Chess world championship starts

DEFENDING champion Viswanathan Anand has held Norwegian challenger Magnus Carlsen to a quick draw with the black pieces in the first game of their chess world championship match. Playing in Chennai on Saturday close to where Anand was born,...

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Young Aussies are most stressed out: study

AUSTRALIAN employees are suffering high levels of stress, a survey reveals. That's not surprising. Australians overall report declining wellbeing and increasing stress, according to a state-of-the-nation survey commissioned by the Australian Psychological...

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Germans commemorate Kristallnacht

GERMANS across the country have commemorated the 75th anniversary of Kristallnacht - the night of broken glass - during which the Nazis staged a wave of attacks on Jews in Germany and Austria. On November 9, 1938, hundreds of synagogues were burned,...

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Jetski rider dies after Gold Coast crash

Hospital cuts to hit kids EXCLUSIVE: EMERGENCY helicopter cases will have to bypass the new Monash Children's Hospital after the State Government cut plans for a helipad. Victory fan stabbed in brawl A MELBOURNE Victory fan is believed...

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Poison ruled out in Chilean poet's death

FORENSIC experts who examined the remains of Chilean poet Pablo Neruda have found no evidence he was poisoned to death during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet, an official says. "No relevant chemical agents that could be linked to Mr Neruda's...

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US jobs up 204,000 in October

US employers added 204,000 jobs in October, an unexpected burst of hiring during a month in which the federal government was partially shut down for 16 days. The US Labour Department says the unemployment rate rose to 7.3 per cent from 7.2 per...

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Clergy inquiry to call for reporting laws

VICTORIA'S landmark inquiry into child sex abuse by clergy is expected to demand priests and religious leaders be forced into reporting abuse allegations against their colleagues or face jail themselves. A final report from the state's parliamentary...

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US consumer spending slows

US consumers slowed their spending in September, even as overall income grew at a solid pace for the second straight month. The Commerce Department says consumer spending rose 0.2 per cent in September, after a 0.3 per cent gain the previous...

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British marine guilty of Afghan's murder

A ROYAL Marine has been convicted of murder following the execution in cold blood of an injured insurgent in Afghanistan. A court martial board on Friday found the commando, known only as Marine A, guilty of murdering the man in Afghanistan's...

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US unemployment benefit applications fall

THE number of people seeking US unemployment benefits fell 9,000 to a seasonally adjusted 336,000 last week, bringing applications to pre-recession levels. The Labor Department said on Thursday that the less volatile four-week average dropped...

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On-the-run terror suspect suing Britain

A TERRORISM suspect who escaped British surveillance by disguising himself in a burka is suing the government over alleged torture, it's been revealed. Mohammed Ahmed Mohamed evaded police surveillance last week by changing his Western-style...

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Bank of England keeps rates unchanged

THE Bank of England has decided to keep its key interest rate at a record low of 0.5 per cent as it monitors the economy's strengthening recovery. The Monetary Policy Committee also voted on Thursday to refrain from pumping more money into the...

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Controversial health website launched

PRIVATE health fund nib has launched a controversial website that allows patients to rate the cost and service levels of health practitioners. The searchable Whitecoat website is open to all Australians and lists 30,000 "extras" providers such...

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Sven lover 'sold story for STG300,000'

FORMER England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson's mistress received STG300,000 ($A509,000) to sell her story to two Sunday newspapers, a UK jury has been told. Faria Alam, 47, began an affair with Eriksson while working as a secretary at the FA and...

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Aussie woman remains in care in Ireland

AN Australian woman found in Ireland confused and virtually unable to communicate could be at risk if she's released from care, an Irish court has been told. The 25-year-old, described as vulnerable, had been in the country for three weeks before...

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Environmental crime cost world billions

OFFICIALS from Interpol and the United Nations Environmental Program are teaming up to combat environmental crime such as the killing of elephants and the theft of timber. Achim Steiner, the UN Environmental Program's executive director, says...

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Raffaele Sollecito back in court in Italy

RAFFAELE Sollecito, the former Italian boyfriend of US student Amanda Knox, has pleaded his innocence before a court, insisting he's been the victim of a "big mistake". Sollecito and Knox are suspected of murdering British student Meredit Kercher,...

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Damascus bombing kills eight

A BOMB has exploded in a central district of Damascus, killing at least eight people. Official news agency SANA says the bomb detonated at the entrance of a building near central Hijaz square at midday on Wednesday. Eight people were killed...

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BAE announces hundreds of shipyard cuts

BRITISH defence contractor BAE Systems has announced plans to cut some 1775 jobs at three shipyards, ending the building of warships in England for the first time in hundreds of years. BAE told unions it was starting the legal process to stop...

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No more cash rate cuts expected

THE board of the Reserve Bank of Australia is not expected to cut the cash rate when it meets on Tuesday. Eight out of 12 economists surveyed by AAP say the RBA will not cut the cash rate in the foreseeable future, and all of the those surveyed...

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Backlash over spying claims grows

More than 170 Australian websites were hacked by Anonymous Indonesia to protest reports of spying. Source: AAP INDONESIA has threatened to withdraw cooperation with Australia on various policy fronts, including in the area of people smuggling,...

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Kellogg to cut jobs, lowers outlook

KELLOGG will trim its global workforce by seven per cent as part of a cost-cutting plan, with the cereal maker citing weaker-than-expected sales for the year. The maker of Frosted Flakes and Eggo waffles says it expects earnings per share for...

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Shots fired in Sydney road rage incident

SHOTS have been fired in a residential street in southwest Sydney in a road rage incident. The argument, between the driver of a Ford sedan and a Toyota Hatchback, happened in the Riverwood area about 10.30pm (AEDT) on Monday. A woman driving...

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Girl shot in back in latest NSW shooting

A 13-YEAR-OLD girl has been shot in the back in what police say is a targeted attack at a home in Sydney's west. Three men, one armed with a shotgun, arrived at a home on Sunnyholt Road at Blacktown about 11pm (AEDT) on Monday and had a brief...

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Rural cancer more likely to kill: study

RURAL cancer patients are more likely to die than those in urban areas, according to a study published in the Medical Journal of Australia. Although the overall risk of cancer death decreased by one per cent from 2001 to 2010, the study shows...

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Indians mark Diwali with fireworks

MILLIONS of Indians have begun setting off deafening fireworks displays to light up the sky for Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights, which celebrates the triumph of good over evil. People across India also handed out sweets, exchanged greetings...

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