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| 2009-07-04 15:43 | ABC News Online | Iran hangs 20 drug traffickers in a day Iran has hanged 20 people for drug trafficking at a prison in a town near the capital, Tehran.... |
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| 2009-07-04 15:43 | ABC News Online | 'Ron Weasley' catches swine flu Actor Rupert Grint, who plays Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter films, has contracted swine flu, his publicist said, three days before the latest Potter blockbuster premieres in London.... |
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| 2009-07-04 15:28 | ABC News Online | Serena downs Venus to win third crown Serena Williams has celebrated American Independence Day by beating sister Venus to win her third Wimbledon title overnight.... |
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| 2009-07-04 15:28 | ABC News Online | UAE finds $2.5m hash in animal feed Police in Abu Dhabi have seized than 700 kilograms of hashish concealed in a shipment of animal fodder.... |
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| 2009-07-04 10:43 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | Elephant calf born at Taronga Sydney has welcomed the first elephant born in Australia.... |
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| 2009-07-04 10:43 | ABC News Online | Crew of hijacked Belgian ship head home Crew members of a Belgian ship hijacked by pirates off Somalia in mid-April will be re-united with their families early next week, Belgium's Government crisis centre said in a statement.... |
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| 2009-07-04 10:43 | ABC News Online | Taliban claim to down Pakistani chopper The Taliban claimed responsibility for a Pakistani helicopter crash that killed 26 security personnel, as helicopter gunships pounded suspected militant hideouts in the north-west.... |
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| 2009-07-04 10:28 | ABC News Online | African Union defies ICC over Bashir extradition Africa's leaders have agreed not to co-operate with the International Criminal Court's (ICC) attempt to extradite Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir to face charges of war crimes in Darfur.... |
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| 2009-07-04 10:28 | ABC News Online | Pay childcare workers more: union The union representing childcare workers says improving skill levels would encourage more people to take up the profession, but they also need to be paid more.... |
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| 2009-07-04 10:13 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | Introducing jumbo junior SYDNEY has welcomed the first elephant born in Australia.... |
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| 2009-07-04 10:13 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | Navy's secret shame KERRY-ANNE WALSH POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT A GROUP of male sailors had a book recording bets on how many female crew they could have sex with.... |
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| 2009-07-04 10:13 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | Smokers priced out of the habit JOSH GORDON AND EAMONN DUFF CIGARETTES would cost more than $20 for a packet of 30 and come in plain wrapping under a radical proposal being considered by the Federal Government to fund an extensive health program.... |
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| 2009-07-04 10:13 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | Whooping cough cases spread far and wide RACHEL BROWNE WHOOPING cough is spreading to previously unaffected parts of NSW and the number of cases nationally is at its highest level in four years.... |
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| 2009-07-04 10:13 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | Parental say on child care KERRY-ANNE WALSH POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT PUBLIC consultations will be held across Australia so parents can have their say on early childhood education and child care.... |
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| 2009-07-04 10:13 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | Saint, soccer on PM agenda KERRY-ANNE WALSH PRESSING for Blessed Mary MacKillop's sainthood, and arm-twisting to secure Australia a soccer World Cup, will be on the Prime Minister's agenda on an international trip starting tomorrow.... |
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| 2009-07-04 10:13 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | Bright idea puts paid to power bills ALEX BROOKS AS ENERGY bills rise by 20 per cent, meet the man who pays nothing for electricity to power his four-bedroom house.... |
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| 2009-07-04 10:13 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | Cold? Put on a jumper and save $92 a month ALEX BROOKS NORTH shore and eastern suburbs households are among Sydney's greatest users of energy-guzzling portable electric heaters.... |
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| 2009-07-04 10:13 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | Movie shows dad's fight for truth of Byrne's death MATTHEW BENNS AND SCOTT ELLIS HAVING the story of his daughter immortalised on film evokes mixed feelings in Tony Byrne.... |
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| 2009-07-04 10:13 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | Boy, 6, strangled in freak trampoline accident LES KENNEDY A SIX-YEAR-OLD Tasmanian boy accidentally hanged himself after getting entangled in a clothes line while jumping on a backyard trampoline yesterday.... |
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| 2009-07-04 10:13 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | Current theory on magnetic north DEBORAH SMITH SAILORS have long known that the magnetic North Pole wanders about a lot but it could be the ocean currents making it happen.... |
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| 2009-07-04 10:13 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | Ibrahim cops the jail shuffle DYLAN WELCH POLICE REPORTER FORMER Sydney bikie Hassan "Sam" Ibrahim is being bounced around the state's prisons in an apparent attempt by NSW Corrective Services to punish him for speaking out.... |
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| 2009-07-04 10:13 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | First-home buyers shore up housing JOSEPHINE TOVEY FIGURES showing a record number of first-home buyers building homes in June are a sign the housing sector is recovering, the State Government said yesterday.... |
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| 2009-07-04 10:13 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | In it for animals and a slab of beer HEATHER QUINLAN ANDREW REID and the larrikin lifeguards from the hit TV show Bondi Rescue are competing in next month's Sun-Herald City2Surf for a slab of beer.... |
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| 2009-07-04 10:13 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | Stewart's fight for documents LEESHA MCKENNY PREMIER Nathan Rees has been accused of abusing the courts and the Parliament to avoid being frank about the sacking of former minister Tony Stewart.... |
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| 2009-07-04 10:13 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | Man says friend gagged, bound, beat him MARK O'BRIEN A SYDNEY man visiting a friend last week was allegedly bound, gagged with a sock and beaten with a metal bar in an attempt to extort $5000.... |
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| 2009-07-04 10:13 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | Hundreds of health jobs to go LOUISE HALL HEALTH REPORTER THE cash-strapped Sydney West Area Health Service has issued a call to all staff to apply for voluntary redundancy, saying the move will "streamline services" for patients.... |
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| 2009-07-04 10:13 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | The girl who really is one in a million LOUISE HALL HEALTH REPORTER WONDERS are performed every day at the Sydney Children's Hospital but saving the life of Amy Poynting has been nothing short of a miracle.... |
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| 2009-07-04 10:13 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | One way to increase your vocabulary LEESHA MCKENNY READING is a great way to increase your vocabulary, entrants in the Premier's Reading Challenge have discovered.... |
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| 2009-07-04 10:13 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | Time to change wasteful ways FELICITY ROCHE, a mother of three, tries not to waste food but at the end of each week she still finds neglected vegetables in her fridge. The personal stylist has a box of fruit and vegetables delivered each week.... |
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| 2009-07-04 10:13 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | Food for thought while shopping RACHEL BROWNE CASH-STRAPPED families are increasingly cutting costs at the dinner table, an online survey has found. They have become stricter with their grocery bills since the economic downturn, it shows.... |
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| 2009-07-04 10:13 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | Princess cruises through tough times in fine style JOSEPHINE TOVEY THE cruise ship industry is keeping afloat in tough economic times, with a record-breaking voyage departing Sydney today expected to pull in at least $60 million.... |
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| 2009-07-04 10:13 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | Judges to overturn perception of leniency MALCOLM BROWN THE NSW Sentencing Council will embark on a program of widespread community consultation and public forums to break down what is seen as a misconception of the processes of justice, crime rates and sentencing.... |
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| 2009-07-04 10:13 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | Scud fails to pay debt as house passed in MARK RUSSELL FORMER tennis ace Mark Philippoussis had a setback yesterday in his fight to pay more than $1.3 million in debts when his Melbourne home failed to sell at auction.... |
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| 2009-07-04 10:13 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | Unions on board to save terraces from Metro station LEESHA MCKENNY THE leader of Sydney's historic green ban movement is backing a push for union opposition to the NSW Government's proposed Metro station at Pyrmont.... |
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| 2009-07-04 10:13 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | Agritourism the new cash crop RACHEL BROWNE FARMERS ravaged by drought and floods are being urged to generate extra income by attracting city tourists to their properties.... |
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| 2009-07-04 10:13 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | Hundreds gather to pay their last respects to famed 'Bob the truckie' SUSANNA DUNKERLEY BOB KNIGHT, the victim of a Sydney shoot-out, was remembered yesterday for his sense of humour, love of dogs and as "Bob the truckie", a regular on talkback radio.... |
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| 2009-07-04 10:13 | Sydney Morning Herald (National) | Ban on families in same prison SIBLINGS who commit crime together will not serve their sentences together under changes to prison policy announced today.... |
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| 2009-07-04 10:13 | The Age (World) | LA braces for Jacko memorial mayhem ED PILKINGTON, NEW YORK Los Angeles police and city officials scramble to prepare for Michael Jackson memorial to prevent scenes of chaos and confusion that have marked days since his death.... |
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| 2009-07-04 10:13 | The Age (World) | Children perish in London tower fire JENNY PERCIVAL, LONDON Newborn baby and two children among six people killed in a fire in a 12-storey block of flats in Camberwell, south London.... |
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| 2009-07-04 10:13 | The Age (World) | Spouse drives you nuts, marriage beats dementia KAREN KAPLAN, LOS ANGELES Does your spouse sometimes drive you crazy? Think again - a study finds people who live with a partner during middle age have much lower odds of developing dementia.... |
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| 2009-07-04 10:13 | The Age (World) | Defiant North Korea fires missile barrage SEOUL North Korea fires seven missiles off its eastern coast in what is likely to be seen as a message of defiance to the United States on its Independence Day holiday.... |
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| 2009-07-04 10:13 | The Age (World) | Porn star rumbles towards Senate elections NEW ORLEANS Porn star Stormy Daniels has kicked off a second "listening tour" in Louisiana as she publicises a possible run for the US Senate.... |
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| 2009-07-04 10:13 | The Age (World) | Burma refuses to let UN chief see Suu Kyi RANGOON UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon deeply disappointed after chief of Burma's military junta refuses to let him meet pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.... |
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| 2009-07-04 09:58 | ABC News Online | Deadly London apartment fire 'suspicious' Police launched an investigation into a fire that ripped through a 1960s-era public housing block in south London, killing six people including a newborn baby.... |
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| 2009-07-04 09:58 | ABC News Online | Newsweek journo faces court in Iran Newsweek journalist Maziar Bahari and a number of reformist leaders in Iran are to face trial accused of "acting against national security," their lawyer Saleh Nikbakht said.... |
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| 2009-07-04 08:58 | ABC News Online | Missiles an 'Independence Day warning' to US North Korea test-fired seven missiles in what appeared to be a calculated message of defiance timed for the US Independence Day holiday.... |
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| 2009-07-04 08:58 | ABC News Online | Horrendous Hawks hammered by Bulldogs The Western Bulldogs have run riot over Hawthorn 19.19 (133) to 6.9 (45) in their round 14 AFL clash.... |
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| 2009-07-04 08:28 | ABC News Online | Fancy new digs for Slumdog star One of the child actors from the Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire has moved from his Mumbai shantytown shack into a new home.... |
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| 2009-07-04 07:13 | ABC News Online | Sailors embroiled in sex game scandal The Defence Department says it is investigating claims sailors on the HMAS Success played a game to see who could sleep with the most female crew members.... |
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| 2009-07-04 06:13 | ABC News Online | '150,000 flee' deadly China storms Torrential rain battering southern China has forced more than 150,000 people from their homes.... |
