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75-year-old man dies in crash on Tasmania's Channel Highway

Tasmania Police have not ruled out alcohol as a factor in a fatal collision in the state's south involving three generations of a family.
ABC - June 16, 2013, 11:43 am
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Del Bosque maintains suspense over Casillas

RECIFE, Brazil (AFP) - Spain manager Vicente Del Bosque refused to reveal whether Iker Casillas will start in goal in Sunday's Confederations Cup opener against Group B challengers Uruguay in Recife.
June 16, 2013, 11:32 am

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Six hospitalised at Tas detention centre

Six detainees have been hospitalised after an incident at the Pontville Detention Centre.
June 16, 2013, 11:21 am

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Thailand's boom: To the northeast, the spoils

By Paul Carsten and Pairat Temphairojana
UDON THANI, Thailand (Reuters) - Steel girders jut from the low skyline of the Thai city of Udon Thani near the Laos border as workers lay cemen...
June 16, 2013, 11:16 am

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L-plater crashes into Sydney home

A 21-year-old man, who held a learner's permit, drove into a home in the middle of the night.
June 16, 2013, 11:09 am
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Japan refuse to blame travel sickness for defeat

BRASÃLIA (AFP) - Japan were despondent after losing the Confederations Cup opener 3-0 to Brazil, the result barely an improvement on a 4-0 friendly thumping last October.
June 16, 2013, 11:07 am

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Italy's new measures to ease austerity pain

ROME (AFP) - Italy's cabinet approved emergency measures aimed at boosting growth and relieving pressure on struggling Italians, from reducing bills and red tape to increasing credit for businesses.
June 16, 2013, 10:53 am

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Sydney shooting victim was a sporting star

Mirko Djeric, 18, was shot in the leg outside a western Sydney house party on Saturday.
June 16, 2013, 10:30 am

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Ecuador minister in UK for Assange talks

Ecuador's foreign minister is off to London for talks regarding WikiLeaks' Julian Assange, who has been holed up in the Ecuador embassy for a year.
June 16, 2013, 10:27 am

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Tasmania's racing industry holds crisis meeting

Representatives of Tasmania's racing industry have painted a bleak view of their future at a crisis meeting in Campbell Town.
ABC - June 16, 2013, 10:12 am

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Woman injured as rock thrown from Western Freeway off-ramp

Police are searching for a person who threw a rock through a car window in Ballarat, west of Melbourne, injuring a passenger.
ABC - June 16, 2013, 9:55 am

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Fears of tricky surgeries slipping down the list

It's claimed that despite millions of dollars of funding for elective surgery, people are still languishing on Tasmanian hospital waiting lists.
ABC - June 16, 2013, 9:55 am
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Neymar's day as Brazil beat Japan in opener

BRASILIA (AFP) - Neymar inspired Brazil to a 3-0 win over Japan on Saturday as the five-time world champions made a perfect start to their bid to clinch a third successive Confederations Cup title.
June 16, 2013, 9:55 am

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Brazil drown out protests as Confed Cup opens

BRASILIA (AFP) - At the end of a day dogged by protests, hosts Brazil were left with smiles on their faces after kick-starting the Confederations Cup with a breezy 3-0 win over Japan in Brasilia on Saturday.
June 16, 2013, 9:51 am

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Gezi Park protest ends in clashes, and five-star hotels

ISTANBUL (AFP) - The protesters had been warned time and again but when the police intervention finally came, it came suddenly, in a haze of acrid tear gas, confused screams and trampled tents.
June 16, 2013, 9:12 am

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Federal Government to introduce short-term ban on synthetic drugs

Selling some synthetic drugs will be illegal around Australia, under a plan announced by the Federal Government today.
ABC - June 16, 2013, 9:05 am

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Moderate cleric Rowhani declared new Iran president

TEHRAN (AFP) - Moderate cleric Hassan Rowhani was declared Iran's new president on Saturday, ending eight years of conservative grip on the top office in a victory cheered in the streets and cautiously welcomed by world powers.
June 16, 2013, 9:02 am

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NSW minister to be investigated: Labor

The NSW opposition wants ICAC to investigate Finance Minister Greg Pearce over his taxpayer funded trip to Canberra .
June 16, 2013, 8:59 am
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Prison workers, firefighter, police officer arrested on drug and corruption charges

Six people, including prison workers, a firefighter and a police officer, have been arrested after a investigation into drug offences and corruption in the Northern Territory.
ABC - June 16, 2013, 8:36 am
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Police appeal for witnesses to drive-by shooting in Fairfield, Sydney

New South Wales Police are appealing for witnesses to a drive-by shooting in Sydney's west last night.
ABC - June 16, 2013, 8:32 am

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