 Rupee strengthens on RBI's suspected intervention
TweetMUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India sold dollars via state-run banks in early trade Tuesday, sharply strengthening the rupee as it approached life-time lows, four... (photo: WN / Geeta) The Times of India
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 Singapore Best in Asia for Higher Education
Singapore. Singapore has come out tops in Asia, according to a new ranking that rates countries on how good they are at providing higher education. The Republic took the... (photo: WN / Emico Silalahi) Jakarta Globe
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 McDonald's, KFC face supersize rates slug in obesity fight
REVEALED: FAST food giants such as McDonald's and KFC face big fat rate increases in a new attack on the obesity crisis. A Melbourne council will consider hitting major... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam) The Australian
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 Stocks edge higher despite weak leads
Australian shares opened higher and the Australian dollar bounced back from near-parity with the greenback as investors digest renewed concerns about political turmoil in... (photo: WN/Pat Seng) Canberra Times
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 Saudi says $100 per barrel great price for oil
ADELAIDE (Reuters) - Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia sees $100 per barrel as a great price for crude, Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi said on Sunday. International Brent crude... (photo: AP / Hussein Malla) The Guardian
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 Joel and Nicole fall for Sydney's soul
THE Voice's Joel Madden and his Hollywood wife Nicole Richie are looking to call Sydney home. Not long after jetting into town last week, the high-profile pair,... (photo: Public Domain / Tm) The Daily Telegraph Australia
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 Fuel for thought
Click to play video Return to video Video settings Please Log in to update your video settings Video will begin in 5 seconds. Don't play Play now More video Recommended... (photo: WN / RTayco) Canberra Times
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 Families to pick up $6000 bonanza but voters reject Prime Minister Julia Gillard's cash splash
THE Gillard Government's Budget cash splash will make some families up to $6000 better off over the next two years, according to analysis by Treasury. The combined effect... (photo: AP / AAP Image, Mark Graham) The Australian
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 NZ fruit and vegetable industry deeply worried about fruit fly find
An Auckland suburb has been put under biosecurity lock-down after the discovery of a Queensland fruit fly. The single male fruit fly was caught in a routine surveillance... (photo: Creative Commons / Flickr upload bot) Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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 World stocks dip as China trade data disappoints
HONG KONG (AP) — World stock markets were mostly lower Thursday, as disappointing Chinese trade data added to investor gloom over the Europe's brewing sovereign debt... (photo: WN/Pat Seng) my SA
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 Markets Live: Stocks set for early losses
Australian shares are expected to start the day with losses after global markets fell amid concern Greece's debt crisis is worsening as the nation struggles to form a... (photo: WN/Pat Seng) Canberra Times
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 Passengers are poised to see flight costs take off
AIRFARES will go up after the airport tax is increased by $8 to $55 per passenger as of July. Operators of 10 airports will be charged to recover the cost of airport... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam) The Daily Telegraph Australia
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 Delay urged on indigenous referendum
A REFERENDUM to recognise indigenous Australians in the Constitution should be delayed until after next year because of the "toxicity" that will surround the next federal... (photo: UN / Devra Berkowitz) The Australian
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 SBS gets funds for Indigenous TV channel
A free-to-air national Indigenous television channel will be set up by SBS, staffed mainly by Indigenous Australians. The Federal Budget provides $63 million over four... (photo: UN / Devra Berkowitz) Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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 Asia stocks rise as Europe shockwaves fade
Click photo to enlargeMen walk in front of the electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Tuesday, May 8, 2012. Asian stock markets staged a modest recovery... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) Denver Post
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 Dreaming of the ultimate medal
Patty Mills heads for the net past Robin Lopez (15) and Josh Childress of the Phoenix Suns. Photo: Getty Images FOR Patty Mills the basketballer, this was the ultimate... (photo: AP / Dino Vournas) Canberra Times
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 Elizabeth Hurley is Mummy Two to Shane's children
However, her relationship with Mummy One is clearly still in its early stages. Sitting between Warne and his ex-wife at a sporting event, 46-year-old Hurley looked... (photo: AP / Damian Dovarganes) Gulf News
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 Oyster festival attracts Canberrans to the coast
Kaleen family Annelise Fox and Warwick Pitt, with their children Emilia, 4, and Arlo, 1, enjoy freshly-shucked oysters at the Narooma Oyster festival. Photo: Tim Burke... (photo: WN / Periasamy) Canberra Times
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 Tiger Pictures: Photos Of Ferocious Cats And Cuddly Cubs
Some may seem ferocious and terrifying, others cute and cuddly, but all tigers share one thing in common -- they're an endangered species. Tigers (Panthera tigris), which... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) Huffington Post
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 PM's message to northwest is clear
IN October 1975, then-US president Gerald Ford decided against bailing out New York City, which at the time was nearing bankruptcy. The New York Daily News summarised the... (photo: US Government) The Daily Telegraph Australia
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