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With Iran becoming a hotbed for coronavirus outside of China, authorities around the world are scrambling to expand their travel restrictions to stem the spread of the disease.
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| UpdatedIt's been four years, but February 29 is back and all you leaplings can officially celebrate on your day. But did you know that every fourth year isn't necessarily a leap year?
Topics: science-and-technology, astronomy-space
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| UpdatedStateless follows four strangers whose lives collide in an Australian immigration detention centre in the desert. With the series premiering on Sunday, here is your shortcut guide.
Topics: television, arts-and-entertainment, australia
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| UpdatedPerth residents have been left bewildered this week as ferocious storms have appeared seemingly out of nowhere, causing widespread destruction in a matter of minutes. So what is behind it?
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| UpdatedKanye West's religious choir and prayer performance group Sunday Service has been popping up across the United States. Here's your shortcut guide.
Topics: arts-and-entertainment, bands-and-artists, music, community-and-society, religion-and-beliefs, united-states
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| UpdatedInternational travellers are being forced to navigate flight disruptions, city lockdowns, travel bans and quarantine rules. It's making careful holiday planning more important than ever.
Topics: epidemics-and-pandemics, health, travel-health-and-safety, travel-and-tourism, lifestyle-and-leisure, diseases-and-disorders, australia, china, italy, iran-islamic-republic-of, japan, korea-republic-of
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Harvey Weinstein is now awaiting sentencing and faces up to 29 years behind bars. But March 11 is not the only day his fate will be decided.
Topics: sexual-misconduct, sexual-offences, film-movies, united-states
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| UpdatedCoronavirus is now hitting populations in Europe and the Middle East. It appears a pandemic is inevitable, experts say, and we all need to start preparing.
Topics: health, travel-health-and-safety, travel-and-tourism, diseases-and-disorders, epidemics-and-pandemics, australia, china
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| UpdatedHarvey Weinstein's new home will be New York's notorious Rikers Island jail. This is what we know about how the case against the former film mogul unfolded, and what could happen next.
Topics: film-movies, arts-and-entertainment, law-crime-and-justice, sexual-offences, united-states
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Varicose veins — the swollen, twisted veins often found on people's legs and feet — are more than just a cosmetic issue. Here's what causes them, how to prevent them, and how they can be treated.
Topics: health, varicose-veins, medical-procedures
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| UpdatedThe Prime Minister is yet to face questions on new eligibility issues surrounding the sports rorts scandal. His office maintains he accurately represented the information he had been provided with.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, liberals, liberal-national-party, sport, health, community-and-society, australia
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| UpdatedPassengers on the Diamond Princess are halfway through a 14-day quarantine, but as new cases of coronavirus keep emerging, people on board the ship are starting to worry the lockdown isn't working.
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| UpdatedWhen it comes to naming a new disease there are many factors the World Health Organisation has to consider first. Here's what they are.
Topics: health, medical-sciences, travel-health-and-safety, travel-and-tourism, community-and-society, australia, china
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| UpdatedNine weeks after the disease was first discovered, experts say incomplete data from China is limiting their ability to understand it — but they are seeing some differences between coronavirus and other infectious diseases.
Topics: health, health-administration, health-policy, diseases-and-disorders, china, australia
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| UpdatedMany Chinese restaurants and retailers across Australia are taking a battering after experiencing a dramatic drop in the number of customers who fear they might catch the deadly coronavirus. But are their fears justified?
Topics: health, diseases-and-disorders, infectious-diseases-other, respiratory-diseases, government-and-politics, world-politics, disease-control, australia, vic, china, asia
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| UpdatedThe US President has been acquitted. His Senate impeachment trial is over. Here's a really simple guide to help you understand what that all means.
Topics: world-politics, government-and-politics, us-elections, donald-trump, person, united-states
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| UpdatedInstead of getting a Democratic primary winner in Iowa, the country was left with confusion, anger and still no declaration of an official victor.
Topics: us-elections, donald-trump, world-politics, internet-technology, information-technology, united-states
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| UpdatedNot sure what the big fuss is with the Iowa caucuses? We'll get you up to speed in five minutes.
Topics: us-elections, event, government-and-politics, world-politics, donald-trump, person, united-states
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| UpdatedIn a few days' time, Democrats will start the process to choose the candidate they think can beat Donald Trump in November. Here are the ones you need to know about.
Topics: us-elections, donald-trump, world-politics, government-and-politics, united-states
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| UpdatedIf you've already booked flights to China but have fears for your health after the coronavirus outbreak, can you cancel your trip and get your money back? Here are some of your options.
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| UpdatedTigerair is contacting hundreds of passengers from 13 different flights after two people who travelled on the same plane test positive to coronavirus.
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| UpdatedFrom today Canberrans can now grow and smoke cannabis without fear of committing a criminal offence, though what that means in practice remains a little hazy.
Topics: drug-offences, crime, law-crime-and-justice, drug-use, drugs-and-substance-abuse, community-and-society, states-and-territories, government-and-politics, cannabis, canberra-2600, act
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| UpdatedThe first votes of the long 2020 election season will soon be cast. Here's what you need to know about the process that will answer the question: Will Donald Trump still be President?
Topics: us-elections, event, world-politics, government-and-politics, donald-trump, united-states
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| UpdatedThe decision from the World Health Organisation comes as the death toll continues to climb, with the infection spreading not only in China, but other countries around the world.
Topics: diseases-and-disorders, health, sars, world-politics, government-and-politics, china
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| UpdatedIt has taken years of political arguments, thwarted deals and negotiations but the UK is officially out of the European Union. But the difficult stage might be still to come.
Topics: government-and-politics, world-politics, united-kingdom, european-union