Teen spends night in sobering up centre

A TEENAGER who was so drunk that he needed physical protection was one of the five people held in Sydney's sobering up centre during its first night of operation. Four officers and two nurses manned the centre from 9pm (AEST) on Friday until...

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Tourist bus flips in Cuba, injuring 16

Cuban authorities say a serious highway crash involving a bus has left 16 foreign tourists injured. Source: AAP CUBAN authorities says a serious highway crash involving a bus carrying foreign tourists has left 16 passengers injured, most...

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Teens film high speed NSW car chase

A MAN'S son and nephew have used a mobile phone to film him behind the wheel during a high-speed police car chase in southern NSW. The teenagers were passengers in the car the 36-year-old ACT man was driving when it allegedly hit speeds of 140k/h...

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Egypt army calls for conciliation

Egypt's army has rounded up the leadership of ousted president Mohamed Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood. Source: AAP EGYPT'S military has appealed for conciliation and warned against revenge attacks after it toppled president Mohamed Morsi, as police...

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Navy wants to turn boats around: Abbott

Tony Abbott says that the Australian navy is acting as an "escort service" for people smugglers. Source: AAP THE Australian navy would prefer to turn asylum seeker vessels around rather than act as an "escort service" for people smugglers,...

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Bolivia' threatens to close US embassy

BOLIVIA'S president has threatened to close the US embassy as leftist Latin American leaders joined him in blasting Europe and the United States after his plane was rerouted amid suspicions US fugitive Edward Snowden was aboard. President Evo...

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Home building sector recovery gaining pace

A RECOVERY in the home building sector seems to be taking hold, with approvals for houses gaining for the fifth month in a row. Approvals for fully-detached houses rose 2.5 per cent in May, seasonally adjusted, Australian Bureau of Statistics...

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Chrysler recalls 490,000 cars, SUVs

Chrysler is recalling about 490,000 cars and SUVs worldwide to fix faulty automatic head restraints. Source: AAP CHRYSLER is recalling about 490,000 cars and sports utility vehicles worldwide to fix a glitch on automatic head restraints....

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Egypt army detains ousted president Morsi

Egypt's army has toppled president Mohamed Morsi after a week of bloodshed that killed nearly 50. Source: AAP EGYPT'S army has detained Islamist president Mohamed Morsi after a week of deadly clashes and mass protests calling for him to go...

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Federal judge OKs HSBC's $US1.9B penalty

A US federal judge has approved a deal allowing British bank HSBC to pay a record $US1.9bn penalty. Source: AAP A FEDERAL judge approved a deal that will allow HSBC to pay a record $US1.9 billion ($A2.09 billion) penalty to settle accusations...

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Arizona wildfire still out of control

Investigators from across the US are examining how 19 elite firefighters died in an Arizona fire. Source: AAP INVESTIGATORS from across the US have poured into an Arizona town to learn why 19 elite firefighters died in an out-of-control wildfire...

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Retail spending up in May

Retail spending rose 0.1% in May, official figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show. Source: AAP AUSTRALIAN retail spending rose 0.1 per cent in May, official figures show. That followed a surplus of $171 million in April,...

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Facebook trolls attack MP Ed Husic

Federal Labor MP Ed Husic has been attacked on social media after swearing his oath on the Koran. Source: AAP FEDERAL Labor MP Ed Husic has been attacked in social media for using a Koran when he was sworn in as parliamentary secretary by the...

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MacTiernan mulls over Perth nomination

Vincent mayor Alannah MacTiernan will reveal on Thursday if she'll nominate for the seat of Perth. Source: AAP FORMER West Australian government minister Alannah MacTiernan says she'll decide in the next 48 hours whether to nominate as Labor's...

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Brosnan's daughter dies of cancer

Pierce Brosnan is in mourning after his daughter lost her three-year battle with ovarian cancer. Source: AAP ACTOR Pierce Brosnan is in mourning after his daughter lost her three-year battle with ovarian cancer. Charlotte Brosnan passed...

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PrimeAg strikes final sale agreement

RURAL property owner PrimeAg has struck a $76 million deal to sell its remaining assets and shares, and de-list from the sharemarket. The owner of farms Australia will sell the last of its shares for $45 million to Australian Food and Fibre,...

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Butler urged to set goals for cutting CO2

MARK Butler is being urged to use his new appointment as climate change minister to commit Australia to more ambitious targets for cutting pollution. Mr Butler on Monday was named climate change minister in Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's new ministry,...

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Egypt protests turn violent, five dead

Egyptians have flooded the streets of Cairo determined to oust Islamist President Mohamed Morsi. Source: AAP FIVE people have died as protesters flooded Egypt's streets calling for Islamist President Mohamed Morsi to step down, in massive demonstrations...

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Russia has 'solution' for Snowden: Correa

RUSSIA will decide the destination of fugitive US intelligence analyst Edward Snowden, who is currently holed up in Moscow, Ecuador's President Rafael Correa says. "To process the asylum application, (Snowden) must be in Ecuadorian territory....

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Gunpowder blast kills man in Qld

A MAN is dead and two others have been seriously injured after gunpowder exploded in far north Queensland. Police say the men were believed to have been trying to dispose of expired gunpowder in a burn-off on a rural property west of Mareeba...

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Crunch meeting over future of Browse

THE future of the stalled multi-billion dollar Browse gas project will be discussed when the joint venture partners meet for talks on Monday. The troubled project, believed to be worth between $30 billion and $90 billion, is led by Woodside,...

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