Pilot reveals where you should sit on plane

NO one wants the middle seat on a flight, but where you sit can have a big impact on whether you have a good journey or not — from being able to stretch your legs to avoiding the worst of the turbulence.

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Man rushes stage to rescue ‘Jesus’

THE drama unfolded during a performance of a biblical play — with the attacker barging on stage screaming “I am not going to let Jesus die.”

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Audience member runs on stage to ‘save Jesus from being crucified’

An audience member has run on stage beating an actor playing a roman soldier, in an effort to 'save Jesus from being crucified on the cross' at a Passion of the Christ play in Brazil. Courtesy: Luana Campos/FocusOn News

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Palestine announces national day of mourning after 16 deaths at protests

Palestinian authorities have announced a day of national mourning following the death of at least 16 people and the injury of hundreds during protests at the border of Israel. The protests are part of a six-week plan calling for refugees to be allowed back to their homes in Israel. The UN Security Council has not decided on any action following an emergency meeting to discuss the incident, instead calling for an 'independent investigation'.

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Nobel Peace Prize winner returns home for first time since being shot

Nobel Peace Prize winner, Malala Yousafzai has returned to her hometown in Pakistan for the first time since a Taliban militant shot her for advocating girls' education in 2012. Ms Yousafzai says she plans to return to Pakistan permanently upon finishing her studies at the Oxford University in the UK.

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UK officials consider allowing Russia access to poisoning victim Yulia Skripal

UK officials are considering a request from Russia to allow the country access to visit Yulia Skripal, the daughter of ex-spy Sergei, who was poisoned in Salisbury. The move follows accusations from Russia, blaming the UK for ‘blatant provocation’ after a plane was searched at London’s Heathrow Airport.

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Chinese space station could hit populated areas as it falls from orbit

People across the world will be able to watch as the first Chinese space station sent into orbit, Tiangong-1, falls back down to Earth, creating a light show. Most of the satellite is expected to break down upon entry, as it travells through the atmosphere, but astronomers admit there is a negligible chance some of the more rigid pieces may hit land.

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Trump slams Amazon ‘scam’

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump has resumed his attacks against online retailing giant Amazon and accused The Washington Post, owned by Amazon’s founder Jeff Bezos, of lobbying for the company.

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Social media praises brave Aussie TV host

AUSTRALIAN television presenter Karl Schmid has come out as HIV-positive despite being warned it would “ruin” him.

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Social media praises brave Aussie TV host

AUSTRALIAN television presenter Karl Schmid has come out as HIV-positive despite being warned it would “ruin” him.

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Russia wants to visit ex-spy’s daughter

THE British government is considering Russia’s request for access to the poisoned daughter of a former Russian intelligence officer who was convicted of spying for Britain.

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Cat hurler’s bizarre apology

HE WAS caught on camera hysterically laughing after forcefully throwing a cat into a wall and now, the Queensland teenager behind the harrowing video has come forward to apologise and admit a fine would be “well deserved”.

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Stars gather for Hawking’s funeral

LEGENDARY scientist Stephen Hawking’s body has been carried into church for his funeral as thousands watched on, wanting to pay their respects to the renowned physicist.

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UN calls for investigation in fatal Gaza clashes

The United Nations has called for 'an independent and transparent investigation' into clashes in Gaza that have killed at least 16 people. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres was speaking after reports that 1,400 people had also been injured in the violence between Palestinians and Israeli troops near the border.

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Stephen Hawking to be farewelled in Cambridge

A funeral service for Professor Stephen Hawking will include traditional religious themes when family and friends gather at a church near the Cambridge University college that was his academic home for more than 50 years. Renowned British physicist Prof Hawking died peacefully at his Cambridge home on March 14 at the age of 76.

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North Korea ‘preparing for nuclear test’

NORTH Korea is gearing up for a new nuclear test by digging an underground tunnel, Japan has warned.

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Shock proposal to invade Australians’ privacy

A NEW federal agency is poised to launch a sweeping assault on Australians’ privacy, with regulators granted wideranging powers to track the physical movements of every citizen over the age of 13 years, record details of phone calls and text messages, and maintain an extensive facial recognition database.

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Gotcha: this is the real story

THE story on the Federal Agency for Compliant Exposure (FACE) and its privacy-gathering tools is an April Fool’s Joke, however it’s one based on a true story.

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The Untold Story Behind Martin Luther King Jr.’s Final Speech

Martin Luther King Jr. built a theme of his "mountaintop" speech around a fan's letter — which has never surfaced until now, 50 years after his death. Photo: AP

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‘Absurdly unacceptable’ picture sparks outrage

A GROUP of young men from NSW’s Central Coast have been slammed for painting themselves black as part of a Good Friday session on the beers.

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Police stalked by curious great white

A ROUTINE day for the South Australian Police Water Operations Unit took a sinister turn after a great white shark started shadowing their two person boat.

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Lunch theft blows up on Twitter

IT HAPPENS in every workplace. You try to be good, bringing leftovers to work, saving a few bucks.

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Lunch theft blows up on Twitter

IT HAPPENS in every workplace. You try to be good, bringing leftovers to work, saving a few bucks.

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Thousands of people injured and 16 killed in Gaza protests

The UN Security Council is set to hold an emergency meeting to discuss deadly clashes in Gaza after 16 Palestinians were killed and more than a thousand injured in protests near the border. The Israeli military had warned people to stay away, but thousands gathered to protest the rights of Palenstinian refugees to return home to what is now Israel.

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Man charged with murder of missing teens discovered in Utah mine

A man is facing several charges in relation to the discovering of two murder teens found in a Utah mine. Courtesy: Fox 13 News Utah

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Trump says US will withdraw from Syria ‘like very soon’

US President Donald Trump has made a surprise announcement regarding Syria, signalling the US could soon withdraw from the country. 'We're knocking the hell out of ISIS. We'll be coming out of Syria like very soon...' Trump told supporters at an Ohio event on infrastructure.

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16 dead in protests at Gaza-Israel border

CLASHES erupted as tens of thousands of Gazans marched near the Israeli border in a major protest on Friday, leaving 16 Palestinians dead and hundreds more wounded in the conflict’s worst single day of violence since the 2014 Gaza war.

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Thailand bus fire kills 20

Twenty people have been killed and several others injured after a double-decker bus caught fire in western Thailand. The bus was carrying migrant workers to a Bangkok factory when it burst into flames on the border with Myanmar. Police say 27 people managed to escape but those seated in the back became trapped by the blaze.

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Jury acquits Orlando nightclub shooter’s wife

A jury in the US has settled on a non-guilty verdict in the case against the widow of the Orlando nightclub shooter, Omar Mateen. In June 2016, 29-year-old security guard Mateen killed 49 people and wounded 58 others in a terrorist attack inside Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. Noor Salman was accused of helping her husband carry out the deadly terrorist attack, in the name of Islamic State.

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Thailand bus fire kills 20

20 people have been killed and several others have been injured after a double-decker bus caught fire in western Thailand. The bus was carrying migrant workers to a Bangkok factory when it burst into flames on the border with Myanmar. Police say 27 people managed to escape but those seated in the back became trapped by the blaze.

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Aussie diplomats booted from Russia

MOSCOW will expel two Australian diplomats in retaliation for Canberra booting out two of its diplomats.

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Pope Francis leads Good Friday Way of the Cross procession

Pope Francis has led the Good Friday Way of the Cross procession around the ancient ruins of the Colosseum. The Good Friday ceremony commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and is the holiest day of the Christian calendar.

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Out-of-control Chinese space station to crash into Earth

An out-of-control Chinese space station is due to crash into the earth sometime over the Easter long weekend. At this stage, Australia is one of the countries in the firing line but Tiangong-1 could also make an impact in the United States, Southern Europe, China, Africa or South America. Astrophysicist and Space Journalist Sarah Cruddas has told Sky News that what goes up into Space, must come down.

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Surfing champ’s wild streak

World champion surfer Tyler Wright has clocked up some serious miles in the search for the perfect break.

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Gaza border protests kill at least 15, injure over 1000

At least 15 Palestinians have been killed and more than 1,400 others wounded by Israeli forces as thousands marched near Gaza's border with Israel in a major demonstration marking the 42nd anniversary of Land Day. to the Palestinian Ministry of Health reports Israeli forces fired live ammunition at protesters and used tear gas to push them back from a heavily fortified fence.

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Russia tests deadly new hypersonic missile

Russia has shown off their new hypersonic missile with tests showing the explosive power of the sarmat rocket. Courtesy: Ministry of Defense of Russia

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Selena Gomez’s ex makes digs in new album

The Weeknd has released his hotly anticipated new EP My Dear Melancholy, rife with subtle digs at ex-girlfriend Selena Gomez.

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Aussie diplomat’s Russia face-off

AUSTRALIA’S Ambassador to Russia has appeared at the country’s foreign ministry as Moscow summons envoys of states that have taken “unfriendly steps” against it.

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Trump shocks own team with Syria plan

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump insisted Thursday that US forces would pull out of Syria “very soon” but it was the first his own Administration had heard of it.

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Arnie endures emergency heart surgery

ARNOLD Schwarzenegger has undergone emergency heart surgery, reports claim.

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Pulse gunman’s widow found not guilty

THE widow of the gunman who killed 49 people at a gay Orlando nightclub was acquitted Friday on charges of lying to the FBI and helping her husband in the 2016 attack.

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Facebook exec defends ‘ugly truth’ memo

FACEBOOK executive Andrew Bosworth says he didn’t agree with a provocative memo leaked to Buzzfeed in which he describes the company’s mentality to grow and connect people at all costs.

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Facebook exec defends ‘ugly truth’ memo

FACEBOOK executive Andrew Bosworth says he didn’t agree with a provocative memo leaked to Buzzfeed in which he describes the company’s mentality to grow and connect people at all costs.

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The Last Cowboy at Pine Creek Ranch

Wayne Hage may be the last cowboy in his family, ending a tradition of cattle ranching that started during the Civil War. The Hages have been fighting with the federal government over grazing rights on Nevada public lands. Photo/Video: Jake Nicol/The Wall Street Journal

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Video shows Russia testing ‘Satan 2’ missile

A NEW intercontinental ballistic missile hailed by Russian President Vladimir Putin as being able to fly over the North or South Poles and strike any target in the world has reportedly been tested for the second time overnight.

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What to expect from Chinese satellite crash

A DEFUNCT space laboratory that will plunge back to Earth in the coming days is unlikely to cause any damage, Chinese authorities say, but will offer instead a “splendid” show akin to a meteor shower.

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Video shows Russia testing ‘Satan 2’ missile

A NEW intercontinental ballistic missile hailed by Russian President Vladimir Putin as being able to fly over the North or South Poles and strike any target in the world has reportedly been tested for the second time overnight.

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Sex teacher branded a ‘monster’

THE family of a boy whose sixth-grade teacher allegedly performed oral sex on him in school slammed the woman as a “monster,” according to reports.

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Smallville star breaks silence on ‘sex cult’

SMALLVILLE actress Kristin Kreuk has broken her silence about her participation in NXIVM — the creepy self-help group, pronounced “Nexium,” whose leader has been charged with running a sex-slave cult in upstate New York.

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‘It’s the first thing I do’

EXCLUSIVE

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Why Aussies #deletefacebook

MANY Australians are discovering just how much Facebook knows about them and many are shocked, leading them to quit the platform.

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Facebook trust ‘phenomenally low’

EXCLUSIVE

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Hunt for Antarctica’s missing space rocks

SCIENTISTS are set to scour the frozen lands of Antarctica in an audacious attempt to uncover lost meteorites.

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Warner in his Sydney hotel room

David Warner seen in his Sydney hotel room, after arriving back in Sydney last night.

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‘Stunning’ radar image shows incoming threat

CHINA’S defunct and reportedly out-of-control Tiangong-1 space station is expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere sometime this weekend.

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Courtroom sex act caught on CCTV

CCTV has captured a woman brazenly performing a lewd sex act on her accused thief boyfriend in a courtroom in front of others while the judge retired to consider her verdict.

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The weirdest things people have left in Ubers

WE’VE all experienced that sinking feeling of realising we have lost something, whether it be your phone, wallet or keys, you can’t help the dread that instantly washes over you.

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World warned: ‘This is a trap’

A NEW-LOOK North Korean leader wants the world to see how willing he is to embrace peace. Denuclearisation? “Sure, why not,” Kim Jong-un appears to be saying.

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Scary moment cheetah jumps into safari car

A CHEETAH has given some safari-goers the ultimate experience to get up close and personal with nature after it jumped into their car.

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‘Want to freak yourself out?’

THE scary volume of information that Facebook is storing about its users has outraged many lately but a viral Twitter thread has highlighted other programs could be even worse.

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Russia expels 150 Western diplomats, shuts down US consulate

In what is the latest retaliation in the ongoing woes between Russia and the West, the Kremlin has announced it will shut down the US consulate in St Petersburg and expel 150 Western diplomats, including 60 from the US. British Prime Minister Theresa May initially expelled Russian diplomats from the UK, with the United States, Europe and Australia quickly following suit in response to a nerve agent attack on a former spy in Salisbury.

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Chef’s huge up yours to vegans

A CHEF at Toronto’s Antler Kitchen and Bar had animal rights activists seething after he carved up a large piece of meat in full view of protesters.

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Chef’s huge up yours to vegans

A CHEF at Toronto’s Antler Kitchen and Bar had animal rights activists seething after he carved up a large piece of meat in full view of protesters.

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‘Serial’ killer granted new trial

ADNAN Syed’s story became the nailbiting subject of the gripping podcast Serial after he was sentenced to life behind bars for murdering his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee.

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Private data battle takes centre stage at UAE forum

The International Government Communication Forum in Sharjah, UAE has focused on the battle to protect private data in light of the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Nadine Blayney from Sky News Business spoke to former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer, Wikipedia Founder Thomas Koulopoulos and Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak to gauge the sentiments on private data in the tech industry.

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The freaky cases of ‘Jerusalem Syndrome’

ISRAEL is grappling with a resurgence of an old problem.

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Russia retaliates: 150 Western diplomats expelled

The Kremlin has announced it will shut down the US consulate in St Petersburg and expel 150 Western diplomats, including 60 from the US, in what is the latest retaliation in the intensifying clash between Russia and the West. British Prime Minister Theresa May initially expelled Russian diplomats from the UK, with the United States, Europe and Australia quickly following suit. The move aimed to make a stand against Russia with the belief the country is responsible for the poisoning of former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Salisbury.

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Mums who drove family off cliff had ‘violent history’

THE mums who fatally veered off a California cliff with at least three of their six adopted kids were being investigated for starving their children before Monday’s crash — and one was previously convicted of domestic assault for hitting their little girl, according to new reports.

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Former Australian Cricket Captain Breaks Down at Press Conference

Former Australian cricket team captain Steve Smith broke down at a press conference Thursday following a ban for his involvement in a ball-tampering scandal. Photo: AP

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Russia boots 150 western diplomats

RUSSIAN Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow would expel 150 diplomats from western countries, including 60 US diplomats and close the US consulate in Saint Petersburg in a tit-for-tat expulsion over the poisoning of ex-double agent Sergei Skripal.

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