‘A history of the Earth’: Twelve Apostles revealed to be as old as 14m years

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Tectonic plate movements over millions of years have lifted and tilted the layers, with records of ancient earthquakes in the rocks

Microscopic fossils embedded in limestone have helped reveal the true age of Victoria’s Twelve Apostles as 8.6m to 14m years old.

The conclave of giant golden pillars is visited by 2.8 million tourists each year, a highlight for those travelling along the Great Ocean Road south-west of Melbourne.

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Trump Has Already Spent at Least $4.7 Billion Attacking Latin America – The Intercept

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  1. Trump Has Already Spent at Least $4.7 Billion Attacking Latin America  The Intercept
  2. DoD spent $4.7 billion for Venezeula, Caribbean operations: Report  Responsible Statecraft
  3. What Did the U.S. Attack on Venezuela Cost?  Institute for Policy Studies
  4. From Boat Murders to Kidnapping Maduro, Trump Spending Billions on 'Donroe Doctrine' Militarism  Common Dreams
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Researchers Simulated a Delusional User to Test Chatbot Safety – 404 Media

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  1. Researchers Simulated a Delusional User to Test Chatbot Safety  404 Media
  2. Grok tells researchers pretending to be delusional ‘drive an iron nail through the mirror while reciting Psalm 91 backwards’  The Guardian
  3. Certain Chatbots Vastly Worse For AI Psychosis, Study Finds  Futurism
  4. Chatbot Safety Tests Underestimate Real-World Harm as Grok Endorses Suicide to Delusional Users  SOFX
  5. Scientists pretended to be delusional in AI chats. Grok and Gemini encouraged them.  Digital Trends
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Russian Officials Say Town’s Air Is Toxic, Days After Strike on Oil Refinery – The New York Times

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  1. Russian Officials Say Town’s Air Is Toxic, Days After Strike on Oil Refinery  The New York Times
  2. Fire brought under control at Russia's Tuapse oil terminal  Reuters
  3. Toxic rain falls on Russian city after refinery blaze  Financial Times
  4. Ukraine Blows Up Druzhba Pump Station After Restoring Druzhba Oil Deliveries to Hungary  Kyiv Post
  5. Defense forces strike oil facilities in Samara and Nizhny Novgorod regions  Ukrinform - Ukrainian National News Agency
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Tourist’s ‘pre-wedding challenge’ damages historic Florence statue – CNN

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  1. Tourist’s ‘pre-wedding challenge’ damages historic Florence statue  CNN
  2. Tourist charged with damaging historic Florentine fountain in pre-wedding prank  The Guardian
  3. Tourist charged for climbing Florence's Neptune Fountain in pre-wedding stunt  Wanted in Rome
  4. Hen-do reveller ‘causes £4k damage’ after grabbing Neptune statue's willy  the-sun.com
  5. Tourist, 28, Charged Over Pre-Wedding Statue Prank  The Daily Beast
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Israeli killing of Lebanese journalist draws international condemnation – The Guardian

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  1. Israeli killing of Lebanese journalist draws international condemnation  The Guardian
  2. Lebanese PM accuses Israel of war crimes after strike kills journalist  CNN
  3. Lebanese journalist killed in targeted Israeli airstrikes, officials say  BBC
  4. Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil killed in Israeli strike on a house where she took cover, paper says  AP News
  5. Israeli Strikes Kill a Journalist and Injure Another in Lebanon  The New York Times
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Pilot’s selfie led to mid-air collision in F-15K fighter jet, says South Korea’s air force – The Guardian

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  1. Pilot’s selfie led to mid-air collision in F-15K fighter jet, says South Korea’s air force  The Guardian
  2. South Korean fighter jets collided due to pilots taking pictures, report finds  BBC
  3. 2021 collision of South Korean warplanes caused by pilots taking video, report says  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  4. Exclusive: Air Force Pilot Collides F-15Ks Taking Commemorative Photo  조선일보
  5. Fighter Jets Collide After Distracted Pilots Whip Out Their Phones  The Daily Beast
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Iran takes seized ships to port, countries check on seafarers’ safety – Reuters

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  1. Iran takes seized ships to port, countries check on seafarers' safety  Reuters
  2. Iran escalates Hormuz 'tit-for-tat,' seizes ship tied to billionaire close to Trump, Macron  Fox News
  3. How Iran raised Hormuz stakes by capturing ships  Al Jazeera
  4. Iran attacks ships in Strait of Hormuz as thousands more U.S. forces head for Middle East  CBS News
  5. Hormuz Traffic Grinds to a Halt After Iran Seizes First Vessels  Bloomberg.com
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Italy ready to deploy two minesweepers in Hormuz Strait, navy chief says – Reuters

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  1. Italy ready to deploy two minesweepers in Hormuz Strait, navy chief says  Reuters
  2. ++ Italian Navy says ready to do minesweeping at end of Iran war ++  ANSA
  3. Hormuz, Crosetto: "I hope for a UN resolution for a mission, but I fear a veto from a few nations."  Agenzia Nova
  4. Deployment in the Strait of Hormuz: The technical limitations of the German Navy  Table.Briefings
  5. Hormuz: why Rome’s cautious line finds support even in the opposition  Decode39
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Catholicism has lost people to religious switching in many countries, while Protestantism has gained in some – Pew Research Center

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  1. Catholicism has lost people to religious switching in many countries, while Protestantism has gained in some  Pew Research Center
  2. More Adults Quit Catholic Church Than Enter It in Most Countries, New Survey Finds  National Catholic Register
  3. Global Study Finds Catholicism Facing Big Losses From ‘Religious Switching’  Religion Unplugged
  4. Catholicism losing followers globally as Protestantism gains ground in some regions, study finds  Fingerlakes1.com
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Parents Charged After CCTV Footage Catches Teen Allegedly Throw Statue From Balcony Fatally Striking Tourist – Bored Panda

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  1. Parents Charged After CCTV Footage Catches Teen Allegedly Throw Statue From Balcony Fatally Striking Tourist  Bored Panda
  2. Parents of boy, 13, who allegedly killed tourist Chiara Jaconis with statue in Italy facing manslaughter charges  New York Post
  3. Parents of boy, 13, who ‘killed woman with statue’ face manslaughter charges  The Telegraph
  4. Parents face manslaughter charges after teen kills tourist with statuette thrown off balcony  NZ Herald
  5. Teen who 'killed tourist with statue had habit of throwing objects from balcony'  the-sun.com
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EU agrees fresh sanctions on Russia but leaves maritime services ban on hold – Euronews.com

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  1. EU agrees fresh sanctions on Russia but leaves maritime services ban on hold  Euronews.com
  2. What's in the EU's 20th package of sanctions against Russia?  Reuters
  3. Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine: 20th round of stern EU sanctions hits energy revenues, military-industrial complex, trade and financial services, including crypto  consilium.europa.eu
  4. EU sanctions more Russian banks to squeeze Putin’s war economy  politico.eu
  5. EU Hits Russia With 20th Sanctions Package  The Moscow Times
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Philippines’ ex-president Rodrigo Duterte to face trial for crimes against humanity

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ICC judges say there are substantial grounds to believe Duterte guided anti-drugs crackdown that killed thousands

The former president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, will face trial at the international criminal court (ICC) after judges unanimously confirmed charges of crimes against humanity over his “war on drugs”.

Pre-trial judges concluded on Thursday that there were substantial grounds to believe Duterte was responsible for the crimes against humanity of murder and attempted murder in relation to anti-drugs crackdowns that led to the killing of thousands of people.

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Defending Against China-Nexus Covert Networks of Compromised Devices – CISA (.gov)

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  1. Defending Against China-Nexus Covert Networks of Compromised Devices  CISA (.gov)
  2. Chinese hackers using everyday devices to target UK firms, warns cybersecurity agency  The Guardian
  3. China disguises cyberattacks with ‘covert network’ botnets, US and allies warn  Yahoo
  4. China-linked hackers using everyday devices to hide attacks, cyber agencies warn  Reuters
  5. China hackers steal western secrets by targeting consumer gadgets  Financial Times
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