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Fremantle coach Ross Lyon says it is too early to get carried away with Cam McCarthy's form despite the forward's six-goal haul in Friday night's 21-point win over Carlton at Domain Stadium.

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George North responded to criticism from his own coaches by scoring two tries for Wales in a 22-9 win over Ireland in rugby's Six Nations on Friday (Saturday AEDT), handing England the chance to clinch the title with a game to spare.

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Tim Taranto is in the mix to play in his star-studded GWS team's opening round clash with Adelaide, according to coach Leon Cameron.

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Last season, the Dragons performance was so dire that coach Paul McGregor and chief executive Peter Doust had their lives threatened by irate fans. It's only one win, but the win over the Panthers in round one shows the Red V has changed

• 54 mins ago

A passenger in the Mitsubishi Lancer died, while the driver of the Holden Commodore ran from the scene.

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​White House press secretary Sean Spicer showed up to his Friday press briefing wearing an upside-down American flag pin on his lapel.

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"It's a funny game we play," says John Gladdis of Maryborough, a man febrile with gold lust.

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Wall Street gained after jobs data cleared the way for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates without forcing it to accelerate the pace for future rate hikes.

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US employers added jobs at an above-average pace for a second month on outsized gains in construction and manufacturing.

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US stocks advanced after a solid jobs report reinforced recent data that the economy continues to gather upward momentum.

​Chile's Escondida copper mine has had a preliminary chat with its union as a first step towards ending a month-long strike.

The Great Barrier Reef 's health is in "uncharted territory" after researchers found the natural wonder has endured mass coral bleaching two summers in a row.

The Catholic Church should consider allowing married men to become priests, Pope Francis has said.

Tim Simona has been deregistered by the NRL for a range of rule breaches, including betting against his team winning and on opposition players scoring against his team.

Oil capped the biggest weekly loss since November after surging US supplies erased three months of gains.

As flames crash towards the Canberra zoo as loud and fast as a steam train, Richard Tindale knew the sight all too well.

A potential Exxon Mobil bid for BP has been dismissed by analysts as not particularly compelling.

North Melbourne coach Brad Scott believes he now has the information to settle on his forward structure, but has stressed the importance of keeping spearhead Jarrad Waite fit.

When Colin Barnett was elected, George W Bush was President, iPhones had just hit the market and Amy Winehouse was cleaning up at the Grammys.

People's Bank of China governor Zhou Xiaochuan said the yuan's rate should be relatively stable this year.

Drillers added eight oil rigs in the latest week, bringing the total count up to 617, or 60 per cent more than a year ago.

Iron ore's rally is showing signs of cracking: the commodity posted the biggest weekly slump in almost four months.

Europe's central bank policymakers discussed whether interest rates can rise before their asset-buying program ends.

Two men are expected to face a Queensland court on Saturday, accused of torturing and assaulting a man who was left tied to a tree in the Gold Coast hinterland.

A man who allegedly attempted a carjacking in central Sydney was trapped and arrested after his intended victim jumped out of his ute and locked the doors.

Afghans who worked for the US military and government are being told that they cannot apply for special visas to the United States, even though Afghanistan is not among the countries listed in President Donald Trump's new travel ban, according to advocates for Afghan refugees.taf

A helicopter carrying an executive of the Turkish Eczabicasi group and four Russians, including the firm's Russian operations chief, crashed in Istanbul on Friday, killing all seven people on board, the city's mayor was quoted as saying.

Police are hunting two gunmen who opened fire in a cafe in the Swiss city of Basel, leaving two people dead and a third critically wounded.

Several people have been injured in an axe attack at Dusseldorf train station.

Plans for a free trade agreement between Australia and the European Union have hit another big delay, which trade minister Steven Ciobo has blamed on the EU.

Amid accusations that it is spreading misinformation and acting as Russia's agent, WikiLeaks made an offer of help to tech giants, but they were less than impressed.

The Giants' women are chasing a second-straight AFLW triumph and a first ever footy win for the club over Collingwood.

Hawthorn's new-look leadership group felt they needed to make a stand, even if meant three-time premiership captain Luke Hodge took to Ikon Park on Friday afternoon wearing the No. 62 jumper of Box Hill.

Few will give South Sydney any chance of challenging for a premiership without Greg Inglis but the Rabbitohs are using the example of Melbourne last year as inspiration.

Canterbury may turn to exciting youngster Marcelo Montoya after Will Hopoate was taken to hospital and Kerrod Holland suffered a shoulder injury in Thursday's loss to the Sydney Roosters.

Latrell Mitchell wandered back into pre-season training at a weight almost reserved for a front-rower than a free-running centre.

The former partner of a man accused of raping and torturing a succession of women he lived with over more than two decades says he pummelled her with a piece of wood when she was pregnant.

Electrical contractor Peter Georgiou will replace his brother-in-law Rod Culleton as a West Australian senator.

Coalition MPs want the ban extended to all unions, think tanks, lobby groups and "political actors".

Fremantle goalsneak Hayden Ballantyne appears set to miss the start of the AFL season after injuring his hamstring in Friday night's 21-point win over Carlton at Domain Stadium.

One of Domino's Pizza's biggest and most powerful franchisees is being investigated by the workplace regulator amid allegations of worker exploitation.

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