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NSW declares week-long state of emergency

The move comes ahead of "what could be a horrible day" as conditions worsen, say officials.

The premier of the Australian state of New South Wales has declared a week-long state of emergency in response to the escalating bushfire threat; artificial intelligence is more accurate than doctors in diagnosing breast cancer from mammograms, a study in the journal Nature suggests; and an anti-government protest song in Lebanon.

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