Anne Frank exhibit opening in New York amid US debate over antisemitism

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First full-scale replica of Frank’s attic annexe goes on show next week on International Holocaust Remembrance Day

The first-ever full-scale replica of Anne Frank’s attic annex goes on show in New York next week, part of an ongoing effort to maintain awareness of – and combat – antisemitism in the midst of conflict in the Middle East and political tensions in the US.

Eighty years on from Frank’s death, aged 15, in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in 1945, the exhibition at the Center for Jewish History in downtown Manhattan aims to introduce new audiences to one of the most famous victims of Adolf Hitler’s “final solution”.

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Ireland and UK clean up after storm brings record winds and damage – NPR

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  1. Ireland and UK clean up after storm brings record winds and damage  NPR
  2. Man, 20, killed during Storm Éowyn in Donegal named  RTÉ News
  3. Storm Éowyn: Travel and power problems to continue across Scotland  BBC.com
  4. Major storm lashes Ireland and Scotland as hurricane-force winds down power lines and ground flights  The Associated Press
  5. Storm Eowyn Leaves a Third of Ireland Without Power  The New York Times
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‘Keep moving forward’: Yunupingu leads Australia Day honours

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Late Yolŋu Indigenous rights activist appointed companion of the Order of Australia, along with lawyer Megan Davis and refugee advocate Gillian Triggs

The late Yolŋu Indigenous rights activist Dr Galarrwuy Yunupingu has posthumously been appointed a companion of the Order of Australia in this year’s Australia Day honours list, where he is joined by emeritus professor Gillian Triggs, the former head of the Australian Human Rights Commission, and Cobble Cobble constitutional lawyer and Indigenous advocate scientia professor Megan Davis.

Yunupingu, a key supporter of the Indigenous voice to parliament, died six months before the referendum on constitutional recognition that was the driving force of the final decades of his life.

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Hope for Britain’s loneliest bat after second species member discovered

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Greater mouse-eared bat was declared extinct in the UK but ecologists now believe population recovery is possible

For 21 long winters, Britain’s loneliest bat hibernated alone in a disused railway tunnel in Sussex.

The male greater mouse-eared bat (Myotis myotis) was the only known individual of his kind in the country after he was discovered in 2002 – a decade after the rare species was officially declared extinct.

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UK weather warnings remain in place as man killed by falling tree in Ireland named – live

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The young man who died in Ireland after a tree fell during Storm Eowyn has been named as Kacper Dudek

Irish premier Micheál Martin said every effort is being made to restore power and water supplies following Storm Eowyn.

He described the destruction caused by some of the strongest winds on record as “unprecedented”.

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2025 Australian Open: American Madison Keys stuns Aryna Sabalenka to win first-ever major title – Yahoo Sports

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  1. 2025 Australian Open: American Madison Keys stuns Aryna Sabalenka to win first-ever major title  Yahoo Sports
  2. Australian Open final: Jannik Sinner beats Alexander Zverev for third Grand Slam title - The Athletic  The Athletic
  3. USA’s Madison Keys wins first grand slam title at Australian Open, stunning world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in thrilling final  CNN
  4. Major moment: American Keys wins Aussie Open  ESPN
  5. 2025 Australian Open: American Madison Keys stuns Aryna Sabalenka to win first major title  Yahoo Sports
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Jubilant scenes in Gaza City as four Israeli soldiers are released

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Civilians and militants gather amid rubble to watch handover of four women held hostage for 15 months

For the crowds of militants and civilians gathered in a central Gaza square to witness the handover of four Israeli soldiers held hostage for 15 months, the atmosphere was one of triumph and jubilation.

Hundreds of people gathered on the piles of rubble in Palestine Square, Gaza City, among flags of Palestinian militant groups, to watch a painstaking hostage handover, while in Tel Aviv crowds of Israelis gathered in suspense.

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Paul McCartney says change in law over AI could ‘rip off’ artists

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Former Beatles member says government should protect creative workers as consultation on copyright continues

Sir Paul McCartney has warned artificial intelligence could “rip off” artists if a proposed overhaul of copyright law goes ahead.

The proposals could remove the incentive for writers and artists and result in a “loss of creativity”, he told the BBC.

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Lukashenko: Before 2025 election, ‘still afraid of the people’ – Al Jazeera English

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  1. Lukashenko: Before 2025 election, ‘still afraid of the people’  Al Jazeera English
  2. Lukashenko says critics 'chose' prison as Belarus holds election scorned by West  Reuters
  3. What you need to know about the very predictable Belarus elections  The Washington Post
  4. Voting under way in Belarus with Lukashenko set to extend 30-year rule  Al Jazeera English
  5. Belarus strongman set to win a 7th term in an election the opposition calls a farce  The Associated Press
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Neale Daniher, former AFL player and motor neurone disease advocate, named Australian of the Year

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Indigenous scientist Dr Katrina Wruck awarded Young Australian of the Year, and charity co-founder Brother Olly Pickett named Senior Australian of the Year

Former AFL player and coach Neale Daniher AO has been named as the 2025 Australian of the Year, for his work advocating for a cure for motor neurone disease (MND) since his diagnosis more than a decade ago.

The 63-year-old was bestowed the honour at a ceremony in Canberra on Saturday, and said it was hard to believe that a “boy from outback Australia from a small town” could be given such an award.

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The Traitors nail-biting finale brings latest series to an end

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After 12 episodes, eight ‘murders’ and 14 banishments, winner or winners revealed on BBC One show

Warning: this article contains spoilers

After 12 episodes, eight “murders” and 14 banishments, the winners of The Traitors were revealed after a nail-biting finale.

Project manager Jake Brown and former soldier Leanne Quigley will share a prize pot of £94,600.

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