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| Key clue to oil spill recovered |
| A crane has hoisted a key piece of oil spill evidence to the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, giving investigators their first chance to scrutinise the blowout preventer, the massive piece of equipment that failed to stop the gusher... |
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Published: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:10 a.m. |
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| Schools serving whale |
| Whale meat is on the menu at about a sixth of Japan's state-run primary and junior high schools, a survey shows. Of 29,600 public primary and junior high schools nationwide providing lunches for students, 5355 schools served whale... |
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Published: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:40 a.m. |
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| Stoning woman to be lashed over photo |
| Iran has reportedly sentenced Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani - the 43-year-old Iranian woman who faces execution after being convicted of adultery - to 99 lashes in prison for "spreading corruption and indecency" after allowing an unveiled... |
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Published: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:30 a.m. |
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| Canada's turn for storm |
| Resilient Tropical Storm Earl raked over eastern Canada, leaving nearly one million people without power, the last gasp of what was once a monster storm that menaced the US east coast but left it largely undamaged. The centre... |
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Published: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:10 a.m. |
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| US reunion after 41 years |
| It was a bittersweet and unlikely reunion. A nurse at a Bronx hospice went to greet her new patient last week and was stunned to find that it was her estranged father, whom she had not seen for 41 years. Victor Peraza left his... |
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Published: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:40 a.m. |
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| Aust election: Reform dispute delays decision |
| A decision on who will form the next Australian government could be delayed with a squabble breaking out over parliamentary reform.A deal had looked close with independent MP Bob Katter saying on Saturday that he hoped to make... |
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Published: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:30 a.m. |
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