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Midday bulletin 12 December 2019

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The death toll from the White Island eruption rises to eight; Greta Thunberg named Time Magazine Person of the Year and Ashleigh Barty named the Player of the Year by the Women's Tennis Association.


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By Greg Dyett

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The death toll from the White Island eruption rises to eight; Greta Thunberg named Time Magazine Person of the Year and Ashleigh Barty named the Player of the Year by the Women's Tennis Association.



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