Year: 2020
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World
Trump downplays Russia hack, clashes with Pompeo
theage– Donald Trump is at odds with one of his closest allies, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, over who was…
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Europe
Boris Johnson announces strict ‘Tier 4’ lockdown for Christmas in London
news.com.au– British Prime Minister Johnson has cancelled Christmas for 18 million people in England – with London and the South…
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Music
Human Nature’s Toby Allen forced to sit out Christmas concerts after travelling to Brisbane on flight with confirmed COVID-19 case
nine– Human Nature’s Toby Allen will miss some of the group’s upcoming Christmas shows after being declared a close contact…
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Sports
India’s batsmen suffer record-breaking brain fade in first Test, as Australia’s quicks show they are world-beaters
abc– Christmas came early for Australia’s cricketers on a barely believable third and decisive day of the Adelaide Test.Greeted by…
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Australia
Australia’s sovereignty is non-negotiable despite China trade threats: Foreign minister
skynews– Australia Foreign Minister Marise Payne says Australia is not to blame for the worsening tensions between Beijing and Canberra,…
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News Pick
US Panel To Assess Moderna Vaccine As Europe Vows Shots Before Year End
ibtimes– American experts were set to discuss Thursday if Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine should be authorized, as European nations vowed to…
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Australia
Sydney Airport worker confirmed as NSW’s first community case of coronavirus in two weeks
sbs– A 45-year-old worker at Sydney Airport has tested positive to coronavirus, the first locally-transmitted case in the state in…
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Middle East
Israel Tests Missile Defence System Amid Escalating Hostilities With Iran
republicworld– Israeli Defence Ministry announced on December 15 that it had conducted a series of successful live-fire drills with its…
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Movies
Wild Mountain Thyme’s truly bizarre plot twist has the internet astounded
news– When the first official trailer for upcoming drama film Wild Mountain Thyme debuted last month, there was much snickering…
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Europe
German police make fourth arrest over Dresden jewellery heist
9news– Police in the German capital have arrested one of two fugitive twins wanted in connection with the spectacular theft of 18th-century…
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