Wiggles, Aussie talents woo Carols crowd

THOUSANDS of arms and legs waved and flailed at Sydney's Carols in the Domain, as the original members of The Wiggles celebrated their last carols bonanza. More than 50,000 people packed into the Domain on Saturday, as the popular annual event...

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Islamists, opponents clash in northern Egypt

CLASHES have broken out in northern Egypt between Islamist supporters and opponents of the country's highly contentious draft constitution. The two sides hurled rocks and stones at each other in the Mediterranean port city of Alexandria, prompting...

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Court overturns Google convictions

AN ITALIAN appeals court has overturned the convictions of three Google executives who had been charged for a video on a Google site that showed a disabled teen being bullied. Google called the ruling "a total victory." A lower court in 2010...

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Crash victim hails Vic brain injury hub

A MAN who nearly died in a road accident in 2008 has spoken of the importance of a new $36 million facility dedicated to acquired brain injuries being built in Victoria. Simon Warlond is one of more than 1200 Victorians living with a brain injury...

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Cyprus adopts 'crucial' austerity budget

CYPRIOT MPs have approved a tight austerity budget for 2013 touted as the "most crucial" in the island's history as Nicosia tries to secure a bailout deal to rescue troubled banks and pay salaries. The state budget incorporates harsh spending...

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Bomb kills seven in Afghanistan

A ROADSIDE bomb targeting a police pickup truck killed two policemen and five civilians in southwestern Afghanistan, provincial authorities said. The vehicle was blown up in the city of Zaranj, the capital of Nimroz province, said acting provincial...

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Sudan's war-torn S Kordofan to be divided

SUDAN'S war-torn South Kordofan state is to be divided, giving separate status to the western part dominated by nomadic Arab Misseriya tribesmen, the government said. Vice President Ali Osman Taha "announces the establishment of West Kordofan...

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Iran 'hangs six drug smugglers, rapist'

IRAN has hanged seven men, six of them for drug trafficking and another for rape, in prison in the central province of Isfahan, Kayhan newspaper reported. The seven, aged 25 to 45, were executed on Wednesday, the province's public prosecutor,...

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Three astronauts blast off for ISS

A SOYUZ spacecraft carrying Russian, American and Canadian astronauts has blasted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan bound for the International Space Station (ISS). The spacecraft took off on schedule at 1212 GMT (2312 AEST) carrying...

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Spending increased in November: survey

BUSINESSES may get that sales boost they've been begging Santa for after all, with a new survey showing a rise in consumer spending ahead of Christmas. According to the Commonwealth Bank's Business Sales Indicator (BSI), economy-wide spending...

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FedEx 2Q earnings fall on weak air segment

FEDEX, the world's second-largest package delivery company, says its profit slid 12 per cent in the second quarter on weakness in its air network and the impact of superstorm Sandy. The US-based company maintained its forecast for the full fiscal...

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German prosecutors charge ex-Porsche chief

GERMAN prosecutors have charged two former Porsche executives with market manipulation in connection with the sports car company's failed takeover of Volkswagen AG. Prosecutors in Porsche's home city of Stuttgart say former chief executive Wendelin...

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Nearby star 'a good candidate for Earth'

TAU Ceti, one of our closest stars, is a good candidate for hosting an Earth-like planet, astronomers say. Located 12 light years away, the Sun-like star has five planets in orbit in a balmy zone which gives the best chance for nurturing life,...

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Iraq president in 'stable' condition

IRAQI President Jalal Talabani is in "stable" condition after a "health emergency" that saw him admitted to a Baghdad hospital, his office says. "Bodily functions are normal and the health condition of his excellency the president is stable,"...

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PM to apologise to forced adoption victims

PRIME Minister Julia Gillard will formally apologise to victims of past forced adoption practices in March next year. From the 1950s to the 1970s, about 150,000 unwed Australian mothers had their babies removed by churches and adoption agencies....

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Uni not the only option, HSC students told

NSW school leavers are being encouraged to consider taking up an apprenticeship following the release of the 2012 HSC results on Wednesday. Students who miss out on a university spot could take up an apprenticeship or a traineeship as an ideal...

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Oil prices rise on US budget hopes

OIL prices have risen as hopes grow of a US deal to avert a "fiscal cliff" of tax hikes and spending cuts in the United States - the world's biggest consumer of crude - analysts said. New York's main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in...

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Two charged with Melbourne murder

TWO men and a woman have been charged in connection with the death of a 24-year-old Frankston man in December last year. The man's body was found on the corner of Hastings Road and Clarendon Street, near the Frankston hospital, in the early...

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Woman's body found in NSW bushland

A 41-YEAR-OLD man is in police custody after a woman's body was found in bushland on the NSW mid-north coast. Police said they found the body in a search of bushland on Butlers Road at Bonville about 6pm on Sunday. The search was being conducted...

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Tourism Australia to partner with Etihad

TOURISM Australia has signed a three-year marketing agreement with Etihad Airways worth $6 million as the peak body moves to fill the gap created by the loss of funding from Qantas. The announcement of the partnership with Etihad comes on top...

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More Aussies could avoid stroke: experts

EDS: Not for use before 0001 AEDT Monday, December 17 By Melissa Jenkins MELBOURNE, Dec 17 AAP - Many stroke sufferers miss out on a lifesaving de-clotting drug and four in 10 get treated in general wards rather than specialist stroke units,...

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Business confidence at record highs, CBA.

EDS: Not to be used before 0001 AEDT, Monday December 17, 2012 By Caroline Smith SYDNEY, Dec 17 AAP - Optimism among mid-sized Australian businesses has hit record highs in the lead-up to Christmas, a quarterly survey has found. Commonwealth...

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Nelson starts as War Memorial director

FORMER federal opposition leader Brendan Nelson has taken up his new role as head of the Australian War Memorial. Dr Nelson says he is honoured to be working at such an iconic institution and wants it to stay relevant to all Australians. "Every...

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