Warner and YouTube reach deal on music

YouTube has announced a deal to bring Warner Music Group songs back to the world’s most popular online video sharing service. more…

Reality TV show to dump Jon, become “Kate Plus 8″ (Reuters)

Reuters – The breakdown of the marriage of U.S. reality television stars Jon and Kate Gosselin has made its mark on the television show that chronicles their lives, with its title being changed to “Kate Plus 8″. more…

Call halts Craig and Jackman play

Bond star Daniel Craig and Hugh Jackman halt a performance of their Broadway play over a ringing phone in the audience. more…

Jackson estate sues foundation over name (AP)

FILE - In this March 17, 2005 file photo, pop star Michael Jackson arrives at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse in Santa Maria, Calif.  (AP Photo/Michael A. Mariant, file)AP – Michael Jackson’s estate on Tuesday sued a foundation that bears the name of one of his most famous songs, “Heal the World.”


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‘We’re going to need a lot more food’

ONE of mankind’s greatest challenges over the next 50 years is how to feed everyone, as a study warns we’ll eat more food in the next five decades than in all of human history. more…

Dangers of battling the bulge

Health professionals are starting to worry the gastric band may be more dangerous than morbid obesity and diabetes. more…

Australian girl, 6, killed in tsunami

A WOMAN and a young girl have died in the Pacific tsunami.
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Miners, banks bring market down

There has been a modest fall on the share market today after yesterday’s solid gain. more…

Climate change threatens food supplies

The head of Australia’s national science organisation says climate change poses extraordinary challenges to global food production in the future. more…

Branson praises solo sailor Jessica

ADVENTURER and Virgin boss Richard Branson has thrown his support behind the beleaguered teenage yachtswoman Jessica Watson as she aims to sail solo around the world. more…