Stately Bentley to go SUV: company

Luxury car maker Bentley says it will go ahead with plans to launch a sport utility vehicle in 2016. Source: AAP LUXURY car maker Bentley, a unit of German auto giant Volkswagen, says it will go ahead with plans to launch a sport utility...

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US won't seek death penalty for Snowden

The US has told Russia it will not seek the death penalty for intelligence leaker Edward Snowden. Source: AAP ATTORNEY General Eric Holder has told the Russian government that the US will not seek the death penalty for former National Security...

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16 boats arrive since PNG deal struck

More than 1000 asylum seekers are waiting on Christmas Island to be transferred to PNG. Source: AAP THERE have been 16 asylum seeker boat arrivals since the Rudd government announced a week ago its new hardline policy to resettle refugees...

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Havana airport to get $US10.2m upgrade

Cuba's Havana airport will get a $US10.2m upgrade to improve operations at the overcrowded facility. Source: AAP CUBA'S main international terminal is getting a $US10.2 million ($A11.04 million) overhaul to improve operations at the overcrowded...

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Qld fears TB epidemic from PNG

Queensland's health minister says the state is wearing a big bill to treat sick Papua New Guineans. Source: AAP PAPUA New Guineans are being turned away from the Torres Strait Islands over fears they're spreading a deadly disease, which has...

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Natural gas well off US coast catches fire

A FEDERAL official has confirmed that a fire has broken out on a blown-out Gulf of Mexico gas well. Eileen Angelico of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement confirmed that the evacuated rig caught fire late on Tuesday. There were...

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More steam in Fukushima reactor building

Workers at the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan have reported more steam inside a reactor building. Source: AAP WORKERS at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan have reported steam inside a battered reactor building for the second...

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How will the royal baby grow up?

AS part of one of the most famous, privileged families in the world, what will childhood be like for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's son? The youngster will grow up, just as William did, with the knowledge that he will one day be king. But...

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Tokyo stocks close 0.82% higher

TOKYO shares ended up 0.82 per cent on Tuesday as Japan upgraded its view of the national economy while a weak dollar capped market gains. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index closed 120.47 points higher to 14,778.51, reversing a 0.70 per cent decline...

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Hames resigns as WA tourism minister

Senior WA minister Kim Hames has resigned his tourism portfolio after admitting an expenses bungle. Source: AAP SENIOR West Australian minister Kim Hames has resigned his tourism portfolio after he admitted wrongly claiming more than $1000...

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Greens candidate on drink-driving charge

AN electric car-led campaign has backfired for a Greens election candidate facing a drink-driving charge. Rosalie Ellen Woodruff, 48, has appeared in the Hobart Magistrate's Court on a single count after recording a blood alcohol level of 0.065...

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Earthquake kills 47, injures 300 in China

AT least 47 people have died and about 300 have been injured after a 5.9-magnitude earthquake hit north-western China's Gansu province the government and state media say. The quake shook homes in Gansu's Minxian and Zhangxian counties at 7:45...

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Rudd deal with PNG a fix: Abbott

Opposition immigration spokesman Scott Morrison says asylum seekers could still be resettled in Aus. Source: AAP THE coalition has launched a broad attack on Labor's asylum seeker deal with Papua New Guinea, accusing Kevin Rudd of misleading...

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Avicii No.1 for a third week in Australia

Avicii's Wake Me Up is the No.1 single on the ARIA charts for a third week. Source: AAP AVICII stays atop the ARIA Singles chart for a third consecutive week with Wake Me Up. Also holding at No.2 for a second week are OneRepublic with Counting...

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Concerns over Billabong deal

A SHAREHOLDERS' rights group has taken aim at Billabong's planned recapitalisation deal, arguing competing offers for the surfwear icon should be considered. Billabong last week announced it had reached a $US294 million ($A325 million) deal with...

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