Ukraine's neighbours eye Russian gas hedge

FOUR Central European nations are urging the US to boost natural gas exports to Europe as a hedge against the risk that Russia could cut its supply of gas to Ukraine, but the White House says such a move would take more than a year. Ambassadors...

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Seven die in horror crash in Belgium

SEVEN people have died on a Belgian motorway after their car drove at high speed into the back of a German truck and caught fire. The accident happened in the early hours of Saturday at Zonhofen, near the Dutch border. Some of the occupants...

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Australians on board missing plane

A search and rescue mission is underway for a Malaysia Airlines flight, which has lost contact with air traffic control. Flight with 227 passengers and 12 crew on board missing ... Malaysia Airlines service bound for...

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Will and Kate in Maldives sans baby George

PRINCE William and Kate have jetted off to the Maldives for a week-long holiday just a month out from their three-week tour of New Zealand and Australia. British tabloids report the couple have left Prince George with Kate's parents, Michael...

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British PM laughs off Twitter ribbing

DAVID Cameron has laughed off merciless mockery of a photograph of him on the telephone to Barack Obama. The Prime Minister posted the grim-faced image on Twitter on Wednesday evening, with the message: "I've been speaking to @BarackObama about...

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Percentage of women on Aust boards doubles

THE percentage of women on Australia's top corporate boards has more than doubled in the past four years, but is still only at 17.6 per cent. Australian Institute of Company Directors' chief executive John Colvin said the figures showed that...

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UK star publicist's sex trial starts

CELEBRITY publicist Max Clifford, whose clients have included Muhammad Ali and Frank Sinatra, has gone on trial in London accused of a string of sex offences against children and young women. Clifford used his celebrity connections to "bully...

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S Sudanese flee into Darfur

Refugees from violence in South Sudan are so desperate they are fleeing to Sudan's Darfur region. Source: AAP THE civil war in South Sudan has left people so hungry and desperate for relief that they are even fleeing across the border into...

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Australian tells of detainment in N Korea

An Australian man detained in North Korea has recounted "long and gruelling" interrogation sessions. Source: AAP TWO hours in the morning and two hours in the afternoon. Australian missionary John Short has revealed detail of his "long...

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Leave scheme to go ahead: Hockey

The government will go ahead with its planned paid parental leave scheme, Treasurer Joe Hockey says. Source: AAP THE federal government will push ahead with its planned paid parental leave scheme even if a commission of audit deems it too...

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Speaker should be neutral, Burke says

A Labor frontbencher has hinted a level of dissatisfaction with the federal parliamentary Speaker. Source: AAP A FEDERAL Labor frontbencher has hinted there is community disquiet about the objectivity of parliamentary Speaker Bronwyn Bishop....

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Study shows HPV vaccine saves lives

AUSTRALIA'S mass HPV vaccination program is working and saving lives, according to a study published in the British Medical Journal. The population-based study shows women who are fully vaccinated are far less likely to develop cervical cancer...

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RadioShack to close up to 1100 US stores

RADIOSHACK plans to close up to 1,100 of its underperforming stores in the US and has reported a wider loss for its fourth quarter as traffic slowed during the critical holiday season. The stock tumbled more than 24 per cent in Tuesday premarket...

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Medicare costs must be reined in: Dutton

HEALTH Minister Peter Dutton says the Medicare system needs to modernised to be affordable, but he won't say if GP co-payments will be part of the mix. The Consumers Health Forum on Tuesday reignited debate on GP co-payments, when it released...

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Stray dog chases away leopard in India

A STRAY dog has chased away an adult leopard that had wandered into a residential area in Mumbai from a wildlife park nearby. Footage captured by surveillance cameras published in the Mid-Day newspaper shows the big cat sidling into the apartment...

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Egypt cops jailed for killing of activist

AN Egyptian court has sentenced two policemen to 10 years in prison each for the 2010 killing of a political activist whose slaying was one of the sparks that led to the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak the following year. The sentencing...

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Tyco selling SKorean security arm

FIRE protection and security company Tyco is selling its South Korean security business to asset manager The Carlyle Group for about $US1.93 billion ($A2.17 billion). Tyco Fire & Security Services Korea Co Ltd and its subsidiaries form and...

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BoM, CSIRO make dire climate predictions

THE national weather agency is predicting Australia's climate will continue to warm, bringing more extreme heat and longer fire seasons across large parts of the country. A new report by the Bureau of Meteorology and CSIRO concludes the concentration...

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Baby wipes cause rash of skin complaints

A PRESERVATIVE used in baby wipes is causing a rash of skin complaints. The problem is an increasingly common allergic reaction to a preservative used in some brands. But it's parents' hands, not babies' bottoms, that are breaking out, according...

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Call for caution amid fracking uncertainty

AUSTRALIA should view the relatively new practice of fracking for gas with as much caution as the introduction of a new drug, says an essay in the latest issue of the Medical Journal of Australia. "The uncertainty over the health implications...

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Teenage detainees on run in NSW

FOUR male teenage detainees have threatened security officers with a knife before fleeing in a prison van on the NSW north coast. At 4.30pm on Sunday police were called to North Street in Grafton where the teens allegedly threatened two security...

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