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• Lightning Ridge's high-voltage yogi inspires others

  25-12-2016 23:52
  
  SBS World News Radio:The New South Wales town of Lightning Ridge is best known for its opal mines, which locals say emit a charge that has attracted people from all over the world.
  
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• Man, woman suffer stab wounds in Qld

  25-12-2016 23:49
  A man and woman have suffered stab wounds during a domestic dispute in central Queensland.
  
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• Indonesian police kill 2 militants during raid on house in Java

  25-12-2016 23:48
  
  Indonesian police killed two suspected Islamist militants in a house in West Java on Sunday, a police spokesman said, in the latest in a series of raids aimed at preventing planned attacks in the Muslim-majority nation.
  
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• New Colombo Plan students expand their horizons

  25-12-2016 23:44
  
  SBS World News Radio:Over the summer, more than a hundred university students from across the country will prepare to go overseas for part of their studies through the Commonwealth-funded New Colombo Plan.
  
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• Brexit a chance to 'take business from UK'

  25-12-2016 23:42
  US commerce secretary designate Wilbur Ross says Britain is facing a "period of confusion" following the vote to leave the EU.
  
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• Russians mourn military jet crash victims

  25-12-2016 23:32
  
  SBS World News Radio:Russian officials say they can't rule out terrorism after a Russian military passenger jet plunged into the Black Sea.
  
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• Anger in Afghanistan at female pilot's US asylum bid

  25-12-2016 23:03
  
  There was an angry reaction in Afghanistan to news that the first female fixed-wing pilot in the country's air force was requesting asylum in the United States after completing an 18-month training course.
  
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• Qld police hunt cigarette thieves

  25-12-2016 22:45
  About 14,000 packets of cigarettes have been stolen from a Brisbane business in a late-night Christmas heist, police say.
  
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• Carrie Fisher 'stable,' tweets mom Debbie Reynolds

  25-12-2016 22:15
  
  Star Wars actress Carrie Fisher is in a 'stable condition' following her heart attack, her mother, actress Debbie Reynolds, tweeted Sunday in a Christmas Day message.
  
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• Sydney to Hobart fleet down to 88 after Enigma withdraws

  25-12-2016 22:12
  The pre-race withdrawal of Enigma due to engine issues has reduced the Sydney to Hobart fleet to 88.
  
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• British WWII bomb forces 54,000 Germans from homes

  25-12-2016 21:49
  
  An unexploded British bomb from World War Two forced 54,000 people out of their homes in Germany on Christmas Day, the country's biggest such evacuation since the end of hostilities.
  
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• Militia kill 34 in eastern Congo

  25-12-2016 21:45
  Thirty-four people have died in fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
  
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• Gang massacres Mexican family celebrating Christmas

  25-12-2016 21:22
  
  An armed gang slaughtered a family of seven celebrating Christmas in Mexico's violent southern state of Guerrero on Sunday, police told AFP.
  
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• Celtics hold off Knicks rally, win 119-114

  25-12-2016 21:06
  
  New York wiped out a nine-point deficit late in the fourth quarter, but it was to no avail as Boston recovered to beat the Knicks 119-114 in the NBA.
  
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• Security stepped up for Boxing Day Test at MCG

  25-12-2016 20:32
  
  Security is being boosted for the Boxing Day Test at the MCG following the thwarting of an alleged terror plot to stage attacks in Melbourne's CBD.
  
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• Militia kill 34 in eastern Congo bloodbath

  25-12-2016 20:30
  
  Militias in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have killed at least 34 civilians over the weekend, the violence stoking concerns over political instability.
  
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• Israel PM meets US envoy after UN settlement vote

  25-12-2016 20:18
  
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday met the US ambassador two days after Washington withheld its vote during a UN resolution against Israeli settlements, an official source said.
  
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• Aleppo Christians celebrate holiday

  25-12-2016 20:09
  
  Christians in Syria's Aleppo have celebrated Christmas for the first time in five years.
  
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• Flood warnings for parts of Kimberley

  25-12-2016 19:02
  West Australian emergency authorities are warning residents in parts of the Kimberley region to prepare for flooding and possible evacuation to higher ground.
  
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• Smith expects improved Lyon on Boxing Day

  25-12-2016 19:00
  Australian captain Steve Smith has backed offspinner Nathan Lyon to return to form at the Boxing Day Test.
  
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• Aust shoppers ready for Boxing Day sales

  25-12-2016 17:30
  Some stores will open their doors at 5am to welcome extra keen bargain hunters for Boxing Day, the biggest single day for retailers.
  
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• Major magnitude 7.6 quake strikes Chile

  25-12-2016 15:40
  A major magnitude 7.6 earthquake has rattled Chile on Christmas morning.
  
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• Magnitude 7.7 quake strikes Chile

  25-12-2016 15:40
  A magnitude 7.7 earthquake has struck in southern Chile.
  
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• 7.7 quake strikes in southern Chile

  25-12-2016 15:40
  A magnitude 7.7 earthquake has struck in southern Chile.
  
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• Newspoll shows govt support dips in Qld

  25-12-2016 15:02
  The latest Newspoll shows the Turnbull government has suffered a five per cent swing against it in Queensland in the six months since the election.
  
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• Queen's praises unsung heroes in message

  25-12-2016 09:42
  
  The Queen has used her Christmas Day address to highlight the achievements of ordinary people doing "extraordinary things", including charity workers.
  
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• Christmas 2016: Images from around the world

  25-12-2016 08:04
  
  From religious services to celebrations on Sydney's Bondi Beach and man-made snow in Honolulu - these amazing images show some of the ways Christmas was celebrated around the world in 2016.
  
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• South Korea culls 25 million birds

  25-12-2016 07:07
  
  South Korea is culling 25 million chickens and ducks in a bid to halt the spread of brid flu first detected in mid-November.
  
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• Offshore gamble could help Hobart fleet

  25-12-2016 07:01
  Going further offshore could prove to be the right move for the Sydney to Hobart fleet.
  
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• Russian army plane crashes, 92 on board

  25-12-2016 07:00
  Debris of a Russian military plane that crashed into the Black Sea minutes after takeoff has been found; it is unlikely any of the 92 people on board survived.
  
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• Russia military jet crash, 92 likely dead

  25-12-2016 07:00
  A Russian military plane crash that likely killed all 92 people on board may have been caused by a technical problem or pilot error, and not terrorism.
  
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• 92 on Syria-bound Russian jet die in crash

  25-12-2016 07:00
  All 92 people on a Syria-bound Russian military jet have been killed in a crash, including 60 from Red Army Choir.
  
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• Syria-bound Russian military jet crashes with 91 onboard

  25-12-2016 06:33
  
  A Russian military plane crashed Sunday in the Black Sea as it made its way to Syria with 91 people onboard, including musicians heading to celebrate the New Year with troops.
  
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• Search for debris after Syria-bound Russian military jet crashes with 92 onboard

  25-12-2016 06:33
  
  A Russian military plane crashed Sunday in the Black Sea as it made its way to Syria with 92 people onboard, including musicians heading to celebrate the New Year with troops.
  
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• Russian military plane carrying 91 'disappears from radar': agencies

  25-12-2016 06:33
  There are reports that a Russian military plane carrying 91 people has disappeared from radar.
  
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• Beats, booze and bodypaint: full moon party defies Thai troubles

  25-12-2016 06:17
  
  What started as a monthly gathering for spiritually inclined trance fans in the 1990s has since exploded into a world-famous monument to hedonism.
  
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• Sri Lanka claims world's tallest Xmas tree

  25-12-2016 06:00
  Sri Lanka has unveiled a 73-metre artificial Christmas tree it claims has broken the Guinness World Record despite criticism from the island's Catholic Church.
  
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• Turnbull, Shorten remember homeless, sick

  25-12-2016 05:48
  
  Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten have remembered the homeless, emergency workers and defence personnel in their Xmas messages.
  
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• Bigger boats fancied for Hobart handicap

  25-12-2016 04:59
  Boats in the 50 to 80-foot range are looming as the ones to beat in the battle for handicap honours in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race
  
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• NZ promise aggressive tactics in ODI clash

  25-12-2016 03:50
  Defeat in Australia has New Zealand rethinking their game plane for an ODI series against Bangladesh, according to Black Caps captain Kane Williamson.
  
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• Super typhoon heads for Philippines

  25-12-2016 03:49
  
  A super typhoon is roaring towards the Philippines with winds averaging 175km/h and gusts of up 215km/h.
  
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• Pakistan confident after pushing Australia close - Misbah

  25-12-2016 03:30
  
  MELBOURNE (Reuters) - A strong fourth innings fightback that had nearly clinched a remarkable record run chase in the first test loss to Australia in Brisbane had given Pakistan the confidence they needed for the rest of the series, captain Misbah-ul-haq has said.
  
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• Maddinson survives as Australia unchanged for Boxing Day test

  25-12-2016 03:28
  MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Out-of-form Australia batsman Nic Maddinson has been granted a reprieve with his captain Steve Smith confirming his side would be unchanged for the Boxing Day test against Pakistan.
  
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• Adrienne Cahalan reaches Hobart milestone

  25-12-2016 03:28
  Adrienne Cahalan has noted an increase in women in the Sydney to Hobart as she is about to become the first woman to sail the famous race 25 times.
  
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• PM serves Christmas meals to the homeless

  25-12-2016 03:00
  
  The Wayside Chapel's annual Christmas lunch in Sydney's Kings Cross catered to hundreds of homeless, with the prime minister turning up to serve meals.
  
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• Obamas' final Christmas message from White House

  25-12-2016 02:44
  
  Barack and Michelle Obama deliver their Christmas message to Americans urging tolerance and care for others, including the less fortunate.
  
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• Langman eyes quicker Hobart passage time

  25-12-2016 02:44
  Sean Langman's boat is likely to be among the last to complete the Sydney to Hobart, but he has the bigger supermaxis covered when it comes to a record passage.
  
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• Focused Pakistan prepared for MCG: Misbah

  25-12-2016 02:28
  Pakistan captain Misbah ul-Haq says his team is relaxed and confident ahead of the Boxing Day Test at the MCG.
  
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• Australia unchanged for Boxing Day test against Pakistan

  25-12-2016 01:46
  MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Out-of-form Australia batsman Nic Maddinson has been granted a reprieve with his captain Steve Smith confirming his side would be unchanged for the Boxing Day test against Pakistan.
  
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• Heatwave and storms dampen Christmas Day

  25-12-2016 01:32
  Parts of the country's southeast are sweltering in a Christmas Day heatwave, with downpours and thunderstorms predicted for Queensland and Western Australia.
  
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