| Fears births will be brought forward | | The Land Australia - 60 Minutes ago | | PETER MARTIN Treasurer Wayne Swan is being urged to smooth the ''sudden death'' end of the baby bonus, due to fall from $5000 to $500. When the bonus was first introduced on July 1, 2004, Australian labour | | | | Add Comment |
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| Syria army storms rebel-held town | | BBC - 5 Hours ago | | Syrian troops have stormed the rebel stronghold of Qusair and now control the town centre, state media say. State TV says 70 "terrorists" have been killed while activists say 40 people have died including | | | | Add Comment |
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| Germany struggles to defend its reputation | | NBCNews.com - 5 Hours ago | | BERLIN Germans are world-famous for their efficiency, a stereotype both mocked and admired by their economically ailing European neighbors. But this hard-won reputation is now under threat after a catalog | | | | Add Comment |
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| Wife suspected an affair | | Sydney Morning Herald - 92 Minutes ago | | The wife of high-profile dance teacher Grant Davies became suspicious when he placed a security lock on his phone and computer, court documents reveal. The usually outgoing Mr Davies, who was a co-director | | | | all 2 news articles >> Add Comment |
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| A ticket worth over half a billion dollars | | Melbourne Age - 69 Minutes ago | | Des Moines, Iowa: One single ticket in Florida has matched all the numbers to win the highest ever US Powerball lottery jackpot at an estimated $US590.5 million ($604.25 million), officials say. The lone | | | | Add Comment |
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| Single ticket claims $604m US lotto jackpot | | Sydney Morning Herald - 57 Minutes ago | | Des Moines, Iowa: One single ticket in Florida has matched all the numbers to win the highest ever US Powerball lottery jackpot at an estimated $US590.5 million ($604.25 million), officials say. The lone | | | | Add Comment |
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| TV mainstay Hackworth-Jones dead | | Sydney Morning Herald - 77 Minutes ago | | Penne Hackforth-Jones, one of the nation's most recognisable actors, died on Saturday, months after being diagnosed with lung cancer. The 64-year-old appeared in almost every well-known TV series including | | | | Add Comment |
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| Stem cell cloning remains highly controversial | | Deutsche Welle - 3 Hours ago | | Scientists, for the first time, have cloned embryonic stem cells using reprogrammed adult skin cells, without using human embryos. But even so, the procedure raises ethical issues. When the research group | | | | Add Comment |
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| Syria military offensive kills many in Qusayr | | Al Jazeera - 7 Hours ago | | The Syrian army has pounded the rebel-held central town of Qusayr, killing at least 40 people in an apparent preparation for a ground assault, watchdog and activists said. The attack on Sunday came a | | | | Add Comment |
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| US lottery jackpots at $592m | | Sydney Morning Herald - 15 Hours ago | | One winning ticket for a record US Powerball lottery jackpot worth $US590.5 million was sold in Florida, organizers said late on Saturday. No other information on the winning ticket was immediately available, | | | | Add Comment |
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