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Reel big: Fishermen need cranes to pull 40ft whale shark out of water - Mirror.co.uk |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 17:15 |
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Fishermen had to bring in cranes to haul a 6.7-ton whale shark from the water yesterday. The 40ft creature was found dead in the Arabian Sea, near Karachi, Pakistan. It took two cranes and more than four hours to lift the monster on to a jetty, ....
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Lawyers plead for floods inquiry extension - Sydney Morning Herald |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 17:15 |
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A barrister for besieged Wivenhoe Dam operator Seqwater has pleaded for more time to quiz witnesses at the Queensland floods inquiry. The inquiry has been reconvened to examine allegations it was previously misled about when the dam operators adopted a ....
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WA Premier Colin Barnett trapped in restaurant by Aboriginal protesters - The Australian |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 17:15 |
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WEST Australian Premier Colin Barnett and two of his ministers were trapped inside a Perth restaurant for more than 30 minutes today as Aboriginal opponents of a sweeping native title offer banged on the windows and yelled 'no deal'....
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Student hospitalised after alleged chisel stabbing - ABC Online |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 17:15 |
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A 15-year-old boy is in hospital after another student allegedly stabbed him in the back with a chisel at a North Canberra school. Police arrived at the Melba Copland Secondary School around noon (AEDT) to find the teen with a single stab wound to his ....
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Backpacker third Aussie to die in Laos - NEWS.com.au |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 17:15 |
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ANOTHER Australian backpacker has died in Laos in the third such death in the country in the past month. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has confirmed the man, 22, from Victoria died while on holiday in the south-east Asian country....
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Rudd summons Syrian diplomat to his office - ABC Online |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 17:15 |
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Foreign Affairs Minister Kevin Rudd has told Syria's top diplomat in Australia that the Syrian regime lost its legitimacy when it started to attack its own people. Mr Rudd summoned Syrian Charge d'Affairs Jawdat Ali to his office in Parliament House to ....
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Rick Santorum back in the race after sweeping wins over Mitt Romney - The Guardian |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 17:15 |
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Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum has revived his flagging campaign with a trio of victories to upset front-runner Mitt Romney's seemingly inevitable progress towards the party nomination. Santorum achieved a clean sweep of the states ....
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Thief helps police nab child porn accused - NEWS.com.au |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 17:15 |
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A THIEF in Victoria has been praised for turning himself in so that police could catch an even bigger criminal. The man, who can't be identified for legal reasons, stole two mobile phones in Ballarat, northwest of Melbourne, but turned up at the ....
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Two Santorum Victories Redirect GOP Spotlight - New York Times |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 15:15 |
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His candidacy all but dismissed just days ago, Rick Santorum won the Minnesota caucuses and a nonbinding primary in Missouri on Tuesday, raising fresh questions about Mitt Romney's ability to corral conservative support. Mr. Santorum was also running ....
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Gillard turns up heat in debate over economy - ABC Online |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 15:15 |
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By chief political correspondent Emma Griffiths Julia Gillard has raised the pitch of her attack on the Opposition over economic management, accusing Tony Abbott of being 'reckless' and warning he will destroy the economy if he wins power....
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Flash floods hammer Port Macquarie - Sydney Morning Herald |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 15:15 |
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Thousands of people have spent the night in evacuation centres across NSW while thousands more remain isolated by flood waters. Thirty greyhounds have been rescued from chest-deep water near Port Macquarie and a woman has been plucked from her car as ....
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Vic police interview Bega killer - Sydney Morning Herald |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 15:15 |
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Detectives have begun interviewing Bega schoolgirl killer Leslie Camilleri who they say is a suspect in the disappearance of a Melbourne teenager more than 20 years ago. Prudence Bird disappeared from her Glenroy home on February 2, 1992....
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Carbon tax to blame for Alcoa review - Herald Sun |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 15:15 |
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THE federal government's carbon tax is partly to blame for Alcoa reviewing operations at its Geelong smelter, which employs 600 Victorians, state treasurer Kim Wells says. Alcoa says it will examine the viability of its aluminum smelter at Point Henry ....
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