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 China Drug Games Olympic Photos | Asia Times Drug cheats and other swines | By Jesse Fink | And so it begins. I'm not sure what's more riveting - the Olympic Games itself or the procession of drug busts that go with it. On Thursday, a second Chinese athlete was banned for l... (photo: AP Photo/Kin Cheung) | |
Sydney Morning Herald Floodwater harvest halted | A NEW policy on floodwater harvesting amounts to the retrospective legalisation of Murray-Darling Basin environmental theft, critics say. | No new structures that allow farmers to harvest flood flow... (photo: GFDL) Australia Environment Flood Photos Water |
Sydney Morning Herald Waste methane to create power | THE future of rubbish is in the tiny jaws of billions of hungry microbes in Camden. | Sydney is about to get one of the world's most modern waste management centres, in which methane from garbage-ch... (photo: WN / nurkamiah) Australia Development Environment Photos Power |
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Sydney Morning Herald Clarke prepares to call the shots | MICHAEL CLARKE is in line to lead the Australian limited-overs team for the first time, but it is the West Indies captain, Chris Gayle, who feels he is learning the tra... (photo: AP / ) Australia Cricket Media Photos Sport |
Sydney Morning Herald The Fabulous Flag Sisters | Long before Megan Gale and her never-ending pins graced billboards all over Italy, there was another set of Australian legs renowned for being the best in Europe. They ... (photo: AP / ) Entertainment Europe Italy Model Photos |
NZ Herald NZ dollar rises | The New Zealand dollar closed the local session today above US76c mainly thanks to a softer US dollar and despite more haemorrhaging in equity markets. | Markets also t... (photo: WN/Patricia) Dollar Equity Markets New Zealand Photos |
Business Report BHP gets US approval for Rio Tinto bid | Sydney - Global mining giant BHP Billiton on Thursday said US antitrust regulators had granted partial approval for its $170 billion (R1.33 trillion) hostile takeover b... (photo: WN/Theresa Poongan) Issues Mining Photos Sydney Takeover |
BBC News Hussey ordered to rest by Aussies | Australian batsman David Hussey will not be returning to Notts this summer. | He is to take a break following Australia's current tour to the West Indies, which he join... (photo: GNU / ) Australia Cricket Media Photos Sport |
London Evening Standard Naomi Watts pregnant with her second child... as best friend Nicole Kidman prepares to go into labour | Hollywood actress Naomi Watts is pregnant with her second child - just 10 months after giving birth to her son Alexander. | The Kent-born King Kong star, 39, is four mo... (photo: GNU / ) Actress Celebrity Hollywood Photos Pregnancy |
The Australian Queenslanders live longer, study says | SUN and surf seem to deliver glowing health to women on Queensland's Sunshine Coast, who lead the nation in the life expectancy stakes. | Women on the Sunshine Coast li... (photo: AP Photo ) Health Life Photos Social Women |
The Australian PlayStation recalls console update | SONY has recalled its latest PlayStation 3 console update after some systems were rendered useless by the installation. | The PS3 update firmware update version 2.4 was... (photo: (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara)) Australia Consumers Electronics Photos Technology |