In Rio, Emma McKeon won bronze in the women's 200 metres freestyle final and US swimming champion Michael Phelps scored his 21st gold medal. See how the rest of the fourth day of Rio 2016 unfolded
And if all this Olympics talk has made you feel unfit, we might have some more bad news. A new study has found people need to do five times the exercise than currently recommended by the World Health Organisation
It may be home to some of the world's most famous historic sites, but Egypt is struggling to attract tourists. Now the Government is going all out to win tourists back.
Here's what's coming up:
5:30pm AEST: Kim Beazley will speak at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute forum on the impact of the US presidential election on Australia
10:30pm AEST: The men's four rowing team will take part in a semifinal
12:00am AEST: The Hockeyroos will play a pool match against India
The minister responsible for the census directly contradicts the Australian Bureau of Statistics by saying its website was not attacked on census night, despite confirming that the site was shut down after repeated denial of service attempts.
Australia's census website was taken offline after four denial of service events, the minister in charge has said — but Michael McCormack stopped short of labelling the incidents "attacks". This is how Mr McCormack laid out the series of events to reporters in Canberra today.
Confidence in this year's census has been completely eroded and the Bureau of Statistics must start over, a former NSW deputy privacy commissioner says.
The census could have been attacked by Chinese hackers unhappy about Australian swimmer Mack Horton calling his Chinese rival Sun Yang a drug cheat, a cyber security expert says.
Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump is accused of using dangerous language after suggesting that "Second Amendment people" — gun owners or those backing gun rights — could stop Hillary Clinton from winning the White House and picking new US Supreme Court justices.
The leak of a huge archive of files detailing allegations of abuse on Nauru shows the Federal Government has failed to address concerns about the treatment of adults and children in detention, human rights advocates say.
The Olympic diving pool's water has changed to bright green, baffling at least one competitor who said she could not see her partner underwater, while organisers said it did not pose any danger to health.
A woman who suffered "excruciating" pain after her breast burst following cosmetic surgery calls for greater transparency, after finding out her doctor had been sued several times for negligence.
Controversial Facebook page Blokes Advice is shut down by the social media giant, however a domestic violence support group which petitioned for its closure fears replacement pages are gaining traction.
An Indian rights activist, dubbed the "Iron Lady of Manipur", who has waged what is thought to be the world's longest hunger strike ends her 16-year fast after vowing to continue her struggle by standing for election.
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