Retiring McDonald's employee, 50, blazed a path for others with Down syndromeRussell O’Grady, a trailblazing McDonald’s employee with Down syndrome is retiring after 32 years of working in one fast-food restaurant in Australia and...
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Business looks on in horrorUK companies dismayed by lack of help over ‘no-deal’ planning
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Landlords challenge rent cuts at Regis salonsCourt action over hair and beauty group’s insolvency procedure part of backlash against CVAs
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Renzo Piano to oversee building of new Genoa bridge after tragedy that claimed 43 lives
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Lebanon finance, foreign ministers to stay in new cabinet: senior officialLebanon's finance and foreign ministers will retain their posts, a senior official said on Wednesday, as rival parties near a breakthrough in talks on forming a...
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More heatwaves, downpours on way for AustCSIRO and Bureau of Meteorology scientists are predicting more heatwaves and extreme rainfall events for Australia as a result of climate change.
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Cap prices to protect vulnerable phone and internet customers from being ripped off, watchdog suggests'Regulators must do whatever it takes to fix the loyalty penalty,' says Citizens Advice
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Jeremy Corbyn accused of 'stupid woman' jibe at Theresa May Jeremy Corbyn faces calls from Tory MPs to apologise for apparently calling Theresa May a "stupid woman".
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UK unveils temporary visa plans for after Brexit‘Safety valve’ for companies dependent on EU labour fails to pacify business
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South African police issue arrest warrant for Grace MugabeSouth African authorities issued an arrest warrant for Grace Mugabe, the wife of Zimbabwe's former leader who was accused of assaulting a woman in Johannesburg...
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Saudi-led coalition bombs air base in Yemen's capitalThe Saudi-led coalition bombed an air base in Yemen's rebel-held capital on Wednesday as a local cease-fire held around the Red Sea port city of Hodeida.
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Chinese bike-sharing start-up Ofo on verge of bankruptcyFounder says Alibaba-backed Mobike rival is facing ‘immense cash flow pressure’
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Double trouble: there's fear and a glut in the equity and oil marketsSharemarkets and oil prices are signalling a significant global slowdown, and an oil glut.
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The Grinch Stole the Christmas Rally But Left a Generous Gift for Contrarian Canadian Investors!Nobody cares about enhanced yields right now, but they will, so buy Brookfield Renewable Partners (TSX:BEP.UN)(NYSE:BEP) and its 7.4% yield while you can!
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'Greater warming': different species under threatThe latest State of the Environment report warns entire ecosystems are altering their habits due to warming oceans and rising sea levels.
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Race-by-race tips and preview for Goulburn on ThursdayRacing heads back to the Southern Highlands on Thursday with a seven-event card programmed. Find a winner in here.
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Lawsuit claims security failures on Nauru led to rape of boyA 10-year-old boy was allegedly raped in an immigration detention centre as the Federal government failed to protect him, lawyers argue in a new claim.
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Sydney mystery revived in the neighbourhood Juanita Nielsen disappearedA new art installation by Zanny Begg explores the legacy of the Sydney activist, journalist and fashion icon mere blocks from where she was last seen.
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Planning authority in court after backflipping on development approvalA group that wants to build a waste management facility in Fyshwick has taken the ACT's planning authority to court after the authority revoked a development...
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Tim Campbell marks his 10th year on Carols by CandlelightTim Campbell can't wait to step onto the stage and rock around the Christmas tree. Seriously.
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House prices rise at slowest pace for more than five years, says ONS Annual property inflation was just 2.7 per cent in October, says the ONS. This was the lowest since July 2013 - with the cost of the average home rising...
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Democrats, Republicans look for pathway to avoid a government shutdown as deadline nearsNine federal departments will run out of money and shut down at midnight Friday unless Congress and the White House reach a deal to extend funding.
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Michelle Ginsburg Smith died after failings at Churchill Hospital Oxford inquest hears Michelle Ginsburg Smith, 50, went to the Churchill Hospital in Oxford to have her thyroid removed in July last year. But she died after seven months on life...
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Stephen Lawrence murder suspect Jamie Acourt 'gets move to luxury prison wing' Stephen Acourt, 42, was reportedly attacked by an inmate at Wandsworth Prison last week just days into a nine year sentence for his role in a £3 million drugs...
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Employers urge Shorten to abandon 'damaging' industry bargaining planThe head of peak employer organisation Australian Industry Group has written to Opposition Leader Bill Shorten, imploring him to resist union pressure on...
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Liberal powerbrokers in racist and homophobic text furoreVictorian Liberal heavyweights exchanged text messages that used homophobic and racist references to describe party members and supporters.
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Futures climb, all eyes on FedU.S. stock index futures climbed 0.8 percent on Wednesday, with investors hoping the Federal Reserve will give them an early Christmas present by signaling fewer...
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Bomb threats at several Scottish schools sees them placed on LOCKDOWNPolice raced to the schools after the alert - but confirmed it was the result of an elaborate hoax.
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Pope accepts resignation of L.A. bishop accused of misconductPope Francis has accepted the resignation of a Los Angeles auxiliary bishop, Monsignor Alexander Salazar, following allegations of misconduct with a minor in the...
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