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2013/06/18 22:17
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PRESIDENT Dilma Rousseff has vowed to listen to youths staging Brazil's biggest protests in 20 years in an outpouring of anger over the huge cost of staging events like the World Cup. More rallies...
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Your video format settings have been saved. The objectives of retiree members of super funds are much more diverse than those of members still working. While fund members are working, the objective...
Balancing retiree objectives and risks
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2013/06/18 22:15
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National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden has denied charges he is spying for China and vowed to release more details on the top-secret intelligence agency's ''direct access'' to tech...
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2013/06/18 22:13
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Yeah, I know ... I'm missing a leg. Let's move on Story Tools Related Items "HOW did you lose the leg?" the elderly lady asks me as we stand opposite one another on the parallel bars in the rehab...
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2013/06/18 22:13
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Memo spills privatisation plan by outsourcing services: ALP Story Tools OPPOSITION Leader Annastacia Palaszczuk claimed the Newman Government had been caught out in its secret plan to start...
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2013/06/18 22:10
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US stocks have risen decisively as investors bet the Federal Reserve will stay the course the next day on its economic stimulus policy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 138.38 (0.91 per cent)...
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US stocks surge ahead of Fed decision
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US stocks surge ahead of Fed decision
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US stocks surge ahead of Fed decision
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US stocks surge ahead of Fed decision
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2013/06/18 22:05
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The stunt double for actress Angelina Jolie claims her phone was hacked by News Corp. journalists. Photo: Getty Images A British stunt double for actress Angelina Jolie sued News Corp. alleging the...
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2013/06/18 22:05
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A RAFT of outgoing politicians will deliver their final tributes or parting shots to federal parliament on Wednesday as those who hope to keep their jobs after the September election do their best to...
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Pollies' parting shots expected
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Leadership speculation to continue
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Leadership speculation to continue
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2013/06/18 21:55
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There has been a huge surge in phone calls to the Cancer Council helpline, since Angelina Jolie's breast cancer preventive surgery. Cancer Council NSW has recorded an increase of almost 900 per cent...
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2013/06/18 21:55
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The agency in charge of national literacy and numeracy tests has blamed principals and teachers for pressuring students to do well in the controversial exams. It says student stress and anxiety stem...
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2013/06/18 21:55
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Kiev: A parliamentary hearing on Ukraine's budget was suspended for several hours on Tuesday after opposition deputies alleged that a deputy finance minister presenting the budget report was...
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2013/06/18 21:47
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The No. 1 piece of advice for taking money when you're heading overseas: pack a back-up option. If a pickpocket grabs your wallet or an ATM swallows your debit card, you'll be glad of plan B. As an...
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It pays to plan ahead
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It pays to plan ahead
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It pays to plan ahead
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2013/06/18 21:29
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LABOR'S caucus meeting brought the prime minister's backers and Kevin Rudd's supporters together but there was no showdown yesterday. Julia Gillard told some 100 MPs, many of whom are fearful of...
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Gillard coup rumours dog Labor
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Labor risks majority crisis
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Not a Judas in sight but it's not over yet
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2013/06/18 21:17
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A SUICIDE bomber blew himself up in a crowd of hundreds of mourners attending a funeral in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing 29 people. Among the dead was a newly elected lawmaker who may...
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Bombing at funeral kills 29
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Bombing at funeral kills 29
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Bombing at Pakistani funeral kills 29
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2013/06/18 21:13
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Torquay man who assaulted partner in bathroom jailed Story Tools A MAN who hit his partner several times and assaulted a police officer has been jailed for four months. The 43-year-old Torquay man...
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Torquay man who assaulted partner in bathroom jailed
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2013/06/18 21:13
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School opens another door for girl who was born as a boy Story Tools Related Items EMMA Hayes was born as Ronan, but never felt comfortable living as a boy. The nine-year-old and her mother...
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2013/06/18 21:05
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Daniel Brown has been arrested on charges of enslaving a mentally disabled young mother and her daughter over a two-year period. Photo: AP Cleveland: Three people in Ohio are accused of enslaving a...
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2013/06/18 20:47
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Are you gagging for full time work? How far will the casualisation of Australia’s workforce spread? And what are the long-term risks and benefits for workers and business as more full-time jobs are...
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Keeping it casual
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2013/06/18 19:17
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A JAPANESE company has developed a synthetic protein based on spider silk and plans to use it to mass-produce a highly resistant and flexible fibre in the near future. After six years of research,...
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2013/06/18 19:17
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THE Malian government and Tuareg rebels occupying a key northern city have signed an accord paving the way for presidential elections in the west African state next month. Mali's territorial...
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Mali Officials, Tuareg Rebels Sign Accord
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Mali signs peace deal with Tuareg rebels
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Mali and Tuareg rebels sign accord
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Mali and Tuareg rebels sign accord
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2013/06/18 19:05
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US to talk with Taliban 'within days'Updated: 04:49, Wednesday June 19, 2013 United States envoys will meet with Taliban representatives within days, senior officials say, after the Afghan militants...
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US to talk with Taliban 'within days'
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US to talk with Taliban 'within days'
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US to talk with Taliban 'within days'
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U.S., Taliban to start talks in Qatar office
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2013/06/18 19:05
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G8 calls for Syria peace conferenceUpdated: 04:49, Wednesday June 19, 2013 G8 leaders have strongly endorsed calls for a peace conference to be held in Geneva on the Syria conflict 'as soon as...
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2013/06/18 18:17
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TROOPS loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad have pushed forward a bid to crush rebel bastions near the capital Damascus, a monitoring group and activists say. The Syrian Observatory for Human...
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Regime pushes to crush Damascus rebels
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2013/06/18 17:55
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If you were having doubts about the O'Farrell government's conservative credentials, take a look at its third budget. It lacked fireworks, but there was a Liberal flavour - tax cuts for small...
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Lacks fireworks but has Liberal flavour
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2013/06/18 16:17
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TURKISH Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has claimed victory over anti-government protesters after a heavy crackdown, as police raided homes and arrested dozens of demonstrators in a bid to stamp...
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Turkey PM claims victory over protests
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2013/06/18 14:17
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COMMUNIST insurgents have killed five civilians and kidnapped five soldiers in the southern Philippines in the latest of a series of violent acts following the collapse of peace talks, authorities...
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2013/06/18 13:17
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A BOMB attack has killed 10 people, including a provincial politician, and wounded more than 40 others at a funeral in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, police say. The attack took place in the town...
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Pakistan funeral bomb kills 10
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Pakistan funeral bomb kills 10
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2013/06/18 13:17
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EIGHTEEN Vietnamese crew members of a cargo ship have been detained after it ploughed into a coral reef in the central Philippines, the coastguard says. The Unicorn Logger, a Panama-flagged...
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2013/06/18 11:17
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DANISH toymaker Lego says it will expand a factory in the Czech Republic and create some 800 jobs to meet growing regional demand for its popular building blocks. Carsten Rasmussen of Lego's European...
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Lego to expand Czech production
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Lego to expand Czech production
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Lego to expand Czech production
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Lego to expand Czech production
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2013/06/18 11:05
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AT least 12 people have been killed in landslides triggered by three days of heavy monsoon rain in remote parts of Nepal, officials say. Seven members of the same family, including five children,...
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12 killed in Nepal landslides
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Twelve killed in Nepal landslides
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Twelve killed in Nepal landslides
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