BBC NEWS - El Chapo trial: Five facts about Mexican drug lord Joaquín Guzmán

The Mexican drug lord has been found guilty on all 10 counts at his drug trafficking trial in New York.


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BBC NEWS - Greta Thunberg: The Swedish teen inspiring climate strikes

Greta Thunberg spoke to the BBC in September, but since then she's become a global phenomenon.


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BBC NEWS - Valentines' Day: How do you say 'I love you' to a buttoned-up Victorian?

The University of Toronto has a collection of Valentines dating back 200 years.


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BBC NEWS - Our sign language romance

Habib and Carole, a deaf couple from Lebanon, say they hope their children will be born hearing so they don't have to face the challenges they did.


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BBC NEWS - Noor Tagouri on Vogue misidentification: 'It was so upsetting'

Journalist Noor Tagouri was misidentified as a Pakistani actress in Vogue magazine's February issue.


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BBC NEWS - 'We saved our town from your plastic rubbish'

When a Malaysian town was inundated with foreign plastic waste, a group of villagers decided to fight back.


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BBC NEWS - Black panther: Rare animal caught on camera in Kenya

It's claimed this is the first time the rare animal has been photographed in Africa in a century.


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BBC NEWS - PNG is missing almost 300 cars after international summit

The cars were bought to chauffeur global guests in style - but now, many of them are missing.


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BBC NEWS - Ukrainians pranked at fake election rally

Hundreds of people turned up to fake election rallies in Ukraine on the promise of cash.


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BBC NEWS - Danes find secret beer trove

Danish builders find century-old bottles of beer stored under the floorboards of an old brewery.


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BBC NEWS - Austria to pay for Hitler's house

A court has ordered the Austrian government to compensate the owner of Hitler's birthplace.


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BBC NEWS - The fashion models struggling with a life of debt

Models travel between fashion capitals for the chance to appear on the catwalks, but many will go home without pay and more debt.


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BBC NEWS - Valentine's Day: India college row over 'virginity tree' ritual

Many students believe praying at the tree will help them lose their virginity in six months.


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BBC NEWS - Nigeria election 2019: The passion and fashion of campaigning

Special cloth is commissioned for rallies as traditional attire takes on a political edge.


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BBC NEWS - Carlos Ghosn and Japan's 'hostage justice' system

Critics say the pressure to confess is immense and there is no real presumption of innocence.


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BBC NEWS - Emma Coronel Aispuro: El Chapo's beauty queen wife

Emma Coronel Aispuro, who married El Chapo at the age of 17, has stood loyally by her husband.


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BBC NEWS - RIP Oppy, died Mars, aged 15 (approx)

The 15-year mission of "Oppy" the robot is declared over after repeated failed attempts to contact it.


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Travel Dairy 2

“The only thing I know is that I paint because I need to”. Frida Kahlo

For this drawing of a European street and residential architecture, I have used pen and watercolors. A 3h pencil is used for the basic outlines.

Thanks and have a nice day.

Renuka

Dimensions: 18cm x 25cm (without frame)

Line and wash art

'Can I send you nudes?' Ines and Sam's MAFS wife-swap heats up

Tuesday night's episode should come with an "explicit content" warning, with chat of threesomes, swinging, sexy massages and sending nudes aplenty.

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Cat Power review: Cool Cat treads a fine line

It can be a thin line between "spellbinding" and "boring" and Atlantan singer-songwriter Cat Power crossed both sides of that line.

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The Handmaid's Tale season three: Australian premiere date revealed

June will return to our television screens in, well, June. 

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Happy Death Day 2 U review: Shaky slasher flick goes for schtick in desperate sequel

The script looks as if it's been pasted together at random from bits written by a committee which has never met.

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Palmer 'flagrantly infringed' copyright in Twisted Sister song

Clive Palmer "flagrantly breached" copyright in Twisted Sister's anthem We're Not Gonna Take It before "taunting" the band in public, court documents say.

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No 'baby ban' as Titans find themselves dealing with anti-vax stance

Revelations that Bryce Cartwright and wife Shanelle won't vaccinate their children present some curly community health concerns for the Gold Coast.

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Architect of Collingwood turnaround formally joins board

After conducting the review that sparked Collingwood's turnaround in fortunes, interim CEO Peter Murphy officially joined Collingwood's board on Wednesday night.

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'Cracking result': Labor open to commercialising historic Sydney park

NSW Labor leader Michael Daley has opened the door to commercialising the heritage-listed Callan Park in Sydney's inner west.

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Union boss John Setka fronts court over charges of injuring and harassing a woman

Prominent union boss John Setka has fronted a court over charges of injuring and harassing a woman.

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Losses from CSL, CBA drag ASX lower

The Australian sharemarket closed 0.3 per cent lower on Wednesday, as investors in the index heavyweights headed for the exits.

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Marsters' major gamble pays off for Maoris

Pulling on the New Zealand Maori All Stars jersey will be a dream come true for Esan Marsters.

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Trainer says mental health issues played key role in positive swabs

Newcastle trainer Ben Smith was feeling the pressure of success when his stable was shut down after positive tests to cobalt from his horses.

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Proposed law ignites stoush over casual employees

The government is seeking to solve a headache over casual workers but a leading expert warns it may have created a new problem.

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Robbie Tarrant to have shoulder surgery

North Melbourne defender Robbie Tarrant will have shoulder surgery on Thursday after injuring his A-C joint in the club's intra-club practice match.

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Husband of former Canberra woman found guilty of her manslaughter

Patricia "Trish" Riggs was a much-loved swimming instructor in the ACT and was involved with the local home birth association.

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Family hires chopper in search for man thrown off tinnie five days ago

Authorities still hold out hope 35-year-old Justin Scott will be found alive, but he has not been seen since Friday evening.

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Unions call snap CityCat strike

Two unions representing Brisbane's CityCat and ferry drivers have called a snap 24-hour strike from before dawn Thursday morning.

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Young people want companies to act ethically, says ex-BHP chief

The former boss of BHP, Chip Goodyear, says today's young people expect more from the corporate world in terms of ethics and integrity than earlier generations

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Melbourne Cup-winning owner backs new A-League club Western United

Ozzie Kheir, who was a partner in 2014 Melbourne Cup winner Perfectionist, is understood to be financing Western United Football Club.

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FFA review of Gallop and management to begin after Stajcic settlement

FFA board could reach a settlement with Alen Stajcic this week before beginning a potential independent review into its senior management.

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Lanning wants more women's Tests

Meg Lanning would love to see an increase in women’s Test cricket, urging India, New Zealand and South Africa to join Australia and England in donning the whites.

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Long may he reign: King wins 'best in show' title at top dog show

The wire fox terrier was the top dog at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York on Tuesday.

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Billions in super savings moves from retail to industry funds

Billions of dollars in super savings have moved from bank-linked retail funds to union-linked industry funds as workers react to misconduct revealed by the banking royal commission.

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Yes, the Mueller investigation is costly. But the millions seized from Manafort have it on track to break even

Federal authorities will soon begin selling off what's left of Donald Trump's former associate's life.

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Pastor accused of sex abuse was running a 'money-making machine'

Federal authorities were warned years ago that Evangelical pastor at the centre of a fresh sex abuse scandal was using his church as a 'money-making machine'.

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Famous Chinese health food brand stung in honey scandal

Supposed "high quality" honey brand Tong Ren Tang has been banned and fined for selling expired honey as premium.

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Traffic chaos at Burnley Tunnel after man ploughs into several cars

A man allegedly driving a stolen car crashed into several other vehicles, closing the entry ramp into the tunnel at Kings Way. 

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'The best thing I’ve seen the game do': Fifita lauds All Stars clash

Andrew Fifita has heaped the highest praise on the Indigenous-Maori All Stars concept.

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Eyes on the road: Number plate cameras for all highway patrol cars

The entire fleet of Victoria Police's 221 highway patrol cars will be fitted with state-of-the-art number plate recognition technology in the next three years.

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'Too late to leave' as bushfire threatens lives and homes in Albany

Residents in an Albany suburb have been warned their lives are in danger, with DFES issuing a bushfire emergency notice.

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Facts matter in refugee debate

The Morrison government will launch an ugly scare campaign, but Bill Shorten knows what to expect.

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Labor prepares ground for Mediscare 2.0

The opposition health spokeswoman has said the Coalition cannot be trusted to protect the universal Medicare system.

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