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Cacao-free chocolate is in the pipeline, but it won't taste the same
With the future of cacao bean production uncertain, chocolatey chunks made from fermented sunflower seeds may soon appear in our biscuits.
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Islamic State claims credit for Bondi massacre
28 Feb 2026It's the first time the terror group has directly claimed credit the December attack in Sydney, Australia.
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What's behind the latest fighting between Afghanistan and Pakistan?
27 Feb 2026Explainer: Pakistan carried out air strikes on Afghanistan's major cities escalating months of border clashes.
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Police foil alleged terror attack plan on public buildings
28 Feb 2026Police have charged a 20-year-old man they allege was planning a "mass casualty" terror attack targeting public buildings and Muslim places of worship in Western Australia.
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Embarrassing defeat for UK's Starmer as Greens seize Labour stronghold
27 Feb 2026Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Labour Party has suffered an embarrassing election defeat in an area that it had dominated for almost a century.
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Fake banter and her mum's angry voice: Woolworths reins in AI assistant
27 Feb 2026One person says Olive "kept claiming to be a real person and started talking about its memories of its mother and her angry voice".
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Trump's Iranian missile claim unsupported by US intelligence reports
27 Feb 2026Three sources familiar with the reports says his claims are exaggerated, casting doubt on part of his case for a possible attack on the Islamic Republic.
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Pakistan bombs Kabul in 'open war' on Afghanistan's Taliban govt
27 Feb 2026Pakistan's latest operation came after Afghan forces attacked Pakistani border troops over earlier air strikes by Islamabad.
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'I never flew on his plane or visited his island': Clinton tells congress she has no info on Epstein
27 Feb 2026"I do not recall ever encountering Mr. Epstein."
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New space race could turn atmosphere into a 'crematorium for satellites'
27 Feb 2026Space may feel separate from the environmental systems that sustain life on Earth. But increasingly, the way we build, launch and dispose of satellites is starting to change that.
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The 20-year-old suing YouTube and Instagram over social media addiction
27 Feb 2026Kaley, a 20-year-old California resident, painted a dire picture of a social media addiction that began when she was six years old.
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Pakistan bombs Kabul after Afghanistan attacks border
27 Feb 2026Both militaries say they killed dozens of soldiers in the border violence, which follows multiple Pakistani strikes on Afghanistan and clashes along the frontier in recent months.
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Polls show increasing concerns about Trump's mental sharpness
27 Feb 2026Multiple recent polls show a majority of Americans questioning it in one way or another. And even many Republicans seem to have concerns.
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Vanuatu and Fiji on alert as tropical depression gains strength
27 Feb 2026Met services in Fiji and Vanuatu are closely monitoring TD09F forecast to become a cyclone on Friday afternoon.
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Afghan military attacks Pakistan after deadly strikes
27 Feb 2026Hamdullah Fitrat, the Taliban government's deputy spokesman, said "15 outposts have been captured" by Afghan forces.
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Programmer says he accidentally hacked 7000 robot vacuums
26 Feb 2026Sammy Azdoufal's experience has drawn attention to the potential security risks of smart home gadgets.
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Melania Trump to chair a meeting of the UN Security Council
27 Feb 2026Her office said she will emphasize education as a way to advance tolerance and world peace in her remarks at the meeting.
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Stowaway Svetlana Dali successfully sneaks on plane to Europe again
27 Feb 2026Dali snuck by the airline employees at Gate C74 at Newark Liberty International Airport and onto United flight 19.
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Danish PM calls snap election after standoff with Trump over Greenland
27 Feb 2026Denmark will hold a parliamentary election next month, Mette Frederiksen has announced, seeking to capitalise on a surge in support.
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US and Iran make significant progress in talks - mediator
27 Feb 2026While Iran was positive, the US has yet to comment on the outcome.
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Calls for Australia to follow NZ's lead to reduce prison population
The number of Indigenous people behind bars is rising. But some judges are bucking the trend by taking a different approach.
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Rescuers abseil down 350m cliff to reach stranded hikers
27 Feb 2026Emergency service crews have carried out a 24-hour rescue mission to find two hikers stranded on a ledge in the Snowy Mountains.
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Trump risks walking into an Iraq-style trap in Iran
27 Feb 2026Analysis - Trump has reportedly made no decision on whether to strike Iran. But his huge naval and air power buildup in the region is the biggest since the Iraq invasion that toppled President Saddam…
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Nearly blind refugee found dead after US agents left him alone at coffee shop
27 Feb 2026Nurul Alam's death has prompted an investigation into the circumstances of his final days and drawn sharp criticism from a mayor.
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