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Good morning. A last-minute dive on Wall St has spoiled an otherwise positive night on world sharemarkets. French prosecutors say the man accused of attempting a terrorist attack on a train was carrying 270 bullets, a bottle of petrol and a boxcutter. About 300 people spent last night in emergency shelter amid flooding on the NSW south coast. And Australia's won its first medal at the world track championships. Coming up today: at 9.00am AEST Tony Abbott begins a school tour in Bamaga, Cape York. At 9.40am AEST, Joe Hockey will address an economic summit including unions, business and social services. Other speakers include Bill Shorten and RBA head Glenn Stevens. At 11.00am AEST, the National Archives releases new material including ASIO surveillance film. At 12.30pm AEST, Australian Republican Movement chair (yes, he's the ARM chair) Peter FitzSimmons is at the National Press Club. And at about 5pm AEST, forecasters expect a high tide peak in the NSW flood zone. Top Stories Sex slavery victims face brutal reprisals for talking to police Foreign victims of sexual exploitation in Australian brothels are being put in danger by laws which make access to government support services conditional on speaking to police, anti-trafficking campaigners say. Hundreds evacuated as wild weather continues on NSW south coast Continuing heavy rain forces the evacuation of more than 300 people from their homes in St Georges Basin and Sussex Inlet on the New South Wales south coast. China cuts interest rates by 0.25 points amid market slump China's central bank cuts its benchmark interest rates and the amount of cash banks must keep on hand in a bit to boost the world's second-largest economy, as European stock markets roar back into the black. Australia has moral obligation to join US air strikes in Syria: Carr Former Labor foreign minister Bob Carr argues Australia should join the United States' air strikes over Syria because it has a "moral obligation" to stop Islamic State committing mass atrocities against civilians. Toddler's body found at Mildura property The body of a two-year-old girl is found at a property at Mildura, in north-western Victoria, after police were called to investigate a report of a missing toddler. Boy trips, accidentally puts fist through $2 million Italian painting A 12-year-old boy accidentally punches a hole through a centuries-old, $2 million Italian oil painting after he trips and falls into the piece during an exhibition in Taiwan. Lion mauls tourist guide to death in Cecil's park A Zimbabwean tourist guide is killed by a lion in a pride he was tracking with tourists in Hwange National Park — the home of the country's most prized lion Cecil, which was killed last month. Islamic State releases images of Palmyra temple destruction The Islamic State militant group publishes images showing the destruction of the Baal Shamin temple in Palmyra after international condemnation of the act. Train attack 'targeted and premeditated', French prosecutor says French prosecutors say there is raft of evidence suggesting that the man arrested for last week's train attack carefully prepared a jihadist assault that would have ended in carnage had passengers not intervened. The bongs are wrong on London's Big Ben The most famous clock in the world is wrong: the bongs of London's Big Ben have been mysteriously running fast over the past fortnight, clocksmiths admit. Lapierre wins silver to open Aussie account in Beijing Fabrice Lapierre wins silver in the men's long jump final to give Australia its first medal of the world athletics championships in Beijing. Analysis and Opinion: The Drum Did Abbott mislead us on emissions reductions? By Greg Jericho Market volatility: Is this ASX rally a 'dead roo hop'? By ABC's Michael Janda Why the hard sell on personal income tax cuts? 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