Australians brace for escalating fire danger in south-east
Communities across Australiafire-ravaged south-east were bracing for a long day of mounting danger on Friday as thousands abandoned their homes for evacuation centres.

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Iranians shot down airliner, Western leaders declare
It is &highly likely& that Iran shot down the civilian Ukrainian jetliner that crashed near Tehran, killing all 176 people on board, US, Canadian and British officials have said.

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Trump calls Iranian generaldeath ‘American justice&
President Donald Trump used his first campaign election rally of 2020 to argue that he served up &American justice& by ordering a drone strike on Iranian general Qassem Soleimani.

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Pelosi defends delay in Trump impeachment
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has declared she knows "exactly when" she'll be sending the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump to the Senate for trial.

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Cheap diabetes pill gives hope to women who have miscarried
A cheap, easily available pill currently used to treat diabetes could stop women suffering miscarriages, research suggests.

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'Evidence that Iranian missile brought down jet' - Trudeau
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last night said that the Ukraine airliner that crashed in Iran, killing all 176 people onboard, was likely brought down by an Iranian missile.

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