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‘Take them away, crush them’: Australia faces an ebike surge that some say poses a health emergency

They offer independence, reduce emissions and congestion. But they are also endangering lives

After the Sydney Harbour Bridge was swarmed by 40 or so ebikes and e-motorcycles on Wednesday, the Australian government said the country faced a “real emergency”.

“[Illegal ebikes] are a total menace on the road,” the health minister, Mark Butler, said on Friday.

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© Photograph: Andrew Quilty

© Photograph: Andrew Quilty

© Photograph: Andrew Quilty

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The pro-democracy People’s party is leading the polls, but Thailand has been here before

Youthful leader feels he can bring change this election despite the fate of its 2023 predecessor, Move Forward, which was dissolved by authorities

A flood of gifts are passed by adoring fans to 38-year-old Thai politician Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut. Supporters, many of them young students, hand over orange garlands, plastic oranges on string, fresh orange fruit, a bunch of bananas and some corn on the cob.

The trademark orange colour is one of the few things that has remained constant for his youthful, pro-reform party, which has been dissolved twice by Thailand’s constitutional court, and forced to regroup under new names and new leaders.

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© Photograph: Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP/Getty Images

© Photograph: Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP/Getty Images

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Rapper Lil Jon confirms son is dead after police find body in pond near Atlanta

Nathan Smith, 27, known professionally as DJ Young Slade, was music producer, artist, engineer and NYU graduate

American rapper Lil Jon said on Friday that his son, Nathan Smith, has died, the record producer confirmed in a joint statement with Smith’s mother after police found a body in a pond north of Atlanta, Georgia.

“I am extremely heartbroken for the tragic loss of our son, Nathan Smith. His mother [Nicole Smith] and I are devastated,” the statement said.

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© Photograph: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Pencils Of Promise

© Photograph: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Pencils Of Promise

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