Iran sends monkey into space (SBS)

Some monkey magic,
One giant leap for Iran,
New space race player.

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Ita Buttrose named Australian of the Year (ABC)

For health awareness,
Media Queen acknowledged,
Aussie of the year.

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Red hot day in every way (SMH)

Red hot chillies rock,
As crowds bop til they near drop,
Sydney, hot hot hot!

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Maria Sharapova beats Venus Williams at Australian Open (BBC)

A heavyweight clash,
Venus takes a hammering,
Loud Russian prevails.

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Swedish woman crashes train into house (SBS)

End of the line, folks,
Swedish cleaner cleans up flats,
Train wreck, literally.

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Beyonce 'spends $200,000 on Blue Ivy's birthday' (music-news.com)

Big stars, big spenders,
A diamond Barbie for 1,
Baby Knowles birthday.

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Serena sends Open message to rivals (ABC)

A relentless force,
Serena slams hard for win,
Open girls beware.

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Whale beached in New York City (SBS)

A whale of a time,
Trying to find his big break,
Finback does it tough.

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Eastern Europe deadly freeze leaves hundreds dead (BBC)

A cold, harsh winter,
Temps plummet far below norm,
Many cold, some dead.

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Julian Assange: WikiLeaks to release 1 million new documents (CNN)

Big news for new year,
WikiLeaks will wiki-flood,
To hit all countries.

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Ricky Gervais will star in The Muppets sequel (BBC)

Puppets set for laughs,
From the Office to big screen,
Gervais Muppets-up!

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Apple Australia Map Glitch: Snakes! In The Desert! (yahoo7)

An Apple a day,
Keeps you lost in a bad way,
In desert of snakes!

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For those who can stomach and afford it, time for a jumbo latte (SMH)

A crappuccino?
Beans cooked inside elephants,
Make for pricey poo.

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Sydney named best city in Australia (SMH)

Travel readers vote,
For buzzing cosmo delights,
Sydney best in Oz.

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Gangnam Style now world's most watched video (ABC)

Massive global hit,
Psy 'horse-rides' Biebs off top spot,
YouTube Gangnam Style.

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Nine hospitalised as NSW temps hit 42C (9 News)

Hottest summer start,
Sun-fun not for everyone,
As heat wave exhausts.

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Scottish GP runs seven marathons in five days (SBS)

GP leads the way,
To encourage exercise,
Scot runs round the world.

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Nicki Minaj blames retailers for album flop (NME)

Flogging a dead horse,
Target blamed for Minaj flop,
Re-release just sucks.

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At least 117 killed in fire at Bangladeshi clothing factory (CNN)

Workers jump for life,
Hundreds trapped by raging blaze,
Factory hots up.

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Southern schoolies prepare for Gold Coast party (ABC)

Death, arrests and more,
Tragedy casts a shadow,
Party turns sombre.

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