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• Tributes to Gloria Steinem

  03-09-2026 22:39 via smh.com.au
  
  Tributes have flowed to journalist and feminist icon Gloria Steinem, who has died aged 92.
  
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• Two Australians found safe in Nepal as two trapped workers rescued from tunnels

  04-09-2026 09:05 via smh.com.au
  
  The number of Australians missing since last week’s flood has been revised down to 36, while Nepalese officials remain hopeful that more hydropower workers will be rescued.
  
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• Two Australians found safe in Nepal as trapped workers rescued from tunnel

  04-09-2026 09:05 via smh.com.au
  
  The number of Australians missing since last week’s flood has been revised down to 36, while Nepalese officials remain hopeful that more hydropower workers will be rescued.
  
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• Workers pulled from tunnel in Nepal nine days after flash floods

  04-09-2026 08:15 via smh.com.au
  
  Two workers have been pulled alive from a tunnel nine days after Nepal’s devastating flash floods.
  
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• Many Italians long resisted air-conditioning. Then Europe got hotter

  04-09-2026 07:45 via smh.com.au
  
  The brutal reality of unstinting heatwaves has forced a cultural shift in a country where home owners usually weather the summer with open windows and fans.
  
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• Is Burning Man burning out? America’s mega-festival is facing a midlife crisis

  04-09-2026 07:30 via smh.com.au
  
  The annual Nevada desert “freak fest” known for its anything-goes excess seems to be turning into a turn-off for Gen Z.
  
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• Rescuers pull survivors from ruined tunnels

  04-09-2026 06:29 via smh.com.au
  
  Rescuers have pulled several survivors from tunnels in Nepal after more than a week of being trapped by the catastrophic flooding and landslides.
  
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• In Nepal, hope gives way to grief. Few are counting on miracles

  04-09-2026 06:00 via smh.com.au
  
  In the village of Thulo Bharkhu on the Nepal-Tibet border, families mourn the loved ones lost, even as relatives of the Australians missing after the floods continue their desperate search.
  
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• Trump suggests he would not help UK in another Falklands clash

  03-09-2026 21:56 via smh.com.au
  
  The president linked the issue to the Iran war by noting, again, that former British prime minister Keir Starmer turned down his request for military support to help open the Strait of Hormuz.
  
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• Renowned feminist Gloria Steinem dies, aged 92

  03-09-2026 12:58 via smh.com.au
  
  Renowned feminist Gloria Steinem has died at her home in New York City, surrounded by loved ones.
  
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• The US warship that spent too much time at sea finally gets a break

  03-09-2026 11:30 via smh.com.au
  
  The war-weary USS Abraham Lincoln has finally docked in Thailand bearing all the scars of a gruelling eight-month deployment in the Middle East.
  
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• Australia sending more help to Nepal as death toll rises

  03-09-2026 08:25 via smh.com.au
  
  Australia is sending more aid to Nepal as the death toll in the disaster zone continues to rise.
  
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• Quicksand and rotting flesh: No words can capture the devastation in Nepal

  03-09-2026 07:45 via smh.com.au
  
  Covering the Nepal flood disaster on the ground is dangerous and can feel like a crushing responsibility. But the Nepalese people want the world to know what is happening.
  
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• Britain’s budget blues will end Burnham’s honeymoon

  03-09-2026 07:45 via smh.com.au
  
  There are tough choices ahead for new UK PM Andy Burnham – if he has the stomach to make any.
  
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• Man survives being struck by lightning outside home

  03-09-2026 07:24 via smh.com.au
  
  A US man was heading to a dentist appointment when a bolt of lightning struck him right outside his house.
  
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• An insight into how Donald Trump thinks

  03-09-2026 06:19 via smh.com.au
  
  Critical economic and political decisions have not only been made on the fly, they have been made with little consultation from experts.
  
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• The ‘miracle house’ that survived Nepal’s floods

  03-09-2026 03:42 via smh.com.au
  
  People are coming to take photos of the green-painted house, which kept the Pyakurel family safe as raging floodwaters destroyed the area around them.
  
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• The moment a man is struck by lightning – then walks away unharmed

  03-09-2026 03:11 via smh.com.au
  
  Footage shows Thomas Fahmy suddenly drop to the ground in a fiery flash. After being discharged from hospital, he bought a lottery ticket and then went to church.
  
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• Nepal's 'miracle house'

  03-09-2026 02:46 via smh.com.au
  
  For an hour, the Pyakurel family could only watch the carnage unfold around them as their house somehow stood firm.
  
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• 'You look like s---': Trump mocks friend on obesity drugs

  03-09-2026 02:20 via smh.com.au
  
  Donald Trump has spoken at length about a "brutal" friend taking obesity drugs that he said looked like "s---", during a rambling speech.
  
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• A village in mourning after Nepalese floods

  03-09-2026 01:38 via smh.com.au
  
  Chogyal Dorie Lama grieves his wife, brother and sister-in-law, who owned a hotel where several Australians were staying.
  
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• Two police officers injured in US shooting

  03-09-2026 01:28 via smh.com.au
  
  A shooting in the US Mid=West has left multiple victims, including two police officers.
  
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• Coins featuring Donald Trump in circulation

  02-09-2026 22:39 via smh.com.au
  
  Coins featuring US President Donald Trump's face are now in circulation in America, according to US officials
  
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• Tiger Woods enters plea deal

  02-09-2026 22:34 via smh.com.au
  
  Golf star Tiger Woods will have his licence suspended for five years after reaching a plea deal over a car crash.
  
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• RAAF relief plane arrives in Nepal

  02-09-2026 22:29 via smh.com.au
  
  Supplies from Australia have arrived in Nepal aboard an RAAF aircraft.
  
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• ‘Not a fan’: Trump ‘happy’ Harry and Meghan left the US

  02-09-2026 22:10 via smh.com.au
  
  The US president said “if I were the royal family, I would not have taken them back”.
  
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• Judge issues jail warning to Tiger Woods after plea deal in DUI case

  02-09-2026 17:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Woods had his licence suspended for five years after agreeing to a reduced charge of reckless driving following the rollover crash in Florida.
  
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• Tiger Woods pleads guilty to lesser charge in DUI rollover case

  02-09-2026 15:13 via smh.com.au
  
  Woods admitted to reckless driving after initially being charged with driving under the influence. A judge has ordered his driver’s licence be suspended for five years.
  
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• Tiger Woods loses licence for five years in DUI plea deal

  02-09-2026 15:13 via smh.com.au
  
  Woods agreed to the reduced charge of reckless driving after initially being charged with driving under the influence following the rollover crash in Florida.
  
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• Tiger Woods admits to lesser charge in DUI rollover case

  02-09-2026 15:13 via smh.com.au
  
  Woods agreed to the reduced charge of reckless driving after initially being charged with driving under the influence. A judge ordered his driver’s licence be suspended for five years.
  
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