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Band's video of life-size Angry Birds and Fruit Ninja goes viral
TechnologyPopular iPhone games Angry Birds, Fruit Ninja, Plants vs. Zombies, Cut the Rope and Flight Control are re-imagined in an indie rock outfit's new video.... -
Serena Williams withdraws from Brisbane with ankle sprain
The Fabulous ForumSerena Williams was forced to withdraw from the Brisbane International after spraining her left ankle Wednesday during a second-round victory over Bojana Jovanovski of Serbia.... -
Australia knows something about drought
That rain you've been having? It doesn't really help much. California is still in the midst of a serious drought.
We Australians can empathize -- and we can also offer some advice.
Last year, the southeast corner of the northern Australian state of...Tags: Water Restrictions, Death, Vehicles, Water Supply, Passenger Cars
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How to see Heron or Lady Elliot
Special to The TimesGETTING THERE: The jumping-off point for Heron Island is Gladstone, 345 miles north of Brisbane. From LAX, connecting service (change of planes) to Brisbane is available on American, Qantas, Japan, Air New Zealand, United, Korean, Singapore and Malaysia....Tags: Los Angeles International Airport
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'Strange smell' grounds plane, turns out to be dirty diaper
NewsCore/ Northern Territory NewsA dirty diaper stuck in a toilet is being blamed for grounding a passenger plane flying between the Australian capital cities of Darwin and Brisbane. Qantas Flight 825 was forced to land at Mount Isa on Sunday after passengers and crew complained of a...Tags: Boeing Co.
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Australian Open: 5-time champ Serena out; Djokovic wins
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Numbers told the surprising story for Serena Williams in her fourth-round loss at the Australian Open on Monday.
Seven double-faults, including four in one game; 37 unforced errors, and a first-serve percentage of just over 50...Tags: Rod Laver, Richard Gasquet, Russia, Serena Williams, Novak Djokovic
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Cost for 'mooning' the Queen? $803
The Courier-MailAn Australian who "mooned" Queen Elizabeth II during her visit to Brisbane in 2011 was fined the equivalent of $803 U.S. dollars on a public nuisance charge Tuesday. Liam Lloyd Warriner, 22, a barman from Sydney, pleaded guilty in the Brisbane...Tags: Elizabeth II, Punishment, Fines
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Princess Cruises sends four ships Down Under for 2012-2013
Princess Cruises is touting their expanded deployment down under for the 2012-2013 season. Sending four of their fleet of 16 ships to Australia and New Zealand, Princess plans to sail on 40 voyages of eight different itineraries.
"Australia and New...Tags: Marlborough, Sydney (Australia), Princess Cruises, Tourism and Leisure, Melbourne (Australia)
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Man dies after 'planking' on Australian building
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Australian police say a man who plunged seven floors to his death from an apartment balcony was participating in the Internet craze of "planking." Planking, increasingly popular in Australia, involves people lying flat...Tags: Arts and Culture, Photography, Australia
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