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League Opens First Training Academy In Africa

The NBA announced the opening of its first NBA Academy basketball training center in Africa, in Thies, Senegal. The...

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Trump, Turnbull Look To Reset Ties After Phone Blow-Up

US President Donald Trump and Australia's Malcolm Turnbull will meet later Thursday to steady a long-standing alliance...

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Kiwi Rugby League Team Have Spine To Test Australia

Strengthened New Zealand are bidding to end a losing four-match run against Australia while England pit their World Cup...

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Australia PM To Reset Ties With Trump After Icy Start

Malcolm Turnbull will seek to steady Australia's longstanding alliance with the United States when he meets Donald...

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Government To Build Second Sydney Airport

The operator of Sydney's main airport Tuesday ruled out involvement in building a second major airport for the city,...

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Australian Grandmother Devastated By Islamic State Video

The devastated grandmother of a young boy filmed being coached to kill Australians has lashed out at his notorious...

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Canterbury Crusaders Charge On Without Injured Skipper Read

The unbeaten Canterbury Crusaders won a ninth Super Rugby game this weekend, but the result was soured by an injury to...

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Choirmaster Forms New Music Group In Australia

Former member of Praye music group, Eugene Baah known in music circles as Choirmaster, has joined a new group called...

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Choirmaster Forms New Group In Australia

Former member of Praye music group, Eugene Baah known in music circles as Choirmaster, has joined a new group called...

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Trump, Australia’s Turnbull To Bury the Hatchet In New York Meeting

Donald Trump will meet Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in New York next week, rebooting a relationship that...

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Exercise ‘keeps the Mind Sharp’ In Over-50s, Study Finds

Doing moderate exercise several times a week is the best way to keep the mind sharp if you’re over 50, research...

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Large Crowds As Australia and New Zealand Mark Anzac Day

Thousands of Australians and New Zealanders, many braving heavy rain, turned out Tuesday to mark the Gallipoli landing...

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Australia, New Zealand Hit Back At North Korea Threat

Australia and New Zealand stiffened their rhetoric against North Korea Sunday after the isolated state threatened...

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Australia, New Zealand Kick Off Global Science Rallies

Thousands of people rallied in Australia and New Zealand Saturday in support of science, the first of more than 500...

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Pence In Australia To Make Trump Phone Blow-Up ‘ancient History’

US Vice President Mike Pence will try make a disastrous first telephone call between Donald Trump and Malcolm Turnbull...

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Chevron Faces Big Australia Tax Bill After Court Loss

Energy giant Chevron on Friday lost its appeal in major battle against a Aus$269-million (US$203 million) tax bill in a...

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Australia Toughens Up Citizenship Test

Canberra on Thursday unveiled plans to put "Australian values" at the heart of tougher requirements to gain...

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PNG To Investigate ‘drunk Rampage’ At Australia Refugee Camp

Drunk soldiers "went on a rampage" and fired shots in the air at an Australian asylum-seeker camp in Papua New Guinea,...

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Refugees To Remain In PNG If No US Resettlement

Asylum-seekers sent by Australia to a Papua New Guinea camp will be resettled there if they are not offered a place in...