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In Australia, thousands of people who'd taken refuge on Mallacoota beach as bushfires closed in have been told that the immediate danger has passed.

The former head of Nissan, Carlos Ghosn, has confirmed he is in Lebanon, saying he's escaped a rigged justice system in Japan, where he was facing charges of financial misconduct.

And we try to find out why producing new antibiotics is not a good business idea for the pharmaceutical industry.

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