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'Power can ruin you': Pope Francis issues warning in TED talk

Pope Francis addressed the TED Talk for 18 minutes.

Pope Francis, an outspoken champion of science and technology, gave his own TED talk Tuesday night, speaking from the Vatican with a three-part message calling for a "revolution of tenderness" and warning those in power to act responsibly or "your power will ruin you."

Billionaires might end up with Ten by Christmas

Channel Ten's saviours? Lachlan Murdoch, Bruce Gordon, James Packer.

Billionaires Lachlan Murdoch, James Packer and Bruce Gordon might end up with complete control of the Ten Network by Christmas if Malcolm Turnbull does not slash TV licence fees in the upcoming Budget.

Damascus explosion: large blast, fire at airport

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London: A large explosion has hit in the area of Damascus International Airport followed by a fire in the same place, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based war monitor, said.

Police raids unveil drug problem plaguing Goldfields-Esperance region

Rounds of ammunition seized by Police.

Police uncovered 250 grams of meth, $10,700 in cash, $5000 worth of stolen goods, 15 ounces of processed gold, one tonne of unprocessed gold, 15 grams of MDMA, 373 grams of cannabis, 15 grams of oxymetholone and one gram of cocaine during raids throughout the Goldfields-Esperance region.

DNA bungle finds WA man wrongly convicted in 2004

A WA man was wrongly convicted after a DNA analysis error.

A man wrongly convicted of a home invasion in 2004 will likely apply to have his conviction overturned after it was discovered PathWest bungled a DNA test which wrongly identified him as the offender.

Perth dad jailed trying to kill son in hammer attack

Ronald James McDonald attacked his son as he slept on the sofa at his Dianella home.

A 70-year-old Perth father of six has been jailed for five years and six months after he attempted to kill his methamphetamine-addicted son by repeatedly striking his head with a hammer, fracturing his skull.

Spotless talks up savings in Downer rebuff

Spotless CEO Martin Sheppard.

Takeover target Spotless claims the hostile bid from Downer EDI fails to properly take into account merger savings that both companies had identified during more amicable talks in June last year, and didn't reflect its growth prospects

Markets Live: ASX on back foot

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Shares are wobbling in early trade as buying in the banks offsets a more downbeat general mood, as investors wade through a number of corporate updates.