Police end Mexico City plaza occupation

Police have raided Mexico City's historic centre to remove striking teachers from Zocalo plaza. Source: AAP RIOT police have swept thousands of striking teachers out of the heart of Mexico City. The authorities used tear gas, flash grenades...

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Singer Joan Regan dies aged 85

BRITISH singer Joan Regan has died in London aged 85, the BBC reports. Regan had chart hits in the late 50s and early 60s with records including Ricochet, May You Always and If I Give My Heart To You and also had her own BBC TV series Be My...

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Qld prison stand-off ends peacefully

A 10-HOUR prison stand-off that began when two inmates scaled the roof of a Brisbane jail has ended peacefully. A spokesman for Queensland corrective services said two men who climbed onto the roof of the Brisbane Correctional Centre at Wacol...

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Bomber attacks funeral in Iraq

OFFICIALS in Iraq say a suicide bomber has attacked a funeral for members of an ethnic minority in the country, killing 11 people. Police say a suicide bomber set off an explosive belt inside a funeral held by members of Shabak minority near...

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No bail for worst child porn suspect

A MAN described by the FBI as being the largest facilitator of child porn on the planet has been remanded in custody after being refused bail for a second time. Eric Eoin Marques is wanted in the United Stated on four charges linked to website...

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China vows air pollution cuts

China has announced plans to reduce levels of pollutants in the air by up to 25 per cent in Beijing. Source: AAP CHINA has vowed to reduce levels of atmospheric pollutants in Beijing and other major cities by as much as 25 per cent to try to...

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Yahoo now has 800 million users: CEO

Yahoo boss Marissa Mayer says the internet company now has about 800 million worldwide users. Source: AAP YAHOO boss Marissa Mayer says the internet company now has about 800 million worldwide users, a 20 per cent increase since she was lured...

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Unemployment tipped to hit four year high

Unemployment has hit a four year high and could get up to six per cent. Source: AAP THE unemployment rate is expected to have hit a four year high in August as businesses held off on hiring until after the federal election. Official labour...

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Computer upgrades cut US jobless claims

THE number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits plummeted 31,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 292,000, but the drop was mostly due to technical issues in two states that delayed the processing of applications. The Labor Department...

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Torture weapons 'promoted at UK fair'

ILLEGAL torture weapons are being promoted at an arms fair being held in London, according to the Green Party's Caroline Lucas. Lucas said the French company MagForce International and the Chinese company Tianjin MyWay International Trading...

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Abbott urged not to rush first 100 days

PRIME Minister-elect Tony Abbott should not be aiming for a long list of accomplishments in his first 100 days of power - he should instead use this period to set out his reform agenda timetable. That's the view of the Institute of Chartered Accountants...

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Asthma prevention vital for pregnant mums

PREGNANT women with asthma should continue taking their medication to prevent complications, says an Australian professor. The problem is some fear side effects and stop doing so. But taking medication is safer than going without, says Professor...

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Southeastern takes 12% stake in News Corp

SOUTHEASTERN Asset Management, the investment firm that along with activist investor Carl Icahn opposed the proposed buyout of Dell, says it's taken a nearly 12 per cent stake in News Corp. According to the Tuesday Securities and Exchange Commission...

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Housing key to retail recovery: Deloitte

THE performance of the Australian housing sector will play a key role in any recovery in consumer spending and retail sales growth, an independent economic forecaster says. Deloitte Access Economics believes the election of a majority government...

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Shorten should lead Labor: Marles

FORMER trade minister Richard Marles has called on Bill Shorten to put his hand up for the Labor leadership, saying it's in the interests of the party he do so. His comments came as former health minister Tanya Plibersek urged her Labor colleagues...

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Chinese man convicted via Yahoo email free

China has freed a dissident writer who was convicted of leaking "state secrets" in 2005. Source: AAP CHINA has freed a dissident writer who was convicted of leaking "state secrets" in 2005 in a landmark case where his Yahoo emails formed...

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NATO airstrike 'kills 10 Afghan civilians'

Ten civilians have been killed in a NATO airstrike in eastern Afghanistan, officials say Source: AAP AT least ten civilians have been killed in a NATO airstrike on a pickup truck carrying women and children in eastern Afghanistan, Afghan...

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Berlusconi appeals case to European court

Silvio Berlusconi has turned to Europe's human rights court to avoid a ban on holding public office. Source: AAP ITALY'S ex-prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has turned to Europe's human rights court in a bid to avoid a ban on holding public...

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Rolf's Queen portrait 'missing': report

AUSTRALIAN artist Rolf Harris's portrait of Queen Elizabeth is reportedly in art limbo, with no-one confirming its whereabouts. Harris, who has been charged with a string of child sex offences, was commissioned to create the colourful painting...

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