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Costly tobacco ignites 'violent war,' hammers Aussie coffers

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31-03-2025 00:00 HKT
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A woman reacts during the funeral of the security forces who were killed in the protests that erupted over the collapse of the currency's value in Tehran, Iran, January 14, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
Iran warns of retaliation if Trump strikes, US withdraws some personnel from bases
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Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP US President Donald Trump dances after the results of the draw for the 2026 FIFA Football World Cup taking place in the US, Canada and Mexico, at the Kennedy Center, in Washington, DC, on December 5, 2025.
One year in, Trump shattering global order
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Photo by CHANAKARN LAOSARAKHAM / AFP A recovery worker takes pictures at the site of a construction crane collapse onto a highway in Samut Sakhon on the outskirts of Bangkok on January 15, 2026.
Fatal back-to-back crane failures tied to same Thai firm: minister
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy listens to U.S. President Donald Trump, after Trump said that Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed willingness to help Ukraine "succeed", during a press conference at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club, in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., December 28, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Trump says Zelenskiy, not Putin, is holding up a Ukraine peace deal
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Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP US actor Matthew McConaughey attends the men's final match between Italy's Jannik Sinner and USA's Taylor Fritz on day fourteen of the US Open tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City, on September 8, 2024.
Actor McConaughey seeks to patent image to protect from AI
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A recovery worker takes pictures at the site of a construction crane collapse onto a highway in Samut Sakhon on the outskirts of Bangkok on January 15, 2026.
Crane collapse in Bangkok suburbs kills two: police
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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell arrives at the U.S. Federal Reserve in Washington, U.S., January 13, 2026. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
Trump says he has no plan to fire Fed's Powell despite investigation
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A poster featuring an image of US billionaire and businessman Elon Musk, calling for users of his X social media platform to delete their accounts due to the AI chatbot Grok's image-creation feature, is pictured installed in a bus stop by activists from UK collective 'Everyone Hates Elon', in London on January 13, 2026. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)
Musk's Grok barred from undressing images after global backlash
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President Trump is interviewed in the Oval Office on Wednesday. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Trump questions Reza Pahlavi's ability to garner support in Iran
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Photo by GREGG NEWTON / AFP A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon capsule Endeavour sits on the launch pad at sunrise at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on August 1, 2025.
Astronauts leave ISS in first-ever medical evacuation
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