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Ambush Claim ‘ludicrous,’ Says Family Attorney of Slain Australian

An attorney for the family of the unarmed Australian woman fatally shot by police in Minnesota on Thursday strongly...

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Kaur’s 171 Takes India To 281-4 Against Australia

Australia were set 282 to win and book a place in the Women's World Cup final after Harmanpreet Kaur hit an incredible...

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Never Easy Playing Sri Lanka In Their Backyard, Says Kohli

Top-ranked India will not take Sri Lanka lightly despite the home team's recent indifferent form as well as...

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Boat Refugees To Leave PNG Despite US Uncertainty

Hundreds of refugees being held at a remote Papua New Guinea detention camp will be moved by October despite...

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Cork Mother’s Parody Goes Viral

Beyoncé’s first picture of twins Rumi and Sir Carter has over 9,000,000 likes and counting but a mother from...

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MH370 Search Reveals Hidden Undersea World

The painstaking search for missing flight MH370 has uncovered a previously unknown undersea world of volcanoes, deep...

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Horton, Sun Clash Gets World Swimming Champs Off To A Bang

Australia's Mack Horton and China's Sun Yang will resume their bad-tempered rivalry in the pool when the swimming...

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All Black Sonny Bill Williams Available For Championship Opener

Sonny Bill Williams will have served his red-card ban by next month and be eligible for New Zealand's Rugby...

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Aborigines In Australia Longer Than Previously Thought

Aboriginal people have been in Australia for at least 65,000 years, longer than previously thought, roaming the area...

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Thailand General Jailed For Trafficking At Mass Trial

A former Thai general has been sentenced to 27 years in jail for human trafficking at a landmark trial. Manas Kongpan...

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Arsenal Hit By Food Poisoning In China

Arsenal were ravaged by food poisoning in Shanghai that ruled several key players out of their preseason friendly with...

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Australia Helps Sri Lanka As Dengue Toll Hits 250

Australia will join Sri Lanka in its war on dengue fever, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said Wednesday, as the virus...

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Singapore Offers Manila Drones, Urban Warfare Training

Singapore said Wednesday it has offered surveillance drones and urban warfare training to Philippine troops battling...

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Risky Business For Fish In Oil-Polluted Reef Waters

Coral reef fish are more likely to engage in risky behaviour and be unable to identify predators if they swim in waters...

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Surf’s Up! N. Korea Tourism Agency Tries To Woo Foreigners

North Korea's tourism agency has launched a website offering holiday options ranging from surfing to rice planting,...

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Bad Weather Caused Deadly Plane Crash

Bad weather caused a Myanmar military plane to crash last month with 122 people on board, state media reported on...

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Rare Birth of Endangered Hairy-Nosed Wombat In Australia

The population of one of the world's rarest species has been boosted with the birth of a northern hairy-nosed wombat...

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Cooper Left Out As Cheika Calls Up New Faces For Wallabies

A host of new faces were called up by Wallabies coach Michael Cheika on Wednesday for a training squad ahead of their...

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France Overtakes US and UK As World’s Top ‘soft Power’

France has leapfrogged the United States and Britain as the world's top 'soft power' with more non-military global...