Sky's special correspondent Alex Crawford has spoken to survivors and firefighters in southern New South Wales.

Cooler weather has helped firefighters who are trying to contain raging bushfires in south east Australia - but there are more than 150 still burning in New South Wales (NSW) alone.

Dozens of the fires in NSW have been described as

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A mystery viral respiratory outbreak in China is not SARS, MERS or bird flu, authorities have said.

Healthcare workers in the Wuhan region are still working to identify the virus, its cause and the source, but do not yet have answers.

The mystery pneumonia, which emerged last month, has so far infected 44 people in China and 15 in Hong Kong.

Seven of

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A diver has been killed by a great white shark off the coast of Western Australia - and his body has not been found.

The man was attacked while diving near a boat at Cull Island, off the south coast town of Esperance.

Authorities, who are searching for the man's body with the help of volunteers, said: "A man received fatal injuries after being

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Six people have been killed and 11 hurt after a suspected drink driver crashed into a group of German tourists at an Italian ski resort.

The deadly collision happened in the small town of Luttach, also known as Lutago, near Bolzano in South Tyrol shortly after 1am.

It is believed the group of young people had been gathering to board a coach when

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Raging bushfires in Australia have turned the sky bright orange over Auckland in New Zealand, more than 1,200 miles away.

People have also reported their breathing has been affected by the smoke from the devastating blazes.

A witness to the eerie spectacle has described it as "apocalyptic".

Hours before the sun was due to set, streetlights in

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Watch five-week-old polar bear cub take tentative baby steps at zoo
A young polar bear cub has been observed taking a few tentative steps at a zoo in the US.

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