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Residents anxious as floodwaters rise More residents have been forced to leave their homes as rivers continue to rise across parts of central and south-east Queensland today. Danish police thwart newspaper massacre plot Scandinavian intelligence agencies say they have foiled a "Mumbai-style" plot by Islamic extremists to massacre staff at a Danish newspaper which published caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed. China releases jailed poisoned-milk activist A Chinese father jailed for protesting over poisoned infant milk formula has been released under suspicious circumstances. Adelaide to hit 43C on NYE Emergency services in South Australia are bracing for scorching temperatures over the next couple of days. Qantas faces the Facebook music Musicians will now be allowed to carry their instruments on board Qantas flights, after the airline bowed to a social networking campaign.
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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. What really lies behind refugee policy What if debates around asylum seeker policies were more a distraction behind which the real reasons for these policies were hidden? 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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Neck massager strangles woman A Florida woman's death was apparently caused when an electric neck massager became ensnared on her necklace and strangled her, sheriff's investigators said. Putin bans holidays for 'whining' officials Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin rebuked officials after bad weather brought air traffic in Moscow to a virtual standstill, telling them to forget about holidays and stop whining. Mayor left cold after New York's big freeze Recriminations are flying in New York as the fallout continues over the city's poor response to this week's snowstorm.
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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. Medvedev fires space chiefs over satellite crash President Dmitry Medvedev fired two top space officials and reprimanded the space agency chief after a launch failure caused Russia to delay the deployment of its own navigation system.
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'Flood on flood' flows into Lake Eyre Floodwaters from Queensland's west are expected to again make it to Lake Eyre in South Australia's far north. Water crisis grows in Northern Ireland A public health crisis is looming in Northern Ireland after the province's water provider warned supplies would not return to normal for days, leaving tens of thousands of people without water. Tokyo Two declare whale meat victory Two Japanese Greenpeace activists known as the Tokyo Two say they have been vindicated in their efforts to expose corruption in the country's whaling industry.
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