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• US gives Europe travel alert citing terror

  01-05-2017 22:23
  The US State Department has issued a travel alert for Europe, citing recent terror attacks.
  
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• Tomic bounces back to advance in Istanbul

  01-05-2017 21:54
  Bernard Tomic has recovered from a set down against Mohamed Safwat to join countryman Jordan Thompson in the second round of the Istanbul Open.
  
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• Bird steps down as Pacers president

  01-05-2017 21:41
  NBA legend Larry Bird has announced that he will leave his post of president of basketball operations at the Indiana Pacers.
  
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• Boy shot at home in Sydney, motive unclear

  01-05-2017 21:35
  A boy is in hospital after being shot in Sydney's southwest.
  
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• Plane wasn't a gift to One Nation, Hanson says

  01-05-2017 21:21
  
  The plane used by Pauline Hanson to fly around Queensland is back in the headlines with the senator saying it was never a gift, but she was allowed to use it.
  
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• Moscon banned for six weeks over race slur

  01-05-2017 21:20
  Italian cyclist Gianni Moscon has been suspended for six weeks by Team Sky following a racist incident during the Tour de Romandie.
  
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• Cycling - Team Sky give Moscon six-week ban after racist incident

  01-05-2017 21:15
  LONDON (Reuters) - Team Sky have suspended rider Gianni Moscon from racing for six weeks and given the Italian a written warning after a racist incident at last week's Tour de Romandie, the British outfit said in a statement on Monday.
  
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• Horse racing - Patch brings feel-good story to Kentucky Derby

  01-05-2017 21:03
  The Todd Pletcher-trained colt's left eye was removed last June due to a massive inflammation in the globe of his eye but his trainer does not expect that to hamper his performance at Churchill Downs on Saturday.
  
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• Hamas supports Palestine with 1967 borders

  01-05-2017 21:03
  
  In a move to improve relations Hamas, the Palestinian group, says it supports the establishment of a Palestine with 1967 borders.
  
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• Asthma app to give control back to young

  01-05-2017 21:00
  The Kiss MyAsthma app features symptom and mood tracking as well as emergency support for young Australians with the serious life-long lung disease.
  
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• Smith and Blixt win Zurich Classic at fourth playoff hole

  01-05-2017 17:16
  
  They triumphed with a birdie at the fourth extra hole, outlasting the American duo of Kevin Kisner and Scott Brown at TPC Louisiana.
  
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• Holyfield's son arrested on pot charges

  01-05-2017 16:58
  Elijah Holyfield, a running back for the Georgia Bulldogs and son of former boxing champion Evander Holyfield, has been charged with drug offences.
  
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• Australian Smith lands maiden PGA victory

  01-05-2017 16:34
  It took four play-off holes but Australian golfer Cameron Smith, along with Swedish playing partner Jonas Blixt, has won his first event on the PGA Tour.
  
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• Athletics: Europe calls for new record ratification laws

  01-05-2017 16:28
  European Athletics will forward a report to the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) which will study it at its Council meeting in August.
  
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• Crusaders' Whitelock gets two-week ban

  01-05-2017 15:02
  Crusaders and All Blacks lock Sam Whitelock has been banned for two weeks after striking an opponent during the Super Rugby win over the Cheetahs.
  
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• Zidane denies Real have mental edge over Atletico

  01-05-2017 14:49
  
  MADRID, (Reuters) - - Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane insists his team do not have a psychological advantage overChampions League semi-final opponents Atletico Madrid despite beating them in two finals in three years.
  
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• Hawks, Swans battling in foreign territory

  01-05-2017 13:59
  Hawthorn and Sydney have been two of the AFL's powerhouse teams for a long time but find themselves in unfamiliar territory this season.
  
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• SpaceX launches spy satellite for US govt

  01-05-2017 13:46
  
  SpaceX has launched a top-secret spy satellite for the US government from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.
  
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• U.N. hails Muntari for walk-off over racist chants, urges action

  01-05-2017 13:33
  
  GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations' top human rights official hailed Pescara's Ghanaian midfielder Sulley Muntari as an "inspiration" on Monday for leaving the pitch in protest after the player said he was booked for complaining about racist chanting.
  
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• Victorian toddler killed in rural driveway

  01-05-2017 13:32
  An 18-month-old boy has been run over and killed by a reversing car on a property in the tiny Victorian town of Waubra.
  
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• Five dead in South Korea crane accident

  01-05-2017 13:08
  Five people have died and about 20 are injured when a crane collapsed at a Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in South Korea.
  
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• Melbourne woman catches swine flu in China

  01-05-2017 12:56
  A grandmother and personal trainer from Melbourne is fighting for life in a Chinese hospital after contracting swine flu while visiting family.
  
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• Step back for Sheikh Ahmad, Asia's sporting power broker

  01-05-2017 12:46
  
  HONG KONG (Reuters) - After almost a decade as one of the game's main power brokers, Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah stepped away from his involvement in world football on Sunday as the U.S Department of Justice probe into FIFA's affairs claimed another victim.
  
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• Macron a tactical choice for jaded France?

  01-05-2017 12:40
  
  Many French voters opted for Emmanuel Macron, the 39-year-old centrist now favourite to become the next president, just to block his far-right rival Marine Le Pen.
  
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• Japan sends warship to escort US supply vessel in Pacific

  01-05-2017 12:22
  
  Japan will dispatch its biggest warship since World War II to protect a US supply ship, as tensions mount in the region over North Korea, media reports said on Sunday.
  
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• Joshua keen on Klitschko rematch after Wembley triumph

  01-05-2017 12:05
  
  Joshua defeated 41-year-old Klitshcko after 11 rounds in British boxing's biggest bout to extend his winning streak to 19 fights. Klitschko's record now stands at 64 wins to five losses.
  
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• Police use tear gas to disperse May Day protests in Istanbul

  01-05-2017 12:02
  
  Turkish police on Monday used tear gas to disperse a group of protesters as they sought to defy a ban and march to Istanbul's Taksim square to celebrate May Day, an AFP journalist reported.
  
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• Turbulence injures 27 on Aeroflot flight to Bangkok

  01-05-2017 11:52
  
  At least 27 passengers were injured on an Aeroflot flight from Moscow to Thailand when the plane suddenly hit a patch of severe turbulence on approach to Bangkok, officials said Monday.
  
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• Tahs winger in doubt for Super Rugby game

  01-05-2017 11:47
  Winger Taqele Naiyaravoro is in danger of missing the NSW Waratahs' home Super Rugby clash with the Blues on Saturday due to a hand injury.
  
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• Three women arrested in UK terror raids

  01-05-2017 11:14
  Three women have been arrested in connection with last week's anti-terror operation in London in which a woman was shot by police.
  
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• ICC to consider expelling US Association

  01-05-2017 09:18
  The International Cricket Council says it has decided the full council should consider expelling the US federation at a meeting in June.
  
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• Man City's home games vital for top four finish, says Guardiola

  01-05-2017 08:56
  
  Fourth-placed City are level on points with third-placed Liverpool and are a point ahead of Manchester United, who also drew against a relegation-threatened side Swansea City on Sunday.
  
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• RBA to hold rates, watch housing market

  01-05-2017 08:52
  Most economists agree that only an economic crisis or a sharp deterioration in the jobs market would prompt another rate cut this year.
  
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• West Ham game crucial for Tottenham's title push, says Pochettino

  01-05-2017 08:42
  
  Tottenham, who beat rivals Arsenal 2-0 on Sunday, are four points behind Chelsea in second but can reduce the deficit to one point if they win against West Ham and Chelsea fail to beat relegation-threatened Middlesbrough on Monday.
  
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• AFL chief Gaudry backs affirmative action

  01-05-2017 08:32
  
  The AFL has its first female club chief executive in new Hawks boss Tracey Gaudry, who says she's very aware of the responsibility such a position entails.
  
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• Low wages make Medicare vital: Treasurer

  01-05-2017 08:28
  As Labor seeks to step up pressure on the government over Medicare savings, Scott Morrison says health services are vital.
  
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• Intense battle looming as Formula One heads home

  01-05-2017 08:22
  
  SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - Formula One heads home after four opening long-haul races with the championship finely balanced between champions Mercedes and Ferrari and the prospect of an intense battle stretching out ahead.
  
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• Major university cuts may be part of next week's Budget

  01-05-2017 08:20
  
  SBS World News Radio: The federal education minister is meeting with university vice-chancellors as the Government considers major cuts to university funding.
  
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• BCCI meets on Sunday, Champions Trophy pullout unlikely

  01-05-2017 08:20
  
  NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Indian cricket board (BCCI) will meet on Sunday to consider an additional revenue offer from the game's world governing body but regardless of what decision they come to, a Champions Trophy pullout by the holders looks unlikely.
  
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• Liverpool's Klopp not sweating over top four finish

  01-05-2017 08:09
  
  Liverpool are third in the table, level on points with fourth-placed Manchester City and one point ahead of fifth-placed Manchester United with four games left to play.
  
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• Atletico aim for European revenge against Real at fourth attempt

  01-05-2017 04:07
  
  Atletico under their charismatic Argentine coach have seen off the giants of the European game past and present, beating AC Milan, Chelsea, Juventus, Bayern Munich and twice knocking out Barcelona, but they have repeatedly fallen to their neighbours.
  
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• Minjee Lee fifth on LPGA Tour

  01-05-2017 04:06
  Japan's Haru Nomura has won a marathon sudden-death playoff with American Cristie Kerr to win the LPGA Tour's Texas Shootout.
  
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• Stunning eagle earns Kisner/Brown Monday playoff in New Orleans

  01-05-2017 04:05
  
  Due to fading light at the TPC Louisiana, where play had earlier been disrupted by storms, the playoff to decide the winners of the team event will be held on Monday morning.
  
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• Aussie tech firm attracts major investors

  01-05-2017 04:02
  Australian payment technology start-up Airwallex has attracted major financial backers, including the world's fourth largest internet company, China's Tencent.
  
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• Housing focus not just Sydney: Morrison

  01-05-2017 03:59
  Treasurer Scott Morrison says the federal government's focus on housing affordability is not just confined to house prices in Sydney.
  
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• China triples spend on Aust agribusiness

  01-05-2017 03:52
  China has tripled its investment in Australian agribusiness to help meet the growing demand for high-quality produce in China.
  
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• Big River's debut on share market languid

  01-05-2017 03:48
  After raising $17 million from investors, timber and building products group Big River Industries has made a subdued debut on the Australian share market.
  
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• Eminem sues NZ National Party over 'Lose Yourself'

  01-05-2017 03:44
  
  A legal case between New Zealand's National Party and rapper Eminem's publishers has begun.
  
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• EnergyAustralia to help Hazelwood workers

  01-05-2017 03:29
  
  EnergyAustralia has joined AGL in agreeing to take on 150 former Hazelwood workers as part of a worker transfer scheme aided by the Victorian government.
  
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• Mediation in Treasury Wine class action

  01-05-2017 03:26
  The Federal Court has ordered that a shareholder class action against winemaker Treasury Wine Estates go to mediation.
  
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