Environmentalist Greens set for gains as Swiss elect parliament

Swiss voters' concerns about climate change look set to give the environmentalist Greens strong gains in a parliamentary election that could dilute the centre-right's grip on power.

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Hong Kong universities urged to push back against police violence

A change of heart by one of Hong Kong’s most prominent university leaders, who has taken a stand against police abuse, has led to calls for the city’s oldest university to do the same.

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Ten years on from bold prediction, a look at Tomic's spectacular fall from grace

A decade after his father predicted he could have won "10 to 15 grand slams" by now, Bernard Tomic is in rankings freefall and in danger of spiralling out of the world's top 200.

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Western United primed for two-week stretch of Melbourne derbies

Mark Rudan's men will play Melbourne City at Geelong's GMHBA Stadium next Sunday and then Melbourne Victory at Marvel Stadium the following Saturday in what is an intense initiation to life in Australia's premier soccer competition.

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BBC NEWS - Brazil environment: Clean-up on beaches affected by oil spill

Thousands of people work to remove oil and tar from beaches as source of spill remains unclear.


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Boris Johnson refuses to sign letter requesting Brexit delay

London [UK], Oct 20 (ANI): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday (local time) sent the European Union an unsigned photocopy of a request for a Brexit extension from Parliamentarians, stress

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Lane can wear $20k fine lightly if his $500,000 four-timer comes up

Could Damian Lane clean sweep all four of Australia's biggest races in a calendar year? If he does, his $20,000 Caulfield Cup fine will seem little indeed.

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On board the 19 hour Qantas flight from New York to Sydney

This isn’t some bizarre dream – it’s a taste of what could be the future of long-haul travel.

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On board the 19 hour Qantas flight from New York to Sydney

This isn’t some bizarre dream – it’s a taste of what could be the future of long-haul travel.

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Jillaroos to switch from league's shortest to longest format

Fresh off their World Cup nines loss to the Kiwi Ferns on Saturday, the Jillaroos have started their preparations for the Test showdown against New Zealand.

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BBC NEWS - The Japanese student who knocked on the wrong door

An exchange student got lost in Louisiana at Halloween in 1992 - his parents are still processing what happened.


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BBC NEWS - Kenya's Brigid Kosgei: School dropout, mother of twins and world record-holder

Women's marathon world record holder Brigid Kosgei says her difficult childhood keeps her on track.


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BBC NEWS - Are US billionaires really going to pay more tax?

For years, the assumption has been that most Americans are anti-tax, but are attitudes changing?


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BBC NEWS - Does Zimbabwe have force labour in its diamond mines?

The US government has banned the import of rough diamonds, but Zimbabwe says the claims are unfounded.


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BBC NEWS - Elton John: 'I still want my dad's approval'

The star lifts the curtain on his life and career, and reveals what he'll do after his farewell tour.


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BBC NEWS - The rainforest under a different light

Richard Mosse's ultraviolet photography of rainforest flora.


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BBC NEWS - Eritrea - where ATMs are unknown and Sim cards are like gold dust

A BBC team gets rare access to Eritrea, often described as one of the most repressive states in Africa.


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Woman assaulted in Thornbury park, attacker on the run

A sex attacker is on the run after assaulting a woman in a Melbourne park. The woman was assaulted at Thornbury's Mayer Park just after 10.30pm on Saturday.

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Woman hospitalised after assault in Thornbury park, attacker on the run

A sex attacker is on the run after assaulting a woman in a Melbourne park. The woman was assaulted at Thornbury's Mayer Park just after 10.30pm on Saturday.

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FA Cup tie abandoned after team walked off over racial abuse

London club Haringey came off in the 64th minute after claims their Cameroonian goalkeeper Valery Pajetat had been targeted by racial abuse by visiting fans.

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Turkey wants Syrian forces to leave border to allow settlement of refugees

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wants Syrian government forces to move out of areas near the Turkish border so he can resettle up to 2 million refugees there.

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Murray to face Wawrinka in Antwerp final

Andy Murray is a step closer to a first title in arguably the toughest year of his playing career, grinding out a 3-6, 7-5, 6-2 win over Ugo Humbert on Sunday (AEST) to reach the final of the European Open in Antwerp.

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BBC NEWS : Are US billionaires really going to pay more tax?

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Horse cruelty the talk of the Randwick marquees as stars flock to The Everest

Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Michelle Payne said she had "nothing to worry about when it comes to animal cruelty".

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Republicans struggle to defend Donald Trump

Many Republicans said they were repulsed by Trump's decision to host an international summit at his own resort.

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Johnson & Johnson recalls 33,000 bottles of baby powder after asbestos found in sample

Shares in the company fell more than 6 per cent after health regulators found trace amounts of asbestos in samples taken from a bottle purchased online.

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Klopp warns Liverpool against 'banana skin' at Old Trafford

Jurgen Klopp is expecting to face a "desperate" Manchester United side when the great rivals clash in the English Premier League this weekend.

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Queensland artists auction work on Instagram for drought-ravaged farmers

Almost 250 donated artworks from across the country will be sold this weekend and $77,000 was raised last year for Rural Aid.

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Trump touts Turkey cease-fire, even as it appears shaky

There was no sign of any pullout by the Kurdish-led forces, who accused Turkey of violating the cease-fire with continued fighting at a key border town.

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Queensland artists auction work on Instagram for drought-ravaged farmers

Almost 250 donated artworks from across the country will be sold this weekend and $77,000 was raised last year for Rural Aid.

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Family's grief laid bare as drug-driver sentenced to six years jail for fatal South West crash

The family of a young surfer killed in a crash on a notorious stretch of highway near Busselton have spoken of their grief as the man responsible for the crash is sentenced to six years in prison.

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Family's grief laid bare as drug-driver sentenced to six years jail for fatal South West crash

The family of a young surfer killed in a crash on a notorious stretch of highway near Busselton have spoken of their grief as the man responsible for the crash is sentenced to six years in prison.

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Slick and fast-moving, Billy Elliot returns for another pirouette

Billy Elliot supercharges the the action of the UK miner's strike by putting it in the hands – and feet – of the next generation.

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Could a forgotten Nazi version of an insecticide help fight malaria?

What if, after the Allies won World War II, world health officials had employed a Nazi version of DDT against mosquitoes that transmit malaria?

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Marches and strikes rattle Catalonia amid separatist anger

Some protesters had walked for three days in five massive "freedom marches" from towns across the northeastern Spanish region.

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BBC NEWS - Swiss election: Why melting Alps could create a green wave

Greens are hoping to come second in Sunday's Swiss elections, eyeing a climate change opportunity.


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BBC NEWS - 'A stray baseball cracked my skull'

Fans have been left permanently disabled or even killed by rogue baseballs. So what's to be done?


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BBC NEWS - Bolivia election: An uncertain future for Evo Morales

Evo Morales is running for a fourth consecutive term in office but his rivals say enough is enough.


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BBC NEWS - Exarchia: How Airbnb angered Greek anarchists

Home rentals site Airbnb sparked a heated debate about sustainable tourism in an Athens district known for its radical politics.


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BBC NEWS - Is the Trump campaign spending $1m a week on ads?

Elizabeth Warren made the claim and accused Facebook of taking cash, "no questions asked".


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BBC NEWS - After years searching, I found my sister next door

Hillary and Dawn were strangers who shared a driveway - until Hillary made a life-altering discovery.


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BBC NEWS - Spikes - and other ways disabled people combat unwanted touching

When Bronwyn Berg found herself being manhandled once again, she decided to add spikes to her wheelchair to prevent a repeat.


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BBC NEWS - Yikes! Fox and rodent battle is top wildlife photo

A shot of a predator-prey confrontation wins the 2019 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.


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BBC NEWS - Yasuke: The mysterious African samurai

Yasuke was entrusted with decapitating his Japanese lord - a huge honour 500 years ago.


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BBC NEWS - The real (and fake) sex lives of Bella Thorne

The actress Bella Thorne opens up about sexuality, pornography, depression and feminism.


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BBC NEWS - Nasa Mars 2020 Mission's MiMi Aung on women in space

At 16, MiMi Aung travelled alone to the US for an education. Now she's a project lead on Nasa's Mars mission.


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High profile QC's family to sell $25m property portfolio

The family of high-profile criminal lawyer Robert Richter QC has put a $25 million property portfolio up for sale.

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Donald Trump cuts a deal with himself, virtually guaranteeing impeachment

The President is goading Democrats in the House to impeach him. And he's daring Republicans to risk their political careers by declaring him unfit for office. 

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Alan Jones loses bid to repeat defaming claims

Broadcaster Alan Jones has failed to lift an injunction preventing him repeating defamatory statements against a Queensland family he and his employers were made to pay $3.7 million.

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Woman behind Nobel literature prize for Bob Dylan

A sex scandal, when 18 women accused a board member’s husband of sexual assault, overshadowed the Dylan dust-up.

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