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Sydney swelters on hottest day since 1939 The Australian city has experienced its hottest weather in 79 years with temperatures in the region hitting as high as 47.3C (117F)
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Sydney seaplane: Six dead as aircraft crashes in river  Map of Cowan Australia Six people have died after a seaplane crashed into the Hawkesbury River in Australia some 30 miles (50km) north of Sydney
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Plane lands safely in Sydney with hole in engine casing| A China Eastern A330 heading to Shanghai returned safely to Sydney after an in-flight problem left a gaping hole in the engine casing | |
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Australian man trapped in dam with just nose above water An Australian man has survived spending hours struggling to keep his nose above water after his excavator rolled into a dam
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Collaroy Beach 'loses 50m' after Australia storm Exclusive homes located on Sydney's Collaroy Beach are in danger of collapsing after high tides and huge waves caused severe erosion for a second...
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Australia storm leaves three dead and homes in danger  | Three people are confirmed dead after massive storms flooded rivers, uprooted trees and tore into beaches along Australia's east coast | |
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Professional surfer mauled by shark off eastern Australia
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Tornado rips roofs off homes as record winds lash Sydney A tornado that tore through Sydney brought the fastest ever recorded wind speeds to a weather station in the state of New South Wales
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 Swedish man killed in Sydney shopping trolley crash Police say the men, both 28, found the trolley and were riding it down a steep hill in the just after midnight when they hit a car coming the...
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Dozens rescued as wild weather lashes NSW south coast Hundreds of residents south of Sydney have been force to flee their homes because of rising floodwaters
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Cruise ship docks after getting stranded in storm Thousands of people on the Carnival Spirit that was stuck at sea in a fierce storm have made it back to dry land after the 30-foot waves
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Fierce storm lashes southeast Australia; 3 people feared dead A fierce storm lashing Australia's southeast has destroyed homes, flooded communities and may have led to the deaths of three people
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Cruise ship passenger lost overboard off Sydney An air search is underway for an 84-year-old passenger who has gone overboard from the Sun Princess 280 kilometers east of Sydney
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Australian dies in Cambodia nightclub fire 32-year-old Tom Ricketson, from Sydney, suffocated of smoke after the blaze at the Hip Hop club in north-western city of Siem Reap
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Underwater sound examined for links to missing jet
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Pilot dies battling Australia fires Map of Ulladulla Australia A plane fighting bushfires in the state of New South Wales has crashed, killing its pilot, as the military faced criticism for starting one of the major fires
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Australia bush fires: Worst may be over Map of Blue Mountains Australia| Firefighters battling blazes that menaced the western suburbs of Sydney, are concerned about Thursday's weather conditions | |
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Weather fear as Australia fires burn Map of Blue Mountains New South Wales Australia More than 3,000 firefighters in Australia are battling devastating bushfires raging across New South Wales as weather conditions worsen
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Australian bush fires set to worsen
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Australia wildfires raze homes Map of Winmalee Australia| Australian fire fighters are battling a series of major wildfires in New South Wales, with fears that hundreds of homes have been destroyed | |
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Australia bush fires menace New South Wales homes
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Search ends for 2 Australian Carnival cruise ship passengers Two Australians plunged off a cruise ship into the ocean despite higher-than-required railings to prevent accidental falls, the cruise compa...
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2 cruise line passengers missing off Australian coast| Authorities launched a search Thursday after two passengers went missing overnight when the Carnival Cruise ship Spirit docked in Sydney | |
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Elephant crushes Australian zookeeper
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| Dec.28 |
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Crocodile Elvis sinks teeth into lawnmower
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Fatalities in Australia nursing home fire
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| Jul.23 |
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World 'losing fight against Aids' Dr Anthony Fauci, Bush's top adviser on HIV/Aids, has said at a gathering of the world's leading Aids experts, the world is losing the battl...
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Climate change blackout Lights have been turned off in a hour-long event aimed at raising awareness of global warming
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Warming 'threat to Asian security' Sydney-based think tank: Rapid global warming poses security threats to the Asia Pacific region
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At Least 7 Killed as Train Derails
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Wildfires ravage Sydney Dry and windy conditions fan more than 60 blazes
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Super-helicopter rescues firefighters
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Struggle with inferno
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