High winds, extreme heat and lightning expected on Sunday have sparked a Total Fire Ban amid what has been described as a "really concerning day" for Victoria.
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Man arrested after hit-run at Clayton South leaves pedestrian critical
One pedestrian has life-threatening injuries and another is in a serious condition after they were struck by a hit-run driver while waiting at a bus stop.
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Mornington Peninsula fire closes freeway near Arthurs Seat
An emergency warning for residents south-east of Melbourne has been downgraded after they were told to immediately seek shelter indoors as a bushfire rages at Glen Forbes.
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Police find missing Alexander Heights boy safe and well in Toodyay
Police and family held concerns for the welfare of the boy, last seen on Piesse Street, Toodyay, around 7pm.
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'Gas the Jews': Teens yell anti-Semitic abuse at boys on bus
When Elimelech and his two 14-year-old friends mistakenly boarded the wrong bus home on Wednesday they never imagined they’d be taunted with the phrase “gas the Jews”.
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Grazier rescues four trapped tourists as Queensland's floods worsen
A grazier in a helicopter has rescued four tourists trapped in a car as the flood crisis gripping north Queensland intensifies.
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Baby seriously injured after being bitten by greyhound
A baby girl is in a serious condition after being bitten by a greyhound at a home in Melbourne's outer south-east.
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Iconic restaurant showcases only Australian cheese
Forget camembert and brie. Australian cheeses with names like Tarwin Blue, Sunrise Plains and Razorback are trailblazing the artisan cheese industry despite regulatory setbacks.
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Five, including three children, injured in Bruce Highway rollover
Three children and two adults were taken to hospital after the crash at Booyal on Saturday morning.
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State reveals ambitious new concept for Subiaco oval and PMH sites
Subi East redevelopment to deliver significant density, accommodating at least 2000 new dwellings.
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Police tasers rolled out at Redlands
Tasers have been delivered to the Redlands on Saturday to help improve safety in the city.
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Gallery: The best photos from around the world
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors
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North Queensland flood crisis worsens
North Queensland residents remain on high alert as officials fear a catastrophic flood disaster with more record-breaking downpours on the way.
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Man dies, woman in critical condition after two-vehicle Gold Coast crash
The man and woman were in critical conditions while trapped in a vehicle after a crash at Currumbin Valley.
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Man charged with injuring three-month-old child
The baby boy was taken to the Gold Coast University Hospital with significant injuries on September 27.
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Man beaten with baseball bat, punched and kicked to the ground
A man and woman were charged on Friday following the attack at Mitchell.
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Police find body of missing woman in Mandurah estuary
Overnight water police, the air-wing and officers on the shoreline continued their efforts to find the woman.
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Police officer Timothy Proctor still fighting for life after head-on collision
The 29-year-old Probationary Constable was hit head-on while driving on Heathcote Road in Lucas Heights on Thursday.
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Opposition says Mt Coot-tha zipline project still needs state government nod
Brisbane City Council's development application was approved for the Mt Coot-tha zipline project, which is expected to open by the end of this year.
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'More than one a week': People with dementia going missing on the rise in WA
More than one person suffering from dementia is going missing each week in Western Australia, according to police.
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'Locked in': ice rink's future guaranteed with heritage recognition
The NSW government has granted an interim heritage order for the Macquarie Ice Rink.
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Stolen guitars and cannabis operation uncovered in police search
As man as nine guitars were discovered during a police search of a Gungahlin home after an aggravated burglary.
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Bronze baby Buddha found off WA's north coast could be Ming treasure
Two West Australian men exploring the state’s north coast with a metal detector discovered a Buddha statue that could date back to the early Ming Dynasty.
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Cop injured by car during pursuit in Brisbane
A police officer is in hospital with serious leg injuries after a vehicle backed into him during a pursuit in Brisbane's south.
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Fugitive wanted over brother's murder could be working
A Melbourne man wanted over the brutal killing of his brother at a Doncaster shopping centre two years ago is believed to be using parks and reserves to avoid detection as police describe his movements over the past two years as "largely a mystery."
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'The world is a safe space for white, heterosexual men, so why the f--- can't we have one space for ourselves?'
Australian universities have become a flashpoint for free speech, with the left and right increasingly deaf to each other’s views.
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Award-winning author Andrew McGahan dies aged 52
Andrew McGahan, the author of Praise, The White Earth and four other novels, has died.
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Deborah Conway on music, missed opportunities and #MeToo
Some expected Deborah Conway to become world-famous in the 1990s. But the feisty Melburnian was never going to sell out - and that's not changed. So what has?
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'We are part of Australian history': Behrouz Boochani, voice of exile
"Right now, unfortunately, the situation on Manus is even more critical. Almost every day there are suicide attempts and incidents of self-harm."
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Dicey Topics: Rufus Wainwright talks on sex, religion and politics
The American-Canadian singer-songwriter discusses the topics we are told to keep quiet.
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Where Marie Kondo could clean up next
The KonMari method (yep, she's branded it) proposes that if an object doesn't "spark joy", it should be thanked, then removed from the home.
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New report calls for Netflix to support more Australian productions
Acclaimed documentary maker Tom Zubrycki believes streaming services should face local content quotas.
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'Magical, mysterious and free': The NGA's best show in a generation
You can join the crowds to shuffle through the national gallery's latest blockbuster or you could see this exhibition.
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Diary of a bad housewife: The unvarnished truth about holiday houses
Rent a holiday house, but be sure to BYO basic cleaning products.
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Surviving Y2K: A podcast revisits 1999 hysteria
Dan Taberski caused controversy with Missing Richard Simmons – he puts himself and the millennium under the microscope in Surviving Y2K.
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The stress-busting benefits of trees
Slow down and smell the roses, but don't forget to look at the trees.
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Destination Sydney Re-imagined review: A re-imagining that needed re-thinkng
There are some great individual works, but the selection of works feels arbitrary.
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Raisin' merry hell: British mystery series breaks all the rules
Based on the books of M.C. Beaton, Agatha Raisin is a classic British mystery series, just not as you know it.
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Lunch with: Elizabeth Espinosa, president of the NSW Law Society
The flamenco dancing new president of the NSW Law Society will be using a dual election year to challenge politicians.
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The one time Alan Jones has nothing to say
Sydney's talkback king is uncharacteristically coy about his future.
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Your weekend: our guide to what's on around Melbourne
Your weekend: The best in music, theatre, festivals, food. markets and much more.
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With full Aussie song list confirmed, who's got what it takes to go to Eurovision?
One Eurovision academic says there's no clear front runner, thanks to so many celebrated artists taking part.
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'We've actually never been so in-demand': Aqua ride wave of '90s nostalgia
"It's turned into kitsch, and I'm totally comfortable with that," says Lene Nystrom.
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From feeding pigs to installing a bright, pink pig lantern at the Opera House
The installation at the Sydney Opera House celebrates the Year of the Pig, which is said to bring wealth and fortune.
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Bookmarks: The emasculating of the Booker Prize
The Man group has severed its long links with the Booker Prize
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Anniversaries review: Uwe Johnson's masterpiece makes its debut in English
Anniversaries aims to be comprehensive on every topic it takes up — among them, village life in post-war Germany, housing segregation on the Upper West Side of Manhattan and media coverage of Vietnam.
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Top five films: best of the big screen
Our pick of what's showing on the big screen this week
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Nauru is a health issue: lunch with AMA president Tony Bartone
The new AMA president talks about life as a GP, his concerns for children in dentention and My Health Record.
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'They're bad women, in the best sense of that word; they won't conform'
A wild and complicated woman is at the heart of the play Barbara and the Camp Dogs.
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The landscape of trauma
From 9/11 to climate change, artists can tackle stories of catastrophes from more personal perspectives, offering more insight than mere facts.
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Ariana Grande fumbles again in attempt to fix botched Japanese tattoo
If Ariana Grande didn't mean for her new tattoo to say "barbecue grill", it's safe to say she also didn't mean a hastily applied fix to read "Japanese BBQ finger".
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Beyonce, Jay-Z offer lifetime concert tickets for fans who go vegan
The Lemonade singer announced the contest to her 123 million Instagram followers.
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Chicago police can't find any video of attack on Empire actor
Jussie Smollett and his manager told detectives they were talking on the phone at the time of the attack but have declined to turn over phone records.
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'More money in dog food commercials': the crisis in documentary making
A new report looks at the "grim and uncertain future" for Australian documentary film-makers.
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Sydney under siege: Steven Seagal's here for your soul
Move over Muscles from Brussels, we’re getting the Gremlin from the Kremlin.
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Exile in Guyville's Liz Phair returns to Australia after two decades
Then and now, Liz Phair finds playing her music ''kind of terrifying'' but exhilarating.
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One-time presidential hopeful jailed in South Korean #MeToo scandal
SEOUL - A former South Korean provincial governor who once ran for presidential nomination was jailed for three and a half years on Friday (Feb 1) for molesting an aide after his earlier acquittal was overturned in one of the country's most high-profile #MeToo cases.
An Hee-jung had been a rising star in South Korea's ruling party before he quit in March 2018, hours after the aide accused him of repeated sexual assault.
Seoul High Court overturned his acquittal on molestation charges.
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Fighter jet crashes in India's Bengaluru, 2 pilots dead
BENGALURU - An Indian Air Force Mirage-2000 trainer aircraft crashed in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru on Friday (Feb 1) immediately after taking off, killing both pilots.
The plane crashed at the edge of the Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) airport compound, which is surrounded by several office and residential buildings, according to a Reuters eyewitness.
The plane burst into flames immediately after the crash. One pilot died at the scene of the crash, while the other was seen being carried to a nearby hospital.
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'We need greater education on this': Viral photo shows Jakarta's Herculean cleanup task
JAKARTA - Jakarta has some of the world's most polluted rivers and one picture that went viral recently may explain in a nutshell why the Big Durian's attempt to clean its rivers seems like a Sisyphean task.
The picture shows a man caught casually dumping a bucket of household trash into the river while a river cleaning officer was on duty nearby. Standing in ankle-deep water, the officer watches the man empty his dustbin.
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Peanuts fans can finally run a marathon in Japan's 'Snoopy-shaped' route
When Charles Schulz first created the Peanuts comics in 1950, he probably would have never imagined that his creation could garner such a huge following from people worldwide. From the plethora of Snoopy merchandise in specialty stores to the Peanuts-themed rides in Universal Studios, Schulz's one-of-a-kind cartoon series has definitely made its mark among fans everywhere - especially those living in Japan.
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New on Sports Illustrated: No. 5 Michigan’s Offensive Concerns Mount in Ugly Road Loss to Iowa
The No. 5 Wolverines saw their offense stall out in a road loss to Iowa on Friday night.
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New on Sports Illustrated: Anthony Davis Sr.: 'I Would Never Want My Son to Play for Boston'
Davis Sr. cited the Celtics' treatment of point guard Isaiah Thomas as his reasoning for not wanting his son to play for Boston.
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New on Sports Illustrated: Report: Mavericks Owner Mark Cuban Says Porzingis Not Likely to Play this Season as Rehab Continues
Kristaps Porzingis has been rehabbing an ACL injury since last February.
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New on Sports Illustrated: Report: Dolphins Expected to Cut QB Ryan Tannehill During Offseason
The Dolphins are not expected to spend big money to replace the seven-season starter.
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Report: Dolphins Expected to Cut QB Ryan Tannehill During Offseason
New on Sports Illustrated: NCAA Rules Kansas Forward Silvio De Sousa Ineligible for Rest of This Season, All of Next
Jayhawks coach Bill Self called the decision both "mean-spirited" and "vindictive."
February 02, 2019 at 04:57AM
NCAA Rules Kansas Forward Silvio De Sousa Ineligible for Rest of This Season, All of Next
New on Sports Illustrated: Why Charles Barkley's Collusion Comments Are Misguided
Charles Barkley doesn't hold back, and so he didn't mince words when he discussed the Anthony Davis trade rumors. Sports Illustrated considers his thoughts on collusion and examines whether the NBA would ever veto a deal for Davis to Los Angeles.
February 02, 2019 at 04:52AM
Why Charles Barkley's Collusion Comments Are Misguided
New on Sports Illustrated: Germany, Russia, Spain Lead on First Day of Revamped Davis Cup
Friday marked the first day of the revamped Davis Cup, which has been a source of controversy.
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New on Sports Illustrated: When is the 2019 Puppy Bowl?
Puppy Bowl XV will take place on Sunday, Feb. 3 ahead of Super Bowl LIII.
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New on Sports Illustrated: Louisville to Wear Muhammad Ali-Inspired Uniforms Saturday vs. UNC
Louisville will wear custom uniforms for round two vs. UNC on Saturday.
February 02, 2019 at 02:35AM
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New on Sports Illustrated: Why C.J. Anderson Is a Better Fit for the Rams' Offense Than Todd Gurley Right Now
Todd Gurley is going to be the Rams' running back long-term, but right now C.J. Anderson fits their scheme even better.
February 02, 2019 at 02:25AM
Why C.J. Anderson Is a Better Fit for the Rams' Offense Than Todd Gurley Right Now
New on Sports Illustrated: Triple H Sees ‘Halftime Heat’ as an Opportunity to Show the World the Future of WWE
“I know that those six talent will make people’s jaws drop open. This will be eye opening.”
February 02, 2019 at 02:04AM
Triple H Sees ‘Halftime Heat’ as an Opportunity to Show the World the Future of WWE
Hotel booking engines cop flak from human rights group
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U.S. suspends Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty with Russia
WASHINGTON DC - The United States on Friday triggered the suspension of its Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty with Russia.
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Myanmar police fire rubber bullets on fighting soccer fans
At least 18 people were injured in central Myanmar on Friday when police fired rubber bullets on a crowd to try to stop a brawl among soccer fans, witnesses told RFAs Myanmar Service.
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Venezuelan leader has time on his side
It would be reasonable to expect the worst for Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s embattled president.
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Several IRGC Forces Killed, Wounded by Terrorists in SE Iran
A terrorist attack on a military base belonging to the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in south-eastern Iran has killed one and wounded five others so far.
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Russia Hits Back At U.S. Decision To Pull Out Of INF Treaty
Russian officials and politicians blasted the U.S. decision to suspend its obligations under the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty, with one lawmaker saying Washington had taken anothe
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Iran Starts Ten-Day Celebrations of 40th Revolution Anniversary
Iranian people have started the 10-Day Dawn celebrations to mark the 40th anniversary of the countrys 1979 Islamic Revolution, which overthrew the monarchy of the US-backed Pahlavi regime in Iran.<<br>
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Old Allies Notice as China Makes a Splash in The South Pacific
Chinas growing presence among the islands of the South Pacific worries Australia, New Zealand, and the United States. And some island governments are now pushing back against that presence.
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Another fire breaks out on Table Mountain
A large vegetation fire broke out on the lower slopes of Table Mountain Friday evening, City of Cape Town fire services have confirmed.
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US to suspend INF Treaty, may withdraw within 6 months
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 1(ANI): The United States has said it will suspend participation in the landmark Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty with Russia on Saturday and may even withdraw
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Pompeo Announces U.S. Pulling Out Of Nuclear Arms-Control Treaty
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced the United States will suspend its obligations under the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty as of February 2.
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U.S. Suspends Its Obligations Under INF Treaty In Dispute With Russia
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced the United States will suspend its obligations under the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty as of February 2.
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Yemeni cameraman killed and journalist wounded in bomb attack
This statement was originally published on ifj.org on 30 January 2019.
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'I'm a Child of God and I'm Not Scared to Die': How These North Korean Christians Survived Intense Persecution
One North Korean defector in Seoul describes her family back home quietly singing Christian hymns every Sunday while someone stood watch for informers. A second cowered under a blanket or in the toilet when praying in the North. Such accounts provide a small window into how underground Christians in North Korea struggle to maintain their faith amid persistent crackdowns.
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'Pray the Lord Restores Her Completely': Asia Bibi's Road to Recovery and How Christians Can Help
Wilson Chowdhry of the British Pakistani Christians Association warned Asia Bibi's ordeal is not over, saying it will take time for her to adjust to life outside of prison...
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Mafia State: Freeing Venezuelans from Maduro's 'Criminal Gang' Government
Anyone who wants to get rid of Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro cannot do it without the army. And that's the tricky part because the army has been a willing partner in the Venezuelan government's criminal activities.
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'Making history': Haneen Zreika to debut as AFLW's first Muslim player
Sydney teenager Haneen Zreika will turn out for the GWS Giants against the Lions in Brisbane this weekend after a rollercoaster year.
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Australian unis under pressure over Huawei ties as Brumby quits board
Oxford's decision to cut ties with Huawei puts spotlight on Australian universities and their ties to the Chinese technology giant
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Carlton recruit Tomas Bugg calls it quits
Former Demon and Giant Tomas Bugg, who was picked up by Carlton in the 2018 rookie draft, has announced his retirement without playing a game with the Blues.
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Australian women coast into Sydney Sevens quarters
Australia's women's sevens side have booked their place in the Sydney Sevens quarter finals after downing Spain and China in their first two pool matches.
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Manuka Test like home for Lyon family
Just two hours from Young, Australia's historical first Test at Manuka Oval was like a home one for the Lyon family.
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Police raids net big haul of guns, meth and more than a million in cash
Police have seized more than 10 kilograms of meth and $1.4 million in cash following a string of search warrants across Perth on Thursday.
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'Get on with it': Rio boss urges Indigenous recognition
Australia's two biggest miners created corporate history this week, when they jointly backed an indigenous push of 2017 for constitutional recognition
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Manuka Oval is up to the Test
The moment was the culmination of years of hard work, so many years that one can't help but wonder why it took so long.
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Magic Moz: From league convert to 'complete player'
The steel behind the fancy feet that has turned Maurice Longbottom into an Australian sevens mainstay.
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Ebola Survivor Dr. Rick Sacra Receiving Prestigious Award to Expand Medical Mission in Liberia
Dr. Rick Sacra was exposed to the Ebola virus in 2014 while caring for pregnant women at a Christian hospital in Liberia. He narrowly survived.
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Top Pakistani Court Upholds Acquittal, Frees Captive Christian Asia Bibi
Asia Bibi is now free to leave Pakistan and join her daughters in Canada after more than eight years of prison and detention. The Islamic country's highest court has just upheld its acquittal of Bibi, clearing her of all charges of blasphemy.
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Do You Think God Is Angry With You? Here Are 3 Biblical Truths About God’s Wrath
The idea of God’s anger or wrath is sure to pop up in religious news and social media circles every time our nation or the world faces a tragedy, natural disaster or violent attack. Invariably, someone will attribute the destruction and pain to God’s anger with some subsection of humanity, or indeed humanity as a whole.
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Pungent 'J-Queen' durians sell for $1,350 in Indonesia
JAKARTA - An Indonesian variety of the durian - a pungent, spiky fruit considered a delicacy across many parts of Asia - has been sold in a store on the island of Java for a hefty US$1,000 (S$1,350) per fruit.
The "J-Queen" durian was selected by a panel of farmers in a region of central Java because it was deemed to have a special taste and texture, said Sudarno, a farmer who grew the fruit.
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South Koreans march with coffin in 'comfort women' protest at Japan embassy
SEOUL - South Korean protesters marched alongside the coffin of a "comfort women" campaigner to the Japanese embassy on Friday (Feb 1) in a protest over Japan's use of forced labour in its wartime brothels.
A hearse carried the casket of Madam Kim Bok-dong, who died this week, to the embassy to highlight the plight of comfort women, a Japanese euphemism for women who were forced into prostitution and sexually abused at Japanese military brothels before and during World War II.
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Facebook takes down Indonesia accounts linked to fake news syndicate
JAKARTA - Facebook Inc has removed hundreds of Indonesian accounts, pages and groups from its social network after discovering they were linked to an online group accused of spreading hate speech and fake news.
Indonesian police uncovered the existence of the group, called Saracen, in 2016 and arrested three of its members on suspicion of being part of a syndicate being paid to spread incendiary material online through social media.
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Bring home the bacon: A woman in Taiwan lives with four pet pigs
TAICHUNG - Every year is the Year of the Pig in Jenny Tsai's ninth-floor apartment in Taiwan's Taichung City, which she shares with one fellow human and four pampered porcine housemates.
Website designer Tsai says her pigs are so clever that they have worked out how to open the fridge, which is now protected from wandering snouts with a rope.
"Pigs are very affectionate," she says. "When I am sick, they stay by my side and keep me company. But you can't pretend to be sick or they'll find out and wreak havoc."
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Miss Universe 2018 promotes HIV testing through '10-year challenge'
MANILA - Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray used the recent viral internet "10-year challenge" to step up calls for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing.
"In the last ten years, we've seen the cases of new HIV cases in the Philippines rise exponentially from only 1 a day in 2008 to 32 a day in 2018," Gray wrote in an Instagram post on Friday.
Latest data from the Department of Health (DOH) showed that 3,110 Filipino youth aged 15 to 24 years were diagnosed HIV from January to November 2018.
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Taiwan director Doze Niu charged with sexual assault
TAIPEI - Acclaimed Taiwanese director Doze Niu has been charged with sexually assaulting a female crew member who was working on his latest film Pao Ma, prosecutors said Friday.
In a statement announcing the charge, Taipei District Prosecutors Office accused Niu of trying to avoid responsibility "by downplaying his actions and insinuating that the woman is partially to blame".
He faces up to 10 years in prison if found guilty.
The alleged assault occurred on Nov 24 following a meeting at Niu's home in Taipei when other guests had left.
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Teenage couple whipped in Aceh for hugging in public
A young couple in Indonesia's Aceh province were whipped on Thursday after they were caught cuddling in public - a crime under the conservative region's Islamic law.
Hundreds of spectators watched as an 18-year-old university student and her boyfriend, also 18, were whipped 17 times each outside a mosque in Banda Aceh, the provincial capital.
Flogging is used as punishment for a range of offences in the region at the tip of Sumatra island, including gambling, drinking alcohol, and having gay sex or relations outside of marriage.
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Plane skids at Tokyo's Narita Airport, forces runway closure
TOKYO - A Japan Airlines plane from New Delhi skidded off a runway at Narita Airport on Friday (Feb 1), officials told AFP, briefly closing part of Tokyo's main hub.
Spokesmen from the airport and the carrier said the 201 passengers and crew had all been escorted off the Boeing 787 jet, with no serious injuries.
The accident forced the airport to close one of its two runways for an hour from 7am (6am Singapore time), Narita spokesman Kazuhiko Morio told AFP.
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Runner carries lost puppy for 30km in marathon
One runner in Thailand crossed a marathon finish line with a furry hitchhiker that she picked up along the way.
Khemjira Klongsanun was 12 kilometers into her run at the Chombueng marathon in western Thailand last Jan. 20 when she spotted a puppy by the road, as per her social media post on the same day.
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Floods sweep pythons into residential areas in Jakarta
Floods have swept pythons into residential areas in Greater Jakarta in the last three days, with two appearing in Koja, North Jakarta, on Wednesday morning.
Koko, a resident of neighborhood unit RT 01, community unit RW 03, in Koja, North Jakarta, said he found two pythons on Jl. Lorong Z Timur. "[The pythons] might struggle with the flooding, so they leave their nests," Koko said as quoted by kompas.com.
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Dissidents trapped inside Taiwan airport allowed in after 125 days
Two Chinese activists who spent more than four months trapped in limbo at a Taiwanese airport have been temporarily allowed to stay on the island, officials said Thursday.
Liu Xinglian, 64, and Yan Kefen, 44, spent 125 days marooned in the transit area of Taoyuan airport after they arrived from Bangkok in September last year.
The pair ran from China because of their political activism and were granted refugee status by the UN in Thailand.
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Monk arrested for child abuse
A monk has been arrested and defrocked for alleged sexual violations against boys and posting pornographic content online.
"He has confessed that he has committed the crimes for more than 10 years already. Whenever his behaviour was exposed at a temple, he would simply move to another," said Pol Lt General Surachate Hakparn, deputy chief of Thailand's Action Taskforce for Information Technology Crime Suppression.
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Elephant gores mahout to death at temple in India
A mahout in Kerala, India was gored to death by an elephant named Kutty Sangaran during a temple festival.
Tamil Nesan reported that the 39-year-old man was leading a procession of 21 elephants during a temple festival with Kutty Sangaran in the lead.
Kutty Sangaran, however, suddenly went berserk when the procession neared the temple and had devotees scrambling for their lives.
The mahout tried to calm down the elephant but instead, the animal threw him to the ground with its trunk and gored him with its tusks.
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Thai party ousted in 2014 coup picks Thaksin loyalist for main PM candidate in elections
BANGKOK - Thailand's Pheu Thai Party, which was ousted from power by the military in a 2014 coup, on Thursday (Jan 31) picked a close ally of fugitive ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra as its main candidate for prime minister in elections set for March 24.
Pheu Thai's Sudarat Keyuraphan could face off against current military junta leader Prayut Chan-o-cha in the election, although Mr Prayut has not yet said he will accept the nomination of a pro-military party that wants him on its ticket.
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Sightings of oarfish put Japanese on alert for earthquake, tsunami
Japan's social media has gone into nervous overdrive following the discovery of a number of deep-sea fish traditionally thought to be harbingers of natural disaster.
On Monday, an oarfish measuring nearly four metres from snout to tail was found tangled in a fishing net off the port of Imizu, in the north-coast prefecture of Toyama. The fish was already dead but was later taken to the nearby Uozu Aquarium to be studied.
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Dozens of ex-graft convicts running for office in Indonesia polls
JAKARTA - Dozens of Indonesians who served jail time for corruption are running for public office, the electoral agency said on Thursday (Jan 31), as the world's third-largest democracy gears up for national polls.
The 49 candidates belong to more than half of the 16 political parties contesting April elections, including President Joko Widodo's Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle.
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Woman in South Korea starts fire after breakup, calls ex for help
A 20-year-old who set her house on fire last year was apprehended Thursday.
According to Gwangju Bukbu Police on Thursday, the suspect, surnamed Baek, set fire to her home on Nov. 22 after breaking up with her boyfriend.
The suspect is believed to have started the fire by turning on the gas stove with a plastic object on it. As the fire spread, Baek escaped into the bathroom and called her boyfriend.
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2018 Corruption Index: Syria, Somalia world's most corrupt countries
BERLIN, Germany - An annual survey released by the Berlin-based global think tank, Transparency International has ranked Syria and Somalia as the world's most corrupt nations.
The annual
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Ghosn denies financial misconduct charges, calls it a plot against him
TOKYO, Japan - The former Nissan chairman, Carlos Ghosn, who was arrested on financial misconduct charges in November last year, has now alleged that the charges stem from a plot against him.
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Facebook shuts paid program meant to mine device data
CALIFORNIA, U.S. - A shocking expose about the data mining schemes used by the world's largest social media site, Facebook has stunned users.
A report in TechCrunch revealed that Fa
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Trump Says His Lawyers Assured He Is Not Target Of Mueller Probe
WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump says in an interview that his lawyers have been assured he is not a 'subject' of the investigation by Special Counsel Robert Mueller into Russian meddling
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25 rare photos of Russia's first President youve never seen before
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Europe Launches Financial Mechanism To Conduct Business In Iran
Germany, France, and Britain have launched a mechanism to allow financial flows to be sent to Iran that would not violate U.S. sanctions in an attempt to keep alive the landmark 2015 nuclear deal.<<br>
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Blogger Tried For 'Defaming' Chinese Leaders Past And Present
Authorities in the central Chinese province of Hubei have tried a prominent blogger for insulting the country's president and late supreme leader Mao Zedong, RFA has learned.
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Putin Blasts Kyiv For 'Blatant Interference' In Orthodox Church
Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused Ukraines government of blatant interference in the Orthodox Church in Ukraine after a new national institution split from Moscows patronage.
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Chinese Political Activists Finally Leave Taiwan Airport Lounge
Two Chinese asylum-seekers have been allowed to enter the democratic island of Taiwan after camping out in an airport lounge for nearly four months while authorities considered their applications.<<br>
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New on Sports Illustrated: Report: Rockies' Nolan Arenado Signs Record $26M Deal to Avoid Arbitration
The previous record for an arbitration-eligible player was Josh Donaldson's $23 million deal.
February 01, 2019 at 06:05AM
Report: Rockies' Nolan Arenado Signs Record $26M Deal to Avoid Arbitration
New on Sports Illustrated: The Knicks Took a Big Swing by Trading Away Kristaps Porzingis. Will It Be Worth It?
The Knicks' choice to ship Kristaps Porzingis to Dallas shocked the NBA world, but everyone should withhold judgment until we see what happens in free agency this summer.
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New on Sports Illustrated: Ndamukong Suh Remains One of a Kind on Biggest Stage of His Career
Ndamukong Suh is not the best defensive player in the Super Bowl, but he might be the most important one. And on football's biggest stage, he has the opportunity to help redefine his legacy.
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ASX heads into reporting season on a subdued note
Australian shares began the month with a small loss, concluding a negative confession season ahead of first-half company results due next week.
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'Get on with it': Rio boss urges Indigenous recognition
Australia's two biggest miners created corporate history this week, when they jointly backed an indigenous push of 2017 for constitutional recognition
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WA's summer grain harvest the second biggest on record
CBH Group has confirmed the 2018-19 harvest was the second biggest on record, with 16.4 million tonnes of grain received across the network.
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ASX in flat finish for the week; China output wobbles
The S&P/ASX 200 Index started February on a soft note; Morgan Stanley has removed its expectation of RBA rate hikes.
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Ansell buys US glove maker for $96.2m
Ansell has continued the rebalancing of its business following the 2017 sale of its condom-making unit.
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Short sellers target banks as royal commission looms
Investors have placed growing bets of falling bank share prices, as markets fret that the big four's $30 billion in annual profits will take a hit.
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Nine's former home of TV gets final nod for $400m redevelopment
The last planning hurdle for the $400 million redevelopment of the former home of Nine Entertainment at Willoughby, in Sydney's north, has been cleared
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SMH, The Age, AFR journalists dominate business reporting awards
Journalists from The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and The Australian Financial Review have dominated the 2018 Westpac Excellence in Financial Journalism Awards.
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'The longer I hold, the more I lose': FONGO takes hold of home sellers
Property vendors are looking to sell in a sliding environment.
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Regulators have 'missed the boat' on ICO rules, experts warn
The government is putting cryptocurrencies back under the microscope, but the sector is moving rapidly.
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Hayne delivers final report on banking royal commission to GG
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and his team will spend the weekend poring over the report ahead of its public release.
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It's a gold rush: Central banks stocked up reserves by 74 per cent
The world's central banks bought more gold last year than at any time since President Nixon ended the gold standard in 1971.
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Qantas buys stake in charter flight operator, hopes to become majority owner
Qantas has snapped up a 20 per cent stake in charter flight operator Alliance Aviation Services and intends to become its majority owner if the competition watchdog lets it.
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Toy seller fined $415,000 for selling dangerous musical candles
A children’s toy retailer who sold candles which played Happy Birthday before bursting into flames and melting has been fined $415,000 by the Federal Court.
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'Prepare for the worst': The tables have turned in the Brexit brawl
Europe's leaders will now have to decide whether they are going to push their demands to the point of absurdity.
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Brumby quits Huawei board days after US criminal charges outlined
Former Victorian premier John Brumby has resigned from the board of Huawei’s Australian operations in a damaging blow to the Chinese technology giant.
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'A lot of hard work and late nights': Why Jonathan is the future of work in Australia
Check your occupation in our interactive to see whether it is predicted to grow or shrink between now and 2023.
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Healthscope accepts $4.4 billion discount offer from Brookfield
Australian private hospital operator Healthscope has agreed to a $4.4 billion takeover bid from Brookfield despite the Canadian investment group offering less than what it initially pitched in November.
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A law unto themselves: Shadow regulators must be reviewed
These not-for-profit groups deserve more scrutiny.
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Melbourne and Sydney lead downturn in national property market
The nation's property market has started the year in freefall with big drops in almost every capital city
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Amazon hits record $4.1b in profit - not good enough for Wall Street
Amazon closed 2018 with a record $US3 billion ($4.1 billion) in profit in the fourth quarter. But its guidance for the start of 2019 fell short of expectations.
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H&M hires the 29-year-old Facebook whistleblower to mine its data
Wanting to get a better sense of what makes its customers tick, the fast-fashion giant has turned to the man who set off Facebook's data privacy scandal.
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Swim school franchise Jump! faces wind-up challenge
Troubled swim school franchise Jump! is facing a court application to be wound up as franchisees continue to come forward with grievances.
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8@eight: ASX headed for a positive start into February
What happened overnight and what's ahead for the ASX.
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It's Apple versus Facebook in a battle for the soul of tech
Facebook has already been hit by its first crisis of 2019. And Apple, its new bête noire in the tech industry, has been quick to pounce on it.
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Wall Street gains, S&P 500 heads for best month since 2015
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq extended a rally on Thursday as strong earnings from Facebook added to optimism after the Federal Reserve's dovish remarks.
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Education risks going stale without a serving of versatility
In a world that requires both competence and creativity, we must resist attempts to reduce learning to a commodity.
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'It's outrageous': Banks' fury over royal commission lockout
The big banks are furious they will not be allowed to access the final report of the banking royal commission before its release to the public.
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Labor franking shake-up plan could spark buybacks, special dividends
The prospect of a change in dividend tax policy under a Labor government has sparked fresh predictions of special dividends or off-market share buybacks.
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BBC NEWS - Lebanon forms new government after long delay
The move ends months of political wrangling in Lebanon's complex power-sharing political system.
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BBC NEWS - Australian air strike may have killed Iraqi civilians, officials say
Officials say they cannot determine whether the nation's forces killed up to 18 civilians in 2017.
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BBC NEWS - Canadian tourist rape: Paris police jailed for seven years
Two officers are convicted of carrying out the attack at a Paris police headquarters.
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BBC NEWS - Marie Colvin: Syrian government found liable for US reporter's death
Reporter Marie Colvin died in Homs in Syria in 2012, when the building she was in was shelled.
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BBC NEWS - 'Record' fentanyl drug bust made at US-Mexico border
The US Border Patrol says the 254 lb (114kg) seizure was the largest in the agency's history.
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BBC NEWS - Australia records hottest month ever in January
For the first time, January saw mean temperatures exceed 30C (86F) across the country.
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BBC NEWS - South Korea sex abuse scandal: 'My skating coach kissed and touched me'
A South Korean athlete who says she was physically and sexually abused by her coach tells her story.
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BBC NEWS - Super Bowl fans on what happened to Take A Knee
Ahead of the Super Bowl in Atlanta, fans tell us how they feel about the movement three years on.
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BBC NEWS - Sierra Leone has a national cleaning day once a month
A new campaign introduced by the country's president, has called on people to get out on the streets and clean.
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BBC NEWS - Polar vortex: How people are having fun in the freeze
Americans are getting creative as the US shivers in the worst cold snap in decades.
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BBC NEWS - Rutger Bregman: The Dutch historian who went viral
Rutger Bregman caught the world's attention as he spoke at the annual World Economic Forum, held in Davos.
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BBC NEWS - Jackie Robinson - a trailblazer who changed America
As the first African-American to play Major League Baseball, Jackie Robinson had a huge impact on and off the field.
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BBC NEWS - Tutankhamun's tomb restored to prevent damage by visitors
Experts repaired scratches and installed a ventilation system to reduce the need for future cleaning.
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BBC NEWS - Seals take over California beach closed in US shutdown
Some 100 elephant seals make the California beach their home after it was sealed off to humans.
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BBC NEWS - Turkey in a pickle over Syrian olives
Turkey's decision to take and process olives from Syria's occupied Afrin region hasn't pleased local producers
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BBC NEWS - Inside the village destroyed by a dam
The sea of muddy sludge released by a dam that burst in Brazil devastated tiny Córrego do Feijão.
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BBC NEWS - The plane journey that set Iran's revolution in motion
The ferocity that Ayatollah Khomeini brought back with him from exile on 1 February 1979 has eased a lot. But it is still there.
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BBC NEWS - Tracking sanctions-busting 'ghost ships' on the high seas
How satellites and artificial intelligence are keeping tabs on global commodities trading.
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BBC NEWS - Esha Gupta: Has Instagram exposed everyday racism in India?
Bollywood actress Esha Gupta found herself at the centre of a storm over racism after posting a Whatsapp chat.
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BBC NEWS - Polar vortex: Whatever happened to global warming?
With the US in the grips of a bone-chilling spell, scientists take a look at longer-term implications.
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BBC NEWS - Tessa Thompson and Brie Larson join calls for more women film directors
Hollywood stars are campaigning to improve the numbers of women directing major movies.
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Portrait 2
“An artist must have his measuring tools not in the hands, but in the eye.”
Michelangelo Buonarroti
Here in this portrait sketch, I have used 3h pencil for the basic outline and then I used 6b and 8b pencils to finish it. Other tools used are pencil eraser, paper stumps, and earbud for shading.
Thanks and have a good day.
Renuka
Dimensions: 21.0cm x 29.7cm (without frame)
Commissioned work on an ivory sheet
What's on TV: Monday, February 4
Monday is a red-letter night for Aunty's audience with the return of Four Corners and Q&A.
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What's on TV: Wednesday, February 6
True crime aficionados will love this six-part investigation from filmmaker Eve Ash.
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'It hurts me so much': Constance Hall targeted by trolls after reality TV announcement
Her Dancing With the Stars casting has seen haters up the ante on their bullying - and Hall's had enough.
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Thai PM Prayut Chan-o-cha vows to crack the whip over Bangkok air pollution
BANGKOK - Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has said he is determined to step up measures to fight the worsening air pollution problem plaguing the capital, saying he may even issue drastic orders limiting the use of vehicles.
Premier General Prayut Chan-o-cha stressed that everybody should contribute towards smog-mitigation efforts, or the junta will enforce stern pollution-control measures.
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Need for speed: Carts on rails help Manila's commuters dodge gridlock
MANILA - Thousands of commuters flock to Manila's railway tracks every day, but rather than boarding the trains, they climb on to wooden carts pushed along the tracks, to avoid the Philippine capital's infamous traffic gridlock.
The trolleys, as the carts are known, most of them fitted with colourful umbrellas for shade from the sun, can seat up to 10 people each, who pay as little as 20 US cents (27 Singapore cents) per ride, cheaper than most train rides.
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Hindu priest sets date for temple construction at disputed site in India
PRAYAGRAJ, India - A powerful Hindu priest said on Wednesday (Jan 30) that he would lead a group of followers to start building a Hindu temple on the ruins of a 16th-century mosque, which could violate a court order and raise religious tensions in an election year.
A Hindu mob levelled the mosque in 1992, sparking communal riots that killed about 2,000 people across India. The site, in the northern town of Ayodhya, has been the focus of dispute between majority Hindus and minority Muslims for many years.
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China's insatiable taste for durian swallows Malaysian tribal lands
Is durian the 'king of fruit', or is it a curse? Rising demand - especially from Chinese consumers - for its supremely pungent and sticky flesh is driving up prices across Southeast Asia.
Between 2013 and 2017, the price of the popular durian hybrid Musang King (also known as mao shan wang or 'sleeping cat' after the shape of the freshly opened fruit) almost tripled from US$9 to US$22 (S$12 to S$30) per kg.
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Bogor student afraid to go to school after push-up punishment
A student of Bina Mujtama Integrated Islamic Elementary School in Bojong Gede, Bogor, West Java, has said she is afraid to go to school after the principal punished her by allegedly making her do 100 push-ups because of unpaid school fees.
The 10-year-old student said she was handed down the punishment last week after a meeting with the principal. She said she was "scared" of returning to school and that her stomach was in pain after the punishment.
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'Singapore' side by side with 'Bangladesh' in Jakarta: It's fact, Anies says
Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has acknowledged that there is disparity between the capital's downtown areas and suburbia.
The disparity pointed out by Vice President Jusuf Kalla, who said the main thoroughfare Jl. Thamrin, Central Jakarta, looked like Singapore, as opposed to areas in Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta, that looked like Bangladesh.
"It isn't criticism, it's fact," he told reporters at City Hall on Monday.
Anies said it reflected how the administration had long been unable to properly arrange spatial planning the city.
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Stall in Indonesia accused of secretly selling pork satay to Muslims
The owners of a satay restaurant in Padang, West Sumatra, are under investigation following reports that they have been secretly serving Muslim customers pork satay.
Officials from the Padang Trade Agency have conducted an inspection and confirmed that the satay restaurant had been using pork without notifying their customers.
"We arrested the sellers for allegedly selling satay made from pork," agency head Endrizal said on Tuesday as quoted by antaranews.com.
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Magnitude 5.3 earthquake strikes off east Taiwan: USGS
TAIPEI - An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 struck off Taiwan on Wednesday (Jan 30), the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, shaking buildings in the capital of Taipei, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
The quake struck a depth of 19.8km about 92km east of Hualien county, which is on the east coast of the island.
This story is developing.
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Hundreds of schools to shut as toxic smog cloaks Bangkok
BANGKOK - Toxic smog forced Bangkok authorities to issue an unprecedented order to shut nearly 450 schools on Wednesday (Jan 30), as authorities struggle to manage a pollution crisis that has stirred widespread concern.
The Thai capital has been shrouded in murky haze for weeks, forcing residents to don masks and sparking social media criticism of the uneven response by the government.
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South Korea defence ministry draws fire for inappropriate children's website
SEOUL - The South Korean Ministry of National Defence's website made for children's educational purposes contain inappropriate contents, according to claims on Wednesday (Jan 30).
In a local media report on Wednesday, some categories - including the cartoons, games and comments sections - on the site were shown to contain inappropriate contents.
Cartoons on the site included a scene showing a man swearing after being caught having an affair at work, as well as a soldier asking his girlfriend to go to a motel with him.
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South Korean court lengthens jail term for former speed skating coach in abuse case
SEOUL - A South Korean appeals court on Wednesday nearly doubled jail time for a former speed skating coach convicted of hitting a two-time Olympic champion, citing a need to warn sports officials against the use of violence as a training tool.
The case, and the athlete's accusation that the coach had also sexually abused her, has triggered South Korea's largest investigation into physical and sexual assaults in sport after the events sparked a flood of similar accusations.
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Grenade attack kills two at southern Philippines mosque
A grenade attack on a mosque in the troubled southern Philippines killed two people early Wednesday, authorities said, just days after a deadly Catholic cathedral bombing and a vote backing Muslim self-rule.
"A grenade was lobbed inside a mosque killing two persons and wounding another four," regional military spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Gerry Besana told AFP of the attack in Zamboanga City.
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French Spider-Man charged with 'climbing without permit'
French urban free climber Alain Robert was arrested by policemen on Tuesday after he scaled one of Metro Manila's tallest buildings in his latest high-risk ascent.
Officers were waiting on the sidewalk as Robert, 56, descended from the 217-meter, 47-story GT International Tower on Ayala Avenue in the middle of the bustling financial district of Makati City.
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University student falls from Bangkok hotel to death while playing game on phone
A third-year student from a Chiang Mai university died after falling from a Bangkok hotel balcony in the early hours of Wednesday morning while playing a popular mobile phone game.
Pattanadej Homhuan, 21, was playing Realm of Valor (RoV), when he stepped out onto a fourth-floor balcony of the Bangkok Hip Hotel in search of a better signal, his friends told police. The group of five students had been representing Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna (RMUTL) in the RoV Pro League Season 3 tournament at the Tawan-Ok branch of their university.
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Trump-intelligence chiefs feud reignited as president takes to Twitter
WASHINGTON DC - U.S. President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Wednesday, appearing to reignite his long-standing feud with the country's intelligence agencies by belittling their assessments o
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Nuclear-capable Russian aircraft encroach close to U.S. airspace
COLORADO, U.S. - The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) has revealed details of an incident involving two Russian bombers entering American airspace over the weekend.
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Havana hit by monster storm, four killed, 195 injured
HAVANA, Cuba - The Cuban capital, Havana is being ravaged by a killer tornado, which has brought heavy rain and severe winds, that has killed four people and left 195 others injured.
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Explosion in The Hague: Miracle rescue lauded after building collapses
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Ten people suffered injuries in a huge explosion caused by a presumed gas leak in The Hague on Monday.
The explosion, which occurred at around 4.15 pm local time on J
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Wedding celebrations turn tragic as mudslide kills 15 at hotel in Peru
ABANCAY, Peru - After being battered by heavy rains for five days now, a deadly mudslide in Peru led to the tragic death of 15 people on Monday.
Officials in southeastern Peru said that at le
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Canadian man pleads guilty to murdering and dismembering 8 gay men
OTTAWA, Canada - A man in Canada has surprised prosecutors by pleading guilty to a string of murders and avoiding a trial which was scheduled to begin next year.
Bruce McArthur, 67, a landsca
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Fatah to consolidate power after PM resignation
RAMALLAH, Palestinian territories - The government of Palestinian Prime Minister Rami al-Hamdallah has given notice it intends to quit.
The resignation on Tuesday puts pay to attempts at reco
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Gun-smuggling operation in Australia foiled by Feds
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia - Federal law enforcement authorites in Australia have foiled a gun-smuggling operation and seized a huge cache of firearms illegally imported into the country.
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U.S. hits Huawei and CFO Meng Wanzou with fraud charges
WASHINGTON DC - Chinese telco Huawei Technologies Co., has been formally charged with bank fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to defraud the United States, and theft of trade secrets.
Indictments
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State of the Union back on, Trump to speak February 5
WASHINGTON DC - With the U.S. government now back in business, and secret service agents and other security officers once more on the payroll, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is now agreeing for the Sta
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Nepal plane crash: Pilot had emotional breakdown, say investigators
KATHMANDU, Nepal - A pilot who was flying a plane from Bangladesh to Nepal which crashed last year was emotionally disturbed and suffering from stress.
An investigation into the
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Europe To Launch Financial Mechanism To Conduct Business In Iran
Germany, France, and Britain are set to launch a mechanism to allow financial flows to be sent to Iran that would not violate U.S. sanctions in an attempt to keep alive the landmark 2015 nuclear de
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Myanmar Mulls Options to Keep Suspended Chinese Dam Project Alive
Myanmars government is working to find a solution on how to proceed with the controversial Chinese-backed Myitsone Dam project in Kachin state, suspended in 2011 amid heavy public opposition to its
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Verdict Due Next Week In Russian Trial Of Danish Jehovah's Witness
A verdict is expected next week in the trial of a Danish member of the Jehovah's Witnesses, a U.S.-based religious denomination that Russia has branded extremist and outlawed.
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Russian Trial Of Danish Jehovah's Witness Draws To A Close
A verdict is expected soon in the trial of a Danish member of the Jehovahs Witnesses, a U.S.-based religious denomination that Russia has branded extremist and outlawed.
A statement on the we
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Why pranksters will never get Putin
Throughout his 19 years in power, Russian President Vladimir Putin has sidestepped eavesdroppers, crackers and pranksters. The former KGB officer remains a riddle wrapped in a well-encrypted enigma
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U.S., Taliban Agree In Principle To Afghan Peace 'Framework'
U.S. and Taliban officials have agreed in principle to the 'framework' of a peace deal, The New York Times quotes U.S. special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad as saying after five days of talks between the
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U.S. Officials Says Mideast Conference In Warsaw Not Against Iran
Senior U.S. officials say an international conference on the Middle East in Warsaw next month will not have an anti-Iran agenda.
'This is not an anti-Iran meeting or coalition-building exerci
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A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 28
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Sunday, January 28, 2019, and picked headlines from 14 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their
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New on Sports Illustrated: Marquette Becomes First Major Conference Division I School to Add Varsity Esports Team
The team will launch in fall 2019.
January 31, 2019 at 09:46AM
Marquette Becomes First Major Conference Division I School to Add Varsity Esports Team
New on Sports Illustrated: Watch: Karl-Anthony Towns Drills Buzzer Beater From Behind the Basket in Wolves' Win vs. Grizzlies
Towns made this shot look easy.
January 31, 2019 at 09:39AM
Watch: Karl-Anthony Towns Drills Buzzer Beater From Behind the Basket in Wolves' Win vs. Grizzlies
New on Sports Illustrated: Watch: Anthony Davis Removed From Pelicans' Introduction Video Prior to Game vs. Nuggets
Davis requested a trade from the team on Jan. 28.
January 31, 2019 at 09:21AM
Watch: Anthony Davis Removed From Pelicans' Introduction Video Prior to Game vs. Nuggets
New on Sports Illustrated: Toronto FC Sell Former MLS MVP Sebastian Giovinco to Al-Hilal FC
Giovinco was named MLS MVP in 2015, during his first season with Toronto FC.
January 31, 2019 at 09:15AM
Toronto FC Sell Former MLS MVP Sebastian Giovinco to Al-Hilal FC
New on Sports Illustrated: Watch: Pierre McGuire Mansplains Hockey to Olympic Gold Medalist Kendall Coyne
Kendall Coyne became the first woman to compete in the NHL All-Star Skills Competition last weekend.
January 31, 2019 at 08:39AM
Watch: Pierre McGuire Mansplains Hockey to Olympic Gold Medalist Kendall Coyne
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