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'Show solidarity': Pro-Palestinian protesters camp across Australian universities
Hundreds of people protesting Israel's war in Gaza rallied at one of Australia's top universities on Friday demanding it divest from companies with ties to Israel, in a movement inspired by the student occupations sweeping U.S. campuses. Similar camps have sprung up at universities in Melbourne, Canberra and other Australian cities. Unlike in the U.S., where police have forcibly removed scores of defiant pro-Palestinian protesters at several colleges, protest sites in Australia have been peace
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VideoRecord number of sea lions have crashed on San Francisco's Pier 39, the most counted in 15 years
Officials at Pier 39 in San Francisco have counted more than 1,000 sea lions lounging on barges in Fisherman's Wharf. Biologists say a spike in anchovies has attracted the record number, as they pass through the area to refuel before heading south for mating season. (AP Video: Haven Daley)
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US Defense Secretary says there was no indication Hamas planning attack on US troops
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Thursday he did not see any indication Hamas was planning any attack on U.S. troops in Gaza but added adequate measures were being put in place for the safety of military personnel. A maritime pier constructed by the U.S. military to speed the flow of humanitarian aid in Gaza should be open within a matter of days, despite poor weather hampering preparations, White House national security spokesman John Kirby said on Thursday. The United States has c
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Philippine ship damage, injury to crew 'irresponsible behaviour', says US Defense Secretary
Damage to Philippine vessels and injuries to their crew in the South China Sea is "irresponsible behaviour" in disregard of international law, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Thursday, weighing in on the latest flare-up involving China. Manila and Beijing have traded barbs almost daily since Tuesday's confrontation at the disputed Scarborough shoal, where China's coast guard used water cannon against to two vessels from the Philippines, prompting outrage from its government. "We've
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'Survivor 46': Tiffany Nicole Ervin on Liz Wilcox's Applebee's breakdown, not letting Q Burdette 'mansplain' the game
From a blindside elimination to an Applebee's meltdown, Survivor 46 star Tiffany Nicole Ervin is heading to jury after a 5-3 vote over Q Burdette.
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VideoMexican police carry out questionings in case of two Australians and American missing in Baja
Mexican authorities said Thursday they have found tents and questioned three people in the case of two Australians and an American who went missing over the weekend in the Pacific coast state of Baja California. (AP video: Jorge Lebrija and Iván Gallardo)
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Students set up pro-Palestinian encampment protest at University of Toronto
TORONTO — Tents, banners and flags cropped up at the centre of the University of Toronto's downtown campus Thursday as students set up an encampment to call on the institution to cut its ties with Israel over the ongoing war in Gaza. The students said they breached a fence that had been installed around an area on campus known as King's College Circle around 4 a.m. to establish their protest encampment in solidarity with the Palestinian people. They said they were joining students at other unive
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