Woman jailed for calling police 637 times

AN unemployed French woman has been jailed for calling the police 637 times in the space of 48 hours last week, French media is reporting. THE 24-year-old was given a six-month jail sentence, half of which was suspended, on her twelfth court...

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US parents to keep kids off Facebook

BEHOLD the cascade of baby photos, the flood of funny kid anecdotes and the steady stream of school milestones on Facebook. IT all makes Sonia Rao, a stay-at-home mother of a one-year-old in the US, "a little uncomfortable". At a time when just...

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Tips for parents: To post or not to post?

SOCIAL MEDIA TIPS FOR PARENTS, RELATIVES AND FRIENDS WHEN IT COMES TO CHILDREN: - ASK FIRST, POST LATER If you don't know how a parent feels about having photos of their kids posted on Facebook, Instagram or elsewhere, ask before uploading...

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Apple's stock bounces back; hits new high

APPLE'S stock has touched a new high, reflecting investors' renewed faith in CEO Tim Cook's ability to outwit the competition and expand the technological hit factory. WEDNESDAY'S milestone represents a dramatic turnaround in sentiment since...

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Aussie injured in another Bali bike crash

A MAN who was left fighting for his life after a Bali motorcycle crash is speaking again, as a second Australian crash victim begins his recovery from massive injuries. DOCTORS were uncertain Nicho White, 43, would survive his medivac flight...

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Swiss urge hikers to look for artefacts

SWISS scientists are urging mountain climbers and hikers to keep an eye out for lost items in melting ice patches lost hundreds or even thousands of years ago. A PROJECT run by a Swiss cultural institute in the canton of Graubuenden aims to...

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Sales of US existing homes up 4.9 percent

SALES of previously owned US homes in May posted the best monthly gain in nearly three years, providing hope that housing is beginning to regain momentum lost over the past year. THE National Association of Realtors said on Monday sales of existing...

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Refugee drowns in Nauru

A REFUGEE who was resettled in Nauru after being sent to the Australian immigration detention centre there has drowned along with a Nauruan citizen who attempted a rescue. IMMIGRATION Minister Scott Morrison said in a statement on Sunday evening...

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Take climate more seriously, PM told

MORE than half of all Australians think the Abbott government should take climate change more seriously, a poll commissioned by environment group the Climate Institute has found. BUT only 20 per cent trust Prime Minister Tony Abbott to do so....

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Quebec helicopter escapees captured

POLICE say they have captured the three men who escaped from a Quebec City-area prison by helicopter earlier this month. THEY say the trio were arrested at a Montreal residence at 1.30am on Sunday and more arrests are likely. Police have not...

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Royals defend apartment spending

Renovations of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's apartment will cost UK taxpayers STG4 million. Source: AAP THE British royal family has defended spending a seven-figure sum refurbishing the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's Kensington Palace...

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Pregnant woman airlifted to hospital

A PREGNANT woman has suffered serious head injuries after a car crashed into a northwest Sydney house, also injuring a teenage girl and another woman. THE 25-year-old, who is four months pregnant, has been airlifted to Westmead Hospital with...

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Another Tamil man sets himself on fire

ANOTHER Tamil man has set himself alight, the latest in a spate of self-immolation cases involving asylum seekers who fear being sent back to Sri Lanka. THE 40-year-old man splashed himself with petrol and ignited it, but his housemates intervened...

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Hendra virus kills NSW horse

Hendra virus has killed a horse in northern NSW, causing authorities to quarantine a property. Source: AAP HENDRA virus has killed a horse in northern NSW, causing authorities to quarantine a property as they run tests on its stablemates...

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SUV carrying rapper ScHoolboy Q fired on

A gunman has fired on an SUV carrying rapper ScHoolboy Q after a concert in Colorado. Source: AAP A GUNMAN with a rifle fired on an SUV carrying rapper ScHoolboy Q after a concert at the popular Red Rocks outdoor amphitheatre near Denver...

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Pedophile poses risk out of prison: judge

A CONVICTED paedophile who sadistically tortured and chained one of his victims in a cupboard will be paroled in a matter of weeks. IVAN Andrew Campbell, 48, was sentenced to 14 years' jail in 2001 for multiple sexual offences in Auckland, including...

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Man charged after Sydney explosion

A MAN has been charged following an explosion that brought peak-hour traffic to a standstill in Sydney's inner-west. EMERGENCY services raced to Wentworth Park Road in Glebe just after 5pm on Wednesday (AEST) after reports of an explosion and...

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BlackBerry results top expectations

BLACKBERRY has surprised Wall Street by posting results that beat analyst's expectations. SHARES rose almost 12 per cent in pre-market trading as CEO John Chen cut expenses quicker than expected. The embattled smartphone company reported net...

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FedEx Q4 profit rises to $US730m

FEDEX says its quarterly profit rose as growth in online shopping gave its ground-shipping business a lift. THE earnings of $US2.46 per share beat Wall Street's forecast by a dime. Revenue also topped expectations. Its shares rose 4 per cent...

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UK 'cancels' Assange working group

THE UK Government has cancelled a working group set up with Ecuador to find a way of resolving the future of Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder has claimed. FOREIGN Secretary William Hague agreed to the group after meeting Ecuador's foreign...

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Nine dead after boat sinks off Malaysia

AT least nine people have drowned and 26 others are missing after a boat carrying Indonesian migrants sank off Malaysia, officials said. FISHERMEN recovered the bodies of a man and a woman, believed to be from the boat, floating near the mouth...

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Knox defence turns to Italy's last resort

AMANDA Knox's lawyers have formally asked Italy's court of last resort to review the US student's appeals court conviction for the 2007 murder of her British room mate. DEFENCE lawyer Luciano Ghirga said the paperwork was submitted last Thursday...

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Scientist gets World Food Prize for wheat

A CROP scientist credited with developing hundreds of varieties of disease-resistant wheat adaptable to many climates has been awarded the 2014 World Food Prize. SANJAYA Rajaram, who was born in India and is a citizen of Mexico, wins the $US250,000...

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Complaints about data fees on the rise

MORE mobile users are complaining of being hit with up to thousands of dollars in fees for exceeding data limits. THE Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman says overall mobile and network complaints dropped by almost a fifth in the first three...

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US home building declines 6.5% in May

THE pace of US home construction has slipped in May, with many Americans still struggling to afford new houses. THE Commerce Department says builders started work at a seasonally adjusted annual rate on 1.01 million homes. That was down 6.5...

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Liberia links seven more deaths to Ebola

A HEALTH official says seven people believed to have the Ebola virus have died in recent days in the Liberian capital, in the first reported deaths in Monrovia. DEPUTY Health Minister Tolbert Nyenswah said on Tuesday that brings to 16 the number...

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Walmart tech lab buys Stylr app

WALMART Stores' innovation lab is diving deeper into mobile apps with another acquisition. THE latest purchase for WalmartLabs is Stylr, a mobile app that allows shoppers to find clothes in nearby stores. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.Stylr...

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'Smart glasses' hope for blind

BRITISH-DESIGNED "smart glasses" that provide a new set of eyes for the visually impaired are being tested in public for the first time. THE devices, which use a pair of video cameras to enhance residual vision, have the potential to transform...

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US factory output rebounded in May

US manufacturing output rose in May after shrinking in April, led by greater production of vehicles, computers and furniture. THE Federal Reserve on Monday said factory output rose 0.6 per cent in May after dipping 0.1 per cent the previous...

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D-day trip veteran marks 90th birthday

A WAR veteran who turned up in Normandy after he was reported missing from his care home in England says he is overwhelmed by the number of cards and gifts he has received for his 90th birthday. BERNARD Jordan, whose birthday is on Monday, made...

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Indian students charged over PM in mag

NINE students at a southern Indian college have been arrested for using "objectionable and unsavoury language" about Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a crossword puzzle in their college magazine, according to news reports. THE nine students from...

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Egypt asks YouTube to remove assault video

EGYPT is asking YouTube to remove a video of a woman being sexually assaulted in Tahrir Square during a rally supporting the country's newly-elected president. PRESIDENTIAL spokesman Ehab Badawy said in a statement late on Thursday that the...

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Ignition switch problem forces GM recall

GENERAL Motors is recalling more cars for problems with ignition switches. GM is recalling nearly 512,000 Chevrolet Camaro muscle cars from the 2010 to 2014 model years. A driver's knee can bump the key and knock the switch out of the "run"...

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Abbott lays wreath at war cemetery

PRIME Minister Tony Abbott has laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Washington, as his government drops the idea of creating a national war cemetery in Canberra to commemorate the Anzac centenary in 2015. THE tomb is in the Arlington...

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Greece makes record heroin bust

GREEK authorities say they have seized a record 1.1 tonnes of heroin, worth more than 30 million euros ($A43 million), near Athens and arrested 11 suspected traffickers. A COASTGUARD statement on Friday said the operation, which followed a tip-off,...

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Rogue Vic MP to headline comedy show

THE Geoff Shaw show rolls on with the suspended Victorian MP due to headline a comedy event on Friday night. THE rogue Frankston MP will appear on stage for an hour at the Wheeler Centre with comedian Sammy J for a question and answer session....

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Applications for US jobless aid up

MORE Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, but claims for jobless aid remain near pre-recession levels. THE Labor Department said on Thursday that weekly applications for unemployment benefits rose 4000 to a seasonally adjusted...

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Twitter COO Ali Rowghani resigns

TWITTER says its chief operating officer, Ali Rowghani, has resigned from his post but will stay with the company as a strategic adviser to CEO Dick Costolo. ROWGHANI joined Twitter in 2010 as chief financial officer and became COO two years later....

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Brangelina attend war summit

BRAD Pitt has joined Angelina Jolie at a London summit on sexual violence, lending the couple's star power to the campaign to end rape in war zones. THE four-day London conference is organised by British Foreign Secretary William Hague and Jolie,...

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Widow reveals Mayall heart 'event'

COMIC Rik Mayall suffered an "acute cardiac event" after returning from a morning run, his widow has said. BARBARA Mayall said her family had received "thousands and thousands of messages of condolence" from around the world. "We always knew...

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Abbott says climate plan 'substantial'

PRIME Minister Tony Abbott says the government's spending on tackling climate change is substantial in global terms. Mr Abbott is under fire from Labor, the Greens and environment groups ahead of a meeting with US President Barack Obama in Washington...

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Flight 370 families seek information

ABOUT two dozen relatives of Chinese passengers on the missing Malaysia Airlines flight have demanded more information at a Beijing building that houses the airline's regional office, more than three months after the plane disappeared en route to...

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Science key to economy, Abbott says

THE Abbott government is weighing up a plan to allow schools to work with universities and the corporate sector to boost jobs in the science and technology sector. But the move comes as the government slashes funding to key science bodies including...

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Abbott sticks with climate ambition

AUSTRALIA won't be committing to a cut in emission targets beyond the existing pledge, Prime Minister Tony Abbott says. Mr Abbott on Tuesday met with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the United Nations headquarters in New York. The UN has...

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Abbott ducks Clinton's women comments

PRIME Minister Tony Abbott says he's hopeful of being able to meet with Hillary Clinton while he is in the US. But he won't be buying into her comments about Julia Gillard. The former First Lady, secretary of state and potential Democrats presidential...

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Abbott gets official welcome in Canada

PRIME Minister Tony Abbott has received a formal welcome with military honours in Ottawa. Mr Abbott is the first Australian leader since John Howard in 2006 to visit Canada. He began Monday with a bicycle ride, accompanied by Mounties, through...

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Baden-Clay murder trial starts today

Gerard Baden-Clay in court. Illustration: Jonathan Bentley. Source: Supplied BRISBANE real estate agent Gerard Baden-Clay will stand trial today for the murder of his wife. More than 70 witnesses are due to be called to give evidence...

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Pension funds run eye over state assets

CANADA'S cashed-up pension funds are running the calculator over road and port projects in Australia. Executives from the funds - which hold around $1.1 trillion in assets - are involved in talks with Prime Minister Tony Abbott, Trade Minister...

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Trucker in Morgan crash lacked sleep

A WAL-MART truck driver accused of causing a New Jersey crash that critically injured Tracy Morgan and killed another comedian allegedly hadn't slept for more than 24 hours. A court official on Monday said 35-year-old Kevin Roper was scheduled...

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Hey there, it's The Seekers, AO

AS one of the few bands from the 1960s still with their original line-up, The Seekers have proved their staying power. Now they're being recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours. Judith Durham, Athol Guy, Keith Potger and Bruce Woodley have...

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Tertiary education more accessible: Ziggy

FORMER Telstra boss Ziggy Switkowski says tertiary education is now more accessible than ever before as he is honoured for his work in the sector. Dr Switkowski, who is chancellor of RMIT University in Melbourne and chairman of NBN Co, has been...

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Clinton to decide 'when it feels right'

HILLARY Clinton says she will decide whether to run for president again "when it feels right for me to decide". The former US secretary of state has told ABC News in an interview aired on Sunday potential Democratic rivals are free to choose...

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Dr Harry Cooper, Wilkins, Munro honoured

VET Dr Harry Cooper, news reader Mike Munro and showbiz ace Richard Wilkins are among seven entertainment professionals who received Queen's Birthday honours. The other four were the late radio announcer Keith McGowan, film and TV director and...

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Aerial reenactment caps D-Day celebrations

NEARLY a thousand paratroopers have dropped out of the sky in Normandy - but this time in peace, instead of wresting western France from the Nazis as they did in World War II. Drawing huge crowds who braved hot weather and lined the historic...

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McCann police probe scrubland in Portugal

FORENSICS officers have begun probing an area of previously hidden ground during the search of scrubland close to where Madeleine McCann was last seen in Portugal seven years ago. Two men in white overalls were seen entering a tent, which has...

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Girl becomes youngest to climb Everest

A SOCIAL charity says the 13-year-old daughter of poor Indian farmers has become the youngest girl to climb Mount Everest. Malavath Poorna says she and a team of Nepalese climbing guides reached the summit on May 25 from the northern side in...

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PM off to France for D-Day 70th

PRIME Minister Tony Abbott will attend the official commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the World War II D-Day landings in Normandy. He will join French President Francois Hollande and other heads of government at the British services at...

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'Al-Jazeera journalist' arrested in Egypt

EGYPT'S Interior Ministry says police have arrested a female freelance reporter for allegedly sending footage to the local affiliate of Qatari broadcaster Al-Jazeera. In a statement sent to reporters on Friday, the ministry said police raided...

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Quake strikes China, 33 people injured

A MODERATELY strong earthquake has struck southwestern China near the border with Myanmar, injuring at least 33 people. Residents fled buildings and students evacuated schools that had already been damaged by a quake in the same area last week....

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Bosnia floods reveal remains

RECORD flooding in Bosnia has uncovered human remains experts believe belong to people who went missing during the country's 1992-95 war. Lejla Cengic of Bosnia's Institute for Missing Persons said on Tuesday teams fixing power lines damaged...

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Pope set to begin Middle East pilgrimage

The Vatican has billed Pope Francis' first visit to the Middle East as a "pilgrimage of prayer". Source: AAP POPE Francis has made an urgent plea for peace in war-torn Syria as he kicked off a three-day pilgrimage to the Middle East. And...

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Suspected drug ring busted in Canberra

Police have raided 10 north Canberra properties, uncovering what they say is a major drug syndicate. Source: AAP A MAJOR drug ring has been busted in the national capital, with a Canberra man set to face court charged with trafficking drugs....

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Vic motorcyclist nabbed 100km/h over limit

A MOTORBIKE rider has been caught travelling at almost 100 km/h over the speed limit in the middle of Melbourne's premiere restaurant strip. The rider reached a speed of up to 133 km/h in the 40 km/h-zone on Lygon Street, in Carlton. He was...

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Girl, 13, hit crossing Sydney road

A TEENAGE girl has been placed in a coma after she was hit by a car near Dee Why, on Sydney's northern beaches. The CareFlight helicopter, police and paramedics rushed to help the unconscious 13-year-old after she was hit while trying to cross...

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