1 dead, 31 injured as Typhoon Soulik hits

One person was killed as Typhoon Soulik slammed into Taiwan, bringing powerful winds and heavy rain. Source: AAP TYPHOON Soulik has battered Taiwan with torrential rain and powerful winds, leaving one person dead and at least 30 injured. ...

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Search for answers after French rail crash

A passenger train has derailed and crashed into a station outside Paris, killing at least seven. Source: AAP INVESTIGATORS are working to determine the cause of a train crash near Paris that claimed six lives as the French transport minister...

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Philippine army-rebel clash leaves 7 dead

THE Philippine military says members of a breakaway Muslim guerrilla faction have attacked government troops, triggering a firefight that killed two soldiers and five guerrillas. Regional military spokesman Colonel Dickson Hermoso says about...

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World's largest building opens in China

BOASTING its own artificial sun and a floor area three times that of the Pentagon, the "world's largest building" has opened in southwest China to mixed reviews from its first visitors. The towering 100-metre high New Century Global Centre, which...

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No deal on school reforms: Qld premier

Queensland Premier Campbell Newman says his government needs more time to consider school reforms. Source: AAP THE Queensland government hasn't signed up to the federal government's education reforms but has left the door open. Premier...

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Japan heatwave kills 12: reports

A heatwave across Japan has killed at least 12 people, with no immediate end to the misery in sight. Source: AAP A SEVERE heatwave that hit Japan a week ago has claimed at least a dozen lives, reports say. The mercury has topped 35C in...

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Snowden to meet rights activists in Moscow

The Deputy Secretary of State says the US is "very disappointed" how China handled the Snowden case. Source: AAP FUGITIVE US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden is set to meet with leading Russian rights activists and lawyers at the airport...

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Six teens arrested for stealing cars in NT

A 14-year-old boy has been charged with stealing and crashing a taxi in the Northern Territory. Source: AAP IT was a week for teenage joyrides in the Northern Territory as a 14-year-old Darwin boy was charged with stealing and crashing a taxi...

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Police mull charges for Canada train crash

Firefighters were responsible for the derailment and explosion of an oil tanker train in Canada. Source: AAP POLICE are looking at criminal negligence as the cause of worst train disaster in recent Canadian history, while the US firm involved...

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Greek unions call July 16 general strike

GREECE'S main unions will hold a general strike on July 16 to oppose a new round of civil service job cuts announced by the government to secure EU-IMF loans. "An emergency meeting of the executive committee has decided to call a 24-hour general...

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Crisis sinks European birth rate: study

FEWER babies were born in Europe because of the world economic crisis, a study shows. The birth rate per woman in 28 European countries sank faster on average the higher the unemployment rate rose, the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research...

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Dropping dollar is good for unis

THE dropping dollar is being seen as a boost to Australia's international education industry. Universities Australia says with international competition for tertiary students becoming more intense, the cost of going to university is playing...

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Seven killed in India building collapse

A hotel has collapsed in the southern Indian city of Secunderabad, killing five restaurant workers. Source: AAP THE wall of a two-storey hotel has collapsed in the southern Indian city of Secunderabad, killing at least seven restaurant workers...

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Vic family denies threatening paramedics

A MELBOURNE family accused of threatening paramedics say their mother was left injured and bleeding in her home. The paramedics set off a duress alarm and fled the home early on Monday morning, hitting a man as they tried to flee. The pair had...

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Five dead, 40 missing in Canada train fire

Canadian police say the crash of an oil-laden train in Quebec have claimed at least three lives. Source: AAP QUEBEC provincial police say five people have died and about 40 are missing in the derailment and explosion on the weekend of a train...

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Hendra kills three NSW horses

A Chief Veterinary Officer says three horses on the NSW mid north coast have died from Hendra virus. Source: AAP THREE horses have died from Hendra virus on the NSW mid north coast in a month, the state's Department of Primary Industries (DPI)...

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