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Australian woman gives birth to rare identical quadruplet daughters

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Jenitar Na’amoana and her husband, Jortham, thought their family was complete after welcoming four children. Then came an unexpected surprise: four naturally conceived, identical daughters. Na’amoana, 34, gave birth to Emily, Harriet, Catherine and Alexa last week.   “The fact that we’ve got four beautiful, healthy babies born at 28 weeks and four days is … Read more

Metallic space balls found on Australian beach

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Mysterious metal spheres washed ashore on a northern Australia beach, and officials say the unidentified floating objects are literal space balls — although there’s no known affiliation with the Mel Brooks comedy classic “Spaceballs.” Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Several of the metallic objects were … Read more

Fugitive linked to Australian cartel caught after being found hiding in bathroom of private jet on resort island

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Indonesian authorities arrested an Australian fugitive hiding in the lavatory of a private jet as it was about to take off from the resort island of Bali, officials said Thursday. Officers rushed on board the plane after the pilot was ordered to return from the runway to the VIP Terminal at Bali’s Denpasar airport on … Read more

Meet Gout Gout, the Australian sprinting phenom drawing comparisons to Usain Bolt

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There may be no sport older than sprinting. And still, there’s something singularly intoxicating about speed, about watching the fastest humans on the planet make like Usain Bolt and thunder down the straightaway, all the more so when they’ve navigated a circuitous path to get there. So, remember the name (and how could you not) … Read more

Australian judge rejects US Marine pilot’s appeal against extradition to US

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MELBOURNE, Australia — An Australian judge on Thursday rejected an appeal by former U.S. Marine Corps pilot Daniel Duggan to avoid extradition to the United States over allegations that he illegally trained Chinese military aviators more than a decade ago. Duggan is accused of training Chinese military pilots while working as an instructor for the … Read more