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| Hello. Trump-backed Mike Johnson has narrowly retained his role as House Speaker after a close vote. Our team in Washington have the latest. A Gaza hospital boss has been detained by Israel, sparking fears over his safety. And a grim epidemic is threatening Australia's iconic koala with extinction - but a vaccine could be the key to saving the species. | |
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TOP OF THE AGENDA | Mike Johnson re-elected as US House Speaker |
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|  | President-elect Donald Trump has thrown his support behind the Louisiana lawmaker. Credit: Getty | Mike Johnson has survived as US House Speaker in the first round of voting after overcoming a Republican revolt. North America correspondent Anthony Zurcher reports that some "last-second arm-twisting" resulted in two of the Republican holdouts switching their votes to him, putting him over the top and re-electing him to one of the most powerful political roles in Washington. Our live page has more. |
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| Israel confirms it is holding Gaza hospital chief | Israel says it is holding Dr Hussam Abu Safiya after earlier telling a local NGO that it was unaware of his case, sparking concern for his safety. | Read more > |
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| Top US doctor calls for alcohol cancer warnings | The Surgeon General has called for warnings on alcoholic drinks, like the labels on cigarettes, following new research that links alcohol to seven cancers. | Here's why > |
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| Ethiopia villagers flee volcanic activity 'in panic' | The smoke coming from Mount Dofan has "a fiery plume and it's very high," a local chief told the BBC, and it has prompted hundreds to leave their homes. | Read more > |
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| South Korea in uncharted territory |  | Police remove supporters of impeached South Korean President from outside his official residence. Credit: Getty | There were more than 100 police officers and they were armed with a warrant, but South Korean authorities failed to arrest suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol after a six-hour deadlock outside his home. When Yoon was impeached three weeks ago, he was supposedly stripped of his power. |
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| | Jean Mackenzie, South Korea correspondent |
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| | The stand-off started long before dawn. By the time we arrived in the dark, an army of police had pushed back suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol's angry supporters, who'd camped out overnight hoping to stop his arrest. Some of those I spoke to were crying, others wailing, at what they feared was about to unfold.
As dawn broke, the first officers ran up to the house, but were instantly thwarted - blocked by a wall of soldiers protecting the compound. Reinforcements came, but could not help. The doors to Yoon's house stayed tightly sealed, his security team refusing the police officers entry.
For several hours the investigators waited, the crowds outside growing more agitated - until, after a series of scuffles between the police and security officials, they decided their mission was futile, and gave up. |
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PICK OF THE WEEK | Saving the koala with a chlamydia vaccine |
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|  | Joe Mangy is one of thousands of koalas treated for chlamydia each year. | A grim chlamydia epidemic is killing thousands of koalas and making survivors sterile, pushing Australia's national icons to the brink of extinction. At the core of a desperate bid to save the species is a vaccine - but a decade of red tape and dwindling funds means time is running out for the tree-hugging marsupials. |
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SOMETHING DIFFERENT | Disappearing borders | Split in 1947, Gorizia/Nova Gorica will reunite as Europe's 2025 Capital of Culture. | |
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And finally... in Nigeria | At the age of 60, Nigerian businessman and healthcare professional Ken Okoroafor achieved his childhood dream of obtaining the revered title of "Leopard Slayer". To become the "Ogbuagu" in the Igbo language, a man had to present a leopard - hunted and killed by himself – to the local king. Here's how he did it. | |
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