Leonard Nimoy dies age 83
Leonard Nimoy, who played the iconic Mr Spock in Star Trek, has died aged 83 years old. Original cast member »
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Jennifer Hawkins' husband shares cheeky bikini photo
Jennifer Hawkins' husband Jake Wall has shared a revealing pic of her derriere on Instagram while the pair are vacationing in a tropical location. Jake Wall shares a shirtless pic of himself while on vacation.
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Spread of Russian craters prompts safety concern from scientist
The number of giants craters appearing in the northern Russia is growing as a respected scientist raised the safety implications of the strange phenomenon. Russian Academy of Sciences member Professor Vasily Bogoyavlensky said his organisation knew of seven craters in the remote part of Russia. "Five are directly on the Yamal peninsula, one in Yamal Autonomous district, and one is on the north of the Krasnoyarsk region, near the Taimyr peninsula," he said.
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'Smiling assassin' among women in blue
The weekly Friday night brawl at the local pub was kicking off and the "knockabout" senior constable at Blacktown police station had to respond. The decorated detective has spent the past three decades rising through the ranks, making it her prerogative to tackle greed and power-driven criminal groups.
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N. Korea vows 'merciless' war against US
North Korea vowed to wage a "merciless, sacred war" against the United States on Thursday, days before the launch of annual joint South Korea-US military exercises that have incensed Pyongyang. "Nuclear weapons are not a monopoly of the US," the ruling party's official newspaper, Rodong Sinmun, warned in an editorial carried by the state KCNA news agency. North Korea "will wage a merciless sacred war against the US now that the latter has chosen confrontation", the Rodong Sinmun said.
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MH370: Aviation's most bizarre loss
Without doubt, the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 with 239 passengers and crew aboard on March 8 last year is the most bizarre in the history of aviation. Within a week it was formally revealed that the plane had flown on for seven hours, based on satellite tracking and had turned south into the southern Indian Ocean. On March 16 the search was moved to the southern Indian Ocean with the first aerial searches conducted from Perth on March 18 - 10 days after MH370 disappeared.
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New hope for Bobbi Kristina Brown
Bobbi Kristina Brown is reportedly being taken out of a medically induced coma.
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Number's up for taxi calls
John Smith and his wife Ellen have shared an interesting life. Mr Smith, a chef by trade, worked in an aged-care facility during the 1970s but later discovered many patients were restricted when it came to travelling around town. In response, he purchased a taxi and worked all three jobs.
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TFS rises on upgraded guidance
Sandalwood company posts record first-half profit, upgrades full-year guidance.
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Romantic proposal for MKR couple
After returning home from filming episodes for the popular cooking quest, Lean’s boyfriend of three years — acclaimed artist Andy Quilty — whisked her away down south to one of their favourite spots to pop the big question. As the sun set over Sugarloaf Rock on the tip of Cape Naturaliste, Quilty got down on one knee and presented Lean with the ring of her dreams.
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Aussies up to speed on NZ quicks: Clarke
Michael Clarke is confident Australia won't be caught unawares by New Zealand's potent new-ball combo. Blackcaps pacemen Tim Southee and Trent Boult will be one of the keys to Saturday's trans-Tasman World Cup clash in Auckland. Richard Hadlee, arguably New Zealand's greatest ever cricketer, recently labelled Southee and Boult the nation's best new-ball combination.
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Man threatens to sue over burial plot bungle
Dan Carrol bought the plot of land in 1973 for $100 - and he still has the receipt to prove it. When Mr Carroll went to inquire about selling off his cemetery real estate, he was was flabbergasted to learn that it no longer belonged to him - and had been home to a stranger for the past three decades. Cemetery records show the grave was refunded to a Mr Aubrey Carroll on March 17, 1987 but Mr Carroll claimed he never received any money because Aubrey was not related to him.
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Paris Hilton sent car by fan
Paris Hilton has been sent a classic car by an obsessive fan.A man named Johnny delivered the Cadillac to the 34-year-old socialite's Beverly Hills gated community on Sunday (22.02.15) but when the security guard at the gate called the blonde beauty and
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Catalina aims high
A Perth seaplane's "touch and go" performed this week on Princess Royal Harbour marked the start of a potential new tourism venture.
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Indonesia's Widodo 'considering position' on death row Australians
Sydney (AFP) - Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott Thursday offered a glimmer of hope for two men facing imminent execution in Indonesia after phoning President Joko Widodo, who he said was "carefully considering his position".
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Scott Morrison's budget solution rests with revised pension home loan scheme
Most people may not be aware that the scheme exists and although the PLS is listed on the Centrelink website, it does not appear prominently.
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Rabbitohs not worried about WCC hangover
South Sydney halfback Luke Keary says the NRL premiers are confident of avoiding a World Club Challenge hangover and are set to hit the ground running next week. In years past, premiership sides have been slow out of the blocks in the NRL as a result of a long trip to England to face the English Super League titleholders.
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Brit viewers hurl insults at Crowe
Days after he snubbed the Oscars for a footy game, Russell Crowe has been pilloried over his appearance at the Brit Awards.RELATED: Madonna's epic stack onstage at the BRIT AwardsPeople queried why the actor was wearing a long coat inside while others
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Escort claims at swanky city building being investigated
Furious residents of a $2 billion classy complex in Sydney’s inner west have slammed sex workers for allegedly using the building as a brothel.
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Shocking video of Jamil Hopoate assault released
Shocking video has been released showing the violent attack that led to rising NRL player Jamil Hopoate being jailed. Watch the full video in the player above. The other men involved in the unprovoked assault on Alexander Christie faced sentencing today.
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Back from the brink of death
The last thing Amanda Phillips told her son before he went diving on Saturday, October 25 was to eat his breakfast and tidy his room. The cheeky 17-year-old did neither but left for Geraldton’s Point Moore full of anticipation with his father Simon. About 90 minutes later, while having coffee with her sister, Mrs Phillips had a devastating phone call from her husband.
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