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Latest Brazil protests draw 250,000
Anger as legislation that ties federal prosecutors' hands when investigating crime is seen as a shield for corrupt politiciansMore than 250,000 anti-government protesters have again taken to the...
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Pakistan gunmen kill foreign tourists
Reports say foreigners on mountain-climbing trip were shot dead at hotel in remote Gilgit-BaltistanGunmen stormed a hotel in a remote part of northern Pakistan on Sunday and killed a group of foreign...
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Edward Snowden leaves Hong Kong for Moscow
NSA whistleblower left on Aeroflot flight to Moscow, Hong Kong government confirms, two days after US charged him with espionageNSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has flown out of Hong Kong, where he had...
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How the ANC's Faustian pact sold out South Africa's poorest | Ronnie Kasrils
In the early 1990s, we in the leadership of the ANC made a serious error. Our people still paying the priceSouth Africa's young people today are known as the Born Free generation. They enjoy the...
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Police 'smear' campaign targeted Stephen Lawrence's friends and family
Exclusive: former undercover officer Peter Francis says superiors wanted him to find 'dirt' shortly after 1993 murderA police officer who spent four years living undercover in protest groups has...
View ArticleStock markets fall after China crashes into bear market territory - live
No let-up in the market turbulence as FTSE 100 hits new five-month low after China's stock market tumbles overnight, and government bonds rise againGraeme Wearden
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Minority of young Australians prefer democracy
In the Lowy Institute's 2013 poll less than half of those aged 18-26 say they favour democracy over other systemsAustralia's youth are showing a "disturbing complacency" with less than half saying they...
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Israeli planes pound Gaza targets after rocket attack
Israel's military says its aircraft have struck two weapons storage facilities and a rocket launch site, following Hamas rocketsIsraeli aircraft have pounded targets in the Gaza Strip, the country's...
View ArticleSyria: ‘136 killed’ in fighting across country, say activists
• Opposition warn of possible siege in Homs province• Clashes in Lebanon linked to Syria• Emir of Qatar 'may hand power to crown prince'Paul Owen
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Lions tour: arrest warrant issued for Wallaby Digby Ioane
• Winger failed to appear in Melbourne court• Player was involved in first Lions TestA warrant has been issued for the arrest of Australia rugby winger Digby Ioane after his failure to appear in a...
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Why Brits are big hitters in the US media
Why are so many US media outlets headed by British journalists? According to David Carr in the New York Times it's because of our journalistic culture. He writes:"The one question all young reporters...
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Stephen Lawrence: Cameron deeply concerned by smear campaign claim
PM calls for investigation into claims undercover police officer was part of operation to smear family of murdered teenagerDavid Cameron has called for an immediate investigation into claims that a...
View ArticleHigh-wire artist Nik Wallenda crosses Grand Canyon gorge - video
High-wire artist Nik Wallenda has successfully completed a walk across the Little Colorado River gorge near the Grand Canyon in Arizona without a safety harness
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Vodafone to buy Germany's biggest cable operator Kabel Deutschland
UK mobile phone firm makes its first move into consumer broadband and television in one of the biggest telecoms deals in recent yearsVodafone has agreed to buy Germany's biggest cable company for...
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Tasmania hopes foreign zoo breeding program will help save devils
The state has launched a pilot program to send Tasmanian devils to zoos in New Zealand and the USAbout 20 Tasmanian devils will be sent to overseas zoos in an ambitious escalation of the battle against...
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George Zimmerman trial: case that 'awakened America from a stupor' begins in...
Neighbourhood watch leader to face accusations that his killing of Trayvon Martin last year was not necessary for self-defenceHis murder trial is already two weeks old, but the case against a Florida...
View ArticleTasmania's old growth forests win protection after three-decade battle
Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area extended by more than 170,000 hectaresBridie Jabour
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Lebanon: clashes between army and supporters of Sunni cleric continue
At least 10 soldiers killed as army closes in on mosque where supporters of Sheikh Ahmad al-Assir are taking coverLebanon's military forces battling followers of a hardline Sunni Muslim cleric have...
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Thomas Browne: religion as passion and pastime, part 6: Vulgar Errors I | Roz...
Browne was so keen to dissect obvious absurdity that it is glaring when there are thoughts he doesn't dare let himself thinkMuch of which we are most proud is our greatest weakness; the mistakes that...
View ArticleAustralian retailers face new Bangladesh sweatshop claims
Workers who create clothes for Coles, Target, Kmart and Rivers claim they suffer long hours, low pay and abuse threatsOliver Milman
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