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Aussie Trade Minister Ciobo defends taxpayer-funded travel

​ Australia's Trade Minister Steve Ciobo on Friday defended his use of taxpayer' dollars to attend a football match, amid a wave of criticism on "out-of-control" MP expenditure.

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Pyongyang positive about Kim's Moscow trip: Russian FM

Russia has received a positive signal from Pyongyang over top leader Kim Jong Un's Moscow trip for celebrations of the victory in World War II, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday.