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  1. Hot air over greenhouse gas

    A group of German scientists argue for more attention on the threat of lesser-known greenhouse gases.
  2. New Israeli settlements

    Israel approves the construction of 78 new homes in the West Bank, in a move likely to aggravate tensions.
  3. Suicide car bomb kills 5

    A suicide bomber has blown himself up in the capital of Iraq's Kurdistan region, killing at least five people.
  1. Anti-coup protesters arrested

    Five Thai students are arrested after they protested with a salute from the Hunger Games films.
  2. Jakarta's first Chinese governor

    Indonesia's president Joko Widodo has officially sworn in the first ethnic Chinese to govern the capital, Jakarta.
  3. Modi speech boycott

    Fiji's main opposition party has boycotted a historic speech by India's prime minister Narendra Modi to the country's parliament.
  1. Iron slump continues

    The iron ore price continued to fall, hitting a fresh low of $US70 a tonne overnight.
  2. How low can it go?

    The iron ore price has roughly halved this year, but it could still go a lot lower thanks to BHP and Rio.
  3. ACCC versus CFMEU

    The competition watchdog has launched court action against the construction union.
  4. Rinehart suppression bid fails

    Billionaire Gina Rinehart loses a Federal Court bid to suppress details of a new feud with her children.
  1. Clarke shouldn't miss whole cricket summer: Kountouris

    CA physiotherapist Alex Kountouris says Michael Clarke's injury should not rule him out of the whole cricket summer.
  2. Schumacher 'paralysed' and has speech problems, says former F1 driver

    A former F1 racing driver claims Michael Schumacher is paralysed, unable to speak and suffering memory problems.
  1. 100 years of Navy

    Australia's navy is celebrating 100 years of service and their story is being recounted in a new book.
  2. War history under hammer

    A WWI Victoria Cross and a bugle played during the Gallipoli landing are among items for auction in Sydney.
  1. Learning to love the vessel I'm in – fat or not

    Now that he's 40, Steven Ross is obsessed with his body in a different way. Now the emphasis is on being fit, and if "fat fit" is the best option, then so be it.
  1. Worst drought on record

    A south-western Queensland sheep producer is just a week away from feeding his sheep for 1,000 consecutive days.
  2. Rinehart's dairy deal

    Labor has raised questions over Gina Rinehart's dairy deal with Chinese investor.
  3. Us onion imports

    There are claims imported American onions are being sold as Australian product in some independent supermarkets.

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