Cassie Sainsbury strikes Colombia plea deal
The accused drug smuggler has reportedly struck a plea deal with Colombian authorities that would see her freed within a few years. Deal »
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LOWE: Australian wage data will be crucial for what the RBA does next on interest rates
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Philip Lowe just delivered an excellent speech to the Anika Foundation luncheon in Sydney, looking at the relationship that exists between labour market conditions, wage pressures and the outlook for inflation, and not just in Australia, but abroad. In a question-and-answer session afterwards, Lowe said it would be helpful if the Australian dollar was "a bit lower" than where it currently sits. Here are the concluding remarks from his speech, where he looks at the implications for monetary policy.
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House seen passing Russia sanctions bill limiting Trump's power
By Amanda Becker and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote overwhelmingly on Tuesday for a bill that would slap new sanctions on Russia, Iran and North Korea, potentially complicating President Donald Trump's hopes of pursuing improved relations with Moscow. The bipartisan measure aims to punish Russia for its 2014 annexation of Crimea from Ukraine and for alleged interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. The measure's fate in the Senate is uncertain after a key senator said the deal announced over the weekend may not be final.
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SOLVED: The mystery of Australia's 1 million empty homes on census night
No-one was home when the statistician came calling at more than one million Australian homes - about 11.2% of all dwellings - on census night, August 9, last year.
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China warns India not to harbor illusions in border stand-off
China's defense ministry on Monday warned India not to harbor any illusions about the Chinese military's ability to defend its territory, amid a festering border dispute. The stand-off on a plateau next to the mountainous Indian state of Sikkim, which borders China, has ratcheted up tension between the neighbors, who share a 3,500-km (2,175-mile) frontier, large parts of which are disputed. "Shaking a mountain is easy but shaking the People's Liberation Army is hard," ministry spokesman Wu Qian told a briefing, adding that its ability to defend China's territory and sovereignty had "constantly strengthened".
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This $12,000 tiny home can be built with a single tool in less than a day
Homes can be expensive in Beijing, China. With just $A12,642 worth of materials and a hex wrench, a construction team can build the Plug-in House in less than 24 hours, PAO's principal, James Shen, told Business Insider in March. The Plug-in House is located in Changchun Jie, a small town outside Beijing.
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Truck driver could be in serious trouble after crash at Ashfield
The driver took off and failed to notice am an on a scooter in his lane. The rider wasn't hurt.
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'My husband blamed me': Myanmar's Rohingya abandoned after rapes
Kyar Gaung Taung (Myanmar) (AFP) - Rohingya Muslim Ayamar Bagon has lived on handouts since her husband left her after she told him she was gang-raped by Myanmar soldiers in the final month of her pregnancy.
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Fans accuse MasterChef finale of being ‘rigged’
‘That one point win is pretty convenient.’
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Off Namibia, an underwater diamond harvest
Oranjenmund (Namibie) (AFP) - A vast mechanical monster rises from the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Namibia, leaving a huge swell in its wake as seawater pours off its surface.
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Woman reportedly 'slapped' squad car before police shooting
A woman approached the back of a Minneapolis police car and "slapped" it shortly before an Australian woman was shot and killed by an officer, according to a search warrant.
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Even more ice is about to break off of Antarctica -- and it's what scientists feared most
The giant crack that's been racing across Antarctica Larsen C ice shelf finally met its breaking point between July 10 and 12. The result was an iceberg the size of Delaware and weighing a trillion metric tons. The iceberg that broke off -- dubbed A68 -- was just one piece of the much larger Larsen C ice shelf.
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A photographer captured these shocking photos of one of the world's most densely populated slums
Manila, the capital of the Philippines, is one of the most crowded cities on Earth. In 2017, German photographer Bernhard Lang set out to capture the overpopulation crisis from above. The images show the residents' living conditions as they are rarely seen.
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Hilarious gameshow fails (10 photos)
These television blunders will make you laugh out loud!
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Bulldogs coach Hasler fires back at Ennis
Canterbury coach Des Hasler has fired back at former Bulldogs captain Michael Ennis over claims he should be sacked.
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Game of Thrones star dishes on that awkward sex scene
Nathalie Emmanuel says she felt 'vulnerable and exposed'.
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'I've let you down': Widow ends relationship with dead husband's brother
A widow who began a relationship with her dead husband's brother not long after his death has ended their relationship.
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WATCH: Giant croc filmed dragging cow down WA river
The fishermen said the crocodile appeared to be almost six metres long and was able to drag the cow off the bank into the river.
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Mike Tyson: Conor McGregor 'is going to get killed' fighting Floyd Mayweather
Tyson said McGregor "put his dumb ass" in a position where he won't be able to survive a knock out from Mayweather.
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How to spot a psychopath
It’s all about paying attention to certain cues.
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'Look my sister's dead': Drunk teen live streams horrific crash
'Drunk teen' livestreams crash that killed her 15-year-old sister
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