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- Russia claims it was not behind the fatal attack on Kyiv's main children's hospital
- Indigenous youth leaders in Alice Springs speak about ways forward after the latest curfew
- Jasper Philipsen wins stage ten of the Tour de France
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Russia is claiming that it was not behind the fatal attack on Kyiv's main children's hospital.
Instead, it claims that it was a stray Ukrainian anti-aircraft missile that hit the hospital, killing two people.
Russia has not provided any evidence for the claim.
The United Nations rejects the claim, saying there is a high likelihood the hospital took a direct hit from a Russian missile.
Ukraine's security service says it has unequivocal evidence the Okhmadyt children's hospital was hit by a Russian KH-101 cruise missile.
But Russia's Ambassador to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, claims the fact the hospital was not completely destroyed is proof Russia was not behind the attack on it.
“Indeed, if the Russian missile that was targeted to the military object would hit the hospital, then the hospital would be completely destroyed. I mean, I'm not rejoicing at whatever victims or the wounded were in the hospital at the time of the strike. Moreover, that it was the Ukrainians themselves that did it."
41 people were killed in a series of air strikes on Ukrainian cities.
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An Indigenous leader in Alice Springs say authorities moved too quickly to implement a new curfew, instead of taking other steps first.
A three-night curfew is place until Wednesday, affecting children and adults.
The Northern Territory police commissioner, Michael Murphy, says it is a response to violent incidents, including an alleged assault of four off-duty police officers.
It comes less than three months after a three-week youth curfew.
Arrernte man William Tilmouth has told NITV he is yet to see the impact of the federal government's $250 million in funding announced in May to address social dysfunction in Alice Springs.
He says it is important that solutions are found that involve the local First Nations community.
"A lot of the local children - and the local people - have been handicapped by the behaviours of others. And I suspect - from who I have talked to - that our children and our people weren't involved. It's Arrernte country. And people do come in - and they do come in for show weekends and fireworks. It's attracted them in - and that behaviour happens. The answer is to give us the money to try the best we can to pre-empt situations like that from happening."
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The federal government is funding additional emergency shelter places for women and children fleeing family violence
Social Services Minister Amanda Rishworth says the grants are being allocated to deliver 720 additional new safe places.
That would bring the total of emergency accommodation places delivered under the Safe Places Program across Australia to around 1,500, once the projects are completed by June 2027.
She says the focus for this latest round of funding is improving access for women and children who are from a First Nations, migrant or disability background.
"In this round, we particularly looked at organisations that were willing to invest in gold standard for disability because we know that some people with disability had been turned away because accommodation wasn't appropriate. We wanted to make sure that these accommodations fitted larger families, for example. So the need has been there, not just for the number of places - but the design of the places."
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New research has shown modern dingoes share very little genetic ancestry with domestic dogs introduced into Australia from Europe.
The international-led study studied the DNA in 42 dingo fossils, with some to dating back more than 2,700 years ago.
Genetic analysis found the ancient dingoes found in an Indigenous rock shelter at Curracurrang in New South Wales, and modern dingoes living in alpine areas of Victoria, were especially close to the New Guinea singing dog.
The study's lead author, Dr Sally Wasef, says it is hoped the discovery informs discussions on conservation approaches to the dingo.
The founder and director of the Australian Dingo Foundation, Lyn Watson, says dingoes are unique and need to be protected.
"We know it's the smartest dog on Earth, we've had Yale and Harvard, Boston College, come here and check the intelligence of our dingoes. They bring all the impossible puzzles and our dingoes solve those impossible puzzles in 30 seconds. They go away very convinced that this is not a dog, very different. And utterly, utterly the most intelligent canine species on the planet."
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In cycling, Jasper Philipsen has won his first stage of this year's Tour De France.
He's benefited from good work by team mate Mathieu van der Poel to win stage ten of the race.
Philipsen, who won four stages in last year's race, says he feels like he and his team are now back on track.
“Yeah, of course, it was a tough week, and it's already stage 10, and there’s been five sprints without a win, so, finally today we can do what we came for, and yeah, I’m really happy for the team, that they keep on believing that we can, yeah, play to our strengths, and everybody gets a deserved win.”
Biniam Girmay finished has finished second, and Pascal Ackermann third.
Tadej Pogocar retains the overall race lead.
