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East Timor will tomorrow commemorate its 10th anniversary since independence from Indonesia, and the World Bank says there are plenty of reasons to celebrate.
Topics: government-and-politics, world-politics, poverty, community-and-society, east-timor
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Protesters have slammed Queen Elizabeth's guest list for her Diamond Jubilee lunch, which included Bahrain's King Hamad al Khalifa.
Topics: world-politics, royal-and-imperial-matters, england
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Syrian regime forces have fired on protesters who took to the streets of Aleppo, wounding several people at the biggest rally seen in the country's second city since a revolt erupted last year, a watchdog said.
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A US soldier has been charged with murder over the 2009 killing of five comrades at a stress clinic on the biggest US base in Iraq.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, murder-and-manslaughter, crime, united-states
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The West Australian Government plans to introduce a specialist court to deal with offenders suffering from mental illness.
Topics: mental-health, courts-and-trials, perth-6000, wa, australia
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South Africa's ruling ANC party threatens legal action over a painting depicting South African president Jacob Zuma with his genitals exposed.
Topics: world-politics, offbeat, painting, visual-art, south-africa
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Italy's proposal to levy a tax on cats and dogs is withdrawn in the face of a wave of popular anger.
Topics: animals, offbeat, world-politics, italy
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Anna Funder's tale of anti-Nazi activists has taken out top honours at this year's Australian Book Industry Awards.
Topics: novel, books-literature, arts-and-entertainment, sydney-2000, nsw, australia
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Police charge a Brisbane couple with the murder of a newborn baby found in a washing machine earlier this year.
Topics: murder-and-manslaughter, crime, law-crime-and-justice, family-and-children, babies, babies---newborns, brisbane-4000, qld, australia
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Fears that debt-stricken Greece may be headed for a chaotic eurozone exit loomed large as US president Barack Obama met other G8 leaders for crisis talks in Washington.
The Group of Eight top economies come together as Greece faces its second election in just six weeks, putting its eurozone future in doubt and dragging down Spain, where the government is struggling to keep its banks afloat.
European stock markets posted sharp losses, mirroring drops in Asia, while the Australian stock market closed at its lowest level for 12 months.
Topics: world-politics, economic-trends, international-financial-crisis, greece, united-states, germany, france
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The coroner will investigate a fiery crash that killed an unlicensed teenage driver in Melbourne's north-east overnight.
Topics: road, accidents, disasters-and-accidents, hurstbridge-3099, vic, australia
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The flame for the London Olympics has arrived on British soil on board a special golden-liveried British Airways flight from Athens.
Topics: olympics-summer, sport, england
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Facebook's shares rose less than expected on its first day of trading, despite making one of the most eagerly-awaited market debuts in history.
Topics: social-media, internet-culture, information-and-communication, markets, business-economics-and-finance, united-states
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Cricketer Luke Pomersbach is granted interim bail after being arrested for allegedly molesting a woman in New Delhi.
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The Federal Government is under renewed pressure from within its own ranks to demand all Australian cattle sent to Indonesia are stunned first before they are slaughtered.
Topics: beef-cattle, federal-government, trade, australia, indonesia
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Scott Pendlebury kicked four including the game-winner as Collingwood triumphed by two goals over 2011 grand final tormentor Geelong.
Topics: australian-football-league, sport, melbourne-3000, vic, australia, geelong-3220, collingwood-3066
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Questions are being raised about the Queensland Government's decision not to renew funding to a charity that helps female prisoners break the cycle of crime and poverty.
Topics: prisons-and-punishment, drug-offences, prostitution, townsville-4810, brisbane-4000
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The Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) says workers at BHP Billiton's coking coal mines in Queensland's Bowen Basin will strike again from next Thursday.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, industrial-relations, mining-industry, australia, qld, emerald-4720, mackay-4740, rockhampton-4700, moranbah-4744
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Champion veteran woodchopper Vic Summers has finished second in the double saw competition at the Gympie show.
Topics: human-interest, offbeat, rural, agricultural-shows, gympie-4570
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Prosecutors have dropped five charges against a South Australian MP accused of child pornography offences.
The MP was facing a total of 12 charges and has pleaded not guilty to the remaining seven.
Topics: courts-and-trials, sexual-offences, adelaide-5000, sa
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New figures show the number of medical compensation claims in Australia has increased, with most relating to post-operative complications or failed procedures.
Topics: medical-procedures, health, courts-and-trials, doctors-and-medical-professionals, australia
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The Family Court in Brisbane has excluded the media from its proceedings over an international custody dispute involving four Italian-Australian girls.
Topics: family-law, family-and-children, qld, maroochydore-4558, mildura-3500, vic
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The Australian share market has hit a six-month low, wiping $32 billion off the All Ordinaries Index, as investors headed for the exits amid fears about ongoing instability in the eurozone.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, stockmarket, currency, australia
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Indian police have arrested Australian cricketer Luke Pomersbach for allegedly molesting a woman and assaulting her fiance in a New Delhi hotel.
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ANZ Bank chief executive Mike Smith says European wholesale funding markets for banks have effectively frozen as financial markets panic amid ongoing instability in the eurozone.
Topics: banking, industry, business-economics-and-finance, international-financial-institutions, markets, european-union, australia
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