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After devastating bushfires across Australia the country is now facing a new threat - flooding.
Heavy rain and thunderstorms have hit parts ofAustralia's East coast - but downpours have brought relief and concern in equal measure.
While they
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Write comment (98 Comments)A 40-stone Islamic State terrorist has been arrested in Iraq by a SWAT team, security officials have said.
Abu Abdul Bari, also known as Shifa al-Nima, was taken away on the back of a truck after his arrest in Mosul as the extremist, who weighs an estimated 40-stone (254kg), could not be transported in a car.
Pictures of Bari, who Iraqi police
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Write comment (91 Comments)A new type of virus originating from a city in central China may have infected far more people than first thought.
Two people in Wuhan have died after an outbreak of pneumonia linked to the new strain which is believed to have come from a seafood market.
On Saturday, health officials in the city confirmed four more people had contracted the illness.
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Write comment (92 Comments)The world's shortest man who could walk has died at the age of 27.
Khagendra Thapa Magar from Nepal measured just 67.08cm (2ft 2.41in) tall and entered the record books in 2010 when he turned 18.
Guinness World Records (GWR) said his friends had reported he had been struggling with heart problems, asthma and pneumonia.
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