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| 2012-02-04 03:28 | Radio Australia | At least 200 dead in Syrian city of Homs | ||
| 2012-02-04 01:28 | The Age (World) | More than 220 dead as Europe freezes 5:21pm Temperatures have plunged to new lows in Europe where a week-long cold snap has now claimed more than 220 lives as forecasters warned that the big freeze would tighten its grip over the weekend.... |
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| 2012-02-03 22:58 | The Age (World) | Eating champ shows his hunger for a contest 2:46pm Japanese competitive-eating champ Takeru Kobayashi has eaten a record 337 chicken wings in 30 minutes before a crowd of nearly 20,000 at Wing Bowl XX in the United States.... |
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| 2012-02-03 22:43 | The Age (World) | Eating champ shows his hunger for a contest 2:40pm Japanese competitive-eating champ Takeru Kobayashi has eaten a record 337 chicken wings in 30 minutes before a crowd of nearly 20,000 at Wing Bowl XX in the United States.... |
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| 2012-02-03 22:43 | The Age (World) | Assange awaits verdict as judges adjourn Martin Daly LONDON: The founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, faces a tense wait for some weeks after seven judges of Britain's Supreme Court adjourned to decide whether he will be extradited to Sweden where he faces allegations of sexual assault.... |
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| 2012-02-03 21:58 | The Age (World) | Facing facts: smart move makes artist a multimillionaire Nick Bilton, Evelyn Rusli The graffiti artist who took Facebook stock instead of cash for painting the walls of the social network's first headquarters made a smart move.... |
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| 2012-02-03 20:58 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | 'A real stench': Thomson report must be released, insist opposition 12:41pm The federal opposition has renewed its calls for the industrial umpire's report into embattled Labor MP Craig Thomson to be made public.... |
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| 2012-02-03 20:43 | Sydney Morning Herald | Thousands take part in Tokyo quake drill | ||
| 2012-02-03 20:43 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | Convenience and price motivate pick and click shopping Alexandra Smith On the odd occasion, Tara Matkovich will visit a supermarket to pick up a few basics. But her weekly shopping dollars are largely spread between her local Harris Farm Markets and an online delivery business.... |
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| 2012-02-03 19:43 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | Rudd would not race to poll Michelle Grattan Kevin Rudd would not rush to an early election if he regained the prime ministership from Julia Gillard, Labor sources say.... |
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| 2012-02-03 18:58 | Sydney Morning Herald | Video news | ||
| 2012-02-03 16:13 | The Age (World) | Facing facts: smart move makes artist a multimillionaire Nick Bilton, Evelyn Rusli The graffiti artist who took Facebook stock instead of cash for painting the walls of the social network's first headquarters made a smart move.... |
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| 2012-02-03 13:13 | Radio Australia | China mine blast kills 11 | ||
| 2012-02-03 11:58 | Sydney Morning Herald | A ticket to ride for Jakarta's congestion jockeys | ||
| 2012-02-03 08:58 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | Sales rise as consumers get hooked on eco-friendly fish Alexandra Smith THE number of sustainable fish and seafood products on Australian supermarket shelves has more than doubled in the past year, as consumers increasingly demand to know where and how their seafood has been caught.... |
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| 2012-02-03 08:43 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | Revenge and despair place children at risk ADELE HORIN A new study explores what drives parents to do the unthinkable, writes Adele Horin.... |
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| 2012-02-03 08:28 | Sydney Morning Herald | Pressure mounting on Gillard | ||
| 2012-02-03 08:28 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | Downer slip angers Cypriots DANIEL FLITTON IN THE league of ''busted arse countries'' it is not, but Alexander Downer is again in hot water for using undiplomatic language.... |
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| 2012-02-03 08:28 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | Sales rise as consumers get hooked on eco-friendly fish Alexandra Smith Consumer Affairs THE number of sustainable fish and seafood products on Australian supermarket shelves has more than doubled in the past year, as consumers increasingly demand to know where and how their seafood has been caught.... |
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| 2012-02-03 08:28 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | Residents trapped as floodwaters isolate towns James Robertson, Saffron Howden ABOUT 17,000 people across NSW spent the night trapped by floodwaters and, while the rain that has swamped Moree is expected to ease this weekend, the water could take days to drain away.... |
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| 2012-02-03 08:28 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | Water release was done by the book, dam inquiry told WIVENHOE dam's lead flood engineer has told an inquiry the dam manual was followed and the correct water release strategy was in place before Brisbane flooded last year.... |
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| 2012-02-03 08:28 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | Return of Rudd could spark exodus from cabinet PHILLIP COOREY LABOR faces a possible exodus of senior ministers should Kevin Rudd retake the leadership, with several members of cabinet confiding they would find it difficult to work under him again.... |
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| 2012-02-03 08:28 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | Seriously, Rinehart has not interfered at Ten, says chief Mark Hawthorne THE Ten Network chairman, Brian Long, has rejected suggestions that the billionaire Gina Rinehart interfered in editorial content or programming at the network.... |
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| 2012-02-03 08:28 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | Poirot and the battle with pain Mark Metherell DAVID SUCHET, who plays the famously pain-averse TV sleuth Hercule Poirot, is championing the cause of the billions of people who have no escape from pain.... |
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| 2012-02-03 08:28 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | Rescued by ingenuity, luck and two emus Steve Meacham When the Royal Charlotte struck Frederick Reef, the passengers followed some unlikely saviours, writes Steve Meacham.... |
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| 2012-02-03 08:28 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | HSU whistleblower denies money laundering Kate Mcclymont, Phillip Coorey THE Health Services Union whistleblower Kathy Jackson has been accused of destroying documents and laundering money through a colleague's bank account, according to a leaked email obtained by the Herald.... |
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| 2012-02-03 08:28 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | China employs exempt labour at embassy Bianca Hall AUSTRALIA and China have negotiated a deal to exempt labourers constructing a new embassy in Canberra from Australian workplace laws.... |
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| 2012-02-03 08:28 | The Age (World) | Brussels discovers a new black hole in Greek finances Larry Elliott London, Giles Tremlett Madrid PRESSURE on Greece's recession-stricken economy has intensified after international debt inspectors admitted an additional â¬15 billion ($18.4 billion) would be needed to fill a newly discovered black hole in the country's finances.... |
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| 2012-02-03 08:28 | The Age (World) | British flag burned in Buenos Aires Prince William's arrival sparks protests in Buenos Aires.... |
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| 2012-02-03 08:28 | The Age (World) | The hunt for the Costa Concordia A great treasure hunt in the Costa Concordia is predicted.... |
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| 2012-02-03 08:28 | The Age (World) | Pussy Riot show Putin their claws Miriam Elder MOSCOW: Eight women stood in a line opposite the Kremlin, neon balaclavas hiding their faces, fists pounding the air.... |
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| 2012-02-03 08:28 | The Age (World) | Burmese clamour for a peek at pirated versions of 'Auntie Suu' film Kate Hodal Bangkok, Will Hannah Rangoon THEY move in crowds, thrusting handfuls of bills into sellers' hands before slipping their purchases stealthily into their bags. With its poor sound quality and shaky videography, this is one DVD that would not normally merit such secrecy - or popularity - on the streets of Rangoon.... |
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| 2012-02-03 08:28 | The Age (World) | Jakarta grinds to a halt as traffic nears gridlock Michael Bachelard JAKARTA: A young woman, carrying her infant son in a sling around her neck, stands in the shadows of a decaying concrete pylon, her hand extended in the hope that a passing motorist will pick her up.... |
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| 2012-02-03 08:28 | The Age (World) | JI leaders dead in Philippines air strike Lindsay Murdoch MORE than a dozen terrorists, including three of the top leaders of the Jemaah Islamiyah network, have been killed in a pre-dawn air strike on a remote southern Philippine island, security officials say.... |
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| 2012-02-03 08:28 | The Age (World) | Search goes on but few children among ferry's survivors Ilya Gridneff MOTHERS in Papua New Guinea have described how they had to let their babies drown as they struggled to survive after their ferry overturned in rough seas off the north-east coast of the country.... |
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| 2012-02-03 08:28 | The Age (World) | $1.8m cash stash a political hot tamale Tracy Wilkinson It was a mere $1.8 million, stuffed into suitcases on a jet bound for the home town of the man likely to be Mexico's next president.... |
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| 2012-02-03 08:28 | The Age (World) | Duch's genocide appeal backfires Lindsay Murdoch PHNOM PENH: The Khmer Rouge executioner and torturer Kaing Guek Eav, alias Duch, raised his hands to his face in a Buddhist sign of goodwill yesterday as judges rejected his appeal and increased last year's 19-year sentence to life imprisonment, the maximum sentence available under Cambodian law.... |
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| 2012-02-03 08:28 | The Age (World) | Iran throws a party - but don't mention the Syrian elephant Robert Worth TEHRAN: It was meant to be a crowning moment in which Iran put its own Islamic stamp on the Arab Spring.... |
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| 2012-02-03 08:28 | The Age (World) | Military bears brunt of crowd's fury Ruth Pollard EGYPT'S newly elected Parliament is struggling to deal with the aftermath of another night of mass protests and a bloody show of force from riot police in which two people died and nearly 400 were injured.... |
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| 2012-02-03 08:28 | The Age (World) | New fears over Iran's missile capability SIMON MANN IRAN is developing a missile capable of hitting the east coast of the US, according to an Israeli government minister, intensifying western anxiety over the regime's nuclear ambitions.... |
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| 2012-02-03 08:28 | The Age (World) | Talks in limbo as diplomats fail to agree on UN peace plan Anita Snow NEW YORK: Diplomats have failed to reach agreement on the latest version of a draft UN resolution aimed at ending the bloodshed in Syria, leaving discussions in limbo pending consultations with their home governments.... |
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| 2012-02-03 08:13 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | Thick of the battle in checkout wars Competition between the big supermarket chains is fiercer than ever, but shoppers remain cautious. Colin Kruger reports.... |
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| 2012-02-03 08:13 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | Newsmaker: Louie the Fly Mortein swats its staff and heads offshore, writes Stuart Washington.... |
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| 2012-02-03 08:13 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | Police use disruption to keep lone wolves from the door Strategies are changing because of difficulties in gathering evidence, writes Debra Jopson.... |
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| 2012-02-03 08:13 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | Homegrown jihad The campsite on the 50,000-hectare cattle station in the red dirt country at Louth was booked by phone in the name of Adam George.... |
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| 2012-02-03 08:13 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | Australia raising its own jihadists Debra Jopson THE face of terrorism has shifted dramatically in Australia since the start of the Iraq war and is now dominated by locally born violent jihadists willing to attack their fellow citizens. This is in line with a worldwide trend towards ''homegrown'' extremism, say counter-terrorism analysts and agencies.... |
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| 2012-02-03 08:13 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | After the tumble, and staffer bumble, she's ready to rumble Michael Gordon A literal and metaphorical fall for Julia Gillard sees the PM starting the parliamentary year on the back foot, and in dire need of a leap of faith to retain the leadership.... |
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| 2012-02-03 08:13 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | Our best and brightest Daniel Hatch Every year more than 400 Australians opt to further their studies at two of the world's oldest and most prestigious universities.... |
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| 2012-02-03 08:13 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | White collar blues Shane Green 12:01am White-collar job losses add weight to fears that Australia may be on the verge of a white-collar recession.... |
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| 2012-02-03 08:13 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | Hawke's beer swilling trumps sports funding, Gillard laments Judith Ireland 5:13pm Former prime minister Bob Hawke may have the answer to current Prime Minister Julia Gillard's political woes: drink more beer.... |
