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World stocks eye two-year high
LONDON (Reuters) - World stocks approached their highest since September 2008 on Thursday on optimism about global growth next year, while the dollar fell on expectations of further money-printing in 2011 by the U.S. Federal Reserve. | Full Article
Israel's ex-president Katsav guilty of rape
December 30, 2010 05:54 AM ET
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Former Israeli President Moshe Katsav was found guilty of rape and other sex crimes on Thursday which could see him jailed for years, in what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called a sad day for the Jewish state. | Full Article
Stock futures point to slight gains for Wall Street
December 30, 2010 04:17 AM ET
LONDON (Reuters) - Stocks were set to open slightly higher on Thursday, adding to gains from the previous session, with futures for the Dow Jones, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq all up by around 0.1 percent by 0900 GMT (4 a.m. ET). | Full Article
Groupon eyes IPO by end of 2011: report
December 30, 2010 04:54 AM ET
BANGALORE (Reuters) - Online discount coupon provider Groupon Inc is working toward a potential public offering of its common shares by the end of 2011, the New York Times said, citing people briefed on the matter. | Full Article
Going under: Anesthesia closer to coma than sleep
December 29, 2010 06:49 PM ET
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Instead of a deep sleep, general anesthesia is more like a reversible drug-induced coma, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday, in findings that could lead to better treatments for coma and better anesthesia. | Full Article
Lakers swat Hornets to end three-game slide
December 29, 2010 10:51 PM ET
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Lakers put an end to their recent struggles with a much-needed 103-88 victory over the New Orleans Hornets Wednesday. | Full Article
Jackson doctor defense may say singer killed self
December 29, 2010 07:51 PM ET
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Lawyers for the doctor charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of Michael Jackson could claim the pop star killed himself when a hearing begins next week, a prosecutor said on Wednesday. | Full Article
Huge Brazil oil field will bear Lula's name
December 29, 2010 07:57 PM ET
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - To the list of accolades for Brazil's wildly popular outgoing President Luiz Inacio da Silva, add the following: one of the country's biggest new offshore oil fields will bear his name. | Full Article
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Australian captain Ricky Ponting is out of the final Ashes clash in Sydney.

Injured Ponting to miss final Ashes Test
Australia will be without Ricky Ponting in the fifth and final Ashes Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground after the under-fire captain was ruled out with an injured finger.

Floods worsen as Bligh lands in Emerald
Queensland Premier Anna Bligh has arrived in Emerald in central Queensland ahead of a major flood peak expected tomorrow.

Man dies in Blue Mountains cliff fall
A man has fallen to his death from a cliff in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney.

Australian dollar at new post-float high
The Australian dollar has risen to a new 28-year high, of 101.83 US cents, after a successful auction of US Treasury bonds.

NZ boy badly burnt in geothermal pool
An eight-year-old boy is fighting for his life after being scalded from head to foot in a fall into a geothermal pool on New Zealand's North Island.


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The New Thrift: are we over shopping?

The New Thrift: are we over shopping?
We live in interesting times. Despite the retailers wishing and hoping, Christmas Eve and Boxing Day sales were significantly down on previous years. The most recent results suggest the slow retail environment that began in June this year, carried through all the way to Christmas Eve and Boxing Day sales. My suspicion is that what we are seeing is a levelling of consumption and growth. For the time being, we are in a state of "consumption satiation".

Turkey takes the talent
The national gene-pool must have been in a diabolical state before the post-war migration boom, judging by the collective output of fifth-generation Australians on the world's two biggest stages: music and soccer. In music, nearly all our biggest names - from the Easybeats and AC/DC through to the Avalanches - have a strong migrant story. It's no different in football. The tug-of-war over Eran Gulum has been lost to Turkey. Content yourself with the likes of Harry Kewell, Tim Cahill, Mark Schwarzer, Jason Culina and Sasa Ognenovski instead.

How Twitter saved the day
There aren't many fairy stories that start at 6pm on a Tuesday evening in Sydney but this is a new fable, a truly modern tale for the Twitter and social media non-believers. For most people embracing Twitter, it's become a village noticeboard, an online office water-cooler and a constant news service all in one. The moral of this fairytale is about how Twitter can be a pretty magical place if you just give it a chance.

The year that was in US politics
At the end of 2010 a Gallup poll tells us that for the third year running, despite all the political flack, Barack Obama is America's most admired man. Presidents usually rate highly in these surveys, but it's a reminder that it's far too early to write off his re-election chances. The most admired woman? Hillary Clinton. She beat Sarah Palin and Oprah Winfrey.

Ponting a dead man walking
Australian cricket is definitely at its modern-day nadir. Not since the mid-1980s has it looked so impotent and ineffectual, especially against its Ashes arch rival. The recovery of the coveted urn is no longer an agenda item this summer. Australia's next tilt will be on foreign soil in 2013. It wasn't that long ago that Ricky Ponting spoke with fire in his belly about winning a series in the northern summer at his third attempt as skipper. This summer has shown that dream to be folly.


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NZ boy badly burnt in geothermal pool
An eight-year-old boy is fighting for his life after being scalded from head to foot in a fall into a geothermal pool on New Zealand's North Island.

Lawyers may claim Jackson killed himself: LA attorney
Lawyers for the doctor charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of Michael Jackson could claim the pop star killed himself, a prosecutor said today.

Ivory Coast 'street general' stokes tensions
Defiant Ivory Coast leader Laurent Gbagbo's "street general" has urged the strongman's diehard supporters to launch an unarmed assault on rival Alassane Ouattara's UN-defended base.


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Argentine military to record UFO sightings
The Argentine air force has created a commission to record and investigate reports of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) in the country's airspace.

How Twitter saved the day
There aren't many fairy stories that start at 6pm on a Tuesday evening in Sydney.

Apple facing court case over privacy breaches
Users of iPhones and iPads are attempting to sue Apple for illegally passing customers' personal information on to advertisers.


 EnvironmentMore Environment Stories > 

Floods restrict access to Nitmiluk National Park
Rain has closed parts of Nitmiluk National Park to visitors.

Highlands landowners can't stop coal drilling
Landowners in the New South Wales Southern Highlands have no right to stop a coal mining company carrying out exploration drilling on their properties.

Drinking water tested after floods
The Barcaldine Regional Council is conducting tests today on contaminated drinking water in the flood-affected town of Alpha, west of Emerald in central Queensland, where a water main has burst.



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