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Miami condo collapse death toll reaches 95

Exhausted crews are nearing the end of their search for victims of a Miami-area condo tower collapse as the death toll reached 95.

Brutal heatwave persists in US West

The US West has endured a fourth day of scorching heat as temperatures again threatened to shatter records.

China vows retaliation after US sanctions

China says it will take "necessary measures" to respond to the US blacklisting of Chinese companies over their alleged role in abuses of Uyghur people and other Muslim ethnic minorities. The Commerce Ministry...

US man held over Haiti president’s slaying

Haitian police have killed four suspects in the assassination of President Jovenel Moise and arrested six more including two Haitian Americans.

Australian couple among Miami collapse victims

The bodies of an Australian married couple are among the latest to be pulled from the rubble of a collapsed Miami apartment building.

Fire crews battle blazes across California

Hot and dry conditions in the US state of California continue to worry fire and weather officials as crews work to contain multiple fires statewide. As of Monday, a fire in the Gorman...

US coming back together after COVID: Biden

US President Joe Biden has mixed the nation's birthday party with a celebration of freedom from the worst of the COVID pandemic.

US building comes down, search to restart

Demolition crews have set off explosives to bring down the damaged remaining portion of a collapsed South Florida apartment building.

Golf pro, two others killed at US course

A pro golfer and two other men have been killed in a shooting at a country club outside Atlanta, Georgia, with the suspect still at large.

Scale emerges of massive US cyber attack

Cybersecurity teams have been working feverishly to stem the impact of the single biggest global ransomware attack on record.

US Scouts reach $1.1b abuse settlement

The Boy Scouts of America has reached an $A1.1 billion settlement with groups representing tens of thousands of men with sexual abuse claims.

Cosby leaves prison as conviction overturned

Bill Cosby has been freed from prison and returned home after Pennsylvania's highest court overturned his sexual assault conviction.

Miami building collapse toll rises to 18

Six more bodies have been found in the ruins of a collapsed Miami condo tower in the past 24 hours, bringing the confirmed death toll to 18.

Grattan on Friday: Scott Morrison’s quest to be a Biden ‘bestie’

Scott Morrison, who was embraced as a bro’ by Donald Trump, now seeks to become one of Joe Biden’s besties.

Canberra-based US expats watch Presidential election with bated breath

At an Irish pub in Canberra’s city centre, American expats and US political junkies are glued to the big screen watching the Presidential election unfold.

US Major League Baseball calls in the Cavalry

The United States’ Major League Baseball (MLB) will kick off today, 23 July, with some familiar Canberra Cavalry faces.

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