Archive for July, 2008

NATO boss praises Aussies in Afghanistan (AAP)

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

The head of NATO has praised Australian soldiers after making a visit to a remote outpost in Afghanistan .

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Olympic organisers to lift Internet restrictions (Reuters)

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

BEIJING (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee and
the Chinese organisers have agreed to lift all Internet
restrictions for the Beijing Games, IOC vice-president Gunilla
Lindberg told Reuters on Friday.

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Astronaut’s alien claims fall short, says UFO researcher (ABC)

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

A former NASA astronaut stunned the scientific world and divided UFO watchers when he claimed last week that UFOs and aliens do exist.

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U.S. agents can seize travelers’ laptops: report (Reuters)

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. federal agents have been given
new powers to seize travelers’ laptops and other electronic
devices at the border and hold then for unspecified periods the
Washington Post reported on Friday.

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Safety fears could sink ferry service (ABC)

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Safety concerns could force the Palm Beach to Ettalong ferry service to be scrapped by Christmas .

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Warmer, wetter July in Canberra (ABC)

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

The latest weather figures show Canberra experienced a warmer and wetter July than usual.

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Pakistan intelligence aided in Kabul blast: NYT (AFP)

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US has determined that Pakistan ’s spy agency, the ISI, helped plan the fatal bombing at India’s embassy in Kabul last month, The New York Times, citing unnamed US officials.

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Britney Spears’ to stay under dad’s care (AAP)

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Britney Spears will remain under her father’s care for a few more months, but she may ring in 2009 on her own terms.

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Woman found dead in Cairns pool (ABC)

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

An elderly woman has been found dead in her pool in Cairns this morning.

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Stamp increases a Federal tax grab: Liberals (ABC)

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

The Federal Government has been accused of a cash grab with the price of an average stamp to rise soon.

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