A devastating flood has swept through the Himalayan border region between Nepal and Tibet, killing 496 people and leaving 38 Australians unaccounted for, including two children aged 11 and 14. One of the 39 initially missing Australians has been confirmed safe.

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A cargo plane caught fire while landing at Los Angeles International Airport, with footage capturing large flames shooting from beneath the aircraft as it rolled down the runway.

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A house fire broke out in Melbourne's north-west just after 6pm, with around 30 firefighters responding to battle the blaze at the Bonnie Brook property.

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A new study has revealed that Double Happiness cigarettes, a Chinese illicit tobacco brand popular in Australia, contain radioactive uranium and deadly arsenic.

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A 19-year-old truck driver was ejected from his vehicle after his rig struck a pole on Cumberland Hwy in Northmead, Sydney, and rolled multiple times.

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Ratko Mladic, known as the Butcher of Bosnia, has died in prison aged 84 while serving a life sentence for genocide and war crimes.

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Federal Cabinet defends Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's decision to overrule Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke on Australia's annual refugee intake numbers, maintaining the figure at 20,000 rather than reducing it to 13,750.

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A catastrophic glacial collapse on the Nepal-Tibet border has killed at least 389 people, with hundreds more missing including 39 Australians.

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Book Week celebrations at Holy Rosary School in Kensington, Melbourne feature teacher Allison Azzopardi leading students in a viral dance routine to encourage costume participation. Students dress as literary characters including Elvis Presley, the Big Bad Wolf, Little Red Riding Hood, and illustrator Terry Denton for the school's annual Book Week parade.

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Sophie, an under-20s national representative race walker, demonstrates the technical sport of race walking at North Rocks Carlingford Little Athletics where she started training at age six. The discipline requires one foot on the ground at all times and a straight front knee, combining mental and physical challenges at elite level. Sophie is training with her sights set on the 2032 Olympics and upcoming Commonwealth Games, having already competed at World Championships.

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