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Mark Zuckerberg celebrates birth of daughter with plans to donate $45 billion fortune
To celebrate the birth of their daughter, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan have announced plans to donate 99 per cent of their shares in the social media company to improve the world.
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9 years agoCurrent Event paperplainjane
Primary school sparks debate for allowing Muslim students to leave assembly during Advance Australia Fair
A primary school has been slammed for permitting Muslim students to leave assembly when the Australian national anthem is played.
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Anti-Islam group leader quits after members tease him in Facebook video
The leader of an Australian far right anti-Islam group United Patriots Front has quit, angry that his fellow ‘patriots’ had been mocking him.
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9 years agoCurrent Event paperplainjane
Reports of double shooting outside Parramatta police HQ
There have been reports of a shooting incident at Charles Street in Parramatta.
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Anti-abortion campaigner loses high court bid to stay in Australia
Anti-abortion campaigner Troy Newman has lost his attempt to have his visa cancellation overturned in the High Court.
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9 years agoCurrent Event paperplainjane
US police shoot and kill man in wheelchair
Distressing footage has been released of an African-American man in a wheelchair being shot dead by police after he refused to raise his hands.
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Bully knocked down after picking fight with blind kid
A viral video is demonstrating just how swiftly karma can come back to bite.
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9 years agoCurrent Event paperplainjane
Sing your little hearts out! Judge rules 'Happy Birthday' song in public domain
The music publishing company that has been collecting royalties on the song "Happy Birthday To You" for years does not hold a valid copyright on the lyrics to the tune that is one of the mostly widely sung in the world, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.