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Elderly woman dies after NSW house fire
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An elderly woman has died after she was caught in a housefire on the NSW Central Coast. Emergency services were called to the home on Mimosa Avenue, Saratoga, about 2am on Saturday, where a 93-year-old woman was. Police were told a neighbour ...and more »

Victoria to swelter through Christmas Day
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A white Christmas is just a dream for Victoria with the state sweltering through temperatures as high as 40C on Christmas Day. Melbourne is expected to hit 36C on December 25, and Santa better have brought some shorts to deliver presents, with the ...and more »

Showers to dampen Qld Xmas celebrations
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Many Queenslanders will likely be moving their Christmas celebrations indoors, with showers expected across much of the Sunshine State. While those in the southeast are set to be gifted some fairly pleasant weather on Sunday, those further north are ...and more »

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Celebrities wish Carrie Fisher well
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Friends and colleagues of Hollywood actress Carrie Fisher have shared their hopes for a swift recovery for the Star Wars star, a day after she was taken to a Los Angeles intensive care unit. Fisher, 60, suffered heart problems during a flight on Friday ...and more »

Entertainment's list of losses in 2016
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... :: Actor Frank Kelly, who played Father Jack in the comedy series Father Ted, died aged 77 on February 28. :: Coronation Street creator Tony Warren died aged 79 on March 1. :: Nancy Reagan, actress and former first lady of the United States, died ...and more »

Xmas Eve blast in Philippines injures 16
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Sixteen people have been wounded in a grenade explosion outside a Catholic church during a Christmas eve mass in the Philippines' restive southern island of Mindanao, a priest and police say. Security forces across Southeast Asia are on alert ahead of ...and more »

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Barack and Michelle Obama give final Christmas message
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US PRESIDENT Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama have reflected on eight years in office as they wished Americans a final “Merry Christmas” from the White House. “Tomorrow, for the final time as the First Family, we will join our fellow ...and more »

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New Zealand bus crash: Christmas Eve trip turns deadly near Gisborne
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AT LEAST one person is dead and dozens injured when a bus carrying 46 people rolled down a bank in New Zealand on Christmas Eve. The bus was 30 kilometres from the popular holiday resort town of Gisborne, on the east coast of the North Island, when ...and more »

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Child pulled from car in NSW dies
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A three year-old girl is dead after she was pulled from a car and suffered cardiac arrest in Sydney's northwest. Emergency services were called to Cameo Circuit, Glenwood before 5pm after receiving reports the girl was inside a car parked outside a home.and more »