Karl Stefanovic won’t appear on Friday radio show with Eddie McGuire amid Tommy Robinson interview fallout

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Nine Entertainment is expected to sever ties with the Today show host but is yet to make details of the separation public

Karl Stefanovic will not appear on his scheduled Friday afternoon radio show with Eddie McGuire after widespread criticism of his podcast interview with UK far-right activist Tommy Robinson.

Stefanovic only recently signed the deal with ARN Media to co-host The Long Weekend nationally on Gold FM, but the threat of an advertising boycott has led to the contract being reviewed, Guardian Australia understands.

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Why is Putin asking for Ukraine-Russia peace talks now? – The Independent

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  1. Why is Putin asking for Ukraine-Russia peace talks now?  The Independent
  2. Russia wants to know if Trump has shifted his stance on Ukraine war after G7, Lavrov says  Reuters
  3. Vladimir Putin sours on Donald Trump over his latest Ukraine shift  Financial Times
  4. Putin says Russia 'ready for peace talks' after Ukraine refinery strikes  Sky News
  5. Lavrov Says U.S. Not 'Objective Mediator' in Ukraine  The Moscow Times
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Mom, who lost arm in horrific great white shark attack, wakes up from medically induced coma to say these three words – New York Post

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  1. Mom, who lost arm in horrific great white shark attack, wakes up from medically induced coma to say these three words  New York Post
  2. Sydney shark attack survivor awake, alert and ‘remembers the whole event in detail’, brother says  The Guardian
  3. Sydney woman wakes from induced coma more than a week after shark attack  BBC
  4. 'Overjoyed': Shark attack victim reunited with daughter after waking from coma  Australian Broadcasting Corporation
  5. Mom Attacked by Shark Is Brought Out of Medically Induced Coma for the First Time and Tells Family, ‘I Love You’  People.com
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Papua New Guinea at risk of food shortages as El Niño brings frost and drought

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Oxfam predicts PNG will be worst-hit country in Pacific from the weather pattern, with up to 3 million people affected nationwide

Families across Papua New Guinea’s Highlands are facing depleted harvests and the threat of hunger after the El Niño weather pattern brought frost and prolonged dry conditions that have destroyed food gardens providing sustenance and income for thousands of households.

The effects of El Niño emerged in recent weeks, bringing drought conditions, falling water levels and frost that are threatening food security in some of the country’s most agriculturally productive regions.

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China angered, Taiwan cheered by Western allies’ alarm over Chinese Coast Guard activities – Reuters

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  1. China angered, Taiwan cheered by Western allies' alarm over Chinese Coast Guard activities  Reuters
  2. ‘Salami slicing’: How China is trying to increase control in the Pacific  CNN
  3. China’s Assertions of Authority Over Foreign Ships Near Taiwan Draw U.S. Rebuke  WSJ
  4. UK, Germany and France express concern over Chinese actions east of Taiwan  AP News
  5. China's 'law enforcement' in waters east of Taiwan draws pushback  Nikkei Asia
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Venezuela earthquake: powerful back-to-back quakes collapse buildings in capital Caracas – The Guardian

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  1. Venezuela earthquake: powerful back-to-back quakes collapse buildings in capital Caracas  The Guardian
  2. Live updates: Powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake hits Venezuela  CNN
  3. Back-to-back powerful earthquakes slam Venezuela,  Politico
  4. Venezuela struck by back-to-back earthquakes, many casualties feared  Al Jazeera
  5. Earthquakes Clobbers Venezuelan Capital, Toppling Buildings as People Scramble to Safety  WSJ
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Venezuela earthquake: powerful back-to-back quakes collapse buildings in capital Caracas – The Guardian

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  1. Venezuela earthquake: powerful back-to-back quakes collapse buildings in capital Caracas  The Guardian
  2. Live updates: Powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake hits Venezuela  CNN
  3. Back-to-back powerful earthquakes slam Venezuela,  Politico
  4. Venezuela struck by back-to-back earthquakes, many casualties feared  Al Jazeera
  5. Earthquakes Clobbers Venezuelan Capital, Toppling Buildings as People Scramble to Safety  WSJ
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Duck off: World Cup hero Merlín barred from Mexico game due to Fifa’s animal ban

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  • World’s sixth-most famous duck falls short of dream

  • Two-year-old must watch Czechia game from distance

Merlín the duck’s bid to see his beloved Mexico live has hit a snag after he was barred from El Tri’s match with Czechia on Wednesday.

Merlín has become a folk hero in Mexico after becoming a symbol of El Tri’s World Cup campaign on home soil. His fans had launched a campaign for Merlín to attend Wednesday’s match alongside his human family. But his journey was cut short by Fifa regulations.

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