Wednesday, June 19th, 2013

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Alcatel-Lucent revamp aims to cut 1 billion euros in costs - report

PARIS (Reuters) - Telecommunications gear maker Alcatel-Lucent aims to cut a billion euros in costs and focus on the IP router business and mobile broadband as part of a strategic revamp to be unveile...
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Inquest into 1974 Lockyer Valley nurse murders to wrap up

An inquest into the murder of two nurses in Queensland's Lockyer Valley nearly 40 years ago will hear from a final witness today.
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Exclusive - SunGard explores $2 billion data unit sale: sources

NEW YORK (Reuters) - SunGard Data Systems Inc, the computer software maker that was taken private in 2005 for $11.4 billion (7.28 billion pounds), is exploring a sale of its data managing operations t...
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Trish Crossin delivers parting swipe to Labor over 'undemocratic preselection intervention'

Two prominent Labor senators have launched bitter public attacks over Prime Minister Julia Gillard's treatment of veteran Senator Trish Crossin.
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Adelaide man Mark Ballard spared jail over deadly crash during joyride

A man who caused a fatal crash while taking his daughter's friends on a joyride in Adelaide has been spared jail by a District Court judge.
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Exclusive: SunGard explores $2 billion data unit sale - sources

NEW YORK (Reuters) - SunGard Data Systems Inc, the computer software maker that was taken private in 2005 for $11.4 billion, is exploring a sale of its data managing operations that could fetch up to ...
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Liberals pledge productivity commission for South Australia

Opposition Leader Steven Marshall said the Liberals would set up a state productivity commission if they won the South Australian election next March.
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Stephen Milne rape charges: St Kilda expected to make statement today

St Kilda is today expected to make a statement on the future of star player Stephen Milne, after he was charged with four counts of rape over an alleged incident in 2004.
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3i confirms departures of UK, Nordic private equity heads

(Reuters) - British buyout firm 3i Group Plc , which is carrying out a major restructuring, confirmed on Tuesday that the head of its UK private equity operation has left and that his cou...
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Angelina Jolie's stunt double Eunice Huthart sues Rupert Murdoch's News Corp over phone hacking

A former stunt double who worked closely with actress Angelina Jolie is suing News Corp and its subsidiary News International over alleged phone hacking.
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Dolphin 'dies after China tourist abuse'

BEIJING — A dolphin has died in China after tourists hoisted it out of the water to pose with it for photographs, state media said Tuesday, provoking outrage online.
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Gaddafi's children likely violated UN ban

A son and daughter of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi have moved from Algeria to Oman in apparent violation of a UN travel ban.
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From the ashes of Webvan, Amazon builds a grocery business

By Alistair Barr
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The online grocery start-up Webvan may have been the single most expensive flame-out of the dot-com era, blowing through more than $800 millio...
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From the ashes of Webvan, Amazon builds a grocery business

By Alistair Barr
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The online grocery start-up Webvan may have been the single most expensive flame-out of the dot-com era, blowing through more than $800 millio...
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Driver zapped after using problem track

The driver of a Queensland passenger train suffered an electric shock after being allowed to use part of a track that was closed to other rail traffic.
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Thiago hat-trick sees Spain retain U-21 title

JERUSALEM, Israel (AFP) - A hat-trick by inspirational captain Thiago Alcantara saw Spain easily retain their European Under-21 title in Jerusalem on Tuesday with a 4-2 win over Italy.
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Bayley to learn fate over Meagher murder

Adrian Bayley will be sentenced over the rape and murder of Melbourne woman Jill Meagher on Wednesday morning.
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Leadership speculation expected to persist

Speculation over who will lead Labor to the September federal election is expected to continue on Wednesday.
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Nvidia to license out graphics technology: CEO

By Noel Randewich and Bill Rigby
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Nvidia Chief Executive Jen-Hsun Huang said he will license graphics technology to other companies, a new model for the chipmak...
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At least 50 plots foiled by US spy programs: NSA chief

Secret US surveillance has foiled more than 50 terror plots since 2001, including a bomb attack on the stock exchange, a US spy chief said.
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