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• NT croc becomes roadkill in Darwin

  18-12-2016 23:54
  A 1.5m crocodile has become roadkill after it was hit by a driver on a busy Darwin street in the Northern Territory.
  
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• Packers beat Bears to stay in NFL hunt

  18-12-2016 23:46
  
  Green Bay beat Chicago 30-27 in the NFL thanks to a Mason Crosby field goal as time expired.
  
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• Duet to build gas storage facility in WA

  18-12-2016 23:46
  Duet Group is building Western Australia's largest gas storage facility 30 kilometres from Onslow, at a cost of $69 million.
  
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• Vic woman finds tiger snake tinsel on tree

  18-12-2016 23:36
  Feeling the festive spirit, a tiger snake has slithered up among the tinsel on a Melbourne woman's Christmas tree.
  
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• Mexican police find five bodies in truck

  18-12-2016 23:35
  Police in the western Mexico state of Jalisco have found a truck loaded with five bodies, all covered in plastic bags.
  
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• Murray wins record third BBC sports award

  18-12-2016 23:30
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's world number one men's tennis player Andy Murray won a record third BBC Sports Personality of the Year award on Sunday after claiming his second Wimbledon title and first ATP World Tour crown in a stellar 2016 season.
  
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• Balotelli puts Nice seven points clear of PSG, Monaco lose

  18-12-2016 23:17
  PARIS (Reuters) - Nice striker Mario Balotelli struck twice as the Ligue 1 leaders won 2-1 at home to Dijon on Sunday to widen the gap over third-placed champions Paris St Germain.
  
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• Amir cops quips from Mitchell Starc, Saker

  18-12-2016 22:44
  Australia's bowling coach David Saker jokes spearhead Mitchell Starc was asking about Mohammad Amir's recovery powers during a heated confrontation.
  
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• The best of Andy Murray's rise to the top

  18-12-2016 22:36
  Andy Murray's record third BBC Sports Personality of the Year award caps off a brilliant campaign during which he rose to be tennis' world No.1.
  
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• Murray wins top sports gong for third time

  18-12-2016 22:34
  
  The world's top-ranked tennis player Andy Murray has been named BBC Sports Personality of the Year.
  
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• 'But bish, he cray': SNL spoofs Love Actually ahead of electoral college vote to confirm President Trump

  18-12-2016 22:02
  
  Saturday Night Live has struck again and this time Hillary Clinton and the electoral college were in their sights.
  
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• No retreat from our promises: Morrison

  18-12-2016 21:58
  
  The coalition needs partners in the parliament to help it return the budget to balance, federal treasurer Scott Morrison says.
  
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• Farrell stars for Saracens in European Cup

  18-12-2016 21:48
  Saracens have continued their European Champions Cup winning streak, beating Sale 24-10.
  
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• Keeping the faith: how migrants are reviving Christian churches

  18-12-2016 21:26
  
  There are predictions Christianity could become a minority religion in Australia. But despite census data predicting a further decline, migrants could provide an unexpected boost to congregations.
  
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• McKinnon to sue NRL over tackle: report

  18-12-2016 21:02
  
  Paralysed rugby league player Alex McKinnon plans to sue the NRL and another player over the on-field tackle that has left him in a wheelchair.
  
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• Wenger anger as City stun Arsenal on day of comebacks

  18-12-2016 20:59
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Manchester City produced a thrilling second-half comeback to beat Arsenal 2-1 on Sunday and move above Arsene Wenger's side into second place in the Premier League, seven points behind leaders Chelsea.
  
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• Southampton reassert superiority in 'Classicoast' derby

  18-12-2016 19:57
  
  For the visitors, however, it was merely the restoration of a traditional superiority that has been almost unbroken since the two clubs, barely 50 km apart on the south coast, joined the Football League in the 1920s.
  
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• Armstrong issues Auckland cycling invite

  18-12-2016 19:52
  
  Disgraced American cyclist Lance Armstrong wants people to cycle along Auckland's waterfront with him on Tuesday morning.
  
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• Manchester City see off Arsenal with stirring comeback

  18-12-2016 19:28
  
  The result capped a miserable week for Arsenal who lost the lead -- and all three points -- for the second time in five days, having also gone down at Everton on Tuesday.
  
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• Out of favour Rodriguez cannot guarantee he will stay at Real

  18-12-2016 19:15
  
  Rodriguez's importance to Real has faded in the last two seasons, after an impressive first campaign, since his 80-million-euro ($83.53-million) move from Monaco in 2014, immediately after earning the Golden Boot at the World Cup.
  
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• Canadian tourist among 10 dead in Jordan attacks

  18-12-2016 19:13
  
  Gunmen killed 10 people including a Canadian tourist and police officers on Sunday in southern Jordan where security forces were hunting down the unidentified attackers.
  
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• Spurs come from behind to beat Burnley

  18-12-2016 19:12
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Tottenham Hotspur came from behind to beat Burnley 2-1 in the Premier League on Sunday, with Danny Rose scoring the winner with just under 20 minutes left.
  
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• Skipper Smith rues dropped Test chances

  18-12-2016 19:00
  Australian captain Steve Smith has been left to rue a costly second slips display that left the door ajar for a world record Test run chase by Pakistan.
  
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• Aussie bowlers were too desperate: Saker

  18-12-2016 19:00
  Australia's bowling coach David Saker says his charges were too desperate to win on day four of the day-night Test and went searching for wickets.
  
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• Whitelock named new Crusaders skipper

  18-12-2016 18:39
  Sam Whitelock replaces his All Blacks skipper Kieran Read as captain of the Crusaders in 2017.
  
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• Howe says Saints were deserved winners

  18-12-2016 17:56
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe said Southampton were deserved 3-1 winners of the south-coast Premier League derby on Sunday, suggesting that his own team fell below normal standards for one of their biggest games of the season.
  
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• Mertens hits four as Napoli win eight-goal thriller

  18-12-2016 17:49
  MILAN (Reuters) - Dries Mertens scored four goals, including a nine-minute first-half hat-trick, as Napoli forgot their scoring problems with a 5-3 win over Torino in Serie A on Sunday.
  
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• Costa missile sends Bayern back to top of the Bundesliga

  18-12-2016 17:32
  
  BERLIN (Reuters) - Douglas Costa's unstoppable 25-metre strike was enough to give lacklustre Bayern Munich a 1-0 victory over bottom side Darmstadt 98 on Sunday and put the champions back on top of the Bundesliga.
  
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• Pauline Hanson's One Nation eyes Qld seats

  18-12-2016 17:30
  Pauline Hanson has warned the leaders of Queensland, "We're coming after you and your jobs."
  
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• It's going to be ho-ho-hot on Xmas Day

  18-12-2016 17:30
  The Bureau of Meteorology has predicted blue skies and hot temperatures on Christmas Day across Australia.
  
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• Budget update in eye of rating agencies

  18-12-2016 17:30
  Treasurer Scott Morrison will release the mid-year budget review at midday, a report closely being watched by global credit rating agencies.
  
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• Lobster, grapes big winners in China trade

  18-12-2016 17:00
  The federal government says the year-old trade deal with China is paying of big time for Australian businesses.
  
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• Southampton win south coast derby

  18-12-2016 16:56
  
  Dec 18 (Reuters)- - Jay Rodriguez ended a near four-month Premier League goal drought with a double strike as Southampton recovered strongly from conceding an early goal to win the south coast derby at Bournemouth 3-1 on Sunday.
  
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• Kashima show Japan on the rise with Club World Cup run

  18-12-2016 16:56
  
  YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) - Kashima Antlers eventually succumbed to Real Madrid in the Club World Cup final on Sunday but gave the European champions a real scare and sent a message that football in Japan is on the rise.
  
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• Rahul out on 199, India 4-391 vs England

  18-12-2016 16:19
  India opener Lokesh Rahul made 199 to steer his team to 4-391 at stumps on day three in reply to England's 477 in the fifth and final Test in Chennai.
  
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• Burras fourth in Junior World Cup hockey

  18-12-2016 15:33
  The under-21 Burras have come fourth in the Junior World Cup hockey tournament in India, missing out on bronze to Germany.
  
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• Inter scrape past injury-plagued Sassuolo

  18-12-2016 15:03
  MILAN (Reuters) - A second-half goal from Antonio Candreva gave an unconvincing Inter Milan a 1-0 away win over an injury-plagued Sassuolo on Sunday.
  
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• Ice leading problem for treatment: Report

  18-12-2016 15:00
  One in two clients entering rehabilitation programs in Sydney have cited amphetamine stimulants as their main reason for addiction treatment, a report shows.
  
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• Evacuation buses in Syria attacked, burnt

  18-12-2016 14:34
  There are reports buses used to evacuate Syrians from the besieged villages of al-Foua and Kefraya have been attacked and torched.
  
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• Scorcher Joel Paris set to miss BBL season

  18-12-2016 14:23
  The injury curse has struck Joel Paris again, with a side strain his latest ailment.
  
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• Real survive scare to win club cup with Ronaldo hat-trick

  18-12-2016 14:08
  
  TOKYO (Reuters) - Real Madrid suffered an almighty fright before a Cristiano Ronaldo hat-trick hauled them back from 2-1 down and gave them a 4-2 win over rank outsiders Kashima Antlers in the Club World Cup final on Sunday.
  
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• Shorten offers Turnbull help on republic

  18-12-2016 14:05
  Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has offered to help with the prime minister to make an Australian republic a reality.
  
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• $20m grant for more school teachers

  18-12-2016 14:05
  A federal government grant will let Teach for Australia recruit up to 300 more young professionals as school teachers in 2018 and 2019.
  
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• Rod Culleton quits One Nation

  18-12-2016 13:55
  Maverick Senator Rod Culleton has resigned from the One Nation party.
  
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• Sampaoli outshines Emery as Sevilla join title race

  18-12-2016 13:52
  
  Emery left for Paris St Germain last summer, following three successive Europa League triumphs, and his new side's defeat at Guingamp on Saturday contrasted sharply with the whirlwind soccer his successor in Spain was offering up.
  
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• Australia two wickets from victory over brave Pakistan

  18-12-2016 13:49
  Pakistan were 382 for eight at stumps, 108 runs short of their victory target, but having won admiration with the highest fourth innings total at the Gabba.
  
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• India's Rahul falls one run short of double century

  18-12-2016 13:14
  
  CHENNAI (Reuters) - India opener Lokesh Rahul fell agonisingly short of his maiden test double century as he helped his team to 391 for four in a robust reply to England's first innings total of 477 in the fifth and final test in Chennai on Sunday.
  
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• Milito leaves Independiente as Argentine coaching exodus continues

  18-12-2016 12:56
  
  BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Former Barcelona and Argentina defender Gabriel Milito has quit as coach of Independiente after Saturday’s 1-0 home defeat by Banfield in the Argentine first division.
  
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• Poor day-four crowd halts record Gabba run

  18-12-2016 12:50
  A poor day-four crowd has ensured an abrupt halt to bumper attendances at Australia's day-night Test against Pakistan in Brisbane.
  
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• Buses enter Aleppo to resume evacuations: state media

  18-12-2016 12:29
  
  The evacuation of civilians resumes in Aleppo after it was stopped on Friday.
  
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