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Outback hospital worker quits after 60 years
A south-west Queensland woman has retired after working in country hospitals and the rural health industry for almost 60 years.
ABC - November 6, 2009, 9:21 am -
Villagers want compo over Madonna's Malawi school
More than 100 villagers in Malawi demanded more compensation from the government for land on which US pop star Madonna is building a girls academy.
ABC - November 6, 2009, 9:45 am -
Blood, sex and fears: the making of vampire mania
As vampire-mania heats up around the globe, there are two book series on our screens going head to head for everyone's attention - Twilight and True Blood.
ABC - November 6, 2009, 8:55 am -
Who built Berlin Wall? Most Russians don't know
MOSCOW (Reuters) - More than half of all Russians do not know who built the Berlin Wall, one of the most enduring symbols of the Cold War, an opinion poll showed Thursday.
November 6, 2009, 6:11 am -
Health worker fired for hockey flu shots
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Senior health officials in the Canadian province of Alberta said on Wednesday they had fired an unidentified worker for giving National Hockey League players preferential access to the H1N1 flu vaccine.
November 6, 2009, 4:14 am -
Wife's free handbag a "symbol of derision"
LONDON (Reuters) - FIFA vice-president Jack Warner is returning a handbag given to his wife by England's 2018 World Cup bid because he says it has become "a symbol of derision, betrayal and embarrassment."
November 6, 2009, 4:13 am -
Giant snake capture was a hoax?
MIAMI (Reuters) - A man who caught a 14-foot (4.2-meter) python in a Florida drain pipe was charged with perpetrating a hoax after wildlife officers discovered he owned the snake and put it in the pipe in order to stage the capture.
November 6, 2009, 4:12 am -
Giant snake capture was a hoax - Florida agents
MIAMI (Reuters) - A man who caught a 14-foot (4.2-metre) python in a Florida drain pipe was charged with perpetrating a hoax after wildlife officers discovered he owned the snake and put it in the pipe in order to stage the capture.
November 6, 2009, 3:56 am -
Wife's free handbag a "symbol of derision," says Warner
LONDON (Reuters) - FIFA vice-president Jack Warner is returning a handbag given to his wife by England's 2018 World Cup bid because he says it has become "a symbol of derision, betrayal and embarrassment."
November 6, 2009, 1:57 am -
FAT players get free burgers in sponsorship deal
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's top footballers will feast on free burgers as part of a three-year sponsorship deal with American fast food giant McDonald's worth almost $900,000 (543,000 pounds), the country's football president said Wednesday.
November 6, 2009, 1:55 am -
Balding disease leaves bears bare
A mysterious balding disease is stripping bears across Europe of their winter coat.
ABC - November 6, 2009, 12:04 am -
Whale voyage kayakers welcomed in Sydney
Five environmental activists who have spent the last 36 days kayaking from Byron Bay to Bondi Beach have been welcomed by about 30 surfers.
ABC - November 5, 2009, 4:00 pm -
Rocky could clean up at tidy awards
Organisers of Australia's Tidy Towns Awards say Rockhampton could be a difficult contender to beat.
ABC - November 5, 2009, 1:56 pm -
Track fault closes train line
A track fault at Windsor closed the Ferny Grove line in Brisbane between Mitchellton and Bowen Hills this morning.
ABC - November 5, 2009, 9:00 am -
Welcome to the sportsdirect.com@St James' Park stadium
LONDON (Reuters) - Newcastle United have angered fans with plans to rename their ground the sportsdirect.com@St James' Park Stadium until the end of the season.
November 5, 2009, 6:13 am -
"Give pees a chance" student may face jail
LONDON (Reuters) - A university student who was photographed urinating over a war memorial was warned on Wednesday that he could be jailed for the "disgusting act."
November 5, 2009, 3:59 am -
Cheap mobile calls help more young couples elope
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali courtship was different in Hassan Aden's day.
November 5, 2009, 3:56 am -
Moonshine turns horse race rowdy
TODOS SANTOS CUCHUMATAN, Guatemala (Reuters) - Despite a drinking ban mayhem erupted at a traditional Mayan horse race on Sunday with riders falling off their horses and drunken spectators stumbling through the mountain village.
November 4, 2009, 11:42 pm -
Order of Australia for General Petraeus
The American General who led coalition forces in Iraq during the surge has been presented with an honorary Order of Australia.
ABC - November 4, 2009, 1:20 pm -
Ex-Big Brother star running for mayor
A former reality television star has put his hand up to become the next mayor of the New South Wales town of Broken Hill.
ABC - November 4, 2009, 11:25 am
