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Belgium folk festival 'Ducasse d'Ath', sparks controversy
Belgium folk festival 'Ducasse d'Ath', sparks controversy as anti-racism groups wants UNESCO to remove the festival from the cultural heritage list.
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Gas explosion damages shopping centre in US
A powerful natural gas explosion badly damaged an office complex and shopping centre in Maryland, United States.
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Brazilians demonstrate in support of 'Car Wash'
Thousands took to the streets of Rio de Janeiro on Sunday to show their support for Justice Minister Sergio Moro and mammoth "Operation Car Wash" corruption investigation.
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Spain civil war bomb found in sea off popular beach
The Spanish Civil Guard released footage of an explosive device found on the seabed in one of Barcelona's most popular beaches.
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Aerial vision captures scale of devastating Amazon fires
Aerial images captured by Greenpeace show fires continuing to sweep across the Brazilian Amazon region. The video shows multiple areas covered in smoke and fire.
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G7 summit: Trump backs Johnson as 'right man' for Brexit, hints at trade deal
US President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson covered several bilateral topics during their talks at the G7 Summit.
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Brazil's Bolsonaro authorises army to help fight Amazon fires
The army in Brazil has been mobilised to combat the blazes, while Brazil's government launches a diplomatic charm offensive.
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PBS to cover medication for opioid addiction
Buvidal, a medication that's used to treat opioid dependence, will be listed on the PBS from next month.
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America's 'Marquis' snares air guitar championship title
Rob Messel was awarded top marks for what the organisers called "a smooth and Zen-like" performance.
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Hopes AI will help reduce farm waste, improve animal welfare
It is hoped that precision farming will help to reduce waste and improve the welfare of livestock by using technology to track both their physical and mental health.
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SBS World News bulletin: 25/8/19
SBS News wraps-up all the national and international news, including: Twenty years since Timor-Leste's bloody fight for independence; and all the latest from the G7 Summit in France.
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'Until my last drop of blood' - Amazon tribe vows to protect sacred land
In the heart of the Amazon, the Mura indigenous people have vowed to protect their traditional land amidst threats from farmers, logging and raging fires.
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30 years later, Hong Kong protesters revive the Baltic Way human chain
Supporters of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement lined city streets and part of the harbour front Friday, inspired by a human chain from a historic Baltic states protest against Soviet control 30 years ago.
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From checkpoint to counterpoint: on tour with the Palestine Youth Orchestra
The Palestine Youth Orchestra, whose members include Muslims, Christians and Druze, have been performing to audiences throughout Europe.
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Not one Rohingya refugee turned up for repatriation to Myanmar
It's the second time a repatriation attempt by Bangladesh has failed, as refugees fear for their safety if returned to their homeland.
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Yemeni artist gives old tyres new spin, upcycling them into furniture
In war-stricken Yemen, artist Sofian Noman combines his art skills and concern for the environment to upcycle used tyres into colourful furniture for sale.
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Rancher fights tears as wildfires threaten his livestock in Bolivia
Bolivian firefighters continued battling a series of wildfires ravaging swathes of the country. The Weder family patrol their ranch keeping an eye out for hot spots and flames.
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Indonesia cuts internet access in Papua, attempts to squash protests
Amid days of violent protests, Indonesia has deployed more than 1,000 security personnel to West Papua, cutting internet access in an effort to calm civil unrest.
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Why this photo of the NZ Speaker feeding a baby during debate went viral
A photo of the Speaker of New Zealand's Parliament feeding a legislator's baby while carrying out his duties has been shared all over the world.
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Hong Kong protesters clash with police at subway station
Hundreds of protesters staged a peaceful sit-in at the suburban Yuen Long mass-transit rail station that was attacked by a mob last month. The peaceful protest eventually led to clashes with the police.
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'If our Earth dies, we all die': 73,000 fires in Brazil this year and most were in the Amazon
Official figures show nearly 73,000 forest fires were recorded in Brazil in the first eight months of the year - the highest number for any year since 2013.
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New images from Titanic wreck have been revealed
Video and photographs taken by high-powered, specially adapted cameras have captured the bacteria-eaten ship at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.
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Iraqi teen who lost vision during IS rule realises radio dream
During IS control of Mosul, an Iraqi teenager lost her eyesight due to lack of medical access. But the setback did not dent the perseverance she needed to become a presenter at a local radio station.
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