Victorian Labor promises free dental care if re-elected in Australia-first move

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Premier Ben Carroll says $230m would be earmarked for 10 public dental clinics to operate on a walk-in basis

Victorians would be able to walk into a dental clinic and receive free checkups and treatment under an Australian-first proposal the Labor government will take to the November state election.

The premier, Ben Carroll, will announce the plan – Labor’s first major election commitment – at a rally on Saturday to mark fewer than 100 days until Victorians go to the polls.

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Americans warned of kidnapping, extortion as violent crime grips parts of tourist spot – Fox News

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  1. Americans warned of kidnapping, extortion as violent crime grips parts of tourist spot  Fox News
  2. US updates travel advisories for 3 South American countries  Santa Clarita Valley Signal
  3. US State Department Issues 5 New Travel Advisory Updates For Latin America  Travel Off Path
  4. Travel advisory issued for popular South American destination: ‘Exercise increased caution’  Currently.com
  5. ‘Do Not Travel’ Map Shows the 23 Countries U.S. Residents Warned Not to Visit  Men's Journal
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Harry and Meghan’s security: officials ‘will reconsider armed protection’ – The Times

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  1. Harry and Meghan’s security: officials ‘will reconsider armed protection’  The Times
  2. Harry pleads privately with Mahmood for answers on security  The Telegraph
  3. Harry and Meghan's Security Problem Is Really a Gun-Control Problem  Reason Magazine
  4. Prince Harry 'privately pleads' with Home Secretary over security amid UK return for his family  London Evening Standard
  5. Minister: Home Office provides security for working royals  ITN
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Germany investigates arms cache found in woods near Berlin – DW

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  1. Germany investigates arms cache found in woods near Berlin  DW
  2. Germany Identifies a Plot After Finding a Weapons Cache, but Names No Culprit  The New York Times
  3. Gun stash in German forest believed to be linked to Russia, say reports | Germany  The Guardian
  4. German police discover huge Russian-linked gun stash in forest near Berlin  The Independent
  5. Germany investigates Russia links to weapons cache discovered in woods, reports say  BBC
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Putin Is Struggling to Hide Russia’s Rage: Top Russian Economist – Newsweek

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  1. Putin Is Struggling to Hide Russia’s Rage: Top Russian Economist  Newsweek
  2. When statistics lie: Using satellite data to track Russia’s wartime economy  CEPR
  3. Putin’s ruinous war against Ukraine has the money men rattled  The Times
  4. European intelligence believes that the Russian economy can withstand another year of war  UA.NEWS
  5. Putin has run out of moves  The Kyiv Independent
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Prince Harry, Elton John and Others Told to Pay Daily Mail Publisher $13 Million – The New York Times

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  1. Prince Harry, Elton John and Others Told to Pay Daily Mail Publisher $13 Million  The New York Times
  2. Prince Harry and six others face privacy case legal bill of up to £34.5m  BBC
  3. Prince Harry and others ordered to pay millions over failed lawsuit  Reuters
  4. Prince Harry, Elton John and other celebrities hit with initial $13 million bill after losing case against UK tabloid  CNN
  5. Prince Harry and others ordered to pay interim £9.5m to Daily Mail publisher  The Guardian
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Harry returns to UK as hefty Daily Mail legal bill lands – Euronews

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  1. Harry returns to UK as hefty Daily Mail legal bill lands  Euronews
  2. Prince Harry, Elton John and Others Told to Pay Daily Mail Publisher $13 Million  The New York Times
  3. Spectacular defeat leaves Prince Harry’s golden lawyer tarnished  The Times
  4. Prince Harry and others ordered to pay millions over failed lawsuit  Reuters
  5. Prince Harry and six others face privacy case legal bill of up to £34.5m  BBC
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Portugal enacts ‘burqa law’ largely prohibiting face coverings in public – Fox News

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  1. Portugal enacts 'burqa law' largely prohibiting face coverings in public  Fox News
  2. Full-face veils: How rules vary across Europe  Euronews.com
  3. Portugal bans burka in public  The Telegraph
  4. Portugal bans full-face veils: 7 Asian, 3 African, 8 European countries also have similar restrictions | FULL LIST  WION
  5. Portugal Implements New Public Face-Covering Ban  Global Arab Network
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Turkey seeks Interpol arrest warrant for Netanyahu over Gaza flotilla detention – France 24

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  1. Turkey seeks Interpol arrest warrant for Netanyahu over Gaza flotilla detention  France 24
  2. Turkey Requests Netanyahu’s Arrest, Saying Israel Abused Flotilla Activists  The New York Times
  3. Turkey issues fresh ‘genocide’ arrest warrant for Netanyahu amid growing Syria tensions  The Times of Israel
  4. Turkey to seek Interpol notice for Netanyahu in Gaza flotilla case  Reuters
  5. Turkey issues arrest warrant for Netanyahu, who calls Erdogan an 'antisemitic dictator'  Le Monde.fr
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MPs ‘failing to learn lesson’ over freebies after accepting £400,000 of hospitality

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MPs receive Harry Styles concert tickets worth £858, Chelsea flower show tickets worth £1,839, and £3,432 of hospitality at Brit awards

MPs have been accused of failing to learn their lesson over freebies after taking almost £400,000 of hospitality to concerts, sport matches and other events this year, with Louise Haigh, Lucy Powell and Wes Streeting among those accepting tickets.

Despite the outcry in 2024 over Keir Starmer accepting football tickets and gifts of clothing, MPs appear to have been declaring hospitality since the start of the year on a greater scale than previously seen.

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Lourdes bans Society of St. Pius X Masses, covers Rupnik art ahead of pope’s visit – National Catholic Reporter

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  1. Lourdes bans Society of St. Pius X Masses, covers Rupnik art ahead of pope's visit  National Catholic Reporter
  2. Bishop: Rupnik mosaics at Lourdes to be covered before pope’s visit and remain masked indefinitely  OSV News
  3. Society of St. Pius X Masses, sacraments banned at Lourdes Shrine  EWTN News
  4. Lourdes Shrine: Lefebvrist priests are prohibited from celebrating Mass there  ZENIT - English
  5. Lourdes will permanently cover all of Rupnik's mosaics and commission new works for the basilica  infovaticana
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Israel will investigate Hind Rajab’s killing. Her mother wants more – AP News

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  1. Israel will investigate Hind Rajab’s killing. Her mother wants more  AP News
  2. ‘Voice of Hind Rajab’ Director Slams Israeli Military Investigation Into 5-Year-Old Girl’s Death as a “Smokescreen”  The Hollywood Reporter
  3. Israel probes killing of Hind Rajab, Gaza child who called for help  The Washington Post
  4. Israeli military launches criminal probes into killings of 5-year-old and paramedics  NPR
  5. Hind Rajab’s mother dismisses Israeli ‘whitewash’ with criminal probe of her 5-year-old’s killing  NBC News
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World’s oldest living person just turned one year older. Meet Ethel – USA Today

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  1. World's oldest living person just turned one year older. Meet Ethel  USA Today
  2. World’s oldest person Ethel Caterham celebrates 117th birthday  CNN
  3. World's oldest person celebrates turning 117 in Lightwater  BBC
  4. World's oldest person Ethel Caterham becomes first-ever Brit to reach age 117  Guinness World Records
  5. World's oldest living person celebrates 117th birthday  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
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Settlers kill a Palestinian teen in a West Bank clash, and other Middle East developments – AP News

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  1. Settlers kill a Palestinian teen in a West Bank clash, and other Middle East developments  AP News
  2. Palestinian Teenager Killed After Israeli Settlers Enter West Bank Village  The New York Times
  3. Palestinian teen killed, man seriously wounded during West Bank settler raid  Haaretz
  4. Jewish hikers attacked after mistakenly entering Arab village  Israel National News
  5. At least one Palestinian killed following clashes with Jewish West Bank settler group  The Jerusalem Post
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