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Foreign policy not my forte, says Gillard Prime Minister Julia Gillard says she would rather be in a school watching children learn to read than attending international diplomatic talks. Rogue trader Kerviel jailed A court has sentenced French rogue trader Jerome Kerviel to three years in jail plus two years suspended for a massive fraud scandal that cost Societe Generale bank almost 5 billion euros ($7.1 billion). Life sentence for defiant Times Square bomber A Pakistani-born American citizen who tried to set off a car bomb in New York's Times Square in May has been sentenced to life in jail. Rio says no decision on BHP deal Rio Tinto says its board has not made any final decisions about possible outcomes for its proposed iron ore joint venture with BHP Billiton in Western Australia. Mary MacKillop 'back-up' miracle revealed A 19-year-old man from Woodend, north of Melbourne, has been revealed as the so-called "back up" miracle in the canonisation of Mary MacKillop.
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The expansion of presidential power In the United States, many thought Barack ObamaÂ's election would be the moment the rule of law reasserted itself in the fight against jihadi terrorism. After all, that is what he promised. So the debate whether the Obama administration has the legal authority to assassinate an American citizen without any due process is pretty unedifying. The Afghan engagement turns partisan Will Parliament's debate on the war in Afghanistan be a mature discussion or will it degenerate into the usual squabble? Corruption - the main Games in India As the Commonwealth Games get underway in Delhi, allegations of corruption have now risen to the forefront. The Bride (and Bridesmaid) stripped bare New paradigms notwithstanding, the first week of the 43rd Parliament of Australia has confirmed a continuation of the gladiatorial contests that have characterised Australia's model of presidential politics. And that means a confronting truth for both Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott: the publicÂ's perceptions of their personal strengths and weakness are central to the success of their respective political projects. So where do they stand post–election? Paradigm Lost
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New language discovered in India Linguists say they have discovered a new and unique language, called Koro, in north-eastern India, but they warn that it is highly endangered. 7 killed in Bahamas plane crash A small plane has crashed into a lake in the Bahamas, killing at least seven people. Video shows Israeli soldier dancing around prisoner The Israeli military is investigating a video which has surfaced on the internet showing a soldier dancing around a Palestinian woman prisoner who is bound and blindfolded.
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New language discovered in India Linguists say they have discovered a new and unique language, called Koro, in north-eastern India, but they warn that it is highly endangered. Hunter firm investigates exports to Kazakhstan Servicing equipment used at Hunter Valley open cut mines could soon be destined for the Central Asian nation of Kazakhstan. Wonder carbon nets pair Nobel Physics Prize Two Russian-born scientists, Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov, have won the 2010 Nobel Physics Prize Tuesday for pioneering work on graphene, touted as the wonder material of the 21st century.
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Opposition urges changes to managing national parks The Queensland Opposition says the State Government must review laws to make national parks follow the same rules as farmers for managing land. National park returns to Indigenous hands The Queensland Government will return thousands of hectares of national park to Indigenous owners on Cape York, in the state's far north, after more than three decades. Landholders to remain vigilant in fight against locusts Despite locust hatchings yet to flourish in the far west, like they have in the Central West, landholders are still being reminded to stay vigilant.
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