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19 Nov 2016 - 12:54pm

US drought kills 100 million trees

An aerial survey shows there are 36 million more dead trees since May in California and a 100 per cent increase since 2015 due to drought.
19 Nov 2016 - 12:54pm

Drift Away songwriter Williams dies at 70

Award-winning US songwriter Mentor Williams has died, his brother says.
19 Nov 2016 - 12:55pm

Deputy US marshal killed in shootout

A deputy US marshal has been shot dead while trying to arrest a man already wanted for attempting to murder police in Georgia.
19 Nov 2016 - 12:30pm

Moose pair found frozen mid-fight in US

The bodies of a pair of moose have been found in Alaska poking through the ice on their sides with antlers apparently locked together.
19 Nov 2016 - 10:46am

Donald Trump's cabinet picks, so far

President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet picks so far suggest he considers loyalty paramount.
19 Nov 2016 - 10:58am

Trump agrees to $A34m lawsuits settlement

President-elect Donald Trump has agreed to settled three Trump University lawsuits for $25 million ($A34m), says New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.
19 Nov 2016 - 7:18am

US govt bars oil searches in Arctic waters

New exploration for oil and gas in Arctic waters has been blocked by the Obama administration but an incoming Trump government could reverse the ban.
19 Nov 2016 - 4:20am

Trump and NATO chief talk on phone

US President-elect Donald Trump has agreed the importance of the Western military alliance in a phone call with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg.
19 Nov 2016 - 9:10am

Conservative Trump loyalists get top jobs

Three conservative loyalists have been chosen by US President-elect Donald Trump to fill key national security and law enforcement positions.
18 Nov 2016 - 6:12pm

Finding toilet in cities no easy task

A report by a sanitation charity says the lack of toilets in the world's cities, where populations grow too quickly, is a major health issue.
18 Nov 2016 - 1:50pm

Trump offers Flynn security adviser job

Former military intelligence chief Michael Flynn has been offered the job of national security adviser by Donald Trump, a senior official says.
18 Nov 2016 - 12:26pm

Man's body dissolved in US hot spring

The body of a 23-year-old man who fell into a high-temperature acidic spring in Yellowstone National Park was dissolved, a report into the incident has found.
18 Nov 2016 - 7:03pm

Japan's Abe, concerned by Trump rhetoric, confident of building trust

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Thursday he was confident of building trust with Donald Trump following a meeting in which he sought clarity on...
18 Nov 2016 - 11:11am

Trump considers Romney as top US diplomat: report

US President-elect Donald Trump is considering Mitt Romney as secretary of state, in what would be a major olive branch to mainstream Republicans who opposed the...
18 Nov 2016 - 11:34am

Vietnam expanding South China Sea runway

Satellite images taken this month show Vietnam has lengthened its runway on an island it claims in the South China Sea.
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18 Nov 2016 - 10:01pm

Comment: World Toilet Day - it's deadly serious

World Toilet Day may sound like a joke, but it’s deadly serious. One in three people don't have proper access to sanitation, write Rosie Wheen and Michael Sheldrick.
18 Nov 2016 - 4:23pm

Pandas born in the US arrive in China with culture shock and cracker addiction

The inability to understand their native language and a penchant for American snack food results in an awkward homecoming for panda twins.
18 Nov 2016 - 12:07pm

Dying UK girl convinces judge to freeze body in case of 'future cure'

A dying girl in the UK has convinced a judge to let her body be frozen.
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One step closer to becoming Derby’s first Aboriginal doctor

A year ago, medical student Vinka Barunga was determined to become the first Aboriginal doctor in her community. Now, the Worora woman is about to graduate,...
17 Nov 2016 - 5:08pm

Comment: What the Trump victory means for climate action in Australia

In the international Climate Change Performance index, Australia ranked fifth-last out of 58 countries. So where to from here, and where does climate sit with the...
16 Nov 2016 - 3:38pm

Goodbye Obama, hello uncertainty the unofficial theme of APEC 2016

PM Malcolm Turnbull is heading to Lima for APEC, and SBS Chief Political Correspondent Daniela Ritorto will be there to see what role the US President-elect...
16 Nov 2016 - 6:01pm

Comment: It's time to burst the inner-city bubble and go West

The suggestion of moving a media organisation like SBS, or an event like Tropfest, or a museum like the Powerhouse from the City to the Western Suburbs fires...
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