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Sunday, July 17, 2016

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Croatia's conservatives pick diplomat Plenkovic to lead election campaign
Croatia's ruling conservative HDZ party chose former diplomat Andrej Plenkovic as its new leader ahead of a snap election in September, hoping to stay...
In May's first test, UK MPs vote on nuclear deterrent
Prime Minister Theresa May will face her first parliamentary test on Monday when lawmakers vote on replacing the ageing submarines that carry...
Plane crashes during Canadian air show, killing pilot: report
A plane crashed on Sunday during a military air show in Western Canada, killing the pilot, Global News reported.

SoftBank agrees to buy Britain's ARM Holdings for US$31 billion: Report
Japan's SoftBank Group Corp has agreed to buy ARM Holdings PLC for 23.4 billion pounds (US$31 billion), the Financial Times reported on Monday,...
Hawaiian Airlines plane in emergency landing at Tokyo
Flight HA 458, which departed from Tokyo's Haneda airport around midnight for Honolulu, returned to Japan after cockpit signs came on to indicate an...
Samsung Bioepis seeks Europe approval for its Humira copy
Biosimilars maker Samsung Bioepis, part of South Korea's top family-run conglomerate Samsung Group , said on Monday it is seeking regulatory approval...

Thai badminton star Ratchanok cleared of doping
Ratchanok Intanon, the 21-year-old shuttler, who is beloved in Thailand and remains the kingdom's best chance for a medal in Rio, tested positive for...
Chiller in Manila: Filipinos fume as snail-pace internet leaves business on ice
Patrolling downtown Manila in his new Toyota, Uber driver Daniel Canezal is grumpy. It's not from the heat, grime or traffic of the capital's clogged...
Box Office: 'Ghostbusters' debuts to US$46 million, 'Secret Life of Pets' tops charts
Paul Feig's "Ghostbusters" reboot has triggered intense debate over its decision to refashion the proton pack-wielding paranormal investigators as an...

Tara Costigan killer Marcus Rappel faces court for disputed facts hearing
Tara Costigan's killer Marcus Rappel said he'd kill the next girl who slapped a domestic violence order on him hours before he murdered the Canberra...
Macquarie Alpha Opportunities the best performer in year of turmoil: Mercer
Macquarie takes two of top five spots in Mercer survey for best performing Australian shares fund.
Canberra's heritage-listed Gus' Cafe in Civic will re-open with new owners
Gus's cafe in Garema Place Civic closes temporarily

Mosman childcare centre Sally's Place shuts doors amid staff wages dispute
One of Sydney's most expensive childcare centres is emboiled in a "sticky" situation.
Ambulance rolls after serious crash in Wallan
An ambulance has rolled in a serious crash north of Melbourne.
Tara Costigan killer Marcus Rappel faces court for disputed facts hearing
Tara Costigan's killer Marcus Rappel said he'd kill the next girl who slapped a domestic violence order on him hours before he murdered the Canberra...

Tara Costigan killer Marcus Rappel faces court for disputed facts hearing
Tara Costigan's killer Marcus Rappel said he'd kill the next girl who slapped a domestic violence order on him hours before he murdered the Canberra...
Macquarie Alpha Opportunities the best performer in year of turmoil: Mercer
Macquarie takes two of top five spots in Mercer survey for best performing Australian shares fund.
Canberra's heritage-listed Gus' Cafe in Civic will re-open with new owners
Gus's cafe in Garema Place Civic closes temporarily

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Selective definition of WMD
Penelope Upward (Letters, July 12) suggests that Saddam's gassing of 4000 Kurds represents the use of a weapon of mass destruction that justifies the...

Multiple police officers dead in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, after shooting
Less than two weeks after police shot a black man in Baton Rouge, police officers have been shot and killed in the Louisiana city.
Republican National Convention 2016 starts with civil protests
A divided Republican Party meets to nominate controversial presidential candidate Donald Trump.
'There were dead people everywhere': Australian family recount near miss in Nice
An Australian couple feared the Bastille Day attack truck, which halted in front of their hotel, would be a bomb.