Raqqa: Islamic State fighters surrender as terrified residents flee

The Syrian Kurdish YPG militia said Islamic State (IS) was on the verge of defeat in Raqqa, as exhausted citizens fled the grips of the terrorist group.

Key points:

• US backed fighters have captured more than 80 per cent of the city
• New video shows terrified residents fleeing IS-held neighbourhoods
• It is estimated 4,000 civilians still remain trapped in the city

MORE: Raqqa: Islamic State fighters surrender as terrified residents flee – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

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A WOMAN has died after a bus carrying at least 30 people hit a tree and rolled north west of Melbourne, leaving five people fighting for life and more than a dozen others injured.

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You’re never too smart to fall for this simple Thai travel scam.

WHEN Australian tourist Dan Boland was approached by a friendly stranger outside a Bangkok temple, he had no idea he was about to fall victim to an elaborate scam that would trick him out of thousands of dollars.

The Hong Kong-based airline pilot would later realise he’d been swindled in a clever “attractions closed” scam. It’s one of a number of ways cunning con artists are preying on Western tourists in Thailand, according to insurance company Travel with Jane.

Mr Boland said he and his wife were approached by an official-looking man as they were entering Bangkok’s famous Wat Pho temple on their last day in the city back in May.

“The man said, ‘Sorry, no, you can’t go in because the monks are praying’, and I thought, oh well, I can’t argue with that,” Mr Boland told news.com.au.

“He said it was the same thing at the Grand Palace — we couldn’t go in because people were praying…

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Imagine if the High Court decides on the Citizenship Seven during Question Time

Chief Justice Susan Kiefel says the High Court won’t be rushed to rule on the Citizenship Seven, but imagine if it handed down a judgment during Parliament…

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Vietnam floods: Death toll rises to 54 as swathes of land washed away

Floods and landslides have killed at least 54 people in Vietnam, officials say.

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Harvey Weinstein: Rose McGowan says ‘HW raped me’, in apparent reference to disgraced producer

The Hollywood actress and director suggests Harvey Weinstein raped her after earlier saying the disgraced mogul sexually assaulted.

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Obamacare: Here are two more ways Donald Trump plans to weaken the Affordable Care Act

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at weakening Obamacare, otherwise known as the Affordable Care Act. Shortly after, he delivered another blow.

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Three dead in skydiving accident at Mission Beach, south of Cairns

Two men and a woman are dead after what is believed to be a mid-air collision between tandem and single skydivers at Mission Beach, south of Cairns.

A local resident said they had fallen onto the lawn of a property on Alexander Drive, about 1.5 kilometres north of the usual landing site.

More: Three dead in skydiving accident at Mission Beach, south of Cairns – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

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A teenage boy is arrested over an attack on Pearly the Pony, a beloved horse euthanased earlier this week after being found with arrows lodged in its body.

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Two men and a woman die in a skydiving accident at Mission Beach, south of Cairns.

Located halfway between Cairns and Townsville, Mission Beach attracts backpackers making their way down the Queensland Coast, and multiple companies offer skydiving in the area.

MORE: Three dead in skydiving accident at Mission Beach, south of Cairns – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Cole Miller: One-punch killer Armstrong Renata sentenced to seven years’ jail for unprovoked attack

Armstrong Renata, who killed 18-year-old water polo player Cole Miller in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley in a random one-punch attack, is sentenced to seven years in prison.

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