Year of shocking surprises: Major global events of 2016
When history looks back at 2016, a couple of words will stick out most prominently: Trump and surprise.
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Lia Timson
Lia is Foreign News Editor at Fairfax Media. She was previously Technology Editor across all Fairfax titles.
Lia has written on consumer and business technology for Fairfax Media since 2001.
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The third and final US Presidential debate is underway.
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Australia is in the World headlines today, plus Nick Miller interviews a king and superheroes send off an angel.
Daily World Dispatch - Hurricane Matthew, the VP debate and a prize for weird science
News from Indonesia, Malaysia and Philippines, in addition to the US and the hurricane threatening Central America and the south-east of the US.
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