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Strangest supermarket substitutions include dog treats instead of steak, poll shows | Online shopping newsthirst.

Sanitary towels substituted for sandwich wraps, fish steaks in the place of lemon cupcakes and beef dog treats instead of steak. These are just some of the “completely inappropriate” supermarket substitutions reported by online shoppers in a poll. Almost a third of online grocery shoppers (29%) reported having received a substitution in their most recent…

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Australia’s second-hottest summer in 2024-25 ‘not possible without climate change’, scientist says | Australia weather newsthirst.

Last summer was Australia’s second-hottest on a record going back to 1910, at 1.89C above the long-term average, according to data from the Bureau of Meteorology. The second-hottest summer – coming after the second-hottest winter and the hottest spring on record – included the second-hottest January and the third-hottest December. Only the summer of 2018/19,…

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Albanese sidesteps questions on Trump as he backs Zelenskyy after White House confrontation | Australian foreign policy newsthirst.

Anthony Albanese has reiterated Australia’s support for Ukraine after a fiery meeting between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy. But even as Sydney’s Ukrainian community rallied in protest, the prime minister declined to comment directly on how the confrontation might affect Australia’s relationship with the US. US military support for Ukraine hangs in the balance and…

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Two boys including son of Blaxland candidate taken to hospital after alleged hit-and-run in western Sydney | Sydney newsthirst.

Two school-age boys, one the son of a local councillor, were taken to hospital on Friday afternoon after an alleged hit-and-run accident in Auburn in western Sydney. One of the children is the son of Ahmed Ouf, a Cumberland councillor and an independent candidate for the federal seat of Blaxland. “At 4:03pm, a white Hilux…

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Zelenskyy admits Trump White House meeting ‘not good for both sides’ | Donald Trump newsthirst.

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed regret that an Oval Office meeting with Donald Trump devolved into a shocking display of acrimony between the leaders of two historically allied nations, while insisting that their relationship could be salvaged. Hours after the public confrontation in which Trump and Vice-President JD Vance berated Zelenskyy, accusing him of “gambling…

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Pope Francis suffers ‘breathing crisis’ making condition suddenly worse | Pope Francis newsthirst.

Pope Francis has suffered an “isolated breathing crisis” which caused him to vomit, provoking a “sudden worsening” of his respiratory condition, the Vatican said. The episode happened on Friday afternoon after the pontiff, 88, spent the morning alternating “respiratory training” with prayer in the chapel at Rome’s Gemelli hospital, where he has been battling pneumonia…

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