Welcome to SBS News in Easy English, I'm Camille Bianchi.
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At least 15 people have been killed and 18 others are injured in Portugal's capital, Lisbon, because a popular tourist tram came off its rails and crashed.
One witness says one carriage of the tram went down a hill, and looked out of control, before another carriage hit a building.
"It fell about a metre and a half and made a huge crash — it was packed. We stayed to help. But just as we were going to assist, we saw another tram coming downhill. The only thing we could do was turn and run, toward the avenue. I looked back, and I’m sure at least one person managed to get out — they were on the sidewalk when the tram hit the building."
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Police say the wife of a suspected police killer, Dezi Freeman, might be charged for not helping officers searching for her husband.
Freeman allegedly shot two police officers dead- and injured a third officer - in Porepunkah in northeast Victoria.
Detective Superintendent Jason Kelly has thanked people for giving information to help with their investigation.
"Victoria Police is very pleased in terms of the community assistance we received to date. We have received hundreds of phone calls, and the community is providing information. The associates of Mr Desmond Freeman are also providing information. What I like to appeal to is that the community continue to contact police."
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Australia's economy grew by 1.8 per cent in the past year.
The data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows that is because people are spending more money, mainly on food and travel.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says overall, it's good news to see this growth.
"It's a very welcome and substantial pick up in growth, equally fast is the quarterly growth rate in almost three years, and the fastest annual growth rate in almost two years."
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The Australian government will give $1 million to help Afghanistan recover from deadly earthquakes.
Two earthquakes have killed more than 1,400 people in east Afghanistan this week.
Members of the Australian Afghan community are also raising money.
Khalid Janbaz is the founder of the charity, Helping Needy Afghans.
"It's important for us to come together now to extend a helping hand, stand next to each other and help all those who are suffering. This is not just about bricking and building, it's almost giving people hope, dignity and the chance to start again."
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