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DAFF imposes new restrictions on three live exporters

Federal Department of Agriculture deputy secretary, Phillip Glyde outlines the findings of a DAFF investigation into welfare breaches in Kuwait.

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Thu May 16, 2013

Common Dreams

Australia Pushes for Far-Reaching Ban on 'Geoengineering'

Australia is working on a legally binding ban on the controversial geoengineering technique known as ocean fertilization, Agence France-Presse reports Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Media, IT Services, Environment, Science, US News, Liberal Political News

International Business Times

Roona Begum: 18-Month-Old with Swollen Head Recovering after Life-Saving Surgery [VIDEO]

Roona Begum, the 18-month-old girl from Tripura whose head had swollen to the size of a huge balloon, underwent a life-saving surgery on Wednesday The toddler, who suffered from a rare medical condition - Hydrocephalus, was admitted to Fortis Memorial Research Institute in Delhi last month for surgery.

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Wed May 15, 2013

ABC News

Charges unlikely over dumped grain

Police say the incident did not cause any major disruption or damage, so it is unlikely charges could be pursued.

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Tue May 14, 2013

ABC News

Sheep attack on-farm near Orange

Inspector David Harvey from the Orange police explains its investigating a number of sheep attacks on a property near Orange.

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Mon May 13, 2013

ABS-CBN News

Ilocos Norte remains 'Marcos country'

Imelda, the widow of former strongman Ferdinand Marcos, is running for reelection as representative of Ilocos Norte's 2nd congressional district.

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Bangkok Post

AFP protests Nicaragua expulsion of photojournalist

Agence France-Presse sent a formal letter of protest to the Nicaraguan government on Monday following the arrest and subsequent expulsion of a Chilean photojournalist at the weekend.

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Related Topix: Nicaragua, World News, Central America, Media, IT Services, Costa Rica, Daniel Ortega

Arutz Sheva Israel News

Russia: Netanyahu-Putin Talks will be Tuesday

The Kremlin has announced that a meeting between Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin will take place on Tuesday, according to Agence France Presse .

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Sun May 12, 2013

ABC News

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Does Condobolin need its own cotton gin? Skye Manson speaks with local farmer Ryan Vella and independent agronomist Allan Tarrant.

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The Huffington Post

Bangladesh To Raise Minimum Wage For Garment Workers

Officials in Bangladesh have set up a panel to raise the minimum wage for garment workers following a factory collapse that claimed over 1,000 lives.

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Sat May 11, 2013

Bangkok Post

AFP demands release of photographer...

Agence France-Presse on Saturday called for the "immediate release" of photojournalist Hector Retamal, who has been detained without charge by police in Nicaragua for four days.

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Related Topix: Media, IT Services, Nicaragua, World News, Central America, Chile, Daniel Ortega

Thu May 09, 2013

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Historic land parcel for Tasmanian aboriginal community

The CEO of the Tasmanian Land Conservancy Jane Hutchinson talks about the handover of Gowan Brae to the aboriginal community This service may include material from Agence France-Presse , APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced.

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Tue May 07, 2013

ABC News

Farm survey results released

The Muntadgin Farming Alliance's Jeff Hooper tells Olivia Garnett the findings of the survey completed by 200 farming businesses This service may include material from Agence France-Presse , APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced.

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Mon May 06, 2013

Arutz Sheva Israel News

Group: Saturday Night Raid Killed 15 Soldiers

Airstrikes attributed to Israel on Syrian military targets, Saturday evening, killed at least 15 soldiers and dozens more were unaccounted for, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Monday, according to Agence France Presse .

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Sun May 05, 2013

ABC News

Stan and Red win the Great Nundle Dog Race 2013.

The fastest and straightest running working dog in the NSW north-west! Red and his owner Stan Smith from Boggabri.

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Fri May 03, 2013

The New York Times

Investigation Suggests American Journalist Missing in Syria 'Likely' Held by Government

James Foley, an American journalist who has been missing in Syria for 162 days, "was most likely abducted by a pro-regime militia group and subsequently turned over to Syrian government forces," the news site GlobalPost reported on Friday.

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Wed May 01, 2013

Eater

Awards Season: No, the Norovirus Outbreak Didn't Cost Noma the #1 World's Best Restaurant Spot

After three years at the number one position on the World's 50 Best list, chef Ren Redzepi's Copenhagen restaurant Noma was bumped down to number two , with El Celler de Can Roca in Girona, Spain taking the number one spot.

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Tue Apr 30, 2013

ABC News

Trees as fodder

Andrew Curr has planted tree stands as fodder and shade for his stock and to add nitrogen to the soil.

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Mon Apr 29, 2013

Columbia Journalism Review

When reporters are kidnapped

James Foley was supposed to arrive by 4. It was Thanksgiving, and Foley, a freelance journalist covering the war in Syria for GlobalPost and Agence France-Presse, was going to meet his friend Nicole Tung, another journalist, in the Turkish border town of Reyhanli to catch up and rest for a couple days.

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Related Topix: Journalism, Life, Holidays, Thanksgiving, Media, IT Services

ABC News

Tony Seabrook from the PGA speaks to Stephen Stockwell about the assistance package

Vice President of the Pastoralists and Graziers Association, Tony Seabrook, says only time will tell if this package will work.

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