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A tropical cyclone is expected to intensify to the most destructive category before it crosses the northwest Australian coast with winds gusting at more than 280 kph (170 mph), meteorologists said Thursday. Cyclones are common along the sparsely populated Pilbara coast of Western Australia state and fatalities are rare, but …

Police in Western Australia has shot dead a man after several people were stabbed at a shopping center in the Pilbara region. Five people were injured in the attack at the South Hedland Square center – two of them are in a serious condition. Witnesses told local media they saw …