| | | | The death toll in the Philippines rises to at least 120 people with more than 160 missing after tropical storm Tembin devastates areas in the south of the country, unleashing flash flooding and setting off landslides. | | | | A United States plan to provide Ukraine with "enhanced defensive capabilities" could fuel conflict with separatists in the country's east, Russia's deputy foreign minister says. | | | | The man accused of driving a car that slammed into pedestrians in the heart of Melbourne's CBD is charged with 18 counts of attempted murder, but more charges are being considered, a court hears. | | | | Many adults are disenchanted with Christmas. Can recalling the message of the original Christmas story help us to counter the anxiety and sadness? | | | | Christmas is meant to bring people together, but come December 25, you might find yourself sitting across the table from someone with a very different outlook on life. So what happens if someone says something that you find offensive? | | | | Cycling Australia says it is deeply saddened by the death of up-and-coming professional cyclist, Jason Lowndes, who died after being struck by a car during a training ride in regional Victoria. | | | | A traditional Christmas story as seen through the language and paintbrush of an Indigenous artist is turned into an animation that she hopes will touch the hearts of younger generations. | | | | Search interest in pavlovas, puddings and trifles spikes around Christmas — but which one comes out on top? | | | | London Zoo staff are searching for four meerkats missing after a blaze broke out in the facility's cafe, killing one of the park's resident aardvarks. | | | | The cane fields of the Clarence River valley on the NSW north coast seem an unlikely place to cultivate opera singers, but it has produced two divas. | | | | A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket takes off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, sparking awe online as social media users post photos and videos of the spectacular launch. | | | | The Perth Scorchers score a six-wicket win over the Sydney Sixers at the SCG thanks to an Ashton Turner half-ton and Andrew Tye hat-trick. | | | | Cuban teenager Emanuel Zayas has a massive tumour that began as a pimple but quickly grew, and now threatens to fracture his neck and suffocate him. Now, doctors in the US are planning to remove it. | | | | Beachgoers at Surfers Paradise are startled when an ultra-light plane glides onto the sand after its engine fails mid-flight. The pilot, who escaped injury, has joked the aircraft took an "early Christmas". | | | | Table-topping Sydney FC prove far too good for Wellington Phoenix in New Zealand's capital, cantering to a 4-1 win. | | | | Jackson Bird says he is preparing to play the Boxing Day Ashes Test but remains unsure about Mitchell Starc's hopes of playing the MCG match. | | | | There are only enough rations in Ethiopian refugee camps to feed 200,000 Somalis, who their home to escape deadly extremist group Al Shabaab, until March, the World Food Program says, warning it will have to further cut already reduced handouts unless it receives an urgent aid injection. | | | | Donald Trump makes his biggest legislative victory official by signing the Republicans' massive $US1.5 trillion tax package into law, as he continues to pitch it as a win for the middle class while spruiking the excitement of the big end of town. | | | | A Muslim man is attacked inside a mosque in Adelaide's south after refusing to have a political discussion about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. | | | | The Miss America Organisation suspends its CEO less than 24 hours after leaked emails surfaced showing him and others disparaging the appearance, intellect and sex lives of former Miss Americas. | | | | A far north Queensland father offers a warning to Australians about lightning strikes as storm season ramps up across the country. | | | | An island resort that became a symbol of 1980s excess is set to be restored to its former glory, transformed from a cobwebbed ghost town to the tropical paradise dreamed up by tycoon Alan Bond. | |  |
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