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Leonardo DiCaprio met Donald Trump on Wednesday to discuss the issue of climate change. Trump looked receptive during the meeting and later suggested DiCaprio and his team to hold another meeting in January.

The Syrian army  has increased Aleppo's territory gain to 85 percent from 73 percent gain on Wednesday. The army continued to push forward but slower than the previous advances.

Documents obtained by Greens MP Mehreen Faruqi under access to information laws have revealed that Barnaby Joyce and NSW ministers considered stripping of charity status of animal rights groups for that gives them tax exemption.

While on his tour to Bank of England, Prince Charles was introduced to gold bars worth £100 billion (AU$168 billion). The Prince of Wales looked quite impressed with the vastness of gold vaults.

The Victoria Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC) and the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) confirmed on Thursday that the VCE and ATAR results received by more than 2,000 students through SMS were accurate.

Facebook is asking its users to flag fake news. The feature is available as a survey at the end of an article which asks the reader to rate the extent of misleading language used therein.

Pakistan International Airlines aircraft ATR 42-500 crashed near Abbotabbad on Wednesday.

Check out how and when to best view in Australia 2016's mid-December sky shows highlighted by the Geminid meteor shower and supermoon.

BMW's remote locking mechanism helped Seattle Police Department to nab an alleged thief. The 38-year-old man found the car unlocked and took it for a ride. When the owner reported the theft, police contacted BMW and requested for assistance. The company locked the vehicle remotely trapping the suspect inside and the police arrested him.

Desi Lara, a volunteer in the Downer Animal Care Centre (DACC), shared on Facebook a video of a  heartbroken dog that the centre picked up after it was reported as stray.

Syria increased its government-controlled area by almost 73 percent on Tuesday as it captured the al-Shaar neighbourhood in Aleppo.

On Sunday, Edgar Maddison Welch went to Comet Ping Pong pizzeria in Washington D.C. armed with an AR-15 assault rifle.

China is rebuilding popular cruise ship Titanic that sank in 1917 after hitting an iceberg during maiden voyage. The guests will be able to experience simulated collision with an inceberg and subsequent sinking.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull dismissed Coalition members’ suggestions that climate change policy review could be dangerous, even after Senator Bernardi said that it is one of the “dumbest things” he has heard in politics in recent times.

Woolworths has apologised to a pregnant mother after one of the store's employees allegedly yelled at her.

Russia and China blocked a draft resolution for a seven-day humanitarian truce in Aleppo, Syria.

Malcolm Turnbull plans to axe Tony Abbott's Green Army. The scheme is an environmental program that offered employment to around 15,000 young Australians. However, the Government had to axe to make savings.

Leonardo DiCaprio reportedly gifted Ivanka Trump a copy of his latest documentary on climate change, 'Before the Flood,' during a private meeting.

Italy Prime Minister Matteo Renzi made his exit as a resounding “no” to a referendum on constitutional reform voiced by more than 50 percent of voters.  For some Italians, the referendum was about constitutional change. For many others, it was a gauge of the people’s trust in Renzi and his performance.

Brisbane City Council scheduled a meeting on Monday to discuss the reasons behind the delayed early warning alert service on Saturday's supercell storm.

Australia's refugee resettlement agreement with US has received a stinging blow. The shocking revelation comes after President-elect Donald Trump's comments during a rally. He said that he would stop the flow of refugees to the US from the Middle East.

Virgin Galactic's founder Sir Richard Branson witnessed the successful free flight of its brand new VSS Unity on Saturday.

In just about four years, Australia has already spent nearly 20 percent of its greenhouse gas allowance for year 2050.

Syria's army advanced towards Aleppo's Old City on Sunday along with its allied militia as it aimed to restore its full control on the rebel-controlled area.

The New South Wales government has decided to ditch its initially proposed ID law.

Martin Shkreli releases a video on Twitter in response to Australian schoolchildren’s cheap recreation of his alleged overpriced drug.

Facebook is working on a mechanism that automatically detects offensive content in its live video service.

As part of the school’s healthy eating policy, Bellerive Primary School of Tasmania has put a ban on candy cane and other Christmas treats. Furthermore, the school has announced to put a ban on birthday cakes from next year.

UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon has admitted that the organisation's peacekeepers were responsible for bringing cholera to Haiti.