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Hundreds jobless as Qantas shuts down budget carrier

A total of 16 routes will be affected when the airline ceases operations in July.

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Qantas has announced it will shut down its Singapore-based budget airline.

YouTuber stabbed to death as she’s livestreaming on busy street

Witnesses and livestream viewers said they heard the victim screaming for help. Then the stream suddenly went black.

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YouTuber Airi Sato, 22, was stabbed to death while she was livestreaming on a downtown Tokyo street.

South Korea officials attempt to arrest President Yoon

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Investigators arrive at the residence of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul. (EPA PHOTO)

Local brand of alcohol banned in Laos after fatal poisoning event

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Six people, including two Australians, died in the mass poisoning event.

Inside the venue where teens partied before falling ill from methanol-laced cocktails

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Best friends Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones remain in hospital in critical conditions after consuming toxic alcoholic drinks.

Update as two young Australian women fight for their lives in Thai hospitals

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Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones were among 10 people believed to have fallen ill after consuming cocktails laced with methanol while on holiday in Laos last week.