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Kmart sold fingernail glue that burnt without safety warnings, watchdog says

The fingernail glue led to customers complaining of burns, reporting to hospital and even requiring skin grafts, the consumer watchdog has alleged.

Event date
exact date
Coverage
4 outlets · 4 articles
first · latest
Reporting countries
Australia
English
Countries concerned
Australia
Economy & energy · intensity 1.5 · tone -1.00
In 5 seconds

Covered mainly by the Western sphere (100%); silent in Sino-Russian & BRICS, Arab-Muslim world, Global South.

Western 100%Sino-Russian & BRICS 0%Arab-Muslim world 0%Global South 0%

Global sphere reading. The left / centre / right reading is shown in the coverage analysis below.

In 30 seconds
  • Confirmed by 4 outlets in 1 countries.
  • Ignored by Sino-Russian & BRICS, Arab-Muslim world, Global South.
  • Propagation: first reported by Brisbane Times (Australia), . 4 outlets republished 1 headline word for word.

Headline clash across the four spheres

Western
Sino-Russian & BRICS

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

Arab-Muslim world

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

Global South

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

Coverage analysis

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Event sources

  1. Kmart sold fingernail glue that burnt without safety warnings, watchdog says
    Brisbane TimesAustralieAustralia → AustraliaEnglish
  2. Kmart sold fingernail glue that burnt without safety warnings, watchdog says
    WAtodayAustralieAustralia → AustraliaEnglish
  3. Kmart sold fingernail glue that burnt without safety warnings, watchdog says
    The Sydney Morning HeraldAustralieAustralia → AustraliaEnglish
  4. Kmart sold fingernail glue that burnt without safety warnings, watchdog says
    The AgeAustralieAustralia → AustraliaEnglish