Toddler's first words to gran after being lost in bush
A barefoot three-year-old girl has spent the night alone with her family's dog on top of a rural Queensland mountain. Read More »
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Top DJ Avicii dead at 28
New York (AFP) - Avicii, one of the world's most successful DJs who helped lead the global boom in electronic music, died Friday in Oman, his representative said.
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Venezuela's collapse one of the worst in modern history:IMF
Washington (AFP) - Venezuela's economic collapse ranks as one of the worst in modern history, an International Monetary Fund official said on Friday.
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Stuart accuses Tom Burgess of diving
Canberra coach Ricky Stuart has accused South Sydney prop Tom Burgess of lying down in an incident for which Elliott Whitehead was penalised.
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Only God can bankrupt me: Salim Mehajer
Controversial former deputy Auburn mayor Salim Mehajer has launched a Federal Court bid to overturn his bankruptcy, declaring "only God can bankrupt me".
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Australian dog receives police honours for keeping lost child safe
Sydney (AFP) - A deaf and partially blind dog that kept a lost three-year-old girl safe in Australian bushland overnight was awarded police honours Saturday after leading rescuers to the child.
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Comey memos add to Trump legal woes
Washington (AFP) - Donald Trump lashed out Friday after memos of his meetings with the FBI's then chief James Comey depicted the president as obsessed with the Russia probe and a smutty video allegedly showing him with two prostitutes.
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Teens arrested over fatal Melbourne crash
A young married couple are dead and two teenagers have been arrested following a collision involving a stolen 4WD in Melbourne.
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Brick-throwing China zoo-goers kill kangaroo, injure another
Shanghai (AFP) - Visitors to a zoo in southeastern China killed one kangaroo and injured another by throwing bricks at them in an attempt to get a reaction from the big marsupials, state media reported.
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Vietnam War refugees deported under Trump struggle to settle
Ho Chi Minh City (AFP) - Nguyen was nine when he boarded a boat alone to escape the communist regime in Vietnam for the United States.
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Self-serve buffet sails out on cruise
Recent gastro outbreaks have been bad for the cruise industry, but Holland America is determined to restore passenger confidence in Australia.
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Lance Armstrong settles $US100m fraud case
Lance Armstrong has settled a federal suit claiming he defrauded his sponsor by using performance-enhancing drugs.
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Drugged driver jailed over NSW road death
A NSW drug-affected driver has been jailed for causing the death of a man lying on the road in 2015.
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No-go warning as Japan volcano erupts for first time in 250 years
Tokyo (AFP) - A volcano in southern Japan erupted for the first time in 250 years on Thursday, spewing steam and ash hundreds of metres into the air, as authorities warned locals not to approach the mountain.
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Missing Qld girl found safe with pet dog
A three-year-old girl has been found safe after wandering into the Queensland bush with the family dog.
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In wealthy Germany, growing up poor is a dead-end street
Berlin (AFP) - Chancellor Angela Merkel touted Germany as a country "in which we live well and happily" during her re-election campaign.
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Woman charged thousands to save hundreds
Westpac and ANZ have been grilled at the banking royal commission over cases of inappropriate advice being given to customers.
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Fans have a field day with NBA star's new mask
Joel Embiid led the 76ers to playoff victory, donning a new accessory that sent fans wild, and drove rivals to desperate measures.
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Welfare 'cheats' pursued for $905m in debt
The federal government is pursuing almost 170,000 Australians with unpaid welfare debts totalling more than $900 million.
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20 steps to becoming a millionaire
If you ask a financial planner what you need to do to be comfortable in retirement, you often get the “million dollar” answer. Before explaining my $6 a day plan for budding millionaires now in their 20s, let me share with you 10 ways to put yourself on the road to becoming a millionaire. Have a financial plan to make it happen and do it with or without a financial planner.
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Muslim nomads see rape as new sign of hostility in India
Udhampur (India) (AFP) - The Muslim nomads who lead their goats, cows and horses up and down the Kashmir hills have never felt at ease in modern India and the gruesome rape and murder of a girl from the impoverished community has heightened their fears.
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