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Australia will ban imports of disposable vapes from 1 January 2024 and will soon introduce legislation to outlaw the manufacture, advertising or its supply in the country. Health Minister Mark Butler said vaping had been sold to governments as a way to help long-term smokers quit, but now children are becoming addicted.

Relatives of dozens of Chinese passengers who died when a Malaysia Airlines plane disappeared almost 10 years ago have called for a new investigation.

The recent crowning of Miss Universe has started with some controversy in what was supposed to be a celebration for the Central American nation of Nicaragua. Earlier this month 23-year-old model Sheynnis Palacios made history when she became the first Nicaraguan to wear the crown.

Hamas fighters are set to release more hostages on Saturday in exchange for Palestinian prisoners in Israel.

Israel and Hamas announced a deal on Wednesday allowing at least 50 hostages and scores of Palestinian prisoners to be freed while offering besieged Gaza residents a four-day truce after weeks of all-out war.

Villagers have set up a Hindu shrine at the mouth of the tunnel to the local god, Boukhnag, seeking divine intervention as the effort to rescue trapped workers in a tunnel continues.

Former UK prime minister Boris Johnson was "bamboozled" by data during the Covid-19 pandemic, a public inquiry hears.

Hundreds of Italian mobsters were jailed on Monday following the conclusion of a long-running trial against the Mafia.

Colombian superstar Shakira goes on trial in Barcelona on Monday in a tax fraud case. Spanish prosecutors have asked for an 8-year prison sentence for the Grammy-winning singer. The case centres on how much time the singer, spent in Spain while writing her hit songs "Hips Don't Lie", "Whenever, Wherever" and the 2010 World Cup song "Waka Waka".