Joseph Kim
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Over 1,000 Australian drug deaths recorded over five-year period
Both Victoria and Western Australia felt the heat of a statistical spotlight last week after drug-death data from the National Coronial Information System (NCIS) was commissioned by the News Ltd media company.
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Winston Churchill's fascination with Islam surfaces again through an uncovered letter
Although famous 20th century figure Sir Winston Churchill was warned by his future sister-in-law against \"conversion\" to Islam, a history academic based at the UK\'s Cambridge University has laid to rest the idea in interviews with the British media.
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Sentences reduced for eight Egyptian men accused of gay wedding involvement
Eight Egyptian men who were sentenced at a hearing in November had their terms reduced from three years to one year on Saturday, after they were arrested on charges of spreading indecent images and inciting debauchery
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Childcare costs to rise for Australians despite pre-Christmas reassurance from Minister Ley
The Coalition government has announced an expected 29-percent increase in childcare costs.
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Lizard Squad associate 'Ryan': "I can't say that I feel bad"
In an interview with the Sky News media outlet, a Finland-based male with knowledge of hacking group Lizard Squad, which claimed responsibility for the Christmas week attacks on the PlayStation and Xbox gaming networks, said that he didn\'t feel guilty about the disruption.
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Life support to be turned off for a clinically dead pregnant woman in Ireland after High Court ruling
On the day after Christmas, a decision regarding a clinically dead pregnant woman was made by the Irish High Court in a country where the woman and fetus are constitutionally assigned equal rights to life.
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Australian online shoppers may face GST on goods bought overseas
Citing an Australian \"jobs perspective\", Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg spoke to reporters on Friday about an upcoming Coalition tax White Paper that will re-examine a contentious tax loophole.
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Father who lost daughter says Facebook's 'Year in Review' is for the 'ideal user'
Web designer Eric Meyer received media support for his criticism of the Facebook algorithm on Christmas Eve. The popular social media website inadvertently triggered memories of his deceased daughter through the \"Year in Review\" function that was rolled out to users as 2014 comes to an end.
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U.S. forces involved in 31 Boxing Day airstrikes in the Middle East, adding to US$1 billion bill
While the vast majority of Australians enjoyed the holiday season and the gifts it provided, the warzones of the Middle East suffered a particularly severe Christmas week.
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Ebola crisis unable to stop Christmas for Liberian kids with the help of Sydney aid worker
Although the Ebola virus has claimed over 7,000 deaths across Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea in Western Africa in the worst-ever outbreak, Liberian children whose parents are among the devastating statistic were given an opportunity to celebrate Christmas on Thursday.