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President-elect Donald Trump chooses former campaign rival Ben Carson to become secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Topics: us-elections, government-and-politics, world-politics, united-states
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The Twitter account of a seven-year-old Aleppo girl who regularly posted about day-to-day life in her hometown disappears.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, children, community-and-society, syrian-arab-republic
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| UpdatedA massive fire in a Pakistani hotel kills at least 11 people and leaves more than 50 people, including a Pakistani cricket player, injured.
Topics: fires, disasters-and-accidents, pakistan, asia
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A man who says he was investigating a conspiracy theory about Hillary Clinton running a child sex ring out of a pizza place fires an assault rifle inside the US restaurant injuring no-one, police and news reports say.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, crime, police, united-states
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| UpdatedThe Cambodian Government says it cannot find any cases of debt bondage or children working in brick factories, despite media stories and a major report from a local rights group.
Topics: government-and-politics, human-interest, law-crime-and-justice, rights, human, cambodia
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Tens of thousands of protesters march across Brazil to denounce corruption and a congressional vote perceived as an effort to intimidate judges and prosecutors leading graft probes.
Topics: activism-and-lobbying, government-and-politics, corruption, law-crime-and-justice, brazil
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| UpdatedPapua New Guinea's National Court finds the Government does have the right to abolish the anti-corruption body Taskforce Sweep, ending a two-year court battle.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, corruption, papua-new-guinea, pacific
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The US Army is now standing in the way of the controversial pipeline at Standing Rock. This is why the protests have received international attention.
Topics: activism-and-lobbying, oil-and-gas, world-politics, united-states
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| UpdatedBill English is the definition of a safe pair of hands and his likely appointment as prime minister will cause few ripples in New Zealand or around the globe.
Topics: world-politics, government-and-politics, new-zealand
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| UpdatedFor the past eight years John Key has so dominated New Zealand politics it seemed his rule as Prime Minister had no use-by date — but of course, as every political leader should know, all have one, but few recognise the signs it is time to go, writes Philip Williams.
Topics: government-and-politics, world-politics, new-zealand
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Today marks 10 years since Fiji's 2006 military coup, which saw then-Commodore Frank Bainimarama take control of the island nation in a controversial move that frayed its ties with Australia and the world.
Topics: world-politics, rights, government-and-politics, fiji
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| UpdatedA recently unearthed video interview with Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci from 2013 has renewed interest and outrage over what happened to actress Maria Schneider on set during the infamous butter rape scene
Topics: film-movies, arts-and-entertainment, sexual-offences, united-states
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| UpdatedNew Zealand Prime Minister John Key announces his resignation in an unexpected move, saying it is the "right time" to step down and he is leaving on his own terms.
Topics: government-and-politics, new-zealand
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| UpdatedItalian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi signals he will resign after suffering a crushing defeat in a referendum on constitutional reform.
Topics: world-politics, referendums, government-and-politics, italy
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Wellington Phoenix confirms coach Ernie Merrick has stood down from his post after the team's 2-0 loss to Adelaide United.
Topics: a-league, soccer, sport, new-zealand
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| UpdatedItalian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi looks to have suffered a heavy defeat in a referendum over his plan to reduce the role of the Senate and claw back powers from regional authorities, the first projections suggest.
Topics: government-and-politics, constitution, referendums, italy
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A rusty Tiger Woods finishes his first tournament in just over 15 months with a disappointing final round, as Hideki Matsuyama streams to victory in the World Challenge event.
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| UpdatedThe US Army Corps of Engineers says it will not grant an easement for the $US3.8 billion ($5.1 billion) Dakota Access oil pipeline, a victory for the thousands of protesters who have camped near the construction site for months.
Topics: world-politics, environmental-policy, united-states
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Austrian right-wing candidate Norbert Hofer concedes defeat to his left-leaning rival Alexander Van der Bellen in the country's presidential election.
Topics: elections, government-and-politics, austria, european-union
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Liverpool blows a 3-1 lead at Bournemouth as the determined Cherries surge back to pinch an incredible 4-3 win.
Topics: english-premier, soccer, sport, england, united-kingdom