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On a rainy Monday night during a town hall event led by Greenpeace Australia Pacific at the Lane Cove library, locals say they were never consulted on their area becoming a data centre hub. One of the proposed centres from the cluster is 16m from the nearest home and 160m …

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The court heard police had yet to take a statement from Joshua following the crash. During cross-examination, Kayode’s lawyer questioned Ajayi over the lack of statement, to which he replied that “efforts are ongoing” and that he had not contacted Joshua because he “didn’t have his number”. The trial was …

A blanket of toxic haze is enveloping parts of Indonesia and spreading into Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines, as weeks-long wildfires continue to burn. Millions of people across large swathes of South East Asia have been exposed to the smog, which in some areas has fuelled “acutely unhealthy” pollution more …

A blanket of toxic haze is enveloping parts of Indonesia and spreading into Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines, as weeks-long wildfires continue to burn. Millions of people across large swathes of South East Asia have been exposed to the smog, which in some areas has fuelled “acutely unhealthy” pollution more …

Liechtenstein’s parliament has narrowly backed a citizens’ initiative to legalise abortion during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. The initiative, led by a group of women, would also lift a nationwide ban on providing information about abortions and make the procedure eligible for health insurance. It was approved by 13 …

About 80 people are confirmed to have died after a migrant boat got into difficulty off the coast of Gran Canaria, Spain’s Maritime Rescue organisation has said. Some 128 people were reported to have previously been on the vessel when emergency responders were called out on Wednesday. The rescuers reached …

Kenya’s President William Ruto has ordered a crackdown on foreigners operating small-scale businesses, saying local traders and hawkers need to be protected. His announcement comes amid growing debate about the increasing number of African migrants involved in Kenya’s vast informal economy. “From next week, all [foreign] traders doing those small …

Gloria Steinem, who became a face of the women’s liberation movement in the US, has died, aged 92, her foundation says. In a post on Instagram, it said she “passed away peacefully” at her home in New York City, “surrounded by many who loved her”. Steinem, who was a writer …

A man struck by lightning as he was walking down the street in Staten Island, United States, has described the experience as “horrific”. Thomas Fahmy said he had been walking to the dentist on 27 August when he saw “a bright white flash” and instantly fell to the ground. “I’ve …

Police in Sydney are investigating a second possible mistaken identity killing at the hands of organised crime in less than 48 hours. About 15:15 local time on Wednesday, emergency services rushed to a home in Merrylands West after reports a man in his 40s had been targeted in a drive-by …

US President Donald Trump has made another addition to the White House: a helipad. The facility is the first dedicated landing pad at the White House. The project’s completion comes after the Supreme Court allowed the president to continue construction of the $400m (£297m) ballroom project. The BBC’s Bernd Debusmann …

US President Donald Trump has made another addition to the White House: a helipad. The facility is the first dedicated landing pad at the White House. The project’s completion comes after the Supreme Court allowed the president to continue construction of the $400m (£297m) ballroom project. The BBC’s Bernd Debusmann …

The world has entered a “danger zone of extreme weather” as the impacts of El Niño start to be felt globally, UN head António Guterres has warned. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has released the latest data on the natural weather phenomenon showing it could be the strongest for more …

Conversation over the pounding music was challenging. One older crew member told us they really needed the break. “The news says we’ve been at sea for nine months. To be honest I’ve lost track of time”, he said. “It got boring. It’s never big enough on board. It’s big but …

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Thousands of people have protested in cities across Spain over the government’s handling of the influx of migrants to the Spanish exclave of Ceuta on the north African coast. Spanish opposition parties accuse Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of abandoning the residents of Ceuta, while the government says right-wing parties are …

The Dutch central bank (DNB) has confirmed that billions of dollars in gold has been taken out of north America and relocated to London, citing “increasing geopolitical unrest”. DNB said on Wednesday that 86 tonnes of gold had been removed from the US and Canada in a complex operation that …

For a second time in two days, jurors in the trial of Lindsay Clancy told the judge they could not agree on a verdict. Clancy is a 36-year-old Massachusetts mother and former labour and delivery nurse who is on trial for the murder of her three young children in 2023. …