'Big impacts': Almost half of areas in East Gippsland approved for logging burnt

The devastation wrought by the recent bushfires came just months after the Labor government announced native logging would be completely banned in 2030.

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China confirms 139 new cases of new coronavirus

The mysterious illness has now spread beyond the city of Wuhan where it originated.

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Finch, Smith to discuss run out over beer

Aaron Finch and Steve Smith will talk out their mid-wicket mix up over a beer after the Australian white-ball captain fumed when he was run out against India.

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Taxi driver bashed by hammer-wielding passenger

The 37-year-old driver was taken to hospital after the terrifying attack in Heidelberg on Sunday afternoon. 

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'This is a revolution': Lebanon on the brink of 'chaos and anarchy'

Lebanon's previously peaceful protests have devolved into violence as the economic issues fuelling the protests worsen.

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Babbel sacked after Wanderers' latest loss

The Wanderers have pulled the trigger on under-fire coach Markus Babbel, axing the German midway through his three-year contract.

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BBC NEWS : Stagecoach takes rail franchise row to High Court

Stagecoach and its partners say the government acted unlawfully in barring them from bidding.


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BBC NEWS : Davos 2020: An overview of the WEF summit in numbers

BBC News looks at some of the numbers around the 50th World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.


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BBC NEWS - Preparing for an active volcano to stir

People living at the foot of a volcano in Ecuador are being taught what to do if disaster strikes


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BBC NEWS - Trump impeachment: What's Ukraine got to do with it?

The reason US President Donald Trump is facing an impeachment trial lies thousands of miles away.


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BBC NEWS - Is China addicted to coal?

China is a country caught in the middle of a global struggle: to develop but also be green.


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BBC NEWS - Indonesia dance where men perform as women

Rianto is a master of Lengger Lanang, a traditional Indonesia dance where men perform as women.


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Founder of South Korean retail giant Lotte dies at 97

SEOUL - The founder of South Korea's sprawling retail conglomerate Lotte Group has died at the age of 97, company officials said on Sunday (Jan 19).

Mr Shin Kyuk-ho's reputation was tarnished in his final years when the wheelchair-bound tycoon was convicted of professional malpractice and embezzling from the firm to benefit his relatives in late 2017.

He was sentenced to four years in prison but was allowed to stay out of jail on health grounds.

Born in the southern city of Ulsan, Mr Shin stowed away on a ship to Japan at the age of 18 to seek his fortune and established Lotte to manufacture chewing gum in Tokyo soon after World War II.

The business later grew to include dozens of subsidiaries in the food, retail and hotel industries.

Lotte is one of the biggest of the South Korean family-run "chaebol" conglomerates that powered the country's decades of runaway economic growth - but which are sometimes accused of murky business practices and overly close ties with politicians.

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Taxi driver bashed by hammer-wielding passenger

The 37-year-old driver was taken to hospital after the terrifying attack in Heidelberg on Sunday afternoon. 

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BBC NEWS - Australia fires: Have gum trees made the bushfires worse?

Eucalyptus trees tend to be highly flammable, but they also have the ability to recover from fires.


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Woman struck by lightning as storms linger over south-east Queensland

A female worker at the port of Brisbane was taken to hospital as a precaution after lightning struck the crane she was working in early on Sunday morning.

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New on Sports Illustrated: Cubs Fans Boo Chairman Tom Ricketts at Team Convention

A quiet offseason and new TV network had Cubs fans booing at the team's Convention.

Chicago Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts heard his share of boos at the Cubs Convention on Friday while the team remains quiet in free agency.

Coming off a season in which the Cubs fell short of the playoffs, Chicago has yet to add significant pieces or sign its core players to extensions. Former NL MVP Kris Bryant has been on the trade market throughout the offseason, beloved former manager Joe Maddon is gone and the team is no longer the favorite in the NL Central. There's uncertainty in Wrigleyville for the first time since the Cubs returned to prominence in 2015, and the Convention's usually positive atmosphere has soured.

“I’m sorry we don’t have a prize free agent or something sexier to talk about right now,” Ricketts said in an interview with WSCR-AM 670 on Day 2 of the Cubs Convention. 

To add to the tension, fans also brought heavy boos when Ricketts mentioned the "Marquee Sports Network," the Cubs' new television outlet set to launch in February. With the new season approaching, the network has yet to make a deal with Comcast's Xfinity—the area's largest carrier—keeping some fans without a method to watch the team.

Following his appearance, Ricketts insisted that fans did not necessarily boo him, saying that they were "worried about change" and that he is confident a deal will get done. 

Meanwhile, Ricketts hinted that the MLB competitive balance tax may keep the Cubs from keeping all of the team's 2016 World Series-winning core together.

“It’s not the only factor, but it’s certainly something that got put into the last collective bargaining agreement, and we have to work with it,” Ricketts told the Score’s David Haugh and Bruce Levine.

Chicago has yet to finalize extensions with Bryant and shortstop Javier Báez, who is set to hit free agency after the 2021 season. Bryant has filed a grievance against the Cubs for manipulating his service time when they delayed his major-league debut a few weeks in 2015. Right now, Bryant will become a free agent at the same time Báez does, but if he wins his case against the club (which is unlikely), he will enter free agency at the end of the 2020 season.

“It would be awesome to keep everyone together,” Ricketts said. “That would be great. But the reality is the way players work their way toward free agency makes it difficult.”

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Cubs Fans Boo Chairman Tom Ricketts at Team Convention

Woman struck by lightning as storms linger over south-east Queensland

A female worker at the port of Brisbane was taken to hospital as a precaution after lightning struck the crane she was working in early on Sunday morning.

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Facebook apologises after vulgar translation of Chinese leader's name

YANGON - Facebook said on Saturday (Jan 18) it was working to find out how Chinese leader Xi Jinping's name appeared as "Mr S***hole" in posts on its platform when translated into English from Burmese, apologising for any offence caused and saying the problem had been fixed.

The error came to light on the second day of a visit by the president to the South-east Asian country, where Xi and state counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi signed dozens of agreements covering massive Beijing-backed infrastructure plans.

A statement about the visit published on Suu Kyi's official Facebook page was littered with references to "Mr S***hole" when translated to English, while a headline in local news journal the Irrawaddy appeared as "Dinner honours president s***hole".

It was not clear how long the issue had lasted but Google's translation function did not show the same error.

"We have fixed an issue regarding Burmese to English translations on Facebook and are working to identify the cause to ensure that it doesn't happen again," Facebook said in a statement.

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Westwood takes one-shot lead in Abu Dhabi

Lee Westwood, chasing his 25th European Tour win, has moved into a one-shot lead after the third round of the Abu Dhabi Championship.

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Clashes shake Beirut as anti-government protests explode in violence

The protests are the most intense since late last year when mass protests triggered the resignation of the Lebanon's prime minister.

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Flickers of joy flare briefly but lack true sparkle

The 30-year revival of the groundbreaking musical requires further resuscitation.

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BBC NEWS : What has Donald Trump actually achieved on trade?

The self-styled 'Tariff Man' uses tariffs for negotiation but how successful has he been?


January 19, 2020 at 05:39AM

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BBC NEWS : Davos 2020: What is the World Economic Forum and is it elitist?

The rich and powerful will gather in Davos this week, but claims of elitism still dog the event.


January 18, 2020 at 04:10AM

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Stars 'won't risk form' heading into BBL finals: Maxwell

The competition-leading Melbourne Stars have room to experiment heading into the BBL finals but they do not want to risk losing momentum.

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Missing elderly woman found dead in Queensland bushland

An elderly woman who went missing from a vast central Queensland property has been found dead in bushland.

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Missing elderly woman found dead in Queensland bushland

An elderly woman who went missing from a vast central Queensland property has been found dead in bushland.

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BBC NEWS - Trump impeachment: Legal team says charges 'brazen and unlawful'

The response to the trial summons gives the first glimpse of what will form the White House's defence.


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BBC NEWS - National Archives sorry for censoring 2017 Women's March signs

The US agency says it was wrong to blur out signs critical of the president at the 2017 Women's March.


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BBC NEWS - The 'tiny' recipe to YouTube success

This Indian couple's miniature cooking videos have earned them hundreds of thousands of subscribers.


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BBC NEWS - When sexual abuse was called seduction: France confronts its past

Vanessa Springora has given an account of the traumatic effects of her relationship with a writer.


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This is the guy who took away the likes

Adam Mosseri, head of Instagram has lead its critical project: the elimination of public "likes."

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'Brazen and unlawful': Trump's impeachment defence revealed

Trump's legal team has denied impeachment charges in its first official response to two articles of impeachment, choosing not to deny the core allegations of Democrats.

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This is the guy who took away the likes

Adam Mosseri, head of Instagram has lead its critical project: the elimination of public "likes."

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City look to bolster defence but Mombaerts happy now Noone on song

Melbourne City are looking to shore up their defence with Scottish reports linking them to Celtic defender Jack Hendry. But coach Mombaerts is happy with his attack.

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'It's creepy': The secretive company co-founded by an Australian that might end privacy as we know It

A little-known start-up helps law enforcement match photos of unknown people to their online images — and "might lead to a dystopian future or something", a backer says.

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Boris Johnson 'plans to move House of Lords'

The British PM has promised to ramp up investment in the north of England after making large gains there during the election.

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Malvern's touchscreen tech secrets now on your radar

Hopes that a new science centre at one of Britain's most secret sites will inspire next generation.

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Robin Bailey returns to Brisbane's 97.3FM with old mates

The Brisbane radio personality has picked herself up again to be back on air after the death of her husband Sean Pickwell.

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No one-hit wonders: How Thailand defied odds to qualify for World Cup

Thailand's qualification for the 2020 Women's T20 World Cup is remarkable considering the development of the game in the southeast Asian nation. 

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Travelling picture show man still peddling joy after all these years

Its summer again, and that means veteran projectionist Rick Wynne-Yorke is on the road, bringing cinema to the people.

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'Shattered' ex-congressman weeps at sentencing over Australian stocks

One of Donald Trump's most ardent supporters has been sentenced to prison for an illegal stock tip about an Australian Stock Exchange-listed biotech firm.

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Travelling picture show man still peddling joy after all these years

Its summer again, and that means veteran projectionist Rick Wynne-Yorke is on the road, bringing cinema to the people.

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Daylight armed robbery at inner west brothel

Two men armed with knives have allegedly threatened staff at a brothel in Sydney's inner west on Friday afternoon.

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New on Sports Illustrated: Report: Former Cowboys HC Jason Garrett to Be Giants' New Offensive Coordinator

Former Dallas Cowboys coach Jason Garrett is reportedly staying in the NFC East.

Jason Garrett is reportedly staying in the NFC East.

Just weeks after getting fired from the Dallas Cowboys, Garrett has agreed to become the offensive coordinator for the New York Giants, according to ESPN's Ed Werder.

In doing so, Garrett joins first-year head coach Joe Judge's staff.

Garrett had been part of the Cowboys' front office since 2007 when he joined as offensive coordinator. He was promoted to assistant head coach and offensive coordinator the next season, and acted as interim head coach in 2010 before being named head coach in 2011. He finished with an 85–67 record as head coach of the Cowboys, but won only two playoff games. 

Judge, 39, has spent the last eight years with the New England Patriots as the special teams and wide receivers coach. Judge had an offer to become the head coach at his alma mater Mississippi State but decided on heading to the NFL.

He also worked under Nick Saban as a special teams assistant at Alabama from 2009-2011. In his career, Judge has three Super Bowl rings as a Patriots assistant and two BCS championships with Alabama.

Last season, the Giants ranked 18th out of 32 teams in terms of points for and finished 23rd in yards. Despite the team's below-average production, however, they do have a number of promising young players on offense, including Saquon Barkley, Daniel Jones and Darius Slayton.

 

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Report: Former Cowboys HC Jason Garrett to Be Giants' New Offensive Coordinator

Daylight armed robbery at inner west brothel

Two men armed with knives have allegedly threatened staff at a brothel in Sydney's inner west on Friday afternoon.

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Exposed and vulnerable: action needed now to protect Australia's fauna

Roger Lembit is one of the first scientists to make it into the fire ground in NSW’s Blue Mountains.

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'Too short to make it': Barty silences doubters on road to No.1

Ashleigh Barty is fronting a new campaign encouraging girls to stay in sport, after research showing the toll of peer pressure and obsession over body image.

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Exposed and vulnerable: action needed now to protect Australia's fauna

Roger Lembit is one of the first scientists to make it into the fire ground in NSW’s Blue Mountains.

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BBC NEWS - Minnesota voters cast first ballots of 2020 election

While the nation has its eyes turned to Iowa, voters in Minnesota have already cast the first ballots.


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