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Malcolm Turnbull denied any wrongdoing after being named as a former director of a British Virgin Islands company set up to exploit a Siberian gold prospect.

APN and Fairfax are looking to complete the deal by the end of 2016, which could see the total revenue of the combined entity reach $441 million, a report said.

The first global assessment of the world’s flora has unearthed a disturbing finding — 21 percent of the world’s roughly 391,000 plant species are now threatened with extinction.

Songs from France, Russia and Australia are among this year’s favorites to win one of television’s longest-running competitions.

On Monday, Mercury — the innermost planet of our solar system — will pass across the face of the Sun from the point of view of Earthlings.

More than 40,000 square miles of the total search area of 46,332 square miles have so far been scoured, with operations expected to be called off in July.

The poll date was announced Sunday by Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull after the governor-general approved a rare “double dissoultion” of parliament.

A study reveals sea-level rise and coastal erosion have claimed five reef islands in the region, which is facing imminent inundation.

Among the biggest buyers, the Middle East has dedicated more than $17 billion to American-made military wares in the past several months.

Australia’s government has opted against further funding to help locate a Malaysia Airlines passenger plane that vanished in March 2014.

Melbourne-born Neil Prakash was linked to militant plots in Australia and had appeared in several ISIS propaganda videos, reports said.

Reefs in the upper regions of Florida Keys are dissolving faster than previously estimated, a new study has revealed.

Australia has spent nearly $90 million scouring more than 40,000 sq. miles in a desperate attempt to find the wreckage of the missing Malaysia Airlines plane.

America’s No. 2 oil producer reported a loss of $725 million Friday amid a challenging oil market.

Cheese inventories in March were the highest for the date since 1984, USDA statistics show.

A British exit from the European Union could cost households more than $4,600 with impact felt until 2030.

Tinder Social is the app’s latest update as an effort to expand beyond one-on-one dating.

A Papua New Guinea Supreme Court ruling Tuesday said detaining asylum seekers on Manus Island was illegal and unconstitutional.

But will the Democratic front-runner's newfound progressive stance on economic issues win over Sanders' supporters for the general election?

The Bank of Japan makes its policy decision Thursday amid some speculation it could ramp up its already extensive monetary stimulus scheme.

Investors are still treading cautiously ahead of meetings of the U.S. Federal Reserve Wednesday and the Bank of Japan Thursday.