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• Spicy food may lead to longer life: study

  15-01-2017 23:46
  
  Adding hot chilli to your meals won't just create a bit of spice, but may also help you live longer, according to new research.
  
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• 'Twilight Zone returns' : Scottish TV listing of Trump’s inauguration goes viral

  15-01-2017 23:21
  
  The review describes the event as a return of The Twilight Zone and one of the most 'ambitious, expensive and controversial productions in broadcast history.'
  
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• 'Pure speculation': Hanson advisor James Ashby on Qld election tilt

  15-01-2017 23:15
  
  Pauline Hanson's advisor James Ashby says reports he's planning to run as a One Nation candidate at the Queensland election are pure speculation.
  
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• Trump accuses Merkel of 'catastrophic mistake' over migrants

  15-01-2017 23:13
  
  German Chancellor Angela Merkel made a "catastrophic mistake" in allowing undocumented migrants to enter the country, US President-elect Donald Trump said in an interview with The Times of London and Germany's Bild.
  
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• DUET shareholders to vote on CKI takeover

  15-01-2017 23:13
  DUET Group's shareholders will vote on a $7.3 billion takeover bid from Hong Kong investor Cheung Kong Infrastructure in April.
  
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• Brazilian vampire bat consumes human blood

  15-01-2017 23:08
  Dracula is getting some competition from the Dyphilla ecaudata bat in northeastern Brazil.
  
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• Mavs end Minnesota's NBA run with big win

  15-01-2017 23:04
  Dallas snapped Minnesota's three-game NBA winning streak with a convincing 98-87 home victory.
  
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• Matt Giteau earns praise in Toulon return

  15-01-2017 23:01
  
  Matt Giteau has successfully returned from injury in Toulon's European Champions Cup win over Sale.
  
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• Thirty believed killed in latest Brazil jail bloodbath

  15-01-2017 22:56
  
  The latest in a string of brutal prison massacres involving suspected gang members in Brazil is thought to have killed more than 30 people, including some who were beheaded, officials said Sunday.
  
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• Facebook tackles fake news in Germany

  15-01-2017 22:55
  Facebook says an investigative media group will be the first outside fact-checker in Germany to tackle fake news ahead of the country's national election.
  
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• Regis gold output rises 7 per cent in Q2

  15-01-2017 22:54
  Regis Resources' second-quarter gold output puts it within the upper half of its 2017 financial year guidance and it expects that rate of output to continue.
  
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• Merkel made 'catastrophic mistake': Trump

  15-01-2017 22:48
  
  Donald Trump says German Chancellor Angela Merkel made a catastrophic mistake with her refugee policy.
  
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• Turnbull may push trade vote to compel US

  15-01-2017 22:41
  Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has reportedly discussed with Japan the possibility of 11 countries ratifying a trade deal to pressure the US to do the same.
  
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• Title is beyond Man City after Everton loss, says Guardiola

  15-01-2017 22:36
  
  After a 4-0 defeat at Everton, the biggest he has suffered in a league match as manager at Barcelona, Bayern Munich or City, the Spaniard was left to reflect on the 10-point gap which now separates his fifth-placed side from leaders Chelsea.
  
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• Bottas move to Mercedes is close, says Williams

  15-01-2017 22:36
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Williams are close to agreeing a deal that would see their Finnish driver Valtteri Bottas replace retired Formula One world champion Nico Rosberg at Mercedes, deputy principal Claire Williams said on Sunday.
  
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• No country for old men: Japan's elderly inmates prefer jail

  15-01-2017 22:26
  
  Every day is the same. He wakes at 6:45am, eats breakfast 20 minutes later and reports for work at eight o'clock sharp. But this isn't your typical Japanese salaryman.
  
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• 'Thank you all for peeing here': SNL takes aim at Trump press conference

  15-01-2017 21:18
  
  SNL's version of the conference was replete with urine puns.
  
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• Govt takes Centrelink controversy poll hit

  15-01-2017 21:08
  The Turnbull government further trails Labor in polling following problems with Centrelink's debt recovery program.
  
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• Swepson up for shot at tough India debut

  15-01-2017 20:00
  
  Uncapped legspinner Mitchell Swepson says he's ready to be thrown in the deep end after being picked in Australia's Test squad to tour India.
  
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• United's Ibrahimovic strikes late to rescue Liverpool draw

  15-01-2017 19:59
  
  Jan 15 (Reuters) - - MANCHESTER UNITED 1 LIVERPOOL 1
  
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• Bottas F1 move to Mercedes close: Williams

  15-01-2017 19:52
  
  Williams F1 deputy principal Claire Williams says an announcement on the future of driver Valtteri Bottas is near, with Mercedes likely to be his new home.
  
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• Motor racing-Bottas move to Mercedes is close, says Williams

  15-01-2017 19:45
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Williams are close to agreeing a deal that would see their Finnish driver Valtteri Bottas replace retired Formula One world champion Nico Rosberg at Mercedes, deputy principal Claire Williams said on Sunday.
  
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• Woman killed by truck in Bankstown

  15-01-2017 19:30
  A woman has been killed after being struck by a truck in Sydney's south-west in the early hours of Monday morning.
  
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• Kidman denies comments endorsed Trump

  15-01-2017 19:21
  Australia's Nicole Kidman has denied her recent comments about Donald Trump were an endorsement for the US President-elect.
  
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• Outgoing CIA chief John Brennan issues warning to Trump

  15-01-2017 19:08
  
  The outgoing director of the CIA has warned Donald Trump that his scathing off-the-cuff remarks about US intelligence could hurt the the country.
  
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• Outgoing CIA chief issues warning to Trump

  15-01-2017 19:08
  
  The outgoing director of the CIA has warned Donald Trump that his scathing off-the-cuff remarks about US intelligence could hurt the the country.
  
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• Scotson delights BMC with national title

  15-01-2017 19:00
  Miles Scotson has been the talk of Australian cycling since his massive win at the national road championships.
  
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• NBL Bullets won't throw in towel: Kickert

  15-01-2017 19:00
  After a buzzer-beating loss against New Zealand Breakers on Sunday, Brisbane Bullets captain Daniel Kickert says his NBL side won't quit on their season.
  
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• Marsh, Starc out of third ODI in Perth

  15-01-2017 19:00
  Australia will make at least two changes to their XI for Thursday's third ODI against Pakistan, with an injured Mitch Marsh to miss the rest of the series.
  
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• Halep on centre stage as Aust Open begins

  15-01-2017 19:00
  World No.4 Simona Halep will face American Shelby Rogers in the first match of the 2017 Australian Open on centre court Rod Laver Arena.
  
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• Ewan's new leadout rider has big impact

  15-01-2017 19:00
  Just three days after arriving in Australia, big German rider Roger Kluge has been a massive help to Caleb Ewan.
  
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• Vonn just happy to be racing again after 13th place

  15-01-2017 18:34
  
  The four times World Cup overall champion, and 2010 Olympic downhill champion, had not raced for 322 days since she suffered a knee injury in Andorra late last February and then broke her arm in training in Colorado.
  
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• Roma win again despite Dzeko penalty miss

  15-01-2017 18:32
  MILAN (Reuters) - AS Roma sneaked past Udinese 1-0 in Serie A on Sunday thanks to some inspired goalkeeping by Wojciech Szczesny and despite a shocking penalty miss from their leading scorer Edin Dzeko.
  
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• Man City's title hopes hit by Lukaku and Everton teens

  15-01-2017 18:03
  
  Jan 15 (Reuters) - Manchester City's Premier League title hopes were delivered a grievous blow on Sunday as Everton's inspired Romelu Lukaku and teenagers Tom Davies and Ademola Lookman made it another crushing afternoon for Pep Guardiola.
  
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• Kohli, Jadhav hundreds help India eclipse England's 350

  15-01-2017 17:47
  
  PUNE, India (Reuters) - Virat Kohli and Kedar Jadhav hit centuries and combined in a 200-run stand to help India comfortably chase down a steep target of 351 against England and win the first one-day international by three wickets on Sunday.
  
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• PM to unveil new ministry line-up

  15-01-2017 17:30
  Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is expected to make only minimal changes to his team when he appoints a new health minister in the coming week.
  
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• Michael Chamberlain to be farewelled

  15-01-2017 17:30
  Friends and family will attend Monday's funeral of Michael Chamberlain, whose baby daughter Azaria was famously snatched by a dingo in Uluru in 1980.
  
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• Kohli leads India to ODI win vs England

  15-01-2017 17:22
  A ton from captain Virat Kohli has helped India chase down England's 7-350 to win the first ODI in Pune by three wickets.
  
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• Golfer McIlroy coping with back injury

  15-01-2017 16:40
  Golfer Rory McIlroy says he needs scans on his injured back to see how bad the damage is and he might not play at the Abu Dhabi Championship.
  
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• Liverpool withdraw Matip amid eligibility uncertainty

  15-01-2017 16:29
  
  The Cameroon centre back was one of seven players who opted not to play for his country at the tournament in Gabon.
  
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• Bangladesh face cricket battle in NZ Test

  15-01-2017 16:07
  A 122-year-old record could be broken on the final day of the New Zealand-Bangladesh Test cricket match in Wellington.
  
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• Australia's Marsh out of Pakistan ODIs with shoulder injury

  15-01-2017 15:32
  
  MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia's fast bowling all-rounder Mitchell Marsh has been ruled out of the remainder of the one-day international series against Pakistan with a shoulder injury, the country's cricket board said on Sunday.
  
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• McIlroy loses RSA Open on third playoff

  15-01-2017 14:37
  Graeme Strom has won the South African golf open, beating world No.2 Rory McIlroy on the third playoff hole to claim the title in Johannesburg,
  
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• Storm holds off McIlroy to claim South African Open

  15-01-2017 14:35
  
  JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - England’s Graeme Storm claimed a first European Tour trophy in almost 10 years after holding off the challenge of world number two Rory McIlory on the third playoff hole to win the South African Open on Sunday.
  
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• German swimmers dive into frosty waters to become 'Ice King of Chiemsee'

  15-01-2017 14:34
  PRIEN, Germany (Reuters) - Some 30 swimmers braved the frosty waters of Germany's Chiemsee over the weekend, racing to be crowned "Ice King" of the famous lake near Munich.
  
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• Valencia ease tensions with win over Espanyol

  15-01-2017 14:33
  Supporters staged protests against club owner Peter Lim and president Layhoon Chan before the first home league game since the resignations of coach Cesare Prandelli and sporting director Jesus Garcia Pitarch.
  
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• England score 7-350 against India in ODI

  15-01-2017 13:24
  After being sent in to bat by India in Pune, England have posted 7-350 from their 50 overs - their highest ODI score against India.
  
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• Stand-in captain Hafeez leads Pakistan to Melbourne win

  15-01-2017 13:16
  MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Pakistan's stand-in captain Mohammad Hafeez hit a fighting fifty to set up a comprehensive six-wicket victory against Australia in the second one-day international on Sunday that levelled the five-match series.
  
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• Federer, Kerber in the spotlight on day one in Melbourne

  15-01-2017 13:15
  
  MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Roger Federer takes the spotlight on his return to grand slam tennis on the opening day of the Australian Open on Monday but those looking for title contenders might be wise to cast their gaze elsewhere.
  
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• Bayern sign Hoffenheim duo Rudy, Suele for next season

  15-01-2017 12:09
  
  BERLIN (Reuters) - Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich have bolstered their defensive options by signing Hoffenheim team mates Sebastian Rudy and Niklas Suele for next season, the German champions said on Sunday.
  
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