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The Tokyo Olympics could feature up to three mixed shooting events, as part of a plan to achieve the IOC's goal of 50 per cent female participation.
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| UpdatedCricket is not just Australia versus England. There are many teams playing without Test status, many from developing countries and all with a passion for the game.
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Gamba Osaka inflicts an embarrassing 3-0 loss on Adelaide United in the Asian Champions League, but Reds coach Guillermo Amor is looking for the positives.
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| UpdatedIOC vice-president John Coates tells Tokyo Olympics golf venue to admit women members or lose the right to host 2020 Games.
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A plaque is laid overlooking a popular Darwin beach to remember 80 Japanese submarine crew who died during World War II.
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| UpdatedMore than 30 years after the end of WWII, Australian prisoners of war really began to tell the stories of what happened in the wake of the fall of Singapore.
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| UpdatedThe people left behind in Singapore and Malaysia upon the fall of Singapore and the British retreat 75 years ago today saw their lives irrevocably change.
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| UpdatedToshiba may have reached the end of the road, with the Japanese company delaying a release of its earnings report amid a huge one-off loss.
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How the fall of Singapore changed three Australian prisoners of war, sharing their stories on its 75th anniversary.
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| UpdatedAOC chief John Coates raises the stakes in stoush between powerful sporting bodies, informing AIS director Matt Favier he will not be part of 2020 Olympics planning.
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A lifelong obsession with Catholicism is one of the main themes in Martin Scorsese's latest film, as he continues what he calls a search for the spiritual human condition.
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| UpdatedThe UN Security Council condemns North Korea's ballistic missile launch and warns of "further significant measures" if Pyongyang does not stop nuclear and missile testing.
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| UpdatedJapanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says North Korea's latest missile launch is "intolerable", urging the country to comply with United Nations Security Council resolutions.
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| UpdatedJapanese scientists are investigating whether tiny drones can deliver pollen to flowers, mimicking the role of bees as populations face increasing threats from viruses and pesticides around the world.
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| UpdatedJapanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe begins a two-day summit with US President Donald Trump, saying he wants to build a relationship of trust with the new leader and underscore the sturdiness of the Japan-US alliance.
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| UpdatedJapanese scientists are investigating whether tiny drones can deliver pollen to flowers, mimicking the role of bees as populations face increasing threats from viruses and pesticides around the world.
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Beverley O'Connor speaks to Japan reporter Rachel Mealey on the significance of General James Mattis' first official tour as Defence Secretary.
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| UpdatedUS Defence Secretary James Mattis starts his first trip abroad by reassuring a key Asian ally of the United States' continued support.
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Tokyo officials says they are recycling the electronics to promote sustainability and save costs.
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| UpdatedOrganisers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics say the medals will be forged from recycled metal from old mobile phones and appliances donated by the general public to give them a sense of direct involvement in the Games.
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| UpdatedJapanese leaders push ahead with plans to construct HELE coal fired power plants to reduce emissions and shore up energy security.
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Two far north Queensland women vie for positions in the Australian squad at next year's World Kendo Championships.
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