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Australia won’t back tuna trade banDespite a collapse of world tuna stocks, the Government won’t support a global ban on the trade of the northern variety of the species. more…
Harlem Gospel Choir to tour AustraliaTHE world famous Harlem Gospel Choir will return to Australia for a concert tour commemorating the life and music of Michael Jackson. more…
Banjo’s founder denies fraud, bribery accusations (ABC)The founder of the Banjo’s Bakery chain has denied bribing staff to lie to the Tax Office. more…
Motorbike rider dies on fundraising tripA MELBOURNE man has been killed in a road accident in Argentina while raising money for prostate cancer on a motorcycle trip around the world. more…
Millionaire shows film crew blue moonSIR Richard Branson’s backside will soon make its Australian television debut - after the Virgin tycoon was caught out mooning a film crew. more…
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N.L. chopper’s flaw known in 2008CBC’s The Fifth Estate has found that the maker of a helicopter that crashed near Newfoundland a year ago, killing 17 people, knew more than six months earlier about the gearbox problem that downed the chopper. more…
Greek jobless rate eases but recession entrenchedATHENS (Reuters) - Greece’s gross domestic product shrank slightly less than feared at the end of 2009 and unemployment eased, but the economy looked set to deteriorate as the government imposes major cutbacks.
A pair of suicide bombers targeting army vehicles detonated explosives within seconds of each other Friday, killing at least 39 people in this eastern city, police said. It was the fourth major attack in Pakistan this week more…
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece’s gross domestic product shrank slightly less than feared at the end of 2009 and unemployment eased, but the economy looked set to deteriorate as the government imposes major cutbacks.
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Appeal filed in Phil Spector case (AP)AP - Lawyers for legendary music producer Phil Spector have asked an appellate court to throw out his second-degree murder conviction on grounds of judicial error and prosecutorial misconduct. more…
Puttnam hails ‘buoyant’ UK cinemaLord Puttnam says UK cinema is in a robust state, but says film should be reflected more on primetime television shows. more…
HIV-positive author attacks China ban (ABC)China’s refusal to allow an HIV-positive Australian author to enter the country has led to calls for the Beijing Government to change the law. more…
HIV-positive author attacks China banChina’s refusal to allow an HIV-positive Australian author to enter the country has led to calls for the Beijing Government to change the law. more…
Appeal filed in Phil Spector case (AP)AP - Lawyers for legendary music producer Phil Spector have asked an appellate court to throw out his second-degree murder conviction on grounds of judicial error and prosecutorial misconduct. more…
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Minister condemns newspaper’s terror stuntNew Zealand Police Minister Judith Collins has slammed a stunt in which a newspaper sent people masquerading as terrorists with fake bombs to Super 14 rugby games as “unbelievably stupid”. more…
Minister condemns newspaper’s terror stuntNew Zealand Police Minister Judith Collins has slammed a stunt in which a newspaper sent people masquerading as terrorists with fake bombs to Super 14 rugby games as “unbelievably stupid”. more…
Minister condemns newspaper’s terror stuntNew Zealand Police Minister Judith Collins has slammed a stunt in which a newspaper sent people masquerading as terrorists with fake bombs to Super 14 rugby games as “unbelievably stupid”. more…
Pet death prompts axe-wielding outburstWorse than a bull in a china shop, a man whose bird died goes back to a pet shop with an axe. more…
Old sea dog sets tongues wagging at Crufts (Reuters)Reuters - A 16th century dog, the only known female to have served aboard King Henry VIII’s ill-fated flagship the Mary Rose, has stolen the show at Britain’s Crufts dog show this year. more…
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Crusaders sink sword into ChiefsThe Crusaders adapted best to the conditions to beat the Chiefs 26-19 in a tense Super 14 rugby clash at Waikato Stadium on Friday night. more…
It wasn’t a head-butt: JohnsonMitchell Johnson is annoyed. Australia’s pace spearhead admits he did the wrong thing by getting involved in a physical clash with New Zealand’s Scott Styris, but he’s adamant it wasn’t a head butt. more…
Vonn wins third successive overall World CupGARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Reuters) - Lindsey Vonn of the United States won the women’s overall Alpine ski World Cup title for the third year running on Friday.
AP - The group of Denver Broncos players arrived at the Safari nightclub to celebrate New Year’s Eve and was whisked inside by bouncers. One of the dozens of people waiting in line to get in — an alleged Tre-Tre Crips gang member — took exception.
AP - Lindsey Vonn won her third straight overall World Cup title. more…
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