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• More than a dozen dead in bus crash in central Bangladesh

  19-03-2023 20:20 via smh.com.au
  
  A bus driver has lost control in Bangladesh veering off a major road and into a ditch, killing at least 19 people.
  
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• ‘Crystal clear’: Judge sends defamation case against Fox to trial

  01-04-2023 02:50 via smh.com.au
  
  The ruling sets the stage for a trial in which Fox News stars such as Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity and founder Rupert Murdoch, could be called to the stand.
  
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• As it happened: Former US president charged over alleged Stormy Daniels payments

  01-04-2023 02:37 via smh.com.au
  
  It is the first-ever criminal case against a former US president and will have huge implications over the 2024 election. 
  
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• Manhattan DA hits back as tensions escalate over Trump indictment

  01-04-2023 01:38 via smh.com.au
  
  The former US president says he has raised $US4 million in the 24 hours following news of the charges, 25 per cent of it from first-time donors.
  
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• Andrew Tate’s detention replaced with house arrest

  01-04-2023 00:56 via smh.com.au
  
  The professional kickboxer with 5.4 million followers was previously banned from various social media platforms for expressing misogynistic views and hate speech.
  
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• Plants cry out when they are stressed and thirsty, researchers found

  01-04-2023 00:10 via smh.com.au
  
  And you thought to be an uncomplaining bunch.
  
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• Manhattan district attorney hits back as tensions escalate over Trump indictment

  31-03-2023 23:53 via smh.com.au
  
  The former US president’s lawyer said there was “zero” chance he would take a plea deal because “there’s no crime”.
  
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• Duchess Megan wins in defamation lawsuit

  31-03-2023 23:08 via smh.com.au
  
  The Duchess of Sussex has won in a defamation case against her half-sister, who sued her over comments she made in an interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2021.
  
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• King Charles visits Germany

  31-03-2023 22:52 via smh.com.au
  
  King Charles as landed in Berlin on his first overseas trip as Britain's Monarch
  
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• Iconic songwriter dead at 75

  31-03-2023 22:37 via smh.com.au
  
  Keith Reid, songwriter behind John Farnham's hit ‘You're The Voice’, has died at the age of 76.
  
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• Oscar Pistorius stays in prison after his parole is denied

  31-03-2023 20:23 via smh.com.au
  
  Reeva Steenkamp’s parents, Barry and June, are “relieved” with the decision to keep Pistorius in prison.
  
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• ‘A one-word brief’: Albanese’s to-the-point call with our top man in London

  31-03-2023 20:00 via smh.com.au
  
  A key player in helping Paul Keating roll Bob Hawke, Stephen Smith now has a major role to play in AUKUS as Australia’s high commissioner to London.
  
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• Charles lauds German support for Ukraine in bilingual Bundestag speech

  31-03-2023 08:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The King’s 25-minute speech in German and English won him a standing ovation.
  
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• Crying cacti and weeping wheat: How we’re upsetting plants

  31-03-2023 06:02 via smh.com.au
  
  New medical research shows that plants are capable of crying when distressed, but it can’t be heard by the human ear.
  
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• Who is Stormy Daniels and what did she say happened with Donald Trump?

  31-03-2023 05:55 via smh.com.au
  
  The former president was indicted in New York City on criminal charges over alleged hush money paid to the adult film actress to avoid a scandal before the 2016 election.
  
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• Bolsonaro returns to Brazil promising to make it more like Florida

  31-03-2023 05:44 via smh.com.au
  
  The far-right former president, who idolises Donald Trump, says three months of exile in Trump’s home state helped him form a vision for the future.
  
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• ‘Welcome’: Turkish parliament ratifies Finland’s NATO membership

  31-03-2023 04:46 via smh.com.au
  
  “This will make the whole NATO family stronger & safer,” tweeted Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg. Finland applied to join as a result of Russia’s war in Ukraine.
  
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• The friendly association Dan Andrews met in Beijing aims at ‘grassroots’ power play

  31-03-2023 03:59 via smh.com.au
  
  It is called the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, but it has Beijing’s interests at heart.
  
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• Underestimate Trump at your own peril

  31-03-2023 03:20 via smh.com.au
  
  The incendiary Republican has once again made history but he has an extraordinary knack for defying the odds.
  
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• Turkey's green light for Finland NATO membership has huge implications for Russia

  31-03-2023 03:18 via smh.com.au
  
  NATO head says Finland joining military alliance has huge impact for Russian president.
  
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• Are we watching the dying days of Trump’s shambolic dynasty?

  31-03-2023 02:57 via smh.com.au
  
  Donald Trump has been indicted for hush money payments to a porn star. The betting now involves how many more times he may be indicted in coming months.
  
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• Fingerprinted, photographed and possibly handcuffed: How Trump’s arrest will play out

  31-03-2023 02:50 via smh.com.au
  
  In the days ahead, former president Donald Trump is expected to walk through the routine steps of criminal arrest processing in New York.
  
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• Actress Gwyneth Paltrow found not at fault over ski collision

  31-03-2023 01:23 via smh.com.au
  
  A jury has found actress Gwyneth Paltrow is not at fault for a ski collision which left a man's ribs broken in Utah in 2016.
  
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• Gwyneth Paltrow not at fault for ski collision, jury decides

  31-03-2023 00:58 via smh.com.au
  
  Paltrow, an actor turned celebrity wellness entrepreneur, looked to her lawyers with a pursed lip smile when the judge read the verdict.
  
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• Donald Trump arrest LIVE updates: Former US president charged over alleged Stormy Daniels payments

  31-03-2023 00:31 via smh.com.au
  
  It is the first-ever criminal case against a former US president and will have huge implications over the 2024 election. 
  
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• Grand jury votes to indict Donald Trump

  31-03-2023 00:14 via smh.com.au
  
  A grand jury has voted to indict former US president Donald Trump.
  
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• How Donald Trump came to be indicted on criminal charges

  30-03-2023 23:58 via smh.com.au
  
  A look at the hush-money probe, grand jury process and possible ramifications for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign.
  
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• Donald Trump indicted on criminal charges in New York

  30-03-2023 23:55 via smh.com.au
  
  The charges, arising from a probe into hush money paid to adult film star Stormy Daniels, could reshape the 2024 presidential race.
  
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• EU Commission president highlights Australia in warning over China

  30-03-2023 22:12 via smh.com.au
  
  Ursula von der Leyen says Beijing's clear goal is a systemic change of the international order with China at its centre.
  
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• ‘Calm down? Children are dying!’ Nashville shooting sparks shouting match between congressmen

  30-03-2023 22:01 via smh.com.au
  
  Representative Jamaal Bowman, a former middle school principal, told reporters that Republicans were “gutless” for not backing gun control laws after this week’s shooting. 
  
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