Mongolia just to get him off his phone

Mountaineer Jamie Clarke wanted to bond with his son. So he took him on a trek across Mongolia.

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The tobacco farmers chasing a sweeter crop

Greek farmers have hit a sweet spot after growing sugar substitute stevia instead of tobacco.

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An Indian former software analyst has written a new ‘national’ anthem for Mars.

An Indian former software analyst who’s now a rising star in the opera world has written a new ‘national’ anthem for Mars.

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Thailand's disappeared Karen activist Billy and the burned village

A young activist went out to work and was never seen again. It would take five years of fighting to find out what happened.

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Letter from Africa: Gambia's code of the road

Find out how to survive if you go behind in the wheel in a country where driving can be chaotic.

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Military moves in to help mass-scale evacuation from Australian bushfires

Tens of thousands of holiday makers raced to evacuate popular seaside towns on Australia's east coast on Wednesday, fleeing ahead of advancing bushfires, as military ships and helicopters planned missions to rescue thousands more trapped by the blazes.

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NBA-Former Commissioner Stern dies at 77, made league 'truly global brand'

Former National Basketball Association Commissioner David Stern, who oversaw the explosive growth in the popularity of the game during his 30-year tenure, died on Wednesday at the age of 77, the league said.

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California department to reject Sezzle's application for lending license in state

Buy-now-pay-later company Sezzle Inc said on Thursday a U.S. government department had announced its intention to reject the company's application for a lending license in the state of California.

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Drug lord 'El Chapo' once held as much power as Mexican president -Lopez Obrador

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador declared an end to the days of collusion between crime and government, saying in a holiday address there was a time when drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was as powerful as the country's president.

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North Korea threatens to resume nuclear and ICBM testing

Kim Jong-un says his country is developing a new 'strategic weapon', but leaves room for US talks.

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Trump says he does not want, nor foresee, war with Iran

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he does not want, or foresee, war with Iran, after he earlier threatened to retaliate against the country following violent protests led by Iranian-backed militias at the U.S. embassy in Baghdad.

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Hong Kong gears up for huge New Year's Day anti-government march

Tens of thousands of Hong Kong protesters are expected to join a New Year's Day march on Wednesday as anti-government demonstrations that have embroiled the Chinese-ruled city for over half a year spill into 2020.

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Australian bushfires claim third victim as authorities struggle to reach cut-off areas

Australian authorities on Wednesday confirmed a third person had died in devastating bushfires that engulfed the southeast coastal region this week and said a fourth person was missing and feared dead.

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