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‘Dangerous’ pipe bombs found detonated on Canberra footpaths, police say

15 janvier 2026 à 03:44

Police believe no one hurt but urge public not to pick up explosive devices and say more may be found

Nearly a dozen pipe bombs, some of them already detonated, have been found on footpaths and in parks in the nation’s capital, sparking a major police investigation and warnings not to touch the potentially explosive items.

ACT police Det Acting Insp Anna Wronski could not say where the pipe bombs came from or who was behind them, but said the matter was being taken extremely seriously.

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© Photograph: ACT Policing

© Photograph: ACT Policing

‘No quitter’: Daniel Sanders to continue Dakar Rally despite breaking bones

15 janvier 2026 à 00:22
  • Defending motorbike champion breaks collarbone and sternum

  • Australian drops from first to fourth overall after crash on dunes

Australian world champion Daniel Sanders has vowed to battle on with a broken collarbone and sternum, despite the crash ending his dream of becoming back-to-back Dakar Rally motorbike champion.

Regardless of the pain that awaits him over the final three days in the Saudi Arabian desert, the reigning Dakar and world rally-raid motorcycle champ is adamant he will fight on to the end of the sport’s most celebrated and gruelling race on Saturday.

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© Photograph: Florent Gooden/DPPI/Shutterstock

© Photograph: Florent Gooden/DPPI/Shutterstock

Puppies treated for suspected fentanyl overdose to go up for adoption in Washington

14 janvier 2026 à 16:47

Six puppies were revived and treated by first responders and are now being monitored at a local animal shelter

Six puppies in rural Washington state will soon be up for adoption after being revived after a suspected drug overdose – and some of them might go home with the fire-station staff who saved them.

Two people dropped off three of the sickened puppies at Sky Valley Fire, about an hour’s drive north-east of Seattle, on Sunday. Officials believe the animals either breathed or ate fentanyl.

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Giannis Antetokounmpo boos own fans during Bucks’ dismal loss to Timberwolves

14 janvier 2026 à 13:50
  • Milwaukee fans show displeasure with team’s form

  • ‘When I get booed, I boo back,’ says two-time MVP

Giannis Antetokounmpo couldn’t remember hearing boos from his home crowd during his brilliant 13-year career in Milwaukee. But it happened on Tuesday midway through the Bucks’ 139-106 loss to a Minnesota Timberwolves team playing without Anthony Edwards and Rudy Gobert.

“I’ve never been a part of something like that before,” Antetokounmpo said after the game. “Something new for me.”

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© Photograph: Morry Gash/AP

© Photograph: Morry Gash/AP

Australian 16-year-old Antonio Arena scores with first touch on debut for Italian giants Roma

14 janvier 2026 à 03:00
  • Sydney-born striker heads equaliser in Coppa Italia tie

  • Teenager comes off bench to level score before Torino hit late winner

Australian football has a dazzling new star to follow, with teenager Antonio Arena making a stunning – and immediate – impact for Italian side Roma.

The 16-year-old was brought off the bench to make his club debut in the 80th minute of Roma’s Italian Cup clash against Torino, and scored with his first touch for the Serie A side.

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© Photograph: Andrea Staccioli/Insidefoto/Shutterstock

© Photograph: Andrea Staccioli/Insidefoto/Shutterstock

Winter storms kill five in Gaza amid desperate conditions in makeshift camps

14 janvier 2026 à 02:41

At least four displaced Palestinians killed when strong winds caused walls to collapse onto their tents and a one-year-old boy died of hypothermia

Strong winter winds collapsed walls onto flimsy tents for Palestinians displaced by war in Gaza, killing at least four people, as dangerous living conditions persist after more than two years of devastating Israeli bombardment and aid shortfalls.

A ceasefire has been in effect since October, but aid groups say that Palestinians broadly lack the shelter necessary to withstand frequent winter storms.

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© Photograph: Xinhua/Shutterstock

© Photograph: Xinhua/Shutterstock

US carbon pollution rose in 2025 in reversal of previous years’ reductions

13 janvier 2026 à 22:09

Study from research firm finds that US greenhouse gas emissions grew faster than economic activity last year

In a reversal from previous years’ pollution reductions, the United States spewed 2.4% more heat-trapping gases from the burning of fossil fuels in 2025 than in the year before, researchers calculated in a study released on Tuesday.

The increase in greenhouse gas emissions is attributable to a combination of a cool winter, the explosive growth of datacenters and cryptocurrency mining, and higher natural gas prices, according to the Rhodium Group, an independent research firm. Environmental policy rollbacks by Donald Trump’s administration were not significant factors in the increase because they were only put in place this year, the study authors said. Heat-trapping gases from the burning of coal, oil and natural gas are the major cause of worsening global warming, scientists say.

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© Photograph: Charlie Riedel/AP

© Photograph: Charlie Riedel/AP

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