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2013 Six Nations: Team Wales

FORM SINCE 2012 SIX NATIONS v Barbarians (Cardiff) – Won 30-21 v Australia (Brisbane) – Lost 27-19 v Australia (Melbourne) – Lost 25-23 v Australia (Sydney) – Lost 20-19 v Argentina (Cardiff) – Lost 26-12 v Samoa (Cardiff) – Lost … read more »

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It’s a sin to wish Merry Christmas – imam

Sydney – Sydney’s main mosque has warned its followers not to have anything to do with Christmas, local media reported on Sunday. The head imam at Lakemba Mosque, Sheikh Yahya Safi, told followers during prayers it is a “sin” to … read more »

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Liverpool out to poach Alessandro Del Piero from Sydney FC

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers was left frustrated at not being able to replace Andy Carroll, who joined West Ham on loan on transfer deadline day, and has now seemingly turned to the veteran Italian. Del Piero had reportedly rejected a … read more »

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2012 London Olympics, Nigeria’s worst outing since 1988

With Nigeria’s last medal hopes dashed on Saturday night, when its 4×400 metres women’s relay team was disqualified in the final, it is now certain that the country will head home empty handed when the 2012 London Olympics end Sunday … read more »

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Australian Couple caught on camera having sex on a clock tower in broad daylight

Shocking pictures have emerged of a naked couple having sex on a clock tower in the middle of a busy shopping centre in the heart of Sydney Australia. The couple were snapped after startled onlookers noticed them clinching in the … read more »

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Tourist survives Zimbabwe Victoria Falls bungee horror (Video)

Sydney – An Australian woman whose bungee jumping cord snapped, plunging her head-first into the raging crocodile-infested waters of the Zambezi River, on Monday described her “miracle” survival. Erin Langworthy, 22, was on holiday on New Year’s Eve when she … read more »

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Man ‘With Bomb’ Holds Girl Hostage In Sydney

A man who claims to have a bomb is holding a young girl – believed to be his daughter – hostage at a court building in western Sydney. Police are negotiating with the man who entered the lawyers’ offices in … read more »

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Global food prices near 3-year highs: World Bank

Global food prices held near three-year highs in July and stocks were low, piling on pressure on the world’s poor, the World Bank said on Monday. The World Bank Food Price index increased 33 percent in July from a year-ago … read more »

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Asian Markets Tumble

Asian stock markets tumbled in trading Monday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index fell nearly 2.2 percent to close at 9,098. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index also dropped nearly 2.2 percent to end at 20,491. Elsewhere, share prices dropped around three percent in … read more »

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Manhunt for Sydney ‘bomber’

A manhunt was under way on Thursday for a suspect who attached what turned out to be a fake bomb to a terrified Sydney teenager in a drama described as “like something out of a Hollywood movie script”. Madeleine Pulver … read more »

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Muslim women to be forced to remove veils for Australian police or risk a prison sentence

Controversial laws forcing Muslim women to remove their veils for police could soon be made law in Australia. The Australian Government believes the ban should be applied as motorists and criminal suspects need to remove any head coverings so that … read more »

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Rihanna looks like an Austin Powers extra in her Sixties shift dress

She wasn’t even born until 1988, but yesterday Rihanna was channelling the Sixties. The Bajan singer, 23, was spotted leaving her Sydney hotel room in a white shift dress and capped sleeves, which she teamed with a towering pair of … read more »

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“Honeymoon killer” is released

Birmingham – A man charged with capital murder in the drowning of his new bride on a honeymoon scuba dive in Australia seven years ago was released from jail Tuesday on $100 000 bond. Circuit Judge Tommy Nail, raising questions … read more »

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WikiLeaks founder to appear in UK court

London – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will appear in a British court on Tuesday in a second attempt to win bail after he was arrested over allegations of sex crimes in Sweden. The 39-year-old Australian makes his second appearance at … read more »

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Oprah sails with Russell Crowe

US talkshow queen Oprah Winfrey sailed a postcard-perfect Sydney Harbour with Oscar-winning actor Russell Crowe on Monday as she unveiled an all-star lineup for her Opera House tapings Winfrey, 56, hit the famous harbour’s glittering waters on board the “Eagle … read more »

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WikiLeaks hackers threaten British Government

The 1,500-strong network of online activists has already sabotaged the websites of MasterCard, Visa and the Swedish government with millions of bogus visits. The attacks, termed “Operation Payback”, came after the credit card companies and PayPal, an online payment firm, … read more »

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