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Jakarta unrest leaves 6 dead after election commission finding
Six people have died in civil unrest that gripped parts of Jakarta today after the election commission confirmed President Joko Widodo won last month's election, according to the Jakarta's governor.
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More calls for Donald Trump's impeachment
about 1 hour agoHouse Democrats have renewed calls for impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump
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Under-fire May to outline new Brexit plan to Parliament
about 1 hour agoTheresa May will make the case for her new Brexit plan in Parliament later, amid signs that Conservative opposition to her leadership is hardening.
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Malaysia begins sending scrap back to developed nations
Malaysia has begun sending non-recyclable plastic scrap to the developed countries of origin, its environment minister said.
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Battle of the bands: Trade War song stirs anti-US sentiment in China
A Chinese propaganda song about the ongoing Sino-US trade war is getting a lot of interest - and raising a few eyebrows - on Chinese social media.
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Climate change: Global sea level rise could be bigger than expected
Scientists believe that global sea levels could rise far more than predicted, due to accelerating melting in Greenland and Antarctica.
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Jamie Oliver chain collapse costs 1000 jobs
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has said he is "devastated" after his restaurant group went into administration.
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Australian coalition wins outright majority
The majority win for the incumbent government caps off an election which defied predictions.
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Judge rules against Trump in battle for financial records
A US judge today ruled in favour of a US House of Representatives committee seeking President Donald Trump's financial records from his accounting firm, dealing an early setback to the Trump…
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Today's world news: What you need to know
Latest - Niki Lauda dies, the Austrian Parliament is in disarray, Huawei drama and more.
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White House directs former legal adviser not to testify over Trump
The US House Judiciary Committee chair has said on live TV his panel will hold former White House counsel Donald McGahn in contempt for not testifying, after the White House directed him not to.
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Entire Austrian far-right party resigns to cripple govt after scandal
All ministers from Austria's far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ), who make up half the country's Cabinet, have resigned in an attempt to throw the government into chaos after criticism from the country's…
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Opinion: In Aus polls are the loser, personality politics the winner
Australia's election shows again that people are more interested in who they can trust rather than what they will deliver, and that you can't rely on polls to tell you what to do, Brigitte Morten writ…
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Australia election: How Scott Morrison used Labor's campaign against them
Analysis - Despite Australian politics' turmoil, the swings in Queensland, Tasmania and Western Australia showed that jobs and fear of change are too dominant, the ABC's Patricia Karvelas writes.
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Give up your weekend for Fleabag's second season
Phoebe Waller-Bridge's cracking comedy is back, and it might be the best thing you see on TV this year, writes Chris Schulz.
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Huawei's Android loss: How it affects you
Google has blocked Chinese phone maker Huawei from some updates to the Android operating system. The BBC's Leo Kelion looks at how this will affect users with existing Huawei handsets.
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Brexiteer shakeup: Farage froths after copping milkshake
British Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage has had a milkshake thrown at him while campaigning ahead of the EU elections.
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Ukraine's comedian president dissolves parliament, calls snap election
Ukraine's new President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is a comedian with no political experience. Straight after taking his oath of office he dissolved parliament and called a snap election.
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CCTV captures meteor as it 'hurtles towards the ground'
A meteor has lit up the Northern Territory night sky with a flash that created "daylight" in Alice Springs and a noise that shook windows.
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First man charged under West Aus revenge porn law
A Perth man is planning to plead guilty to distributing intimate images of his ex-girlfriend after posting them on Instagram.
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Tanya Plibersek rules out running for Aus Labor's top job
Deputy Labor leader Tanya Plibersek has ruled out running for her party's top job, paving the way for Anthony Albanese to succeed Bill Shorten.
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Johnny Depp accuses Amber Heard of domestic abuse
9 minutes agoHollywood star Johnny Depp has denied physically abusing ex-wife Amber Heard, arguing that it was she who abused him during their relationship.
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Australia cannot ignore Manus suicide attempts - advocate
The Australian election result has precipitated a wave of suicide attempts among Manus Island refugees that the government can no longer ignore, a refugee advocate says.
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Israel Folau misses deadline to appeal termination
Israel Folau did not appeal the termination of his contract over a social media post before Monday's deadline, so his sacking will now go ahead.
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Google suspends business with Huawei
Google has suspended business with Huawei that requires the transfer of hardware, software and technical services, a blow to the Chinese technology company that the US government has sought to…
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Comedian to be inaugurated as new president of Ukraine
Ukrainian comedian Volodymyr Zelensky will formally become the country's new president at a ceremony in the capital, Kiev tomorrow.
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The Liberal-National Coalition appears set to form majority government in Australia
ABC is predicting the Coalition has secured majority government with at least 77 seats.
