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Huge explosion at power plant
RESCUE operation underway amid fears of mass casualties following blast at US plant.
Two dead, 20 rescued from floods
A WOMAN and a youth have died and 20 others rescued from heavy flooding in central Queensland.
Mining magnate eyes rich list top spot
CLIVE Palmer may become Australia's richest man after his $69 billion coal deal with China.
Teen's death posted on Facebook first
FACEBOOK has delivered a family the worst possible news after police fail to report a teen's death.
Google leaps barrier with translator phone
GOOGLE'S making the first phone able to translate foreign languages almost instantly.
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Stalker pheasant terrorises children
A PHEASANT is wreaking havoc on a peaceful town forcing residents to flee for cover indoors.
Cops play robbers in bandit bungle
POLICE are in trouble again, accused of dressing as bandits to stage a prank robbery, leading to a tense gunpoint stand-off.
Louts loot lorry load of Lego
THIEVES stole a truck-load of Lego after tying up and gagging the driver, British police said.
We're all aliens, says British scientist
THE human race began as "microbes brought to Earth by comets millions of years ago".
Stab victim didn't notice blade in neck
A MUGGING victim was in such deep shock that she walked home not realising she had a knife in her neck and a bloody back.
Coach fined for giving fans the finger
CRUDE taunting of rival US football team's fans lands boss with $55,000 ticking-off.
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Why Mr 'Just Good Enough' isn't enough
JUDITH Ireland says there are many widely acknowledged reasons why women choose to remain single and or childless.
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Australia favours skilled migrants
TWENTY thousand foreigners will be banned from moving to Australia in major migrant reforms.
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Welcome deluge soaks the state
DROUGHT-stricken NSW towns were awash with welcome rain, with a dry creek in one town flowing for the first time in 35 years, and several roads closed.
Woman's arm severed by mower
A WOMAN has had her arm severed after a freak accident involving a ride-on lawnmower on a property north of Cairns.
Two escape plane crash unhurt
A man and a woman have escaped unhurt after their light plane crashed at Baxter, on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula.
Not enough water to turn into wine
SOUTH Australia has lost its long-held position as the nation's largest wine-producing state for the first time since early last century.
NW food bowl ruled out
NORTHERN Western Australia will never become an important food bowl to replace the drought-stricken Murray-Darling.
Wild brawl at bikini babe fest
A BIKINI parade was almost overtaken by a wild brawl in the heart of Darwin's entertainment strip.
Nathan refuses to cough up
A CHEST infection nearly prompted Nathan Gatehouse to pull out of the second round of the Tasmanian Open Golf.
World
Half naked women protest election
SEVERAL young topless women barged into a Ukrainian polling station, rowdily protesting before a candidate cast his ballot.
Claims emerge that John Terry's secret lover slept with up to five football stars
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JB Hi-Fi reports record first half profit
RETAILER JB Hi-Fi has reported a 29 per cent increase in first half profit and growth in same store sales.
ASX200 - Top Gainers & Losers at 04:10PM
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| RMD | ResMed | 6.34 | 5.84% |
| AJA | Astro Japan Pro.. | 0.365 | 5.79% |
| CPA | Commonwealth Of.. | 0.945 | 2.71% |
| PNA | Panaust | 0.44 | -9.28% |
| SBM | St Barbara | 0.23 | -8.0% |
| MGX | Mount Gibson Ir.. | 1.345 | -7.88% |
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Bank shares may offer happy returns
STOCKBROKERS are tipping a prosperous five years ahead for the banks that everybody but their shareholders love to hate.
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Entertainment
Reality TV series for pregnant Dannii
DANNII Minogue has reportedly sealed a six-figure TV deal allowing cameras to film her pregnancy for a six-part reality series.
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Micheal Jackson's doctor preparing to surrender
Paris Hilton strikes luck with Israeli lottery commercial
Montag 'like a circus freak'
Travel
Coffee shop girls face sex show charges
FIVE coffee shop workers who put on raunchy shows for customers in a US town will face court dates on prostitution charges this month.
Travel Features
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Technology
Digital radio sales beat expectations
MORE than 100,000 digital radios have been sold in Australia over the past six months, double what was expected for a 12-month period.
OECD queries cost of new broadband network
THE OECD has questioned the cost benefit of Labor's $43 billion national broadband network.
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