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Asian Correspondent, Breaking News
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Most Asian stock markets climbed Friday as investors took heart from a slight improvement in U.S. economic indicators amid lingering worries over the pace of the global economic recovery. But gains were modest across the region as investors took a wait-and-see stance ahead of closely-watched U.S. employment figures due out Friday.
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| Posted at 02:17 PM, Sep 03, 2010 |
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Asian Correspondent, Breaking News
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An Australian man was attacked by a shark in the waters off a remote island resort in the Solomon Islands, officials said Friday. The 34-year-old from New South Wales state suffered lacerations to the face and neck in the Thursday attack, Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said in a statement. He was in stable condition at a hospital in the capital Honiara.
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| Posted at 02:00 PM, Sep 03, 2010 |
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Asian Correspondent, Breaking News
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A key independent lawmaker accused the leaders of Australia's two main political parties of attempting to buy power Friday as they battle to form the nation's first minority government since World War II. Bob Katter is one of a trio of lawmakers with the power to make either the center-left Labor Party or the conservative Liberal Party-led coalition Australia's next government, after Aug. 21 election failed to deliver either side a majority.
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| Posted at 01:53 PM, Sep 03, 2010 |
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Asian Correspondent, Breaking News
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A French skyscraper climber nicknamed "Spiderman" pleaded not guilty Friday to charges related to his bare-handed climb up a 57-story building in downtown Sydney. Alain Robert, known for climbing some of the world's tallest and best-known buildings without ropes or other equipment, was arrested Monday at the top of the Lumiere building.
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| Posted at 01:40 PM, Sep 03, 2010 |
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Heather Leflamme, Happs Winery
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Happs & Three Hills winemaker Mark Warren visited Japan to promote Happs and Three Hills. Here’s what he had to say about it.
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| Posted at 12:00 PM, Sep 03, 2010 |
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Peter Scudamore-Smith, Uncorked & Cultivated
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There is always a lot of fun associated with a Boireann tasting: you know there is a gem of a wine to be discovered every year, and maybe not the same lineage as the previous year.
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| Posted at 08:32 AM, Sep 03, 2010 |
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Asia Society, Breaking News
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Australia and New Zealand are locked in a stand-off with Fiji’s military leader, Commodore Frank Bainimarama, over his refusal to bring back democracy after four coups in two decades. Sanctions and other tough measures by Canberra and Wellington against Bainimarama's unelected government have been matched by a round of diplomatic expulsions by the South Pacific nation, which in turn is looking more and more to China for aid and support.
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| Posted at 06:50 PM, Sep 02, 2010 |
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Asian Correspondent, Breaking News
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Australian cricket great Shane Warne has called for life bans to be imposed on players found guilty of fixing or conspiring to manipulate matches. "If it is true and they have been found (guilty of) match-fixing and throwing games and spot betting with the no-balls and stuff, if that's the case they should be thrown out," Warne told reporters on Thursday.
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| Posted at 05:17 PM, Sep 02, 2010 |
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Asian Correspondent, Breaking News
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A terminally sick humpback whale that became stranded on a beach in Western Australia two weeks ago was euthanized Thursday with an explosive charge. After attempts to return the juvenile whale to the sea failed, the state Department of Environment and Conservation had intended to let the 31-foot (9.5-meter) creature die naturally.
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| Posted at 04:42 PM, Sep 02, 2010 |
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Asian Correspondent, Breaking News
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Prime Minister Julia Gillard edged closer to retaining power in Australia on Thursday when an independent lawmaker said he would support her center-left Labor Party to form Australia's first minority government in almost seven decades. A bloc of three independent kingmakers will now decide whether Labor governs for a second three-year term or whether a conservative Liberal Party-led coalition forms the next administration after Aug. 21 elections failed to deliver any party a majority.
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| Posted at 03:12 PM, Sep 02, 2010 |
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Leanne De Bortoli , De Bortoli Wines
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Why is Cabernet so special on September 2? This is the day that the world is 'tweeting' about this rather noble variety. No matter where you are, as long as you have a glass of Cabernet in hand and a Twitter account (don’t forget the hashtag #cabernet), you can join thousands of like-minded people to taste and tweet on all things Cabernet!
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| Posted at 11:47 AM, Sep 02, 2010 |
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Asian Correspondent, Breaking News
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Australia's conservative leader said Thursday that his coalition had the best economic credentials to govern despite new figures showing that he had overstated savings from election promises by up to 10.6 billion Australian dollars ($9.7 billion).
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| Posted at 10:33 AM, Sep 02, 2010 |
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