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Dozens of Koalas have been killed and many more have been injured after their habitat was destroyed by logging. The Australian environment department has said that it will be launching an investigation into the matter, with those responsible facing heavy fines. The injured animals are going to be relocated to a safer area.

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The helicopter company that owned the aircraft that crashed and led to the death of Basketball superstar Kobe Bryant, was not licensed to fly in bad weather conditions when there is low visibility. The helicopter also lacked some safety equipment that would warn the pilot if it got too close to the ground. Investigators are still looking into the exact cause of the crash.

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Bushfires have restarted in Australia after a period of high winds and temperatures. The fires expanded to 30,000 hectares on Saturday as the region declared a state of emergency. The capital city Canberra surrounded in smoke due to the nearby blaze and many locals were told that it was now too late to evacuate.

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The Brexit saga, which saw the resignations of two prime ministers and furious protests both supporting and opposing the movement, has finally culminated in the UK's official exit from the EU, to be enacted at 23:00 GMT on Friday. The UK's trade relationship with the EU will remain the same until a new agreement is negotiated within this year, failing which the WTO's severely restrictive rules will apply.

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The deaths and numbers of people infected by Coronavirus continue to rise sharply, as the Chinese government released its latest report estimating 213 people killed and 9,692 people infected by the Wuhan virus. The German foreign minister has announced the evacuation of 100 German citizens from Wuhan, thought to be the center point of the virus, with most country's governments advising citizens to refrain from traveling to China.

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The Chinese Coronavirus, first detected in Wuhan city located in Hubei province, has now been detected in all of China's 31 provinces with 170 victims dead and an estimated 7,700 more infected all over China. The first Coronavirus case was also detected in Tibet and Finland, marking more than a dozen countries with confirmed cases of the disease.

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Australia is once again at risk for the rapid spread of wildfires across the country as another heatwave hits the region. High winds combined with high temperatures have forced the government to issue fire warnings to all those living in the danger zone. The government has also said that it will be investigating the fires and their causes.

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The United Arab Emirates recently confirmed its first cases of the Chinese Coronavirus in the country, identifying a family of Chinese visitors who had escaped from one of the cities widely affected by the infectious disease. The family has been declared stable and is under close medical observation. The Coronavirus has now killed at least 132 people and infected more than 6,000 globally.

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A statement released by the legal team of Belgium's former monarch Albert II has agreed to halt a court case after the results of a DNA test proved that Delphine Boel, 51-year-old Belgian artist, was his child fathered through an extra-marital relationship. Paternity rumors first started circulating in 1999 but Albert II, as a sitting monarch, could not be prosecuted until his abdication in 2013 due to health reasons.

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An international health emergency seems to be developing with the rapidly spreading infection and death rate of the Coronavirus, which is thought to have originated from Chinese city Wuhan in the Hubei province. Coronavirus, which causes a pneumonia-like disease, has now killed over 100 people and infected more than 2,000 people, spreading to the US, Europe, Thailand, Australia, Japan, and several neighboring countries.

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Indian-administered Kashmir saw its internet access restored today with severe restrictions on the kinds of websites users can visit, with only 300 websites included on the list deemed safe for access, none of which are social media platforms. The decision ends a nearly six-month-long internet blackout in the region which has caused estimated economic losses of about 2.5 billion USD.

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An enormous earthquake struck the Elazig province in eastern Turkey, measuring a massive 6.8 on the Richter scale. The quake is reported to have killed at least 22 people, with many more missing and an estimated 900 suffering injuries. Tremors of the quake were felt in neighboring provinces, and rescue efforts are being organized by Turkey's government to conduct search and rescue operations and relief missions.

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Billionaire investor-turned-philanthropist George Soros has announced a donation of 1 billion USD towards funding universities to counter the increasing prevalence of authoritarian regimes and political views. Soros intends the donation to encourage liberal values, with the donation contributing to his growing global network of universities committed to promoting the vision of a more open society.

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China has added six more cities to the list of areas that are under lockdown to prevent the spread of the deadly new coronavirus. They have also canceled all public events in the country's major cities, even closing down museums and the palace complex in Beijing. There are now ten different cities in the country under lockdown.

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For the first time since leftist Bolivian leader Evo Morales expelled the United State's ambassador from the country in 2008, blaming the US for anti-government protests, the US ambassador is set to return to the country following Morales' ousting earlier in the year. The move was welcomed by Bolivia's interim president Jeanine Anez, who has stated she wants relations between the two countries to strengthen under her leadership.

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Libyan capital Tripoli has been under attack for several months by the rebel forces of the Libyan National Army led by General Khalifa Haftar, with the NATO-backed Government of National Accord shutting down Tripoli's only working airport in nearby Mitiga due to repeated shelling. The airport has now been reopened after another day of missile attacks forced authorities to suspend all air traffic.

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The Chinese government has closed off the city of Wuhan, the area considered to be the epicenter of the deadly new coronavirus. The illness has already killed 17 people and infected 600, including some people in the US. Officials are trying to prevent the virus from becoming a global pandemic.

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The United Nations has condemned the recent publication of a report by Myanmar's government-backed commission investigating incidences of rape and gang rape perpetrated by Myanmar's security forces upon the country's Rohingya minority. The report claimed to find no evidence of rape reported by any victims, but the inquiry's methods have been criticized as deeply flawed by the UN and human rights activists.

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Chinese health officials are claiming that the new coronavirus that has already killed 9 people, is adapting and mutating. The authorities have been struggling to control the virus and the fact that the virus continues to change only makes this harder. The illness is spreading to many different parts of the world.

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139 cases of the new coronavirus strain have been documented in china, with two new cases being reported on Monday by Beijing's health commission. This new strain has caused alarm due to its similarity to the severe acute respiratory syndrome which killed about 750 people globally. According to WHO, the symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath and difficulties in breathing.

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The Chinese government unveiled a new plan to reduce the plastic waste the country produces. They have said that all on-degradable bags will be banned in all of China's major cities by the year 2022. China is one of the world's largest producers of plastic and is struggling to deal with all the waste.

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Australia's Kangaroo Island has experienced some of the most intense blazes the country has ever seen. The island functioned as a wildlife sanctuary and was known for its biodiversity but this may no longer be the case as half the island has been burnt. A number of endangered species lived on the island and it is unclear if they survived.

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Saudi Arabia has once again experienced some heavy snowfall as areas like Tabuk in the northern region became completely covered in snow. Many of the locals took to social media to show off the experience, however, nearby areas such as Abu Dhabi and Dubai have been getting torrential rain and are experiencing heavy flooding.

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A large volcano near the city of Manila has sent large clouds of ash and dust into the sky and could erupt at any time according to experts. The city has been completely shut down, with most people evacuating to safety. According to seismologists, an eruption could also then cause a tsunami, doubling the danger faced by residents.

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A conditional truce has been declared between the Libyan National Army forces of General Khalifa Haftar and the NATO-backed forces of the Government National Accord, a first since the LNA assault on the capital city Tripoli began in April last year. The truce will come into effect starting Sunday, on the condition that GNA accepts the conditions too.

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