Depite the royal wedding and pregnancy announcement, it seems that the Meghan Markle effect hasn't made an impact on the most popular baby names in Britain.
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Gavaskar set to miss trophy presentation
Sunil Gavaskar will likely miss out on presenting India with the perpetual Test series trophy named in his and Allan Border's honour, with the Indian legend back at home and not in Sydney.
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'Suspicious' Maddington house fire leaves estimated $100,000 damage bill
Police have declared the house fire in Maddington's Revesby Street "suspicious", with damage costs estimated at $100,000.
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Prosecutors get record-breaking 91.8% conviction rate in serious cases
The Office of Public Prosecutions acknowledges plea deals have played a part in lowering the proportion of cases that go to trial.
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Kevin Spacey will plead not guilty to indecent assault charge
A judge has also denied the actor's request to skip his upcoming court appearance.
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Man dies after being pulled from water at North Stradbroke Island
A person is believed to have died on North Stradbroke Island on New Year's Day.
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The latest work by Sydney Morning Herald editorial cartoonist Cathy Wilcox.
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Kevin Spacey will plead not guilty to indecent assault charge
A judge has also denied the actor's request to skip his upcoming court appearance.
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Bandersnatch: The Netflix show everyone is talking about, but is it any good?
This standalone movie-length episode of Black Mirror makes a strong case for choose-your-own-adventure television.
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Lin-Manuel Miranda musical In the Heights moves from the Bronx to Opera House
Bringing the musical In the Heights to the stage of the Sydney Opera House has not been without its challenges, writes Gabriel Wilder.
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'Please don't do that': Aquaman director James Wan asks fans to stop harassing the movie's haters
"Not the kind of support I want," the Aussie filmmaker told his fans.
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'Come to my house and try your pathetic jokes': Father of Parkland shooting victim slams Louis C.K.
Audio has emerged of Louis C.K. apparently mocking the students-turned-activists from the Parkland, Florida, school shooting in a new stand-up set.
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Coming to TV in 2019; the year's 10 most-promising new series
To paraphrase F. Scott Fitzgerald, it's the year we will be borne back into the past.
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Songs, storms and one swear word: ABC's 'review-proof' NYE coverage
It was a stellar if safe-as-houses celebration. Even if you were inclined not to love it, you’d be a sorry soul if you found much to hate in the ABC's coverage.
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'Pretty scary': Kmart pulls toy after reports they were catching fire
Department store Kmart has pulled a popular Christmas gift from sale after several customers reported the charging components on remote controlled motorbike could overheat and even catch on fire.
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Passenger sues Jetstar after slipping in toilet puddle coming home from Bali
A man who says he slipped over in a pool of water in a Jetstar aircraft toilet, and was then asked whether he cleaned the mess up, is suing the airline.
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Ivanka Trump plans global women's economic development push
Ivanka Trump is set to launch a White House effort aimed at women's global economic empowerment in early 2019.
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Telstra loses appeal against Optus ads of payphones sinking into desert
Advertisements from Singtel Optus showing Telstra phone boxes sinking in the desert have been upheld in court after an appeal by the larger telecommunications rival was dismissed.
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Trump's trade war has an unexpected bonus
President Donald Trump's assault on globalisation has had a paradoxical effect on world trade flows.
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Leveraged to the hilt: The world has a $264 trillion problem
In a world awash with liquidity and debt, moves by major central banks to unwind post-financial crisis monetary policies could have unpleasant repercussions in 2019.
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The world's biggest billionaire winners and losers of 2018
Fortunes rose and fell in a tumultuous 2018 - and Mark Zuckerberg was the biggest loser..
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Wall Street finishes worst year since 2008 with gains
Wall Street limps across the line to cap off a turbulent 2018.
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New online betting taxes to squeeze foreign bookies
The new taxes come in response to long-held concerns the nation’s largely foreign-owned online gambling services had not been contributing their “fair share”.
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Motorists encouraged to fill-up as fuel prices hit 15-month lows
It will be cheaper for motorists to fill-up ahead of New Year's Day road trips thanks to petrol prices on Australia's east coast falling to their lowest levels in 15 months.
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A third of financial planners tipped to leave industry due to new laws
January 1 marks the beginning for new education standards for new and existing financial advisers that could cause a mass exodus of experienced advisers.
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Powered by poo: How this power station keeps the lights on
Is Australia’s largest power station ready for one of the most challenging summers on record?
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From $20,000 in debt to turning over $20 million
Eight years ago, Aaron Smith opened one pilates studio. That was just the beginning.
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Newspapers across the US hit by cyber attack | IOL News
A cyber attack that appears to have originated outside the USA caused major printing and delivery disruptions at top newspapers across the country.
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WATCH: Employees call cops on black hotel guest talking on his cellphone | IOL News
An Oregon hotel fired two employees for calling the police to remove a black guest because they claim they thought he posed a security risk.
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Britain honours Thai cave rescue divers | IOL News
British divers who played a key role in the rescue of a boys football team from a flooded Thai cave have been decorated in recognition of their efforts.
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Angelina Jolie hints at move into politics | IOL News
Angelina Jolie hinted she could one day enter politics, as she urged global leaders to do more to help refugees and women in conflict.
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Police probe rape of British tourist at Indian hotel | IOL News
Indian police have launched an investigation after a British national said she was raped by an employee of the hotel where she was staying
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How Trump's phone call changed the Syrian war | IOL News
President Donald Trump's declaration in a phone call with Tayyip Erdogan that he was pulling US troops from Syria has stunned Turkey.
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I ordered a box of crickets online, and it was a HUGE mistake | IOL News
Imagine opening the box, which was bought to feed the family's new pet lizard, and being greeted by 250 clearly active and ravenously hungry crickets.
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In New Year letter to Trump, Putin says Moscow is open for dialogue | IOL News
Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a New Year letter to US counterpart Donald Trump, said Moscow was ready for dialogue on a "wide-ranging agenda".
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Indonesia's latest tsunami raises global questions over disaster preparedness
CIGONDONG/JAKARTA, Indonesia - As Indonesia reels from the carnage of yet another natural disaster, authorities around the globe are working on how they can prepare for the kind of freak tsunami that battered coasts west of Jakarta this month.
The Dec. 23 tsunami killed around 430 people along the coastlines of the Sunda Strait, capping a year of earthquakes and tsunamis in the vast archipelago, which straddles the seismically active Pacific Ring of Fire.
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Anak Krakatau eruption has stopped but no-go zone stays
JAKARTA - The eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau which triggered a deadly tsunami on Dec 22 has stopped, Indonesian authorities said on Sunday (Dec 30).
Seismographic data from Sertung Islands, a cluster of islands near Anak Krakatau in the Sunda Strait, show that there were no more unusual tremors in the volcano, with the average amplitude of volcanic activity standing at 10mm, the Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation Centre (PVMBG) said in a statement.
Anak Krakatau's average amplitude during an eruption is 25mm to 30mm.
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Monk's traffic ticket for driving in robe causes a stir in Japan
FUKUI, Japan - A case in which a Buddhist monk was given a traffic ticket for driving in a ritual robe that allegedly interfered with his safe driving has caused a stir, as the monk and his sect oppose such regulations, saying the rules would stop their daily activities, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.
The incident turns on prefectural traffic regulations, which prohibit driving in clothing that could affect safe driving. However, many monks drive in their robes on a daily basis.
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Stationary car kills 55-year-old cabby on Hong Kong expressway
A Hong Kong taxi driver was killed on Sunday and a woman behind the wheel of another car was injured when the cab ploughed into her stationary vehicle on an expressway in Shau Kei Wan.
The smash took place on the Island Eastern Corridor outside Aldrich Bay at about 5am after a car broke down and came to a stop in the slow lane with its hazard lights on.
The incident is the city's second fatal car crash in just one month involving a stationary vehicle.
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Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina scores big election win, opposition claims vote rigged
DHAKA - Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has secured a fourth term with a landslide victory in polls the opposition rejected as rigged, amid clashes between rival supporters that killed at least 17 people.
Hasina's ruling Awami League party and its allies won 288 seats in the 300-seat parliament, with the main opposition securing only six seats, Election Commission secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed said.
The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), which boycotted the last poll in 2014, won just six seats.
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Kim Jong Un sent message to Trump on North Korea nuclear talks: Chosun Ilbo
SEOUL - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has sent a "conciliatory message" to US President Donald Trump amid stalled nuclear negotiations, South Korea's Chosun Ilbo newspaper reported on Monday (Dec 31).
Kim's "letter-like" message to Trump was delivered on Friday through an unspecified channel, the newspaper reported, citing an unnamed diplomatic source. The report did not include details about the substance of the message but said they related to US-North Korea talks.
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India university official urges students to kill instead of complaining
NEW DELHI - A top official at an Indian state-run university urged his students to "murder" fellow students if confronted instead of complaining to him, amid a wave of violence being reported from across the state where the school is based.
"If you're a student of this University, never come crying to me," said Raja Ram Yadav, vice-chancellor of Purvanchal University, in a speech, video from Reuters partner ANI showed.
Adding: "If you ever get into a fight, beat them, if possible murder them, we'll take care of it later."
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Go-Jek to start services in Singapore, Thailand, Philippines
Go-Jek, formally PT Aplikasi Karya Anak Bangsa, plans to further expand into its target markets in ASEAN countries next year, continuing the growth of the app-based ride-hailing service that was established eight years ago.
Teuku Parvinanda, the head of regional corporate communications of Go-Jek's Sumatra chapter, said the company had started implementing its ASEAN expansion plans last year and it would continue to do so in 2019.
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Indian teen with HIV who donated blood tries to kill self
A teenager who donated blood without knowing he was HIV positive tried to commit suicide after finding out it caused a woman to contract the virus.
Tamil Nesan reported that the 19-year-old boy in Tamil Nadu had been donating blood since 2016.
He also donated blood early this month for a relative who needed a transfusion but it wasn't known then that he had the virus.
He only found out about his condition when he underwent a full blood test as part of his application to work in a foreign country.
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Philippine President Duterte under fire for saying he 'touched' maid
MANILA - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte drew outrage on Sunday (Dec 30) after saying he "touched" his maid when he was a teenager, with women's rights groups accusing him of attempted rape and encouraging sexual abuse.
Duterte frequently sparks uproar with his comments on women, including rape jokes and boasting about adultery.
In his latest remarks, Duterte recounted a confession he had with a priest in high school, detailing how he had entered the room of his maid while she was sleeping.
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Philippine storm death toll rises to 22
At least 22 people died from a storm that swept through the central Philippine islands at the weekend, authorities said Sunday, with rescue operations underway in flood-inundated communities.
The death toll rose from four a day after the storm brought heavy rain to the Bicol and Eastern Visayas regions, causing massive flooding and landslides, the government's office of civil defence said.
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Bali's Mount Agung erupts again
BALI - Bali's Mount Agung volcano, located in the island's eastern Karangasem regency, erupted again early on Sunday (Dec 30), the volcano's observatory said.
An ash column that spewed from Mount Agung's crater during the eruption could not be monitored as thick fog shrouded the peak. The eruption caused ash to fall onto several areas around the mountain.
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Indonesian tsunami volcano lost two-thirds of its height
The Indonesian volcano which caused a tsunami that killed more than 400 people last week lost more than two-thirds of its height following the eruption which triggered the killer waves.
A section of Anak Krakatoa's crater collapsed after an eruption and slid into the ocean, generating the tsunami last Saturday night.
A visual analysis by the Indonesian volcanology agency found the volcano has lost more than two-thirds of its height, an official said Saturday.
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Thai PM Prayut decries spike in bomb and grenade attacks in restive south
BANGKOK - Junta leader Prayut Chan-o-cha decried "opportunists" on Saturday (Dec 29) after a wave of coordinated bomb attacks by suspected insurgents hit Thailand's Muslim-majority "deep south" in the lead-up to the New Year holidays.
The region bordering Malaysia has been in the grip of a low-level but bloody insurgency for more than a decade as ethnic Malay militants battle the Buddhist-majority state for greater autonomy.
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