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• New US ambassador to Australia finally gets the nod to head to Canberra

  07-08-2026 21:25 via smh.com.au
  
  The US Senate confirmed former Republican congressman Dave Brat to become ambassador to Australia, clearing the way for him to fill a diplomatic post that has sat empty for nearly two years.
  
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• Trump takes ballroom to Supreme Court after judges order stop to construction

  07-08-2026 21:15 via smh.com.au
  
  The president said he would immediately appeal the “horrendous, politically motivated and unlawful ruling” to the nation’s highest court.
  
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• Teen gunman watched violent videos before killing seven in shooting rampage

  07-08-2026 19:35 via smh.com.au
  
  The 14-year-old killed his grandparents before heading to school on the outskirts of Bangkok and opening fire on teachers and students, leaving five staff dead, authorities say.
  
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• ‘There were many shots’: Teen gunman goes on shooting rampage at home and school

  07-08-2026 11:49 via smh.com.au
  
  The 14-year-old is believed to have killed his grandparents before heading to school on the outskirts of Bangkok and targeting teachers and students.
  
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• Teenage gunman killed grandparents before deadly Thai school shooting, police say

  07-08-2026 09:24 via smh.com.au
  
  The incident took place in the Bang Kruai district of Nonthaburi province north of Bangkok. Police identified the perpetrator as a student.
  
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• At least seven killed in Bangkok school shooting

  07-08-2026 08:41 via smh.com.au
  
  At least seven people have been killed, including the gunman, after a school shooting in on the outskirts of Thailand's capital, Bangkok.
  
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• Seven killed, 15 wounded in Thailand school shooting, police say

  07-08-2026 07:47 via smh.com.au
  
  The incident took place in the Bang Kruai district of Nonthaburi province north of Bangkok. Police identified the perpetrator as a student.
  
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• Trump privately backing Vance as successor; publicly keeping 2028 open

  07-08-2026 07:45 via smh.com.au
  
  The private remarks contrast with Trump’s rhetoric over the past year, publicly egging on a contest for his favour between his vice president and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
  
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• Two dead, including gunman, at school shooting in Thailand, officials say

  07-08-2026 07:41 via smh.com.au
  
  Among those injured were one teacher and three students.
  
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• Europe’s most famous rivers are drying out – and revealing long-held secrets

  07-08-2026 07:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Water levels on the Danube river are so low that the hulks of Nazi battleships are emerging, and power plants are being pushed to the brink of shutting down.
  
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• China is dominating the EV market. Now it wants to do the same with robots

  07-08-2026 03:31 via smh.com.au
  
  China is making a big bet that humanoid robotics will lead a tech revolution. But there are signs of a bubble and growing unease at what the push for AI-powered automation will mean for jobs.
  
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• Trump calls Michigan election corrupt

  07-08-2026 02:21 via smh.com.au
  
  Donald Trump has accused the Michigan Democratic primary election as being corrupt.
  
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• AI used to create new viruses in the lab

  07-08-2026 01:04 via smh.com.au
  
  Scientists trained artificial intelligence on libraries of DNA and then asked the model to create recipes for viral genomes. Sixteen of them were viable, yielding new viruses.
  
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