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SOME people are going hungry and suffering immense psychological stress as they try to pay their power bills.

Crown Resorts employee Jiang Ling, left, is escorted by a security guard as she leaves the Baoshan District People's Court after attending her trial in Shanghai, China, Monday, June 26, 2017. Australian and Chinese employees of a casino company on Monday pleaded guilty to charges relating to gambling and the three Australians were sentenced to nine or 10 months' imprisonment, an Australian official said. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

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SOME of the Crown Resorts employees imprisoned in China on gambling charges, including two Australians, have been released.

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In this June 22, 2017, photo, President Donald Trump's Twitter page with his tweets about not recording his conversations with former FBI Director James Comey is photographed in Washington. The Trump administrationâ€™s mastery of the online world notably doesnâ€™t extend to Spanish-language content. It never replaced the Spanish portion of the White House website; its Spanish Twitter account is peppered with English and features abundant typos; and there appears to be little outreach to a demographic that rejected Trump by an overwhelming margin. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

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A FREE-SPEECH group has sued US President Donald Trump for blocking Twitter users from his @realDonaldTrump account.

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Auctioneer Vic Lorusso auctions 7 Ferguson St, Forestville for First National Realestate Frenches Forrest. The property sold for just over $1.8 million on 8th July 2017. (AAP image/Ryan Osland)

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HOUSE prices have risen in most of Australia’s major capital cities while auction clearance rates have increased in all but two.

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In this Dec. 24, 2016, photo provided by Christian Johnson, Johnson's father Spencer Johnson sits at their home in Hawaii. Spencer Johnson, whose book "Who Moved My Cheese" sold 25 million copies and became a business and self-help phenomenon, has died. Johnsonâ€™s executive assistant Nancy Casey said Saturday, July 8, 2017, that he died Monday, July 3 of complications from pancreatic cancer in the San Diego-area city of Encinitas. He was 78. (Christian Johnson via AP)

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SPENCER Johnson, whose book Who Moved My Cheese sold 25 million copies and became a business and self-help phenomenon, has died.

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Bowen residents survey the damage after Cyclone Debbie affected the area. Picture: Wesley Monts/News Limited

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SUNCORP says it has finalised over half the claims lodged by its customers after Cyclone Debbie, and more than 1500 home repairs have been completed.

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TOKYO, JAPAN - APRIL 26: (CHINA OUT, SOUTH KOREA OUT) Parts of the Panama Paper documents, containing documents of Mossack Fonseca, are seen at the Asahi Shimbun headquarters on April 26, 2016 in Tokyo, Japan. The Panama Papers, which revealed that government leaders or their relatives used tax havens to hide their assets from public scrutiny, were obtained by the German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung and shared with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ). The ICIJ is scrutinizing the documents along with partner media organizations around the world, including The Asahi Shimbun. The Asahi Shimbun, which has been scrutinizing Japan-related portions of the Panama Papers, contacted Japanese companies and citizens whose names crop up in the documents to ascertain their reasons for registering in tax havens. (Photo by The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)

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GERMANY has stepped up its campaign against organised crime by spending $7.5 million to buy the so-called Panama Papers.

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WOOLWORTHS’ sales turnaround is likely to happen at a faster pace than the market expects, analysts at investment bank UBS say.

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Workers in Shenzhen, China, move materials at a construction site in August. The city had the world’s largest increase in apartment prices last year, a sign of China’s housing bubble. PHOTO: QILAI SHEN/BLOOMBERG NEWS

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THE cooling of the housing market in China will weigh on the economy during the second half of the year, credit rating agency Fitch warns.

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Brexit fishing boats, part of a flotilla sail up the river Thames in central London on June 15, 2016. A Brexit flotilla of fishing boats sailed up the River Thames into London today with foghorns sounding, in a protest against EU fishing quotas by the campaign for Britain to leave the European Union. / AFP PHOTO / NIKLAS HALLE'N

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BRITAIN will withdraw from an agreement that allows some other European countries to fish off its coast as it “takes back control” of fishing policy.

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A woman throws a garbage bag onto a pile of garbage in Athens, on Thursday, June 29, 2017. A strike by garbage collectors, which has lasted nearly two weeks, has left towering mounds of garbage on city streets at a time when the summer's first heatwave sent temperatures soaring. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis)

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HUNDREDS of striking Greek sanitation workers have ended a 10-day strike as steaming mountains of garbage piled up across the country.

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FACEBOOK is deleting about 66,000 posts a week as the social media giant cracks down on what it considers to be hate speech.

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FISHING fleets dump about 10 per cent of the fish they catch back into the ocean in an “enormous waste” of low-value fish, scientists say.

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(FILES) This file photo taken on February 20, 2017 shows protesters wearing German and French flag face masks pose for a photograph during a "Flag Mob" demonstration in Parliament Square in central London on February 20, 2017, part of a national day of action in support of migrants in the UK. EU migrants said on June 23 that far from being "generous", Prime Minister Theresa May's offer for their post-Brexit residency was niggardly and left them prey to the whims of British lawmakers. One year ago today on June 23, 2016 Britain voted to leave the European Union. / AFP PHOTO / Justin TALLIS

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BARNABY Joyce is telling European officials that Australia is not out to exploit Brexit or flood their markets with agricultural products.

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21/6/17. Premier of SA Jay Weatherill with Treasurer Tom Koutsantonis and the State Budget 2017-18Pic: Keryn Stevens

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THE banking lobby has slammed a surprise bank levy announced by the South Australian government, labelling it an “outrageous cash grab”.

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YOWIE Group has again slashed its full-year revenue growth forecast despite exceeding expectations in its return to Australian supermarkets.

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The auction at 27 Greycliffe St, Queenscliff, an original 1930s house with big ocean view on the market for the first time in decades, Sydney, Australia, 17 June 2017.

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HOME prices across Australia’s capital cities have risen an average of 10.2 per cent in the year to March 2017, driven by Sydney’s strong property market.

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This basic St Albans house could attract a huge price after recent rezoning for higher density living in the area. No. 80 across the street sold for $1.81 million in February after competition from nine bidders. This one has a price guide of $1.5-$1.65m and last sold for just $90,000 back in 1988.Property was passed in.Auctioneer Manny Zenalli.Picture: Richard Serong

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PROPERTY prices have ticked slightly higher across most of Australia’s capital cities, although the auction clearance rate has stayed below 70 per cent.

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THE grocery industry has been rocked by Amazon’s announcement that it will buy Whole Foods in a deal valued at about $18 billion.

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14/06/2017 Outside of Network Ten's offices after it was announced the broadcaster has been placed into voluntary administration. Renee Nowytarger/The Australian

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CREDITORS of the embattled Ten Network will meet for the first time with administrators in Sydney within a fortnight as takeover rumblings continue.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 14: A Telstra Air symbol is seen outside the Telstra Melbourne headquarters on June 14, 2017 in Melbourne, Australia. Telecommunications company Telstra is expected to cut up to 1400 jobs in an effort to reduce costs, as the company prepares to deal with a $3 billion earning gap expected because of the national broadband network. (Photo by Michael Dodge/Getty Images)

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THE communications union says Telstra workers were “ambushed” by the telco’s shock announcement that it will sack 1400 employees.

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SPRINT has been fined $10,800 for allegedly tricking a consumer into believing it was an agent for Telstra and transferring them to its own service.

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FILE - In this Aug. 28, 2016, file photo, Sean "Diddy" Combs arrives at the MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden in New York. On June 12, 2017, Forbes named Combs the top earner its list of the 100 highest paid celebrities. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

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RAPPER and music producer Sean “Diddy” Combs has been named the world’s highest-paid entertainer, ousting pop singer Taylor Swift.

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A loaded coal tanker pulls away from the completed $4.1 Billion expansion of BMA Hay Point coal terminal, south of Mackay. Photographer: Liam Kidston.

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CYCLONE Debbie caused a sharper than expected fall in coal exports in April, which is likely to weigh on Australia’s economic growth.

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A car parking stop sign for the Murray Goulburn manufacturing facilities behind houses in Rochester, Wednesday, May 3, 2017. (AAP Image/Tracey Nearmy) NO ARCHIVING

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UNITS in Murray Goulburn’s listed trust are at a fresh all-time low as investors continue to digest the dairy processor’s vaguely worded announcement.

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TOPSHOT - Mayor of London Sadiq Khan leaves after observing a minutes' silence with London ambulance staff in London on June 6, 2017, in memory of the victims of the June 3 terror attacks. Police on Monday identified two of the three London attackers as Khuram Butt and Rachid Redouane, after Britain's third terror assault in less than three months, as Prime Minister Theresa May came under mounting pressure over security just days ahead of elections. / AFP PHOTO / Odd ANDERSEN

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BRITISH Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson sees no reason to cancel Donald Trump’s state visit to Britain for criticising London Mayor Sadiq Khan.

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ESCAPE: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS TORONTO, ONTARIO - City skyline view of CN Tower in Toronto, Ontario, Canada from the marina along Lake Ontario. Picture: Istock

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PRICE gains of Toronto homes slowed slightly in May in the wake of new housing rules aimed at cooling the market in Canada’s largest city.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 04: Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May addresses the media as she makes a statement, following a COBRA meeting in response to last night's London terror attack, at 10 Downing Street on June 4, 2017 in London, England. Prime Minister Theresa May has left the election campaign trail to hold a meeting of the emergency response committee, Cobra, this morning following a terror attack in central London on Saturday night. 7 people were killed and at least 48 injured in terror attacks on London Bridge and Borough Market. Three attackers were shot dead by armed police. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

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THERESA May’s government says income tax would not rise for high earners in an apparent new promise to voters less than a week before the UK election.

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US President Donald Trump announces his decision to withdraw the US from the Paris Climate Accords in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, on June 1, 2017. "As of today, the United States will cease all implementation of the non-binding Paris accord and the draconian financial and economic burdens the agreement imposes on our country," Trump said. / AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB

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US PRESIDENT Donald Trump has challenged Australia and other nations to come up with a better climate deal than the Paris accord.

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FILE - In this Dec. 10, 2015, file photo, mixed martial arts fighter Angela Lee, of Singapore, poses wearing a Santa hat, following a weigh-in ceremony for her One Championship bout, at the Mall of Asia Arena at suburban Pasay city south of Manila, Philippines. Lee didn't need the UFC to become one of the world's top up-and-coming mixed martial artists. Instead, the 20-year-old Canadian-born Hawaiian fights for One Championship, Asia's dominant MMA promotion. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez, File)

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SINGAPORE is now the world’s most digitally competitive country, according to an inaugural World Digital Competitiveness ranking.

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ESCAPE: Escape.com.au pointers. Scenic view of traditional cycladic houses with flowers in foreground, Oia village, Santorini, Greece. Picture: istock

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GREECE denies a German newspaper report claiming it is considering opting out of receiving more bailout money if lenders can’t not agree on debt relief.

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Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May arrives at Sky studios to take part in a general election broadcast, in London, Monday May 29, 2017. Britain will hold a general election on June 8. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP)

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THERESA May says she’s ready to walk away from Brexit negotiations without a deal with the European Union if the agreement isn’t good enough.

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MUNICH, GERMANY - MAY 28: German Chancellor and Chairwoman of the German Christian Democrats (CDU) Angela Merkel drinks from a beer mug at the Trudering fest on May 28, 2017 in Munich, Germany. The CDU and CSU, along with the German Social Democrats (SPD), form the current German coalition government, though relations between Merkel and Seehofer have been complicated as the two have clashed over certain issues, especially immigration. (Photo by Sebastian Widmann/Getty Images)

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GERMAN Chancellor Angela Merkel has urged European Union nations to stick together in the face of emerging policy divisions with the US.

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(FILES) US President Donald Trump signs an executive order to start the Mexico border wall project at the Department of Homeland Security facility in Washington, DC, on January 25, 2017. While the new US president has shown a capacity to change, both his tone and his positions, he has been unable to show the world a "new" Trump, with a steady presidential style and a clearly articulated worldview. As the symbolic milestone of his 100th day in power, which falls on April 29, 2017, draws near, a cold, hard reality is setting in for the billionaire businessman who promised Americans he would "win, win, win" for them. At this stage of his presidency, he is the least popular US leader in modern history (even if his core supporters are still totally behind him.) / AFP PHOTO / NICHOLAS KAMM / TO GO WITH AFP STORY, US-politics-Trump-100days

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PRESIDENT Donald Trump is asking Congress for $2.1 billion to begin building a wall along the border with Mexico.

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CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 22: Al Gore attends the "An Inconvenient Truth" premiere during the 70th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 22, 2017 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

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DONALD Trump may “surprise” people when it comes to acting on climate change, says former vice president and environmental crusader Al Gore.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Israeli-Arab War, in the Old City of Jerusalem on May 21, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / EPA POOL / ABIR SULTAN

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ISRAEL has expressed muted concern over a major arms deal between the United States and Saudi Arabia.

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In this Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016, photo, a Honda technician works on an airbag during a free airbag replacement event in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. A Malaysian man whose wife's death is one of at least 16 blamed on air bag defects has sued Japanese automaker Honda and the Takata Corp. in a U.S. court, saying he wants the companies to disclose more about the dangers. (AP Photo/Lim Huey Teng)

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FOUR automakers have agreed to a $553 million settlement relating to nearly 16 million recalled vehicles with potentially defective Takata airbags.

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A board above the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shows the closing number for the Dow Jones industrial average, Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Stocks fell sharply as investors worried that the latest turmoil in Washington could hinder President Donald Trump's pro-business agenda. The steep drop Wednesday was the market's worst since September and ended an unusually long period of calm. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

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THE Dow has notched its biggest fall since September 9 amid fears over Donald Trump’s alleged interference in an investigation.

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FORD plans to cut 10 per cent of its salaried jobs in North America and Asia Pacific this year in an effort to boost profits.

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DOVER, ENGLAND - MAY 09: A recently painted mural by British graffiti artist Banksy, depicting a workman chipping away at one of the stars on a European Union (EU) themed flag is pictured on May 9, 2017 in Dover, England. The work is the latest by Banksy, the anonymous England-based graffiti artist and political activist. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***

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BRITAIN may have to wait for every single one of its EU neighbours to give full legislative consent before it can benefit from any free trade deal.

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BERLIN, GERMANY - MAY 15: Newly-elected French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel chat upon Macron's arrival at the Chancellery on May 15, 2017 in Berlin, Germany. Macron is visiting Berlin only a day after being sworn in as president in Paris. While Macron and Merkel have both demonstrated an unwavering commitment to the European Union and Merkel strongly applauded Macron's election, they are likely to differ over Macron's desire for E.U.-issued bonds, a measure Merkel has strongly opposed in the past. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

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GERMAN Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron have agreed to draw up a road map to deeper European Union integration.

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President Donald Trump, right, gives a thumbs up as Liberty University president, Jerry Falwell Jr., left, watches during of commencement ceremonies at the school in Lynchburg, Va., Saturday, May 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

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A REVIEW of Donald Trump’s tax returns from the past 10 years show no income from Russian sources outside of a few exceptions, his lawyers say.

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In this Tuesday, May 2, 2017, photo, shoppers holding bags from Macy's wait to cross an intersection in New York. Macy's Inc. reports earnings, Thursday, May 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

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LOWER sales have dragged down Macy’s profit during the first quarter as customers’ habits shift to more online shopping.

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FILE - In this Nov. 4, 2016 file photo, Jay Z performs during a campaign rally for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in Cleveland. The Meadows Music and Arts Festival announced May 8, 2017, that Jay Z would headline the second edition of the New York concert in September. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

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JAY Z’s fortunes jumped 30 per cent last year to give him an estimated net worth of $1.1 billion, but it was not enough to dethrone Sean “Diddy” Combs.

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US STOCKS have surged to a record high, while Apple became the first US company to close with a market capitalisation above $US800 billion.

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers a statement to journalists after taking part in the Summit of the Business20 (B20) in Berlin on May 3, 2017. The B20 forum is a debate platform to discuss the G20 economies. / AFP PHOTO / John MACDOUGALL

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FRANCE’S future in the European Union seems a little more certain, with the pro-European Emmanuel Macron being elected president.

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AUSTRALIA’S plain packaging tobacco law has been upheld at the World Trade Organization after a five-year legal battle.

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FILE: MAY 3, 2017 - According to reports, Facebook has declared first-quarter earnings of $8 billion, surpassing revenue expectations. The social media company attributed their Q1 earnings to an increase in users and ad revenue. LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 25: In this photo illustration the Social networking site Facebook is displayed on a laptop screen on March 25, 2009 in London, England. The British government has made proposals which would force Social networking websites such as Facebook to pass on details of users, friends and contacts to help fight terrorism. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

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FACEBOOK will add 3000 people over the next year to monitor reports of inappropriate material and remove videos such as murders and suicides.

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FILE - In this Sept. 16, 2016 file photo, Lisa Gao compares a new jet black iPhone 7, right, with her iPhone 6 at the Apple Store in Chicago. Qualcomm says Appleâ€™s refusal to pay royalties related to technology used in smartphones will take a big bite out of its profit and revenue. Apple Inc. has sued Qualcomm, saying the chipmaker is abusing its control over essential technology and charging excessive licensing fees. Qualcomm says Apple has indicated that it wonâ€™t pay fees until the dispute is resolved. Representatives for the Cupertino, California-based iPhone did not immediately respond to a request for comment Friday, April 28, 2017. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

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APPLE has reported a surprise fall in iPhone sales, indicating customers held back in anticipation of the 10th-anniversary edition.

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DAY 95 - In this April 24, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump, accompanied by his daughter Ivanka Trump, talks via video conference with International Space Station Commander Peggy Whitson on the International Space Station from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, file)

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DONALD Trump is considering breaking up some US banks by resurrecting a Great Depression law that kept consumer and investment banks separate.

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Workers inside a Foxconn factory in the township of Longhua in the southern Guangdong province in this file photo. PHOTO: REUTERS

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TAIWANESE electronics giant Foxconn, maker of Apple iPhones, has announced it’s in talks with the US government to boost investment there.

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(FILES) Donald Trump (L) is sworn in as the 45th US president by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts in front of the Capitol in Washington on January 20, 2017. While the new US president has shown a capacity to change, both his tone and his positions, he has been unable to show the world a "new" Trump, with a steady presidential style and a clearly articulated worldview. As the symbolic milestone of his 100th day in power, which falls on April 29, 2017, draws near, a cold, hard reality is setting in for the billionaire businessman who promised Americans he would "win, win, win" for them. At this stage of his presidency, he is the least popular US leader in modern history (even if his core supporters are still totally behind him.) / AFP PHOTO / Timothy A. CLARY / TO GO WITH AFP STORY, US-politics-Trump-100days

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THE timing couldn’t be worse, but as Donald Trump prepares to mark 100 days in office, he is facing the prospect of a disastrous government shutdown.

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circa 1962: Cartoon family the Jetsons, comprised of George, Jane, Judy, Elroy, and Astro, flying in a space car in a space age city, in a still from the Hanna-Barbera animated television show, 'The Jetsons'. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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A BAVARIAN start-up is developing a five-seat “flying taxi” after successful test flights over Germany of a smaller version of the electric jet.

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FILE - In this Oct. 1, 2015 file photo, host Bill O'Reilly of "The O'Reilly Factor" on the Fox News Channel, poses for photos in the set in New York. O'Reilly has lost his job at Fox News Channel following reports that five women had been paid millions of dollars to keep quiet about harassment allegations. 21st Century Fox issued a statement Wednesday that "after a thorough and careful review of the allegations, the company and Bill O'Reilly have agreed that Bill O'Reilly will not be returning to the Fox News Channel. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

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BILL O’Reilly has blamed his sacking from Fox News on “completely unfounded claims” that have been levelled against him.

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US President Donald Trump gives a thumbs-up as he walks to Marine One at General Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, April 18, 2017, prior to returning to Washington following a trip to Kenosha, Wisconsin, to speak at Snap-On Tools. / AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB

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DONALD Trump will order federal agencies to look at tightening a temporary visa program used to bring high-skilled foreign workers to the US.

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French presidential election candidate for the far-right Front National (FN) party Marine Le Pen delivers a speech during a campaign meeting on April 17, 2017 in Paris. / AFP PHOTO / ALAIN JOCARD

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FRENCH centrist Emmanuel Macron is set to top the voting in the first round of France’s presidential election ahead of far-right leader Marine Le Pen.

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Sculptor Arturo Di Modica holds a model of Charging Bull, the depiction of the full size piece he created that draws thousands of visitors in lower Manhattan, during a news conference Wed., April 12, 2017, in New York. Di Modica and his attorneys announced at the news conference that he's challenging city officials who issued a permit for "Fearless Girl," a bronze statue that faces the bull sculpture on the same cobble stone island in the street, and has drawn worldwide attention. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

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THE elderly artist of Wall Street’s “Charging Bull” says the placement of the “Fearless Girl” statue made him “sick” and wounded his pride.

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South Africa's President Jacob Zuma reacts during celebrations for his 75th birthday on April 12, 2017 in Kliptown, Soweto. Rival South African opposition parties joined forces on April 12 when tens of thousands of demonstrators marched through the capital Pretoria calling for President Jacob Zuma to resign, AS Zuma's recent sacking of respected finance minister Pravin Gordhan has fanned years of public anger over government corruption scandals, record unemployment and slowing economic growth. / AFP PHOTO / John WESSELS

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MORE than 30,000 people have marched in Pretoria calling on South African President Jacob Zuma to quit over his handling of the struggling economy.

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In this March 22, 2017 photo, the Charging Bull and Fearless Girl statues are sit on Lower Broadway in New York. Since 1989 the bronze bull has stood in New York City's financial district as an image of the might and hard-charging spirit of Wall Street. But the installation of the bold girl defiantly standing in the bull's path has transformed the meaning of one of New York's best-known public artworks. Pressure is mounting on the city to let the Fearless Girl stay. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Sculptor hits out at ‘Fearless Girl’

THE sculptor of Wall Street’s famous “Charging Bull” has slammed the “Fearless Girl” statue as an “advertising trick” that violates his legal rights.

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French presidential election candidate for the far-right Front National (FN) party Marine Le Pen delivers a speech during a campaign meeting in Arcis-sur-Aube, eastern France, on April 11, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / FRANCOIS NASCIMBENI

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FRENCH centrist Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen have clung on as frontrunners in France’s tight presidential race.

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US President Donald Trump speaks before Neil Gorsuch takes the judicial oath during a ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House April 10, 2017 in Washington, DC. / AFP PHOTO / Brendan Smialowski

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THE Trump administration has scuppered efforts by the Group of Seven industrialised countries to reach a common stance on energy.

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TOPSHOT - Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) waves to the press as he walks with US President Donald Trump at the Mar-a-Lago estate in West Palm Beach, Florida, April 7, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / JIM WATSON

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CHINESE state media is cheering the meeting between US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.

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US President Donald Trump speaks with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Mar-a-Lago estate in West Palm Beach, Florida, on April 6, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / JIM WATSON

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THE leaders of the world’s two biggest economies, Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, have landed in Florida for a face-to-face meeting.

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(FILES) This file photo taken on December 28, 2016 shows logos of US online social media and social networking service Facebook in Vertou, France. Facebook on April 5, 2017 unleashed a new weapon in the war against "revenge porn" at the leading social network as well as the messaging services Messenger and Instagram. When intimate images shared on Facebook without permission are reported, confirmed and removed, the company will use photo-matching technology to prevent copies from being shared on its platform anew. / AFP PHOTO / LOIC VENANCE

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FACEBOOK is adding tools to make it easier for users to report so-called “revenge porn” and to prevent the images from being reshared.

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British Prime Minister Theresa May (R) attends a meeting with Sarah al-Suhaimi, CEO of the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) at the exchange in the capital Riyadh on April 4, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / FAYEZ NURELDINE

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BRITISH PM Theresa May must prove “no deal is better than a bad deal” by offering an economic assessment on the impact of leaving the EU.

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Participants of a "Pulse of Europe" rally hold the European flag on April 2, 2017 in Hamburg, northern Germany. So-called Pulse of Europe rallies are taking place in many cities every Sunday in support of the European project, buffeted by Brexit and anti-EU parties in France, the Netherlands, Italy and Austria. / AFP PHOTO / dpa / Daniel Bockwoldt / Germany OUT

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UNEMPLOYMENT in the eurozone fell to a near eight-year low in February, adding to signs that the 19-member economy is gaining momentum.

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NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 31: Traders work and financial professionals work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) ahead of the closing bell, March 31, 2017 in New York City. The Dow Jones industrial index notched its sixth-straight positive quarter, marking the best run for the Dow since 2006. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images) == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

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THE Australian market looks set to open slightly higher, bucking the lead from Wall Street where stock fell dragged down by Exxon and JPMorgan Chase.

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(FILES) This file photo taken on January 28, 2015 shows demonstrators holding signs against the proposed Keystone XL pipeline from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico in front of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 28, 2015. President Donald Trump on March 24, 2017 gave final approval to the US-Canada Keystone XL oil pipeline, saying it would create jobs and improve America's energy security. "It's a great day for American jobs and a historic moment for North America and energy independence," he said. / AFP PHOTO / NICHOLAS KAMM

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SIX environmental groups have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration to challenge the controversial Keystone XL pipeline.

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THE Danish branch of the ride-sharing service Uber is shutting down its services in Denmark due to a proposed law that toughens standards for cabs.

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Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May (R) and Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon pose for a photograph ahead of their meeting in a hotle in Glasgow, on March 27, 2017. British Prime Minister Theresa May travelled to Scotland on Monday to try to avert its independence bid while also fighting a political crisis in Northern Ireland in the frantic final days before she launches Brexit. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / RUSSELL CHEYNE

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UK PRIME Minister Theresa May has told Scotland unity is crucial to Britain winning a good divorce deal from the European Union.

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ROME, ITALY - MARCH 25: Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel gestures as she leaves the courtyard of the Musei Capitolini ahead of a special summit of EU leaders to mark the 60th anniversary of the bloc's founding Treaty of Rome on March 25, 2017 in Rome, Italy. The 60th anniversary of the signing of the treaties creating the European Economic Community and the European Atomic Energy Community the first major structural steps toward creating the European Union. (Photo by Franco Origlia/Getty Images)

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GERMAN Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative party have scored a convincing victory over their centre-left rivals in a state poll.

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FILE - In this July 17, 2016, file photo, then-Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort talks to reporters on the floor of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. U.S. Treasury Department agents have recently obtained information about offshore financial transactions involving Manafort, as part of a federal anti-corruption probe into his work in Eastern Europe, The Associated Press has learned. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

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US AGENTS have obtained information about offshore transactions involving Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort.

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In this photo provided by the Iditarod Trail Committee, twenty-year-old rookie Iditarod musher Laura Neese, of Michigan, and her race team pull off of the sea ice trail outside of Nome, Alaska, and make their way on to Front Street, her first paved road in nearly 1,000 miles, to complete the final leg of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, Friday, March 17, 2017. (Iditarod Trail Committee/Mike Kenney via AP)

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AN AUSTRALIAN couple with roots in Alaska has broken a longstanding barrier to full foreign ownership of US radio stations.

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(L-R) The EU, Turkish and Union Jack flags flutter in the wind ahead of the 60th anniversary of "The Treaty of Rome" near the EU institutions, in Brussels on March 21, 2017. The Treaty of Rome, officially the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (TEEC), is an international agreement that brought the creation of the European Economic Community (EEC), signed on March, 25, 1957 by Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and West Germany, leading to the creation of the EU. European Council President announced that the European Union's 27 leaders will meet on April 29, 2017 to agree their negotiating lines for Brexit talks after London sends in a formal notification that it wants to leave the EU. / AFP PHOTO / EMMANUEL DUNAND

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UK PM Theresa May says a letter launching formal divorce proceedings with the EU will set the tone for Britain’s relationship with the rest of the world.

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(FILES) This file photo taken on April 11, 2006 shows US David Rockefeller posing in a Paris bookshop during the presentation of his book "Memoires". David Rockefeller, a former head of Chase Manhattan bank and luminary in political and philanthropic circles, died on March 20, 2017 at the age of 101, a spokesman said. / AFP PHOTO / STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN

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BILLIONAIRE David Rockefeller, patriarch of one of the most famous and influential American families, died on Monday aged 101.

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US Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley smiles as she speaks to the media after taking part in the UN Security Council consultations on North Korea's recent missile launches on March 8, 2017 at United Nations headquarters in New York. / AFP PHOTO / EDUARDO MUNOZ ALVAREZ

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UNITED Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned against an abrupt cut to US funding for the world body.

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A woman uses a headset to take a 360 degree virtual tour of St Stephen's Hall, as she stands inside the hall, during a photocall to promote the launch of the online virtual tour of the Palace of Westminster, inside the Houses of Parliament in central London on March 15, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / BEN STANSALL

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THE UK’s unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest since the summer of 1975, with a record number of people in work.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 14: (EDITORS NOTE: This image was created using a tilt shift lens) A traffic direction sign stands outside the Houses of Parliament on March 14, 2017 in London, England. Reports suggest that Article 50 could be triggered soon and begin the process that will take Britain out of the European Union after parliament has passed the Brexit bill last night. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

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BRITISH PM Theresa May will notify parliament later this month when she has triggered Article 50 to begin the formal Brexit process.

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TOPSHOT - A pedestrian shelters from the rain beneath a Union flag themed umbrella as they walk near the Big Ben clock face and the Elizabeth Tower at the Houses of Parliament in central London on June 25, 2016, following the pro-Brexit result of the UK's EU referendum vote. The result of Britain's June 23 referendum vote to leave the European Union (EU) has pitted parents against children, cities against rural areas, north against south and university graduates against those with fewer qualifications. London, Scotland and Northern Ireland voted to remain in the EU but Wales and large swathes of England, particularly former industrial hubs in the north with many disaffected workers, backed a Brexit. / AFP PHOTO / JUSTIN TALLIS

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NORTHERN Ireland says it wants a referendum on splitting from the UK, hours after Scotland demanded a new independence vote.

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Alphabet Inc.’s self-driving car project, Waymo, logged 635,868 miles on California roads between Dec. 1, 2015 and Nov. 30, 2016, according a recent report filed with the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles. PHOTO: ERIC RISBERG/ASSOCIATED PRESS

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ALPHABET’S self-driving car unit Waymo has added a new patent claim to its intellectual property lawsuit against Uber.

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