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At least 5 dead after SUV ploughs through Wisconsin Christmas parade

Officials in the Wisconsin city of Waukesha say at least five people were killed and 40 injured after an SUV drove through a Christmas parade.

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The longest partial lunar eclipse in nearly 600 years

The spectacle was visible for all of North America and parts of South America, and later in Polynesia, Australia and northeast Asia.

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Famous shop unveils 'madcap' holiday windows in New York

Iconic New York store Bergdorf Goodman unveiled its annual holiday windows on Thursday evening

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Washington state residents start clean-up after heavy floods

As heavy rains let up in Washington state, residents of the town of Everson take stock of the damage to their homes as they start clean-up efforts, with some lending a hand to neighbors with deliveries of food and other essentials.

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FBI was hit by a fake email cyberattack. Here’s what you need to know

The growing number of cyberattacks since the COVID pandemic began has spared no major organisation - not even the FBI.

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French PM, mayor mark 6th anniversary of Paris attacks

French prime minister Jean Castex and the mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo laid flowers' wreaths outside the Bataclan concert complex and Stade de France football stadium on Saturday as the country marked six years since the gun and bomb attacks in the French capital.

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Polar bears romp in Oregon zoo compound

A pair of polar bears are now enjoying a purpose-built habitat at the Oregon Zoo in Portand where they can now be seen playfully sparring, chasing one another and splashing into a saltwater pool.

World News

Biden-Xi set virtual summit for Monday to discuss tensions

US President Joe Biden and China's Xi Jinping will hold a much-anticipated virtual summit on Monday evening.

France

'New era' for France-US ties after VP Harris meets Macron in Paris

This was their first meeting at the Elysee presidential palace since the AUKUS incident, after weeks-long efforts by Washington to mend relations with France, America's oldest ally.

USA

NASA delays next moon landing until 2025 at earliest

The space agency had been aiming for 2024 for the first moon landing by astronauts in half a century.

Culture news

Amy Winehouse's items fetch millions at auction in Los Angeles

The proceeds will go to the Amy Winehouse Foundation, which supports vulnerable young adults struggling with addiction.

USA

At least eight people killed in crowd surge at festival in Texas

Officials in Texas say at least eight people have been killed and several others injured in a crowd surge at Astroworld Festival.

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Thousands gather on anniversary of 1979 US Embassy seizure

Thousands of Iranians gathered on the streets of Tehran to mark the anniversary of the storming of the US Embassy in 1979. They chanted "Death to America" and "Death to Israel," while burning American and Israeli flags.

Health news

Pfizer's COVID vaccine can now be used on children aged 5-11 in the US

President Joe Biden hailed the move as a "turning point" in the fight against the pandemic.

USA

US Supreme Court hears challenges on Texas abortion law

The controversial new abortion law in Texas that has all but ended the procedure in the state.

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A dog-eat-dog Halloween contest for best-dressed canine in Brooklyn

Dozens of pups compete in an annual dog costume contest for Halloween in Brooklyn's Fort Greene Park, putting their masters' creativity to the challenge

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New York's Halloween parade returns

New York's Halloween parade returns after a hiatus due the Covid pandemic. Thousands of people in costumes filled up the streets of Manhattan

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Joe Biden meets Pope Francis in Vatican

U.S. President Joe Biden opened a five-day European trip Friday with an extended visit with Pope Francis at the Vatican, where the world’s two most prominent Roman Catholics ran overtime in talks expected to cover the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, poverty and more.

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US set to appeal UK refusal to extradite Assange

US set to appeal UK refusal to extradite Assange

Experiences

Size really does matter at this giant pumpkin contest in California

A Washington State grower has claimed the top prize at a California pumpkin weigh-off.

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