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iPod, putting gear, $52,695 mask included in Obama's foreign gifts
WASHINGTON – So what do you give to the leader of the free world? If you’re German Chancellor Angela Merkel, you might hint that Obama could work on his putting. Merkel presented an estimated $1,400 in putting gear, including a pair of...
Tags: Apple iPod, Politics, Barack Obama, Golf, Sports
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Adam Scott and all of Australia relish nation's first Masters win
Adam Scott, you just won the 2013 Masters tournament! What are you going to do next? Have a beer with Greg Norman and share a Vegemite sandwich with Men At Work! OK, the second part isn't true (not that I know of, anyway), but it wouldn't be all...
Tags: Masters Tournament, Tiger Woods, Angel Cabrera, Adam Scott
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Australia launches national inquiry into child sexual abuse
Australia launched a sweeping national inquiry Wednesday into the sexual abuse of children, holding its first public hearing in a Melbourne court to start what a government statement called “a healing process for survivors and their families.”...
Tags: Politics, Government, Crime, Law and Justice, Roman Catholicism, Religion and Belief
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Fires rage on as Australia sizzles with triple-digit temperatures
Scores of fires continued to rage across southeastern Australia on Tuesday as the country sizzled under scorching heat. More than a dozen were still burning out of control late in the day, as firefighters battled to squelch flames sweeping through dry...
Tags: Sydney (Australia), Australia
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Australian fires spread in extreme heat, prompt warning of high risk
Flames continued to lick Monday at the Australian island of Tasmania, while officials warned that other stretches of the country faced some of the most dangerous conditions for fires on record. “I cannot say it more plainly: The risk is real and...
Tags: Fires, Ecosystems, Global Change, Sydney (Australia), Bashar Assad
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Nauru pushes higher fees for asylum seekers sent by Australia
World NowThe tiny nation of Nauru is pushing Australia to pay roughly $1,000 monthly for every asylum seeker it sends to the Pacific island. Australian immigration officials say the hike in visa fees is under discussion with Nauru but said it was “... -
Australian leader slams sexism in now-viral speech [Video]
World NowFifteen minutes in the Australian parliament have become the diatribe heard 'round the world: a blistering speech by Prime Minister Julia Gillard against her chief political foe, excoriating him over what she denounced as sexist attacks.... -
Bali marks 10th anniversary of devastating bombing
World NowTen years ago, the bombing of two nightclubs in Bali killed 202 people and unsettled the long-peaceful island popular with Western tourists. On Friday, hundreds of survivors and their families gathered in Bali to remember the bombing, a devastating attack... -
Australian leader backs plan to deal with asylum seekers
World NowThe Australian prime minister has thrown her backing behind a plan to send asylum seekers to Papua New Guinea and the Pacific island of Nauru, setting the stage for Australia to reinstate a system that it abandoned under pressure from human rights... -
Boat tragedy adds new fuel to Australia asylum debate
World NowWith scores of people still missing from a boat that capsized Thursday on its way to Australia, the country is agonizing again over how to handle asylum seekers who come there pleading for help.... -
Australia lawmakers deadlock on sending asylum-seekers elsewhere
World NowThe horror of scores of desperate people fleeing their countries for Australia abroad rickety boats and drowning at sea has jolted Australia again. Something must be done to stop people from risking their lives, Australian politicians and pundits... -
Outrage erupts over South Korean plans to hunt whales
World NowSouth Korea has announced plans to hunt minke whales off its shores under a loophole in whaling rules for research, outraging environmentalists and prompting rebukes from Australia and New Zealand....
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