Syria state TV journalist shot dead

A SYRIAN state television journalist has been shot dead in Damascus, the latest in a string of employees of pro-government media to be killed. "An armed terrorist group assassinated a journalist at the Public Authority for Radio and Television,...

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Telstra mobiles to be back on by Saturday

TELSTRA technicians are working around the clock to restore full mobile coverage to customers in Victoria's west and southwest by Saturday lunchtime. Approximately 65 per cent of 60,000 affected customers had their mobile phones back up and...

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Girl shot dead in public urination row

A 17-YEAR-OLD girl has been shot dead by a man, allegedly after objecting to his urinating near her home in New Delhi. The man also reportedly shot the girl's mother in the incident, in the Nizamuddin area late on Wednesday. Police began investigating...

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Toxic seafood warning in Sydney bay

A TOXIC algal bloom which potentially poisons a range of seafood has been detected in Sydney's Botany Bay. The NSW Department of Primary Industries said it had detected a species of algae which produces paralytic shellfish poisoning toxins....

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Consumers frustrated with packaging: study

FRUSTRATED consumers are using hammers, saws, kitchen knives, teeth and even angle-grinders to extract some products from impenetrable packaging, a survey has found. Almost half are getting injured in the process, the survey of 500 people in...

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RBA hints at future cuts

AUSTRALIA'S central bank has hinted at future interest rate cuts, while addressing the challenges faced by an economy in transition. Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Glenn Stevens spoke to the Committee for Economic Development of Australia...

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Suicide too common in rural towns: report

SUICIDE rates in remote parts of Australia remain disproportionately high, with farmers and young men particularly vulnerable, a report shows. In one tragic snapshot, men living in remote Queensland areas were 2.6 times more likely to die by suicide...

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France ends combat mission in Afghanistan

FRANCE has ended its combat mission in Afghanistan, withdrawing troops from a strategic province northeast of Kabul as part of a speeded-up departure from the war-torn country. Paris has said all French combat soldiers will leave the country next...

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