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Trump lawyer 'paid by Ukraine' to arrange White House talks
Donald Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, received a secret payment of at least $400,000 to fix talks between the Ukrainian president and President Trump, according to sources in Kiev close to…
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Russian spy poisoning: Yulia Skripal hopes to return to Russia
The daughter of an ex-Russian spy poisoned in Salisbury has said she is "lucky to be alive" after the attack.
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Myanmar Rohingya militants massacred Hindus - Amnesty
Rohingya Muslim militants in Myanmar killed dozens of Hindu civilians during attacks last August, according to an investigation by Amnesty International.
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Pulitzer Prize winning author Philip Roth dies at 85
Philip Roth, the Pulitzer Prize winning author of American Pastoral and Portnoy's Complaint, has died age 85, the New York Times reports.
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Convicted Archbishop refusing to resign
Australian Archbishop Philip Wilson has announced he will stand aside from his duties after being convicted of covering up child sexual abuse, but will not resign.
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Polish author Olga Tokarczuk wins Man Booker International Prize
Olga Tokarczuk has become the first Polish writer to win the Man Booker International Prize.
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US parents sue 30-year-old son who refuses to move out
The New York parents of a 30-year-old man have resorted to drastic measures in an effort to get their son to fly the coop: they are suing him.
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Young New Zealand father dies in Thailand
A young father was celebrating his second wedding anniversary in Thailand when he died suddenly yesterday.
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Trump no longer allowed to block people on Twitter
President Donald Trump may not legally block Twitter users because doing so violates their right to free speech, a federal judge in New York has ruled.
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US judge orders boy to pay $36m over forest fire
A judge has ordered a teenager to pay more than $US36 million ($NZ52m) after he admitted starting a huge forest fire that raged for months in the US state of Oregon.
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'Substantial chance' Korean summit may be delayed - Trump
US President Donald Trump has said there is a "substantial chance" a historic summit with North Korea's Kim Jong-un next month may be delayed.
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Manus refugee death suicide - police
An asylum seeker on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island has died after jumping from a moving bus.
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Lava creeps to edge of geothermal plant in Hawaii
Molten lava from the erupting Kilauea Volcano on Hawaii's Big Island crept to the edge of a geothermal power plant.
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Adelaide's Archbishop found guilty of concealing sexual abuse
The most senior Catholic to be charged with concealing child sexual abuse, Adelaide's Archbishop Philip Wilson, has been found guilty by a New South Wales court.
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Death toll of Cuba plane crash rises to 111
The death toll of Cuba's deadliest air disaster in 30 years has risen to 111 after one of the survivors has died of her injuries.
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Rumbling raises alert at Indonesia's most active volcano
Indonesia's most active volcano has shown danger signs with a series of small eruptions, and authorities have ordered villagers living on its slopes to leave and hikers to stay clear.
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'Alien asteroid' may be the oldest object in the solar system
An "alien asteroid" that circles the sun in Jupiter's orbital path is the first-known permanent resident of our solar system that originated in another star system.
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Stunning shots: Harry and Meghan release official wedding pics
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have released three official photographs taken on their wedding day.
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London's Grenfell fire inquiry: Father weeps for lost baby
Survivors of London's deadly Grenfell Tower fire wept as they listened to a bereaved father pay tribute to his baby son and heard a recording of another victim making his last phone call from the…
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Obamas to make TV and films for Netflix
Barack and Michelle Obama are teaming up with Netflix to produce films and TV shows.
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US vows 'strongest sanctions in history' on Iran
The top US diplomat says the measures will leave Iran "battling to keep its economy alive" and will together constitute "unprecedented financial pressure on the Iranian regime".
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Support for repealing Irish abortion laws rises days from vote
Irish voters who favor liberalising the country's abortion laws increased their lead in two opinion polls published on Sunday.
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Venezuela president reelected amid vote-rigging claims
Venezuela's president has won re-election in a vote marred by an opposition boycott and claims of vote-rigging.
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Arm teachers to stop gunmen, Texan official says
Arming more teachers could help tackle gunmen targeting students if there were "four to five guns to one", a senior Texan official has said.
