Victoria Braces for Extreme Bushfire Risk Amidst Severe Weather Forecast
Extreme fire danger is forecast for Victoria on December 25, 2024, with 100km/h winds and 40-degree temperatures expected, leading to immediate evacuations in Halls Gap and parts of the Macedon Ranges, while a large western blaze threatens to spread further.
Victoria Braces for Extreme Bushfire Risk Amidst Severe Weather Forecast
Extreme fire danger is forecast for Victoria on December 25, 2024, with 100km/h winds and 40-degree temperatures expected, leading to immediate evacuations in Halls Gap and parts of the Macedon Ranges, while a large western blaze threatens to spread further.
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36% Bias Score
Russian Tanker Detained Over Baltic Sea Cable Damage
Finnish authorities detained the Eagle S, a Russian shadow fleet tanker suspected of damaging the Estlink-2 power cable and other data cables in the Baltic Sea on Thursday, prompting investigations and potential sanctions.
Russian Tanker Detained Over Baltic Sea Cable Damage
Finnish authorities detained the Eagle S, a Russian shadow fleet tanker suspected of damaging the Estlink-2 power cable and other data cables in the Baltic Sea on Thursday, prompting investigations and potential sanctions.
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48% Bias Score
Kohli Faces ICC Scrutiny After On-Field Altercation
During the first session of the Boxing Day Test, Virat Kohli made physical contact with Australian debutant Sam Konstas, prompting an investigation by the ICC match referee for potential code of conduct violations based on inappropriate physical contact; the incident followed other on-field tensions...
Kohli Faces ICC Scrutiny After On-Field Altercation
During the first session of the Boxing Day Test, Virat Kohli made physical contact with Australian debutant Sam Konstas, prompting an investigation by the ICC match referee for potential code of conduct violations based on inappropriate physical contact; the incident followed other on-field tensions...
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48% Bias Score
Sydney Metro's New Year's Eve Test
Sydney's transport network prepares for its busiest day of the year on New Year's Eve, deploying over 1000 extra train services and implementing crowd management strategies to handle over a million revelers using the new metro line and extended service hours.
Sydney Metro's New Year's Eve Test
Sydney's transport network prepares for its busiest day of the year on New Year's Eve, deploying over 1000 extra train services and implementing crowd management strategies to handle over a million revelers using the new metro line and extended service hours.
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8% Bias Score
Victorian Liberals to Decide on Remote Voting in Leadership Spill
Victorian Liberal MPs will decide Friday whether absent colleagues can vote remotely in a leadership spill, following accusations of constitutional breaches by party leader John Pesutto, who faces a challenge from Brad Battin.
Victorian Liberals to Decide on Remote Voting in Leadership Spill
Victorian Liberal MPs will decide Friday whether absent colleagues can vote remotely in a leadership spill, following accusations of constitutional breaches by party leader John Pesutto, who faces a challenge from Brad Battin.
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40% Bias Score
Grampians Bushfire Prompts Christmas Evacuations, Boxing Day Alert
On Christmas Day, the Grampians bushfire had burned over 43,000 hectares, prompting evacuations and keeping emergency services on high alert for worsening conditions on Boxing Day, particularly a potential expansion towards Dunkeld, Pomonal, and Willaura.
Grampians Bushfire Prompts Christmas Evacuations, Boxing Day Alert
On Christmas Day, the Grampians bushfire had burned over 43,000 hectares, prompting evacuations and keeping emergency services on high alert for worsening conditions on Boxing Day, particularly a potential expansion towards Dunkeld, Pomonal, and Willaura.
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28% Bias Score
Urgent Evacuations Ordered as Grampians Bushfire Threatens
Facing extreme fire danger, Victorian authorities issued urgent evacuation orders for residents near the Grampians National Park, with a 10 a.m. deadline before Thursday's predicted 40-degree heat and 100 km/h winds; Halls Gap residents remain evacuated, while Pomonal is under a watch and act alert.
Urgent Evacuations Ordered as Grampians Bushfire Threatens
Facing extreme fire danger, Victorian authorities issued urgent evacuation orders for residents near the Grampians National Park, with a 10 a.m. deadline before Thursday's predicted 40-degree heat and 100 km/h winds; Halls Gap residents remain evacuated, while Pomonal is under a watch and act alert.
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40% Bias Score
H5N1 Outbreak Kills 20 Big Cats at Washington Sanctuary
Twenty big cats died at a Washington state sanctuary between late November and mid-December 2023 from an H5N1 avian influenza outbreak; the sanctuary is closed for sanitization while officials investigate how the virus entered the facility.
H5N1 Outbreak Kills 20 Big Cats at Washington Sanctuary
Twenty big cats died at a Washington state sanctuary between late November and mid-December 2023 from an H5N1 avian influenza outbreak; the sanctuary is closed for sanitization while officials investigate how the virus entered the facility.
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24% Bias Score
Australia Collapses After Promising Start in MCG Test
Australia's cricket team, after a promising start with their top four batters reaching 50 runs, including Steve Smith's half-century, experienced a significant collapse losing three wickets for nine runs to India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) due to Bumrah's impressive bowling and lapses in ...
Australia Collapses After Promising Start in MCG Test
Australia's cricket team, after a promising start with their top four batters reaching 50 runs, including Steve Smith's half-century, experienced a significant collapse losing three wickets for nine runs to India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) due to Bumrah's impressive bowling and lapses in ...
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40% Bias Score
Record Working Holidaymaker Numbers Challenge Australia's Migration Goals
Australia welcomed a record 213,400 working holidaymakers by November 2024, surpassing pre-COVID levels by 72,300, driven by a strong labor market and relaxed UK visa rules, posing a challenge to the government's migration targets ahead of the federal election.
Record Working Holidaymaker Numbers Challenge Australia's Migration Goals
Australia welcomed a record 213,400 working holidaymakers by November 2024, surpassing pre-COVID levels by 72,300, driven by a strong labor market and relaxed UK visa rules, posing a challenge to the government's migration targets ahead of the federal election.
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36% Bias Score
Victoria Faces Extreme Bushfire Threat Amid Forecast 100km/h Winds
A large bushfire in Victoria's Grampians National Park has burned over 44,000 hectares, forcing evacuations from Halls Gap; extreme 100km/h winds and 40°C temperatures are forecast for Thursday, leading to a statewide total fire ban and the deployment of over 100 interstate firefighters.
Victoria Faces Extreme Bushfire Threat Amid Forecast 100km/h Winds
A large bushfire in Victoria's Grampians National Park has burned over 44,000 hectares, forcing evacuations from Halls Gap; extreme 100km/h winds and 40°C temperatures are forecast for Thursday, leading to a statewide total fire ban and the deployment of over 100 interstate firefighters.
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32% Bias Score
At Least 30 Dead in Kazakhstan Plane Crash
An Azerbaijani airliner crashed in Aktau, Kazakhstan, on Wednesday, killing at least 30 people and injuring 28, after a suspected bird strike forced an emergency landing 3 kilometers from the city; the plane, carrying 67 passengers and crew of multiple nationalities, was en route from Baku to Grozny...
At Least 30 Dead in Kazakhstan Plane Crash
An Azerbaijani airliner crashed in Aktau, Kazakhstan, on Wednesday, killing at least 30 people and injuring 28, after a suspected bird strike forced an emergency landing 3 kilometers from the city; the plane, carrying 67 passengers and crew of multiple nationalities, was en route from Baku to Grozny...
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32% Bias Score