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Russian strike wounds U.S.-backed forces in Syria: Pentagon

ThePentagonsaidonSaturdaythatRussianforcesbombedatargetineasternSyria,alocationknowntoRussianstocontainU.S.-backedforcesfightingtheIslamicStategroup."Atapproxim

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Major parties confident as minor parties pose threat in Australian election

The leaders of Australia's two largest political parties both remain confident that they will win the Federal Election as polls opened on Saturday.

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Australia's NSW gov't says to be quick to lease electricity assets

​Australia's New South Wales (NSW) Coalition government has said it would be quick to privatize the state's 20 billion Australian dollar (15.5 billion U.S. dollar) electricity assets after winning the state election over the weekend.

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U.S.-led task force launches 19 airstrikes against IS in Syria, Iraq

​U.S. and partner-nation military forces have conducted a total of 19 airstrikes against Islamic State (IS) forces in Syria and Iraq in a 24-hour period, the U.S. Defense Department said on Wednesday.