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Man dies after house fire in Geelong
A man has been found dead after a house fire in Armstrong Creek, about 100 kilometres south-west of Melbourne.
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SpaceX Starship megarocket blasts off before expected return for reuse
Flight 15 expected to orbit Earth about 14 times over 22 hours, before company catches it at Starbase, Texas SpaceX’s Starship megarocket blasted off from Texas on Friday afternoon, as the aerospace company sought to make history with a double catch of its reusable rocket. Starship Flight 15 is expected to orbit the Earth about 14 times over the course of 22 hours, before the company catches the rocket at its launchpad at Starbase, in south Texas.
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All passengers and crew accounted for after New Orleans boat crash in ‘miracle on the Mississippi’
No passengers or crew were killed or critically hurt after a tanker collided with a river cruise ship on the Mississippi River, officials say New Orleans river collision – latest updates In what the city’s mayor declared a “miracle on the Mississippi”, all passengers were accounted for – with none killed or critically hurt – after a tanker collided with a river cruise ship docked on the Mississippi River in New Orleans on Friday afternoon. Thirty-two people were taken to local hospitals after the Atlantic Asphalt tanker struck American Cruise Lines’s American Heritage at about 12.30pm – but no
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Rescue efforts under way after tanker strikes river cruise boat in US
American Heritage paddleboat with 129 passengers on board is partially submerged on Mississippi River in New Orleans.
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US says forces responded to suspected drone activity over base in Britain
US forces responded to possible unauthorized drone activity over a military base in Britain on Friday, a US Air Force spokesperson said, in the latest security incident at a facility hosting American military aircraft. The United States has flown military aircraft from bases in Britain as part of the US-Israeli war against Iran sparked earlier this year, which saw Tehran respond by launching missiles and drones at countries across the region, while the militant groups it backs also entered the fray.
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All departing US flights grounded due to communication outage
Friday’s FAA order came a day after US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy formally asked Congress for $30.1 billion in funds to upgrade and modernize the US Air Traffic Control System. “So supposedly, nobody’s flying, but they haven’t told the public yet,” said an exasperated Joseph Anderson, 72, who was trying to fly from Las Vegas to Oakland, California.
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2027: Remi Tinubu Rallies North-West Women For President’s Re-Election
Remi Tinubu Rallies North-West Women For President’s Re-Election. Also speaking, the wife of the Vice President, Nana Kashim Shettima, called on women and residents of Zamfara and other North-West states to support President Tinubu and APC candidates in the forthcoming elections.
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Police detail dramatic arrest of key suspect in the Sakumono double killing in Kumasi
The Ghana Police Service has been giving detailed accounts of the operation that led to the arrest of a prime suspect in the gruesome murder of a 57-year-old man and his niece at Sakumono in Tema this year. But police surprised the suspect at his hideout in Tikrom near Ejisu, cutting short his preparations and attempts to flee the country to the United States.
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Police arrest suspect in Sakumono double murder after manhunt in Ejisu
The Ghana Police Service says a 72-year-old man suspected of murdering two relatives at Sakumono in Tema was arrested at his hideout in Tikrom, near Ejisu, after days of intensive search. Ashanti Regional Police Public Relations Officer, Superintendent Godwin Ahianyo, said officers from the Suntreso District Command and the Anti-Armed Robbery Team tracked the suspect to his residence in the Ejisu Municipality.
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New Orleans boat crash: tanker collides with river cruise ship carrying more than 130 people – latest updates
Rescue efforts under way as American Heritage takes on water; governor confirms incident in Mississippi River Tanker collides with cruise ship on Mississippi River in New Orleans Pictures are now coming in from the news wires. Emergency personnel and crews can be seen on the scene after a tanker crashed into a river cruise in New Orleans.
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Lagos NDC meeting attack threatens democracy — APM candidate
The governorship candidate of the Action Peoples Movement (APM) in Lagos State, Prince Laja Adeoye, has condemned the attack on supporters of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) during their town hall meeting in Lagos, describing the incident as shameful and a threat to democracy. The APM candidate urged the Lagos State Police Command to identify, arrest and prosecute those responsible for the incident, irrespective of their political affiliation or status.
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2027: Tinubu, Atiku, Obi not there for Nigeria — Sule Lamido
Tinubu, Atiku, Obi not there for Nigeria — Sule Lamido. By Adegboyega Adeleye Former Jigawa State Governor and PDP chieftain, Sule Lamido, has dismissed President Bola Tinubu, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, as unsuitable options for Nigeria ahead of the 2027 general election.
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APC Italy disowns planned Torino event
By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA — The All Progressives Congress (APC), Italy Chapter, has dissociated itself from a purported party event scheduled to hold in Torino, Italy, on November 28, 2026, saying the gathering was not authorised by its leadership. “The attention of the APC Italy has been brought to a purported event in the name of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Italy Chapter, scheduled to hold in Torino on November 28, 2026, at Hotel Royal Torino.
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