Hail storms, dust clouds and flooding are battering Australia, alongside the ongoing bushfires, wreaking havoc on major cities.

Fires have been raging across large parts of the country for weeks, due to the intensely hot weather, but storms have provided temporary relief to those fighting them.

In the Australian capital, Canberra, a violent storm,

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Nine people have died in Indonesia after a footbridge collapsed.

Bodies have been pulled from the water as far as 12 miles (20km) away after the busy bridge broke on Sunday, plunging people into the river below.

Several people are still missing and presumed dead, including a 14-year-old boy, according to local officials.

The bridge was located in the

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Malaysia will not become worlddumping ground, minister says
Malaysia has sent back 150 containers of plastic waste to more than a dozen countries as Kuala Lumpur said it will not become the worldrubbish bin.

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South Korean film Parasite has won the biggest award of the night at the Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Bong Joon Ho's black comedy about two families, one rich and one poor, won the prize for best ensemble cast in a movie, beating Once Upon A Time in Hollywood, The Irishman, Bombshell and Jojo Rabbit.

Collecting the prize at the awards ceremony in Los

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Death toll in missile attack on military base in Yemen rises to 80

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