Ferry runs aground in Baltic Sea

A FINNISH ferry operator says one of its Sweden-bound vessels is stuck on rocks in the Baltic Sea but none of the nearly 2000 passengers are injured or in any danger. Viking Line says the M/S Amorella hit the rocks after a power failure on the...

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Car located for missing Qld man

A SEARCH will resume at first light for a man missing on a southwestern Queensland property after his vehicle was found bogged. The man in his 50s was reported missing on Saturday after he failed to return from checking bores on the property...

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Santa marathon attracts six thousand

AROUND 6000 people dressed as Santa Claus and his elves have run a "mini-marathon" through the streets of Madrid to promote festive cheer as the country tries to emerge from a two-year recession. While grown-ups dressed in red costumes with...

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Severe fire danger for Perth prompts ban

THE heatwave gripping much of Western Australia has prompted bushfire warnings for much of the state and a total fire ban in Perth. The Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) has issued severe fire danger advices for Sunday for the...

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Iran cancels Pakistan gas pipeline loan

IRAN has cancelled a planned $US500 million ($A562.49 million) loan to Pakistan to build part of a pipeline to bring natural gas from the Islamic Republic. Deputy Oil Minister Ali Majedi said Iran has no obligation to finance the Pakistani side...

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Chinese economy faces 'downward pressure'

CHINESE leaders have warned that the world's second-largest economy faces "downward pressure" and called for boldness in carrying out promised reforms aimed at reviving slowing growth. In a report issued after an annual planning meeting on Friday,...

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Berlin prosecutors investigate Nazi guard

A FORMER Nazi concentration camp guard living in Berlin is being investigated on suspicion of murder after authorities received a tip from the Simon Wiesenthal Centre, prosecutors said. The 87-year-old, identified only as Horst P., is alleged...

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Buddhist relics stolen in Cambodia

CAMBODIAN officials say a golden urn containing what are considered to be remnants of Buddha's body has been stolen from its shrine near the capital. Government spokesman Ek Tha said on Friday the relics have enormous religious and cultural...

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Wife-killer Webster loses appeal

A BRITISH man who murdered his wife in a staged car accident in Scotland and tried to kill his second in a copycat crash in New Zealand has lost an appeal against his conviction. Malcolm Webster, 54, was jailed for a minimum of 30 years for killing...

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Cate Blanchett nominated for Golden Globe

CATE Blanchett had better find a gown to wear to the Oscars, although Hugh Jackman, Geoffrey Rush and Chris Hemsworth likely won't have to worry about tuxedos. For the second time in 24 hours, Blanchett confirmed her place as frontrunner for the...

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US retail sales rise 0.7 per cent

US consumers ramped up spending in November on cars, appliances and furniture and made more purchases online, signalling growing confidence in the economy during the holiday shopping season. The Commerce Department says retail sales rose 0.7...

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US unemployment aid applications surge

THE number of people seeking US unemployment benefits rose 68,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 368,000, the largest increase in more than a year. The surge in first-time applications could be a troubling sign if it lasts. But it likely reflects...

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US unemployment aid applications surge

THE number of people seeking US unemployment benefits rose 68,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 368,000, the largest increase in more than a year. The surge in first-time applications could be a troubling sign if it lasts. But it likely reflects...

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Scottish crash helicopters grounded

BRITISH helicopter operator Bond has grounded its fleet of 22 EC135 aircraft, the same model that crashed into a Scottish pub last month killing nine people, after a defect was found on one of its flights. "During normal operations yesterday,...

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Jobless rate expected to hit 5.8%

AUSTRALIA'S jobless rate is expected to edge higher as weaker sectors of the economy remain under pressure. The unemployment rate is forecast to rise to 5.8 per cent, from 5.7 per cent, when official labour force figures for November are released...

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Tighter budget rules needed: think tank

THE Parliamentary Budget Office should be replaced by an independent fiscal commission to prevent a future budget crisis, a conservative think tanks says. As Treasurer Joe Hockey prepares to hand down the mid-year budget review, the Centre for...

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Australian cattle tortured in Gaza

FOOTAGE of Australian cattle being tortured before being slaughtered in Gaza is among the most shocking ever captured, independent MP Andrew Wilkie says. The footage, filmed by civilians during the Festival of Sacrifice in October, shows tagged...

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Abbott to face pressure over Holden move

THE federal government is under increasing pressure to reveal how it will help Holden workers and rebuild confidence in the long-term future of manufacturing. Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Wednesday night called Holden's decision to stop making...

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High Court to rule on same-sex marriages

A RAFT of newly wed same-sex couples are waiting to find out if their marriages will last more than a week. The High Court will on Thursday hand down its ruling on the ACT's gay marriage laws. Some 15 couples tied the knot in Canberra on Saturday...

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Awards celebrate human rights advocates

A NUN providing hope for domestic violence victims, an African civil war survivor-turned UN ambassador and an advocate for Aboriginal childrens' education are among the Australians in the running for national human rights awards. A record number...

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Aussie boat race pest can stay in UK

AUSTRALIAN boat race protester Trenton Oldfield will be allowed to stay in the United Kingdom after an immigration tribunal judge said the activist had made a positive contribution to British society. Mr Oldfield has successfully appealed a...

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Coalition support trails Labor: Newspoll

TONY Abbott's honeymoon is over as the coalition slumped to its lowest rating in three years. Labor now leads on preferences for the first time since Julia Gillard was elected prime minister, according to a Newspoll survey taken last weekend....

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First Arnhem Land girls to graduate

TWO indigenous students from an isolated area in the Northern Territory are about to become the first girls from their community to ever graduate high school. Christella Namundja and Kirsty Garnarradj from Gunbalanya in Arnhem Land, 300 km east...

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McDonald's key sales metric rises

MCDONALD'S says a key sales figure rose 0.5 per cent in November, even as the world's biggest hamburger chain faces tough competition and basically flat traffic in the US. Its global sales performance was the same as in October. The stock slipped...

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Comedy Bamboozled wins Tropfest

AFTER winning a prize in the DSLR category at the last Tropfest, Australian filmmaker Matt Hardie can now add Tropfest 22 winner to his name. Hardie has taken home the top prize with his comedic short film Bamboozled. The event on Sunday night...

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Alcohol sends 30,000 Vics to hospital

NEARLY 30,000 Victorians were hospitalised in a 12-month period due to the effects of excessive alcohol consumption, new data shows. Men make up the majority of those hospitalised, but there has been a big jump in the number of women ending...

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Catholic response to abuse under spotlight

THE internal process used by the Catholic Church to compensate victims of child sexual abuse is under the microscope at a national inquiry this week. The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse starts public hearings...

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Woman over limit with 6-year-old in car

A WOMAN who was driving her six-year-old son to a birthday party has lost her licence for six months after she recorded a positive breath test in Melbourne. The 43-year-old woman, from Patterson Lakes, returned the positive test when she was...

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Motorcyclist dies on NSW mid-north coast

A 67-YEAR-OLD motorcyclist has been killed in an accident on the NSW mid-north coast. It's believed the man attempted to take a sweeping bend on the Dondingalong Road at Dondingalong, about 20 kilometres southwest of Kempsey, when he lost control...

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