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Possums in the roof, koalas in bed: study shows how animals resort to Australian homes after habitat loss

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-05T20:00:47+00:00

Microbats and wombats among the most common species found in buildings, with some discovered in letter boxes or air conditioning systemsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPossums in the roof, bats in the curtains and ducks on the balcony: new research has revealed how native animals are making themselves at home in our houses.Researchers have analysed a decade of wildlife rescue reports and found brushtail and ringtail possums make up half of all cases of animals in buildings, followed by microbats and bare-nosed wombats. Continue reading...

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Alarming AI ads are flooding social media in the lead-up to Victoria’s election. But who is behind them?

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-05T20:00:46+00:00

A machete-wielding robber, a ‘tsunami of debt’ … campaigns echoing opposition talking points outspend major partiesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man clad in a balaclava and brandishing a machete terrorises a worker at a petrol station before firebombing the building on the way out.A woman gives birth on the side of the road, unable to reach a hospital due to ambulance ramping and crater-like potholes, which also stop a fire truck in its tracks. Continue reading...

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11 фраз, які видають людину з менталітетом жертви: вона завжди звинувачує інших

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-09-05T19:55:00+00:00

Психологи радять звернути увагу на слова, які людина повторює у складних ситуаціях: деякі фрази можуть свідчити про звичку перекладати провину на інших.

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Jerusalem Daily: raids, settlers & sieges

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-09-05T19:37:10+00:00

Mike Huckabee visits as settlers attack Palestinians, Israeli forces carry out raids and arrests.

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Putin begins talks with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on ending war with Ukraine

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-05T19:03:41+00:00

Moscow and Kyiv vow not to strike each other’s capitals for three days during negotiationsRussian president Vladimir Putin began talks with US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff on ending more than four years of war in Ukraine in the Kremlin Saturday, ahead of their first visit to Kyiv expected on Sunday.Both Russia and Ukraine vowed not to strike each other’s capitals for three days during the negotiations, as Washington tries to revive US-led talks to end Europe’s worst conflict since the second world war. Continue reading...

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Кортизоловий живіт: вчені назвали міфи з соцмереж, у які пора перестати вірити

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-09-05T19:00:00+00:00

Підвищений рівень кортизолу дійсно може впливати на розподіл жирової тканини, однак надлишок цього гормону частіше пов’язаний із рідкісними захворюваннями.

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Встреча Путина и Уиткоффа: «Контакты подобного рода всегда идут на пользу»

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-09-05T18:58:15+00:00

Вечером 5 сентября Владимир Путин в Кремле принял спецпосланника президента США Дональда Трампа Стивена Уиткоффа и предпринимателя Джареда Кушнера. С российской стороны во встрече участвовали помощник президента Юрий Ушаков и глава РФПИ Кирилл Дмитриев. Уиткофф и Кушнер приехали в Москву днем того же дня. В аэропорту «Внуково» их встречал Дмитриев. Нынешняя встреча – первая за семь месяцев. В прошлый раз Уиткофф и Кушнер встречались с Путиным 22 января. Сразу после визита в Москву посланники президента США направятся в Киев.

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Putin Meets Witkoff and Kushner in Moscow to Discuss Ukraine War

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-09-05T18:56:34+00:00

President Vladimir V. Putin ordered a pause in strikes on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, ahead of the meeting with President Trump’s envoys: his son-in-law Jared Kushner and the businessman Steve Witkoff.

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Robin Morgan, child star who became feminist, poet and editor, dies aged 85

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-05T18:16:41+00:00

Leading second-wave feminist co-founded Women’s Media Center with Jane Fonda and Gloria SteinemRobin Morgan, a child star of the 1940s and 50s who grew up to become an all-American radical as a poet, essayist, editor and second-wave feminist, has died. She was 85.Morgan’s death was confirmed Saturday by the Women’s Media Center, an organization she co-founded with Jane Fonda and the celebrated author and activist Gloria Steinem, who died Wednesday. Continue reading...

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London Paddington fire causes rail chaos as Heathrow trains cancelled

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-05T18:10:25+00:00

Blaze causes electricity supply failure and disruption of services to airport and ReadingA fire near a train track in the London Paddington area has caused major disruption, with services to Heathrow airport cancelled.The fire caused an electricity supply failure which has left all lines between Paddington and the airport blocked, National Rail said. Continue reading...

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Владимир Путин встретился с пятеркой списка «Единой России» на выборах в Госдуму

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-09-05T18:07:56+00:00

Владимир Путин 5 сентября встретился с федеральной пятеркой списка «Единой России» на выборах в Госдуму. Беседу с министром иностранных дел Сергеем Лавровым, мэром Москвы Сергеем Собяниным, уполномоченным по правам ребенка Марией Львовой-Беловой, военкором Евгением Поддубным и главой «Юнармии» Владиславом Головиным президент провел в «Зарядье», куда приезжал на празднование Дня города.

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Egyptian TV presenter among 12 sentenced to death for drug crime

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-05T18:00:15+00:00

Sarah Khalifa, 39, charged with forming organised criminal gang to manufacture and traffick drugsAn Egyptian court sentenced a well-known television presenter and 11 others to death for manufacturing and trafficking narcotics in a sprawling drug case, official media reported on Saturday.The presenter, Sarah Khalifa, 39, is best known for her programme Mission Impossible, which dealt with issues concerning security and crime. Continue reading...

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US envoys meet Putin in Moscow for Ukraine talks

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-09-05T17:18:31+00:00

President Trump says his envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are "bringing with them a proposal to end the war".

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