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• Navy ships fixed and back to sea this week

  26-06-2017 23:36
  
  Two of the Australian Navy's troubled warships are returning to the water this week after a problem with their propulsion pods was resolved.
  
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• Netanyahu under fire after reneging on Western Wall prayer space deal

  26-06-2017 23:23
  
  Israel's shelving of a deal to allow men and women to pray together at the Western Wall echoed far beyond religion Monday, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused of abandoning reform efforts for political gain.
  
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• Barnaby could slap Depp with fresh charges

  26-06-2017 23:23
  
  The saga of Pistol and Boo continues to dog Johnny Depp, with Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce saying he'll investigate whether the actor perjured himself.
  
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• Lyon sign Chelsea forward Traore

  26-06-2017 23:07
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Olympique Lyonnais have signed Chelsea's Burkina Faso forward Bertrand Traore on a five-year contract for 10 million euros (8.79 million pounds), the French club said in a statement on Monday.
  
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• Ostapenko wins first match after French Open triumph

  26-06-2017 22:58
  
  EASTBOURNE, England (Reuters) - Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko, playing her first match since winning the French Open, survived a tough battle at the Aegon International on Monday, winning a topsy-turvy contest against Spain's Carla Suarez Navarro 6-3 0-6 6-4.
  
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• May pays out £1b for 'grubby deal' with DUP

  26-06-2017 22:48
  
  British Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservatives struck a hotly contested pact with a Christian fundamentalist party on Monday that will allow her party to govern after they suffered an electoral disaster.
  
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• Tomic into second round at Eastbourne ATP

  26-06-2017 21:36
  Bernard Tomic has beaten Norbert Gombos in straight sets to progress to the second round of the Eastbourne ATP grasscourt event.
  
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• I'm no favourite for Wimbledon: Kvitova

  26-06-2017 21:16
  Petra Kvitova, twice a champion at Wimbledon, says she shouldn't be considered a favourite to win this year's tournament due to multiple fitness concerns.
  
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• No F1 blame game at Mercedes

  26-06-2017 21:11
  After Lewis Hamilton suffered a headrest failure at the Azerbaijan grand prix, Mercedes have returned to their base in the UK to try and find answers.
  
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• Gavrilova out of Eastbourne WTA event

  26-06-2017 20:56
  Daria Gavrilova has suffered a second-round loss at the grasscourt tennis event in Eastbourne, losing to qualifier Lara Arruabarrena.
  
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• Facebook, Twitter team up to fight terror

  26-06-2017 20:47
  Some of the world's biggest tech companies, Facebook, YouTube, Microsoft and Twitter will pool their resources and knowledge to fight online terror material.
  
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• No blame game at Mercedes after headrest failure

  26-06-2017 20:46
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Formula One world champions Mercedes refused to play the blame game on Monday as they sought answers for a headrest failure that cost Lewis Hamilton a victory in Azerbaijan.
  
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• New Zealand reclaim America's Cup with crushing win over U.S.

  26-06-2017 20:33
  HAMILTON, Bermuda (Reuters) - New Zealand won the America's Cup on Monday, almost white-washing the U.S. holders with a revolutionary boat and a new superstar sailor to avenge a humbling defeat four years ago.
  
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• Video assistant referee system needs improvement, says FIFA

  26-06-2017 20:24
  ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - The video assistant referee (VAR) technology being tested at the Confederations Cup in Russia should be refined, the head of refereeing at world soccer's ruling body FIFA said on Monday.
  
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• Liberal factional row on gay marriage

  26-06-2017 20:22
  
  Tony Abbott's gay sister isn't putting much stock in Christopher Pyne's comments that legalising gay marriage could happen "sooner than everyone thinks".
  
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• French Open defeat still 'killing me' says Halep

  26-06-2017 20:21
  
  EASTBOURNE, England (Reuters) - Romania's Simona Halep said her bitter French Open final defeat by Jelena Ostapenko was still "killing her" as she looked forward to making amends at next week's Wimbledon.
  
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• How cool would it be to have your preferred lighting and heating to follow you around? #IoT ow.ly/WZfu30cU3rh

  26-06-2017 20:10 via twitter.com
  How cool would it be to have your preferred lighting and heating to follow you around? #IoT ow.ly/WZfu30cU3rh
  
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• Afraid to change your career path? @CodersInstitute's Brian O'Grady is here to help you overcome your fear. ow.ly/Lw8i30cU3fV

  26-06-2017 19:45 via twitter.com
  Afraid to change your career path? @CodersInstitute's Brian O'Grady is here to help you overcome your fear. ow.ly/Lw8i30cU3fV
  
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• Check out @Shutterstock's insight into how the #iPhone has changed photography. #Apple ow.ly/vx2t30cTxFG

  26-06-2017 19:20 via twitter.com
  Check out @Shutterstock's insight into how the #iPhone has changed photography. #Apple ow.ly/vx2t30cTxFG
  
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• .@facebook is engaged in talks with several Hollywood studios and agencies. ow.ly/P8CD30cTk30

  26-06-2017 19:01 via twitter.com
  .@facebook is engaged in talks with several Hollywood studios and agencies. ow.ly/P8CD30cTk30
  
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• .@udacity, @coursera, @lynda, @AlisonCourses and @udemy are just some online platforms with #machinelearning courses ow.ly/LBu830cTjR0

  26-06-2017 18:45 via twitter.com
  .@udacity, @coursera, @lynda, @AlisonCourses and @udemy are just some online platforms with #machinelearning courses ow.ly/LBu830cTjR0
  
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• Siemens’ Ralf Körtner: "I think the next big thing will be peer-to-peer trading" #Siemens #electricity ow.ly/rbuN30cTjFo

  26-06-2017 18:25 via twitter.com
  Siemens’ Ralf Körtner: "I think the next big thing will be peer-to-peer trading" #Siemens #electricity ow.ly/rbuN30cTjFo
  
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• .@mashable UK editor and @InspirefestHQ speaker Anne-Marie Tomchak knows how to catch a digital wave. siliconrepublic.com/companies/anne…

  26-06-2017 18:12 via twitter.com
  .@mashable UK editor and @InspirefestHQ speaker Anne-Marie Tomchak knows how to catch a digital wave. siliconrepublic.com/companies/anne…
  
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• Owners of Italy's ACF Fiorentina soccer club ready to sell

  26-06-2017 18:06
  MILAN (Reuters) - The owners of Italian top-flight ACF Fiorentina are ready to sell the soccer club, a statement posted on the club's official website said on Monday.
  
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• Bolt brings sunshine and heat on his last trip to Golden Spike meeting

  26-06-2017 17:55
  
  PRAGUE (Reuters) - As Usain Bolt deals with the emotions of closing the curtain on his record-breaking career, one thing that won't trouble him as he prepares for his ninth and final appearance at the Ostrava Golden Spike meeting is the heat, he said on Monday.
  
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• Agassi will stay the distance: Djokovic

  26-06-2017 17:48
  Coach Andre Agassi will remain in Novak Djokovic's corner for as long as the former world No.1 is in the tournament, after leaving early at the French Open.
  
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• If #Uber has taught us anything, it's that #CompanyCulture needs to change. #leadership #HR #recruitment ow.ly/T9jY30cTdAf

  26-06-2017 17:45 via twitter.com
  If #Uber has taught us anything, it's that #CompanyCulture needs to change. #leadership #HR #recruitment ow.ly/T9jY30cTdAf
  
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• New boss De Boer aims to make Palace a 'solid Premier League team'

  26-06-2017 17:43
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - New Crystal Palace manager Frank de Boer said he wants to make the team a "solid Premier League club" after he signed a three-year contract with the south London side on Monday.
  
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• Ruthless Aussies hammer Windies in opener

  26-06-2017 17:40
  Australia have cruised to an eight-wicket win over the West Indies in their opening match of the Women's Cricket World Cup.
  
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• #MostRead today: @Siemens’ Ralf Kortner on the next big thing in electricity siliconrepublic.com/machines/sieme…

  26-06-2017 17:34 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: @Siemens’ Ralf Kortner on the next big thing in electricity siliconrepublic.com/machines/sieme…
  
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• Serena likely 700th on men's tour: McEnroe

  26-06-2017 17:32
  Former men's tennis champion John McEnroe says that if women's tennis great Serena Williams played on the men's tour, she'd be "like 700" in the world rankings.
  
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• Djokovic to have Agassi in his corner throughout Wimbledon

  26-06-2017 17:25
  EASTBOURNE, England (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic will have coach Andre Agassi in his corner for as long as required at Wimbledon as the Serb tries to claim back one of his lost grand slam titles.
  
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• Trump accuses Obama of hacking collusion

  26-06-2017 17:22
  US President Donald Trump has once again lashed out at former president Barack Obama, this time over the Russian hacking issue.
  
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• McLaren back in the points but the pain remains

  26-06-2017 17:22
  LONDON (Reuters) - McLaren, who scored their long-awaited first points of the Formula One season in Azerbaijan on Sunday, could have the future of their troubled relationship with Honda decided within weeks.
  
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• Trump's travel ban partly reinstated

  26-06-2017 17:07
  US President Donald Trump has seen an almost complete version of his travel ban implemented for now by the US Supreme Court.
  
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• Ralf Körtner of @Siemens spoke to us about the next big thing in electricity #wind #energy #solar ow.ly/QY5N30cTjnf

  26-06-2017 15:40 via twitter.com
  Ralf Körtner of @Siemens spoke to us about the next big thing in electricity #wind #energy #solar ow.ly/QY5N30cTjnf
  
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• The iPhone at 10: How photography changed forever siliconrepublic.com/gear/iphone-ap…

  26-06-2017 15:28 via twitter.com
  The iPhone at 10: How photography changed forever siliconrepublic.com/gear/iphone-ap…
  
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• #Breastfeeding mothers could soon be able to track how much milk their baby gets with @coroflobaby ow.ly/O5Wc30cT96l

  26-06-2017 15:20 via twitter.com
  #Breastfeeding mothers could soon be able to track how much milk their baby gets with @coroflobaby ow.ly/O5Wc30cT96l
  
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• 'My editor asked me to fill in and it was like a movie. I grabbed someone’s blazer and presented live' - @AMTomchak ow.ly/kxo430cTeyq

  26-06-2017 15:05 via twitter.com
  'My editor asked me to fill in and it was like a movie. I grabbed someone’s blazer and presented live' - @AMTomchak ow.ly/kxo430cTeyq
  
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• Kvitova pulls out of Eastbourne tournament

  26-06-2017 14:41
  
  EASTBOURNE, England (Reuters) - Double Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova has withdrawn from the Aegon International tournament at Eastbourne with an abdominal strain, tournament organisers said on Monday.
  
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• Following a disastrous few months for #Uber, our editor @MrJohnFKennedy says the era of the founder cult is over ow.ly/uGd830cTdsD

  26-06-2017 14:40 via twitter.com
  Following a disastrous few months for #Uber, our editor @MrJohnFKennedy says the era of the founder cult is over ow.ly/uGd830cTdsD
  
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• Saints back McCartin in concussion fight

  26-06-2017 14:23
  St Kilda youngster Paddy McCartin won't play at any level this weekend after suffering another concussion.
  
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• #ICYMI: A team of Irish astronomers have captured an image of unprecedented detail of a star that isn’t the sun ow.ly/DW7W30cT8y7

  26-06-2017 14:20 via twitter.com
  #ICYMI: A team of Irish astronomers have captured an image of unprecedented detail of a star that isn’t the sun ow.ly/DW7W30cT8y7
  
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• .@Women_Wearables currently has more than 6,000 members in more than 20 countries. #WomeninTech #wearables #FashTech ow.ly/ivAH30cT8gF

  26-06-2017 14:05 via twitter.com
  .@Women_Wearables currently has more than 6,000 members in more than 20 countries. #WomeninTech #wearables #FashTech ow.ly/ivAH30cT8gF
  
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• Modi hails 'growing convergence' of US-India interests ahead of Trump meeting

  26-06-2017 13:56
  
  India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the increasing "convergence" of US-Indian interests and values, as he prepared for his first face-to-face meeting Monday with President Donald Trump.
  
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• A new study shows that the Great Barrier Reef is worth too much to the Australian economy to fail. #climatechange ow.ly/iGjx30cT7J0

  26-06-2017 13:45 via twitter.com
  A new study shows that the Great Barrier Reef is worth too much to the Australian economy to fail. #climatechange ow.ly/iGjx30cT7J0
  
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• McEnroe urges Agassi to spend more time with Djokovic

  26-06-2017 13:33
  
  Djokovic, who split with his coaching team in a bid to resdiscover his form earlier this year, announced that he would start working with Agassi shortly before the French Open.
  
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• PNG election: Delays, cancellations on first day of widespread voting

  26-06-2017 13:32
  
  Delays and cancellations have hit polling in Papua New Guinea on the first day of widespread voting.
  
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• #Eir is seeking up to 240 redundancies but says its #broadband roll-out won't be affected. ow.ly/8e6s30cT7CW

  26-06-2017 13:30 via twitter.com
  #Eir is seeking up to 240 redundancies but says its #broadband roll-out won't be affected. ow.ly/8e6s30cT7CW
  
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• Are emails private if they're stored on another country's server? The #Microsoft case will test #privacy limits ow.ly/Zmxw30cT7oP

  26-06-2017 13:15 via twitter.com
  Are emails private if they're stored on another country's server? The #Microsoft case will test #privacy limits ow.ly/Zmxw30cT7oP
  
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