Myanmar earthquake: race to find survivors as junta confirms huge rise in death toll

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Military rulers have called for ‘any country, any organisation’ to help as concerns grow over how rescuers will reach affected areas

The south-east Asian bloc Asean says it is ready to support quake recovery efforts in Myanmar and Thailand and recognises the urgent need for humanitarian assistance.

Foreign ministers from the 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations said in a joint statement on Saturday that the bloc “reaffirms its solidarity with the families and communities affected by the earthquake”.

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Beauty clinics in UK offering banned treatments derived from human cells

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Experts warn of serious health risks of using exosome products that are harvested from human donors

Banned biological products harvested from human cells are being used in UK beauty clinics, according to experts who warn that the luxury treatments could carry serious health risks.

Exosomes have been touted as the latest “miracle” skincare treatment, with A-list celebrities such as Kim Kardashian seeking their rejuvenating effects and cosmetic clinics offering exosome facials and microneedling for hundreds of pounds a session.

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MP Andrew Gee praises himself as ‘the good guy’ in Facebook fail

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Independent MP for Calare caught doing an ‘Angus Taylor’ by replying to a Facebook post from his own account

Andrew Gee, an independent MP for Calare in NSW, has been caught doing an “Angus Taylor” by replying to a Facebook post from his own account.

Gee posted a statement on Facebook on Friday accusing the Nationals of engaging in “dirty tactics” on day one of the election, claiming they had called an elderly constituent and spread “blatant lies about who I was going to preference in this election”.

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Protesters turn up at Dutton’s events despite secret travel plans – as it happened

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We are currently waiting on the PM, who is due to hold a press conference in … Dickson, which of course is Peter Dutton’s electorate.

Dutton claims comparisons to Trump show PM doesn’t have a plan

If the PM has that attack, know that they don’t have a plan.

If the PM had done a better job over the past three years, if the country was better off, the economy was better off, the PM will be telling a different story.

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Europe’s first Mars rover will have UK-built lander

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Airbus also built the Rosalind Franklin rover, due to launch in 2028 to search for signs of past life

Europe’s first rover to be sent to another planet is back on track to reach Mars, with the lander that will deposit it on the surface lined up to be built in the UK.

The Rosalind Franklin rover – named after the scientist who played a key role in the discovery of the structure of DNA – is part of ExoMars, a European Space Agency (Esa) mission to probe whether life once existed on the red planet, and features a drill to retrieve samples, up to 4bn years old, from two metres below the surface.

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Israel admits firing at ambulances in Gaza after Palestinians say rescuers missing in Rafah

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Body of team leader found almost a week after six rescuers went missing, Gaza’s civil defence agency says

Israel’s military has admitted it fired on ambulances in the Gaza Strip after identifying them as “suspicious vehicles”, with Hamas condemning it as a “war crime” that killed at least one person.

The incident took place last Sunday in the Tal al-Sultan neighbourhood in the southern city of Rafah, close to the Egyptian border.

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Fears for Bagan’s towering Buddhist temples after Myanmar earthquake – The Guardian

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  1. Fears for Bagan’s towering Buddhist temples after Myanmar earthquake  The Guardian
  2. Myanmar earthquake: Water sloshes out of Thai rooftop pool  BBC.com
  3. Trump says the US will help in Asia quake. A former official says the system is now in 'shambles'  Yahoo
  4. Death toll in Myanmar quake jumps to over 1,000 as damage comes into focus  The Washington Post
  5. Israelis in Thailand: All recommendations from the Foreign Ministry following earthquake  The Jerusalem Post
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Small town flown out as ‘dynamic’ flooding hits large parts of Queensland

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Floodwaters have cut roads and isolated central and south-west communities after days of rain, forcing many to flee

Flood warnings remain in place for large parts of Queensland with heavy rainfall to continue on Saturday after significant falls overnight.

Inland parts of the state affected by severe floods in recent days are subject to major flood warnings, including on the Thomson, Barcoo, Bullo, Paroo and Warrego rivers.

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Columbia’s president steps aside for new leadership at embattled university

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Interim president Katrina Armstrong to transfer to medical center with appointment of board of trustees co-chair Claire Shipman

Columbia University’s interim president has stepped down, the latest leadership shakeup at the Ivy League school, which has been aggressively targeted by the Trump administration over pro-Palestinian protests on campus.

Katrina Armstrong is being replaced by Claire Shipman, co-chair of its board of trustees, who is stepping up as acting president effective immediately, the university said on Friday evening. Shipman is the university’s third president since August, when Minouche Shafik resigned amid intense scrutiny of her handling of demonstrations.

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Airshow reopens after crash leaves pilot fighting for life in Melbourne hospital

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Veteran pilot Glenn Collins was attempting a solo aerobatic manoeuvre at the Avalon Airshow when he lost control

Veteran pilot Glenn Collins has been identified as the pilot who is fighting for his life after crashing during an aerobatics display at the Avalon airshow in front of tens of thousands of spectators.

As Australia’s biggest airshow reopened on Saturday, Paul Bennet airshows confirmed Collins, who performed on its team, was the pilot involved in the crash.

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Tufts student detained by Ice may not be deported without court order, judge rules

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Rümeysa Öztürk was taken from street by masked, plainclothes officers in a Boston-area suburb on Tuesday

A Tufts University student who was detained by US immigration authorities this week, in an arrest that caused widespread outrage, cannot be deported without a court order, a US judge ordered on Friday.

Rümeysa Öztürk, 30, was detained by masked, plainclothes officers as she walked in a Boston-area suburb on Tuesday, an incident that was captured on surveillance footage that has since gone viral. Öztürk, who is being threatened with deportation to Turkey, is a Fulbright scholar and doctoral student in the US with a visa.

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