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Cardinal George Pell, the former third most powerful Vatican official and Australia’s most senior Catholic official, has been convicted of child sexual abuse in a Melbourne court trial. The verdict was delivered on December 11 but is subject to a suppression order until now, while a previous trial on the same five charges resulted in a hung jury – leading to a retrial.
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Article: https://www.bigperspectives.com/2019/08/third-most-powerful-vatican-official.html
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Author: Amnesty International

The Indonesian Government has imposed a total internet access shut down for mobile cellular networks in the Papua and West Papua provinces until further notice. This is an appalling attack on people’s right to freedom of expression.

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Article: https://www.amnesty.org.nz/indonesia-end-internet-shutdown-papua-and-west-papua-provinces
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Author: Julia Carrie Wong

Ad claims CEO backs Trump – then admits it’s not true – after company admits letting politicians make false statements

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Article: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/oct/11/elizabeth-warren-facebook-zuckerberg-trump-troll
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Author: Philippa Roxby

How fast people walk in their 40s is a sign of how much their brains, as well as their bodies, are ageing, scientists have suggested.

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Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/400882/nz-based-study-slow-walking-at-45-a-sign-of-faster-ageing
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Author: Naval News

The international maritime exposition held in Sydney, Australia

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Author: Rob Stock

Money belonging to dead people can remain trapped within banks for anywhere from six to 25 years, and there's no duty on financial services companies to identify when a customer has died.

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/116427529/death-lady-reveals-the-secret-of-dead-peoples-money-in-the-banking-system
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Author: Torika Tokalau

Holding a large black file tightly across her chest, a distraught mum prepares to talk about the "nightmare" of her son's gaming addiction which has ultimately ended in her son being served a protection order.

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/116461019/auckland-mums-ordeal-as-gaming-addict-son-routinely-trashes-home-in-fits-of-rage
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Police are urging members of the public to come forward with information following an early morning assault in Dunedin. 

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Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/116537890/man-left-with-serious-injuries-following-an-unprovoked-attack-in-dunedin
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