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The ASX 200 index futures are down 0.4 per cent to 8718 points after Wall Street’s down day amid US-Iran Middle East tensions ...

Entropy Neurodynamics has strengthened its global intellectual property on being granted a South African patent covering ...

John Healey, who resigned as Defence Secretary last month, has won the top job of Chancellor of the Exchequer in Andy Burnham ...

Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen and his team are paying up to $4.2m to lock in ­accommodation for foreign bureaucrats at ...

The Spanish actor was among the celebrities in attendance at the final held at the New York New Jersey Stadium in New Jersey ...

Artificial intelligence is failing to deliver its much-hyped productivity gains for the simple reason that the technology is ...

Andy Burnham is Britain’s new Prime Minister and he couldn’t be more different from the PMs who’ve gone before. He’s talking ...

A man kidnapped a 16-year-old girl at knifepoint in 1998 from the streets of La Rochelle, a port city in western France. He ...

Iran is fighting a "full-scale war" with the United States, its president said Monday, as Washington expanded its strikes ...

This stunning, sprawling World Heritage site in Mexico is a feast for the eyes, so visitors should stay right in its Spanish ...

Australia’s immunisation policy to protect babies against severe disease from the viral infection RSV may be leaving many ...