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- A man is fighting for his life after an alleged hit and run in South Australia
- Benjamin Netanyahu reacts with fury to calls for an arms embargo against Israel
- Novak Djokovic returns to winning form at the Shanghai Masters
A man remains in a critical condition after an alleged hit and run outside a pub in the South Australian coastal town of Port Elliot.
South Australian police say the 22 year old received life threatening injuries after the car allegedly hit him, and four others he was with, outside a licensed premises on Saturday.
A 37-year-old man from New South Wales has been arrested over the incident, and is facing charges of dangerous driving and leaving the scene of a crash.
But Inspector Gene Vaninetti says the investigation is still ongoing.
"The investigation is still trying to determine exactly what took place outside the hotel. There was clearly an altercation that occurred, but what happened after the altercation is obviously completely unacceptable."
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Two more flights have been organised to bring Australians out of Lebanon.
These additional flights will take off from Beirut tonight for the 45-minute trip to Larnaca in Cyprus.
Two flights carrying a total of 407 Australians, permanent residents and their immediate family members have already touched down in Cyprus.
But thousands more are registered with the Department of Foreign Affairs as wanting to leave Lebanon.
Foreign Minister Penny Wong has repeatedly emphasised the government is doing everything it can to help them, as far as circumstances will allow.
"Obviously the operation of these flights will be subject to the security situation, and the airport in Beirut remaining open."
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Israel's Prime Minister has hit back at the President of France for suggesting a halt on arms sales for use in Gaza.
France is not a major weapons provider for Israel, shipping military equipment worth 30 million euros ($33 million) last year.
Still, Emmanuel Macron has raised the topic of arms sales in an interview with a British broadcaster, saying that they should be paused as part of a broader effort to find a political solution to the conflict.
But Benjamin Netanyahu says that all "civilised countries" should be standing firmly by the side of Israel.
"Shame on them. Is Iran imposing an arms embargo on Hezbollah, on the Houthis, on Hamas and on its other proxies? Of course not. This axis of terror stands together. But countries who supposedly oppose this terror axis call for an arms embargo on Israel. What a disgrace! Let me tell you this, Israel will win with or without their support."
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Mpox vaccinations are finally underway in the Democratic Republic of Congo, nearly two months after a major outbreak of the disease began there.
Health Minister Roger Kamba says the doses being administered are meant only for adults and will be given to at risk populations and front-line workers, even though most of the country's mpox infections and deaths are in children under the age of 15.
The immunisations have been rolled out in the eastern city of Goma.
Hospitals and health workers there have struggled to contain the new and possibly more infectious strain of mpox.
The nation accounts for more than 80 percent of all mpox cases - as well as 99 percent of deaths - in Africa this year.
Around 265,000 doses of the vaccine have been donated to the Congo by the European Union and the US.
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There has been another police-involved shooting in Australia this weekend - this time involving not a human, but a dog.
The canine was reportedly shot dead during an attempted arrest of a man in the Perth suburb of Canning Vale.
Western Australian Police say first-responders tried non-lethal methods to restrain the dog after it approached and bit an officer in the face.
Inspector Vic Hussey has told Nine News no-one is happy about what happened.
"You know, the actual arrest itself sounded as though it was quite violent, and then also during that incident the dog then attacking the officer as well. That really has obviously upset him deeply."
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A doctor has been awarded a fellowship with the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering for his work in mapping Indigenous genes.
Professor Alex Brown says he's very pleased with the honour, regarding it as recognition that his work has meaning and is making a contribution.
The Yuin man has spent the last 25 years working in Indigenous health.
He says he has sought to understand what is unique about Indigenous peoples' genetic story, given their presence in Australia for at least the last 65,000 years.
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To sport, Novak Djokovic has made a winning return in China in his first individual tournament since his shock US Open defeat by Alexei Popyrin.
Djokovic has beaten 20 year old Alex Michelsen in two tiebreaks to reach the Shanghai Masters' third round.
