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Aussies panic, hazmat team deployed over gas leak that turns out to be... durians

Social media abuzz with stories of close encounters of the pungent fruit kind

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Sydney to scrap quarantine, readies to welcome fully jabbed overseas visitors

Qantas bringing forward resumption of international flights

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Paris mayor Hidalgo wins Socialists’ presidential nomination

Politician one of a handful of women bidding to become France’s first female president

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Former US president Clinton hospitalised with sepsis

No other details given except infection is not coronavirus-related

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US experts recommend Moderna booster for older, at-risk groups

Half-dose shot can be administered 6 months after second injection of vaccine

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Microsoft shuttering LinkedIn in China as rules tighten

Tech giant cites ‘challenging operating environment’

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Hurricane Pamela leaves 200,000 Mexico homes in the dark

Storm damages buildings across several states

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46 die in Taiwan building inferno

Some 100 people estimated to live in apartment block; officials have not ruled out arson

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Bangladesh cops shoot dead 4 in violence over Quran ‘desecration’

Temples vandalised following footage of Islamic holy book placed on Hindu monkey god Hanuman during religious festival

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Bali reopens to international tourists, but no one in sight

Vacationers must be vaccinated, quarantine for 5 days, follow strict visa requirements under new entry rules

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Chile’s opposition moves to impeach president over Pandora Papers leak

Investigations reveal possible irregularities in sale of mining company through offshore firm owned by President Sebastian Pinera’s children

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N. Korean defectors sue Jong-un over repatriation scheme

Programme targets more than 90,000 ethnic Koreans, Japanese spouses

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Philippine tropical storm death toll climbs to 19

13 people still missing