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| UpdatedHundreds of civilians begin returning to the border town of Jarabulus in northern Syria, two weeks after pro-Ankara fighters recaptured it from Islamic State jihadists.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, refugees, syrian-arab-republic, turkey
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A one-horned rhino has died after it was shot by poachers in Nepal, becoming the first of the rare animals to be killed in the country in over two years.
Topics: animals-and-nature, environmental-management, conservation, nepal, asia
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Pokemon Go is blasphemous and should be banned, an Indian court is told, because it rewards religious vegetarians with virtual eggs.
Topics: popular-culture, ancient-religions, rites-and-ritual, india
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Detectives arrest four men after seizing large quantities of dangerous drugs and a stash of illegal items in south-east Queensland
Topics: crime, law-crime-and-justice, brisbane-4000, southport-4215, qld, nsw
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| UpdatedFrequent, satisfying sexual activity poses cardiovascular risks for older men — but regular orgasmic sex could actually protect ageing women from certain health problems, a US study finds.
Topics: sexual-health, sexuality, aged-care, medical-research, mens-health, womens-health, united-states
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A regional showcase of military ideas and hardware in Adelaide provides a perfect platform for SA to sell its case to build the Army's new armoured vehicles.
Topics: army, defence-forces, manufacturing, industry, defence-industry, adelaide-5000, sa, australia
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| UpdatedFrench officials say the owner of the car, found just metres from the Notre Dame cathedral, is on an intelligence services watch list of people suspected of religious radicalisation.
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| UpdatedAustralia is celebrating a remarkable unbroken run of 25 years without a recession. Powering the economy was government spending. There was some mild support from consumers, but businesses are still sitting on their hands. Governments have been left to do the heavy lifting, and without them, the economy would have gone into reverse.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, australia
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The United States lifts protection for most humpback whales around the globe based on evidence of a strong comeback in numbers.
Topics: animals-and-nature, conservation, united-states, mexico
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In this update, Labor has suffered the first frontbench casualty of the new parliament; a new farm register shows more than 13 per cent of Australia’s farmland is foreign owned; and Australia’s economy grew by 3.3 per cent last financial year.
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In this update, Labor has suffered the first frontbench casualty of the new parliament; a new farm register shows more than 13 per cent of Australia’s farmland is foreign owned; and Australia’s economy grew by 3.3 per cent last financial year.
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| UpdatedA South African national is sentenced to life in jail for the murder and rape of popular far north Queensland photographer, Jo La Spina, sparking cries from the public gallery.
Topics: courts-and-trials, murder-and-manslaughter, law-crime-and-justice, bingil-bay-4852, qld, cairns-4870, townsville-4810, mission-beach-4852
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Former prime minister John Howard says he does not believe in quotas when it comes to gender equality in government.
Topics: federal-government, government-and-politics, federal-parliament, howard-john-winston, community-and-society, women, australia
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A Northern Territory Aboriginal health service is working to improve the way Indigenous mothers access health care during their pregnancy and is improving generational health practices along the way.
Topics: infant-health, womens-health, healthcare-facilities, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, darwin-0800, palmerston-0830
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A man has died after a light plane crash near Yarram airport, in Victoria's south-east.
Topics: air-and-space, disasters-and-accidents, accidents, yarram-3971
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Hundreds of Victorian primary school children pay tribute to Australian service men and women who died during World War II in what is being called the Battle for Australia.
Topics: world-war-2, history, community-and-society, melbourne-3000
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| UpdatedA 24-year-old man who posed as a lawyer on Queensland's Gold Coast is fined $1,500 and has a conviction recorded.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, brisbane-4000, qld, southport-4215
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It's unlikely there will ever be equal numbers of men and women in Federal Parliament because Australian women still predominantly fulfil the carer role in their families.
Topics: government-and-politics, community-and-society, australia
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A calf injury means speedy West Coast winger Lewis Jetta won't play in the elimination final between West Coast and the Western Bulldogs on Thursday.
Topics: sport, australian-football-league, wa, perth-6000
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| UpdatedThe Australian Conservation Foundation warns more than 5,000 potential jobs in regional areas will be at risk if the Australian Renewable Energy Agency is gutted.
Topics: alternative-energy, rural, work, vic
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Queensland Police withdraw a charge against an officer accused of firing his revolver during a pursuit on the northern Gold Coast last year.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, police, southport-4215, brisbane-4000, qld
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The Australian dollar rose after today's GDP figures and the local share market closed a little higher as well.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, australia
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Hamilton Island's social media pages are inundated with angry messages and pleas from people upset at mass animal culls at the resort destination.
Topics: environmental-impact, environmental-management, animal-welfare, activism-and-lobbying, travel-and-tourism, hamilton-island-4803, mackay-4740, qld, townsville-4810
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A woolly art installation using more than 1,000 hand-knitted pieces stitched by people around the world goes on display at the Ballarat Art Gallery.
Topics: visual-art, craft, environment-education, climate-change, human-interest, wool, ballarat-3350
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