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FRIDAY November 8 Hollywood icon, James Dean, is due for a cinematic resurrection after it was announced that the actor has been “cast” in a Vietnam war drama about military dogs.  According to the Hollywood Reporter, directors Anton Ernst and Tati Golykh […]

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Tuesday, October 8 Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson has demanded the return to the UK of an American diplomat’s wife who fled after a teenager died when his motorcycle and her car collided on a country road. Police said that the driver, […]

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THURSDAY, October 3 American research has shown that food beats pats and praise when it comes to motivating your pet dog. Encouraging your dog with food rewards is the easiest and most effective way to train them say researchers. “Using treats during […]

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THURSDAY  August 22 Brazilians were plunged into afternoon darkness after the worst rainforest fires in history ravaged the Amazon Forest.  The largest city on the American continent, Sao Paulo, has been covered in vast plumes of smoke from massive forest fires which […]

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MONDAY, August 19 A woman in the US has had the surprise of a lifetime, after she gave birth to triplets after attending the hospital for what she thought were kidney stone pains.  The mother from South Dakota told KOTA-TV that she […]

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FRIDAY August 16 Sydney stabbing accused Mert Ney had at least one appointment with his alleged victim Michaela Dunn before the rampage that shut parts of the CBD on Tuesday, a sex worker industry advocate says.  The revelation comes as police search […]

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THURSDAY August 15 Cardinal George Pell could be released from custody next week if his appeal against his child sex abuse convictions is successful. The Victorian Court of Appeal will determine whether to overturn Pell’s convictions for sexually abusing two choirboys when […]

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TUESDAY, August 13 Canadian police have confirmed that the two bodies found in northern Manitoba last week are those of the teenagers suspected of killing a Sydney man and his American girlfriend.  Police said Kam McLeod and Bryer Schmegelsky apparently took their […]

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MONDAY August 12 Jeffrey Epstein has died of an apparent suicide in his jail cell, prompting an additional federal investigation into his death along with one already examining allegations of sexual abuse and conspiracy against him.  Epstein, a wealthy financier accused of […]

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THURSDAY, August 8 A Queensland mother of three has died from the flu, with her husband sharing his grief just hours after her death to warn others about how quickly the virus can take hold.  Jacinta Foulds, 35, had flu symptoms for […]

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AUGUST 6, TUESDAY  Australia’s Olympic hurdles gold medallist Sally Pearson has announced her retirement, less than a year out from the 2020 Tokyo Games.  In recent years the 32-year-old has battled persistent injury problems in recent years.  In a statement, Pearson said […]

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THURSDAY AUGUST 1 The creator of the YouTube channel ‘King of Random’, with 11 million subscribers, has died in a paragliding crash in Utah.  Grant Thomspon, 28, was found dead on Monday, Washington county police said.  The cause of the accident is […]

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Daily News Roundup  WEDNESDAY JULY 31 George Calombaris says he is sorry for underpaying his restaurant staff and hopes he can now be a “voice for change” in the hospitality industry.  George has spoken publicly for the first time about the matter […]

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TUESDAY JULY 30  Australia has become the latest country to join the emerging lab-grown meat industry which has been dominated by food-tech start-ups in Europe, Israel and California’s Silicon Valley.  Two Australian companies, Heuros in Canberra and VOW in Sydney, are aiming […]

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THURSDAY JULY 25 Australia’s first model with Down syndrome, who reached international fame has returned home for what her mother is calling a “full-circle moment”. Brisbane-born, Madeline Stuart has modelled on runways across the world, appeared in Vogue, started her own dance […]

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MONDAY JULY 22 Ariarne Titmus has become the first Australian woman to claim the world 400 metre title since Tracey Wickham in 1978, pulling off a boilover victory that snapped Ledecky’s staggering winning streak.  On the opening night of the eight-day world […]

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MONDAY JULY 15 A 16-year-old girl is in a stable but “extremely critical condition” after being pinned under a bus for more than 90 minutes in Parramatta last night.  A Sydney public transport bus mounted a footpath about 9:45pm and hit three […]

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FRIDAY JULY 12  A Brisbane teenager has become the second-youngest person to swim the English Channel twice in one day, swimming 68 kilometres in 22 hours.  17 year old, Brianna Thompson, lost a layer of her tongue and suffered from severe leg […]

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MONDAY JULY 8 Actor Cameron Boyce, known for his roles in the Disney Channel franchise “Descendants” and the TV show “Jessie,” has died at 20 years old. His death was confirmed to ABC News by his family Saturday night.  A statement that […]

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Monday June 17 An unknown virus is causing one of the country’s most unique animals to go blind. Lumholtz’s tree kangaroos are only found in a small pocket of rainforest in far north Queensland, with most Australians not even knowing they exist. […]

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