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Sunday, December 28, 2014

Australia= ABC

  1. 'IS executes almost 2,000'

    Monitoring group says Islamic State militants have killed 1,878 people in Syria in six months, most civilians.
  2. Weather not only factor: expert

    Aviation experts say that even if a tropical storm had caused the missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 to stall, it would not have necessarily caused the plane to crash.
  3. Hacked PlayStation network being restored

    Sony Corp's PlayStation Network suffered connection problems for a fourth straight day since hackers attacked the video game network.
  1. NATO formally ends Afghan war

    A secretly-organised ceremony in Kabul formally marks the end of NATO's mission in Afghanistan.
  2. Six arrested attempting to join IS

    Indonesian police have arrested six people just before they were about to fly to Syria to join the Islamic State group.
  3. Samsung accuses LG of vandalism

    Samsung claims LG executives vandalised its washing machines at a trade fair.
  1. Sales beat forecasts

    Post-Christmas sales are beating retailers' expectations, while pre-Christmas trading also got a late boost.
  2. Shares rise strongly

    Australian shares have made strong gains in thin trading on the third last session of the year.
  3. TV rights turf war

    Punters are unable to watch Victorian and NSW horse races after the rights holder pulled the plug on Boxing Day.
  4. NZ buys Aust retirement homes

    New Zealand's sovereign wealth fund to buy out one of Australia's largest retirement village operators.
  1. Raw milk law change

    The Victorian government will introduce laws to make raw or bath milk undrinkable. 
  2. Farmers team up for river project

    Australia's biggest river restoration project is underway in Tasmania's midlands. 
  3. Climate research in agriculture

    Scientists say climate research in agriculture has escaped funding cuts relatively unscathed.

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