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• Vic terror target church gets huge crowds

  24-12-2016 23:26
  Crowds flocked to Melbourne's St Paul's Cathedral for midnight mass and Islamic leaders have united in defiance of an alleged Christmas Day terror plot.
  
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• Patriots rout seals home NFL playoff game

  24-12-2016 23:16
  
  Tom Brady has thrown three touchdown passes in the New England Patriots' 41-3 rout of the hapless New York Jets.
  
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• Trump plans to close charitable foundation

  24-12-2016 22:57
  
  US President-elect Donald Trump "intends" to dissolve his charitable foundation that remains under investigation.
  
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• Sick Dutch boy's nail-varnish dare nets over 2.5 million euros

  24-12-2016 22:43
  
  A terminally ill six-year-old Dutch boy, who hoped to raise a few hundred euros by daring people to paint their nails, has raised more than 2.5 million euros.
  
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• India begins building world's tallest statue for $740 million

  24-12-2016 22:28
  
  Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday laid the foundation stone for what is set to be the world's tallest statue, as its projected multi-million-dollar cost sparked criticism and an online petition against the project.
  
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• Russia questions US 'grip on reality' after sanctions

  24-12-2016 20:51
  
  Russia's foreign ministry on Saturday lashed out at the US for slapping sanctions on Syrian ministers and a Russian bank, saying Washington had "completely lost its grip on reality".
  
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• Netanyahu says Israel to reassess UN ties

  24-12-2016 20:49
  Israel will reassess its ties with the United Nations, a day after the Security Council moved to demand an end to Israeli settlement building.
  
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• Netanyahu blasts UN vote as 'shameful'

  24-12-2016 20:49
  
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says a UN call to end settlement activity on occupied land is "shameful".
  
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• UN vote on Israeli settlements 'biased and shameful': Netanyahu

  24-12-2016 20:42
  
  Israel scrambled Saturday to contain the fallout from a UN Security Council vote to halt settlements in Palestinian territory after lashing out at US President Barack Obama over the "shameful" resolution.
  
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• UN Israel vote to make peace negotiations 'much harder': Trump

  24-12-2016 20:42
  
  US President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday that the UN vote demanding Israel halt settlements in Palestinian territory would make a peace deal "much harder," but said it could happen anyway.
  
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• Tunisia arrests Berlin attacker's nephew

  24-12-2016 20:32
  
  Tunisia on Saturday said it had arrested the nephew of Anis Amri, the suspected Berlin truck attacker gunned down by Italian police, as Germany searched for the jihadist's possible accomplices.
  
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• Turkey-backed rebels kill 68 Islamic State fighters near Syria's al-Bab: military

  24-12-2016 20:26
  
  Syrian rebels backed by Turkish warplanes killed 68 Islamic State militants in northern Syria overnight, the Turkish military said on Saturday, as intense fighting around the town of al-Bab continued.
  
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• Warner confident big Test score is close

  24-12-2016 19:00
  Australian opener Dave Warner hasn't been right at the top of his game at Test level this summer, but he's confident the tide will turn.
  
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• Status Quo guitarist Rick Parfitt dies

  24-12-2016 18:53
  Status Quo guitarist Rick Parfitt has died in a Spanish hospital at the age of 68 after suffering from a severe infection.
  
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• Big evacuation in Germany as bomb defused

  24-12-2016 17:25
  A World War II bomb found in the German city of Augsburg has prompted an evacuation order for more than 54,000 people on Christmas Day.
  
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• Lampard to stay in close contact with Chelsea

  24-12-2016 17:12
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Former England midfielder Frank Lampard says he will be "in close contact" with his old club Chelsea as he decides on his next career move.
  
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• Patient Proteas needed in Port Elizabeth

  24-12-2016 16:47
  It will be a watchful South Africa who take on Sri Lanka during the first Test, which starts on Boxing Day.
  
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• Injured Gignac set to miss Mexican Christmas Day final

  24-12-2016 15:34
  
  Gignac was injured during the first leg after scoring for Tigres in the 45th minute of a 1-1 draw at the Azteca on Thursday and specialist sports injury chiropractor Mercedes D'Acosta said he would need at least two weeks to recover.
  
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• Shorten's Christmas penalty rates pledge

  24-12-2016 14:01
  Labor leader Bill Shorten has vowed to keep fighting for penalty rates in his annual Christmas message with wife Chloe.
  
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• PM thanks defence members this Christmas

  24-12-2016 14:01
  Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has thanked members of the Australian defence force for their service in his Christmas message to the troops.
  
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• Make Xmas easier for those who work: PM

  24-12-2016 14:01
  Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has reflected on the hard work of people who continue to keep us safe over the holiday period in his annual Christmas message.
  
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• Allardyce says priority is plugging leaks at Palace

  24-12-2016 13:45
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Plugging the leaks in Crystal Palace's porous defence will be the first priority for the south London club's new manager Sam Allardyce's as he looks ahead to a hectic Christmas period.
  
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• PSG agree deal to sign Draxler from Wolfsburg

  24-12-2016 13:43
  
  BERLIN (Reuters) - French champions Paris St Germain have agreed to sign Germany midfielder Julian Draxler from VfL Wolfsburg on a four-year deal subject to a medical, the Bundesliga club said on Saturday.
  
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• Jones expects better England in 2017

  24-12-2016 13:29
  It's not so much a Christmas wish as a New Year's resolution and for Eddie Jones that resolution is that England continue to improve.
  
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• United have moved away from traditions on transfers, says Moyes

  24-12-2016 12:57
  
  United have splurged about 500 million pounds ($614.50 million) in the transfer market since Alex Ferguson ended his 26 trophy-laden years in charge in 2013.
  
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• West Brom keeper Foster signs new deal

  24-12-2016 12:20
  
  The 33-year-old Foster, who recently made his 150th league appearance for Albion, has been ever-present this season, helping Tony Pulis' side to eighth place in the table.
  
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• Del Potro to miss Australian Open over injury concerns

  24-12-2016 11:55
  
  The former U.S. Open champion has been plagued with wrist injuries for the past three years and after an impressive return in 2016 said he wants to avoid any setbacks.
  
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• Child pulled unresponsive from car in NSW

  24-12-2016 08:43
  A three-year-old girl has been taken to hospital in a critical condition after she was found unresponsive in a car in Sydney's northwest.
  
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• Child pulled from car in NSW dies

  24-12-2016 08:43
  
  A three-year-old girl has died after being pulled from a car in Sydney's northwest.
  
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• Shafiq backs Pakistan to shine in MCG Test

  24-12-2016 08:20
  After his Gabba heroics, Pakistan No.6 Asad Shafiq looms as a key figure in the Boxing Day 2nd Test against Australia at a packed MCG.
  
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• Thousands in Bethlehem for Christmas

  24-12-2016 08:08
  
  Approximately 120,000 tourists, half of whom are Christians, are expected to visit the Holy Land in December.
  
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• Boult, Southee to be managed in Bangladesh series

  24-12-2016 08:06
  
  New Zealand begin a three-match one-day series against Bangladesh in Christchurch on Monday, before they play three Twenty20 internationals ahead of two tests.
  
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• Fourteen dead in 'horrific' Malaysian bus crash

  24-12-2016 07:54
  
  An interstate bus in Malaysia carrying passengers from Singapore and Myanmar careered off a highway early Saturday, killing 14 people and injuring 16 others, officials said.
  
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• Philippines urges evacuations ahead of Christmas Day typhoon

  24-12-2016 07:48
  
  Philippine authorities urged hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate their homes on Saturday as a strong typhoon threatened to wallop the country's east coast on Christmas Day.
  
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• Criticism of team, captain Smith just 'bizarre' - Warner

  24-12-2016 07:12
  
  MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia vice-captain David Warner has found it "bizarre" that pundits and fans continue to criticise the team despite winning their last two test matches after a run of five losses.
  
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• Sudanese refugee dies after being flown from Manus to Brisbane hospital

  24-12-2016 06:45
  
  A young Sudanese refugee has died after a fall at the Manus Island detention centre in Papua New Guinea, Australia's Immigration Department says.
  
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• Plane carrying NFL's Vikings off runway

  24-12-2016 06:40
  A plane carrying NFL outfit the Minnesota Vikings has slid off a Wisconsin runway in snowy conditions and become stuck in grass, but no players have been hurt.
  
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• Germany hunts possible accomplices of Berlin attacker

  24-12-2016 06:32
  
  Germany was hunting for possible accomplices of the suspected Berlin truck attacker on Saturday, a day after he was killed in a shoot-out with Italian police in Milan.
  
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• Chargers ready for possible NFL move to LA

  24-12-2016 06:28
  The NFL says the San Diego Chargers have made preparations for a potential move to Los Angeles.
  
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• Syd-Hobart race closes circle for cousins

  24-12-2016 06:23
  The 2016 Sydney to Hobart yacht race will close a family circle for cousins Ludde Ingvall and Sir Michael Hintze.
  
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• Scans unveil secrets of world's oldest mummies

  24-12-2016 05:29
  
  The world's oldest mummies have just had an unusual check-up.
  
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• South Africa favoured to beat Sri Lanka

  24-12-2016 05:07
  Fresh from beating Australia in their most recent Test series, South Africa will turn their attention to Sri Lanka on home soil.
  
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• PM says to share the love at Christmas

  24-12-2016 05:06
  
  The prime minister says it's an important time to reach out to people who aren't having a happy Christmas.
  
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• Kittens found in zipped leather bag in NSW

  24-12-2016 04:56
  Police are investigating after three kittens were found in a zipped leather bag in NSW's north.
  
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• Aust didn't let Pakistan off hook: Warner

  24-12-2016 04:37
  
  Australian opener Dave Warner says Pakistan's excellent play, not a lack of killer instinct from his side, was the reason they nearly lost the first Test.
  
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• Lockheed CEO tells Trump she will work to drive down cost of F-35

  24-12-2016 04:36
  
  The chief executive of Lockheed Martin Corp told President-elect Donald Trump on Friday that she was committed to driving down the cost of the company's F-35 fighter jet, a day after Trump took aim at the cost of the F-35 in a Twitter post.
  
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• Asylum seeker injured on Manus Island

  24-12-2016 04:33
  An aslyum seeker on Manus Island has been flown to Australia for urgent medical treatment after suffering critical head injuries in detention.
  
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• FBI warns of possible Islamic State-inspired attacks in US

  24-12-2016 04:27
  
  US federal authorities cautioned local law enforcement on Friday to be aware that supporters of Islamic State have been calling for their sympathizers to attack holiday gatherings in the United States, including churches, a law enforcement official said.
  
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• Westbrook spree leads Thunder to NBA win

  24-12-2016 03:50
  Russell Westbrook's 14th triple-double of the NBA season has led Oklahoma City Thunder to 117-112 win over the Boston Celtics.
  
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• MCG curator warns Test batsmen to be wary

  24-12-2016 03:44
  MCG curator David Sandurski says the Boxing Day Test pitch will suit the quicks early and then settle down.
  
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