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Trump administration moves to abolish child migrant custody limits
Migrant families who cross the southern border of the US illegally could be detained indefinitely under a new regulation announced by the Trump administration.
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Tim Fischer, former deputy PM of Australia, dies from leukaemia
Australia's former Nationals leader and deputy prime minister Tim Fischer has died at the age of 73 from an acute form of leukaemia.
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Watch: Titanic sub dive reveals parts are being lost to sea
The first people to dive down to the Titanic in nearly 15 years say strong ocean currents, salt corrosion and metal-eating bacteria are attacking the ship.
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Brazil space agency reports more Amazon fires amid political row
Brazil's Amazon rainforest has seen a record number of fires this year, new space agency data suggests.
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Australia sending warship to Middle East to support US
Australia will send a warship, surveillance aircraft and Defence Force personnel to the Persian Gulf to join an international effort to combat Iran's actions in the Strait of Hormuz.
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Trump cancels Denmark visit over Greenland sale spat
US President Donald Trump has cancelled a state visit to Denmark after the nation's prime minister said Greenland was not for sale to the US.
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Cardinal George Pell loses appeal against child sex abuse convictions
Australia's most prominent Catholic figure, Cardinal George Pell, has lost his appeal against his conviction over sexual offences against two choir boys in Melbourne in the 1990s.
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Sixteen people die while trekking in PNG
Sixteen people have died from cold and hunger while trekking to an evangelical church commemoration in Papua New Guinea's Morobe province.
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Italy government crisis: PM Conte to quit amid coalition row
Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has said he will tender his resignation after a blistering attack on his coalition partner.
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Hong Kong protests: Twitter and Facebook remove Chinese accounts
Twitter and Facebook have taken steps to block what they described as a state-backed Chinese misinformation campaign.
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Jeffrey Epstein 'signed will two days before death'
Jeffrey Epstein signed a will two days before killing himself in his New York jail cell, reports say. It directed his assets to be put into trust.
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Woman cleared over baby's death in landmark case
Evelyn Hernández's murder retrial shocked El Salvador as prosecutors asked for a 40-year sentence while her lawyers said the baby died of natural causes.
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Prince Andrew 'appalled' by Jeffrey Epstein's sex abuse claims
Prince Andrew has said he is "appalled" by sex abuse claims surrounding his former friend Jeffrey Epstein.
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Facebook to stop stalking you off-site - but only if asked
An off-Facebook Activity tool will show users the websites and apps that feed it information about them.
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Opinion: Guns create 'a map of blood' in US, but nothing will change
A lack of movement on gun control in the face of hundreds of mass shootings in the US is maddening, but nothing will change, writes Nik Dirga, an American journalist living in New Zealand.
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Trump doesn't want to do business with Huawei
US President Donald Trump has said he doesn't want the US to do business with Chinese company Huawei.
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Iran tanker row: Detained ship departs after Gibraltar rejects US request
An Iranian ship held by Gibraltar since July on suspicion of transporting oil to Syria has left port after authorities tell the US Iran's Revolutionary Guard is not viewed as a terrorist organisation…
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Australia third-largest exporter of fossil fuel emissions - research
Australia mines about 57 tonnes of CO2 potential per person each year - mainly in the form of coal - about 10 times the global average, a report has found.
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Huge crowds rally peacefully in Hong Kong
Hundreds of thousands of people have held another day of pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, amid increasingly severe warnings by Beijing.
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Brexit: Food and medicine shortages if UK leaves without deal - study
A leaked study in Britain is warning of food and medicine shortages if the UK leaves the European Union without a deal.
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Cardinal George Pell appeal decision due today
Australian Cardinal George Pell will find out later today whether his appeal against child sex abuse convictions is successful.
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Treason charges considered for Facebook attacks on Tonga's royals
Tongan police are considering laying treason charges against people insulting the royal family on Facebook, says the kingdom's attorney general.
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Iceland's Okjokull glacier dies aged about 700
Mourners are gathering in Iceland to commemorate the loss of Okjokull, which has died at the age of about 700.
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Brexit: Boris Johnson to tell EU leaders to renegotiate deal
Boris Johnson will tell European Union leaders there needs to be a new Brexit deal when he makes his first trip abroad as UK Prime Minister later this week.
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Little country school in Australia transformed by music
When Chris Morrison took over as principal of the small rural primary school at Yahl in South Australia five years ago, only six students played an instrument.
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Sacking warning for Alan Jones after comments on PM
Broadcaster Alan Jones has been told he is on his last strike at radio station 2GB, after his comments earlier this week about Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
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Aucklanders weigh in on Hong Kong protests
Mass protests in Hong Kong are continuing into their tenth week, and Aucklanders are weighing in on the which side of the fight they're on.
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