NYC mulls radical storm protection plan

FEDERAL officials looking to better protect New York and New Jersey from disasters like Superstorm Sandy are examining a plan to create a string of islands off the coast. The proposal by New Jersey's Stevens Institute of Technology and two architectural...

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Two men shot and wounded in Sydney's west

TWO men have been shot and wounded in separate incidents at Merrylands in Sydney's west, with the shootings believed to be linked to an armed robbery. A man aged in his 20's was found with several gunshot wounds to his stomach when police were...

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Lessons of WWI 'speak to us still': Obama

US President Barack Obama has laid a wreath at the World War I memorial at Flanders Field, noting the war that tore apart Europe still echoes in conflicts 100 years later. "The lessons of that war speak to us still," Obama said on Wednesday in...

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Cumberbatch to play Hamlet on London stage

BENEDICT Cumberbatch is going from Sherlock to Shakespeare. London's Barbican Centre said on Wednesday he would play Hamlet at the venue next year. The Lyndsey Turner-directed production of Hamlet will run from August to October 2015, and the...

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Thai police seize heroin bound for Aust

THAI police say they have seized 147 kilograms of heroin they believe was destined for Australia, a single haul that exceeded some of Thailand's recent yearly seizure totals. Police said the heroin seized on Tuesday night in the Andaman Sea...

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Salvos back at child abuse inquiry

THE second public hearing by a royal commission into how the Salvation Army handled allegations of child sexual abuse opens in Sydney on Thursday. The inquiry follows one in January, which revealed extensive abuse at four homes run by the Christian...

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Commuter train derails in Chicago

AN eight-car Chicago commuter train has ploughed across a platform and scaled an escalator at an underground station at O'Hare airport, injuring 32 people. No one suffered life-threatening injuries in the Blue Line derailment, Chicago Fire Commissioner...

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Malaysia says missing jet crashed at sea

MALAYSIA says the passenger jet that went missing more than two weeks ago crashed in the Indian Ocean, but it's shed no light on the mystery of why it veered from its intended course. Prime Minister Najib Razak said new satellite analysis of Malaysia...

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New Crowe film Noah banned in Indonesia

AUSTRALIAN actor Russell Crowe's portrayal of religious figure Noah won't be seen in Indonesian cinemas, with the film rejected by the censors. The big-budget Hollywood epic, which opens in Australia on Thursday, has been blocked by censors in...

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Dentist tool broke off in patient's mouth

A NEW Zealand teen suffered pain when a dentist tool broke off during root canal treatment, but he only found out about the mistake from another dentist. The instrument broke off in the patient's root canal, but the dentist never told the teen...

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Thomson to learn fate over misusing funds

SINCE using union members' money to pay for prostitutes Craig Thomson has lost his reputation, his Labor Party membership and his seat in federal parliament. On Tuesday he will learn whether it will cost him his freedom when he appears before...

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Pell to take stand at abuse inquiry

FORMER archbishop of Sydney George Pell takes the stand at a hearing on Monday to answer questions on how he handled an abuse complaint by former altar boy John Ellis. The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse enters...

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Three killed by gunmen in Kenyan church

THREE people have died and at least 10 have been wounded after gunmen opened fire in a church outside Kenya's coastal city of Mombasa. The three gunmen opened fire inside the Joyland Church in a Mombasa suburb of Likoni, killing two people,...

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F-35 fighter purchase reasonable: report

AUSTRALIA is likely to push ahead with the acquisition of its first operational F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft, according to a report by an independent defence think tank. In a report released on Monday, the Australian Strategic Policy...

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Mining tax repeal before the Senate

THE Senate will turn its attention to mining tax repeal legislation after rejecting the Abbott government's plans to scrap the carbon tax last week. The repeal bill has been listed as the first item of business in the upper house when parliament...

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China, Netherlands sign trade pacts

CHINA and the Netherlands have signed a trade pact pledging Dutch dairy expertise to help Chinese producers boost the quality and quantity of their milk. The deal signed at a ceremony at Prime Minister Mark Rutte's official residence in The...

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