Drenching brings relief and dampens bushfires
Intense thunderstorms with heavy rains dampened bushfires on Australia's east coast yesterday, to the relief of exhausted firefighters and farmers battling years of drought, and granting a reprieve to the organisers of next week's Australian Open.

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Ayatollah calls Trump a 'clown' who pretends to support people of Iran
Iran's supreme leader said US President Donald Trump is a "clown" who only pretends to support the Iranian people but will "push a poisonous dagger" into their backs during his first Friday sermon in Tehran in eight years.

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Passenger jet shot down after Tehran was told 'US stealth fighters in area'
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Iran's accidental shooting down of Ukrainian Flight 752 last week happened when Tehran was spooked by reports of advanced US stealth fighters in the area.

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Democrat shows her strength by winning push-up challenge
Tulsi Gabbard, the Hawaii Democrat, came prepared for an unexpected push-up contest after she was challenged at a New Hampshire town hall.

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Victim's brother slams Eminem over Manchester bombing lyric
Eminem has been criticised for comparing himself to the Manchester Arena suicide bomber by the brother of one of the victims.

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President hires OJ and Weinstein lawyers to fight his Senate trial
Donald Trump has unexpectedly added two high-profile lawyers to his defence team as he prepares for his impeachment trial.

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