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| Trans-Tasman rower in danger of missing NZ |
| Trans-Tasman rower Shaun Quincey may have saved his biggest drama for the home stretch as he battles a northerly current which is threatening to sweep him past the top of the North Island.Quincey has rolled at least twice since... |
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Published: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:04 p.m. |
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| New York offers 9/11 settlement |
| New York City has agreed to pay up to US$657 million to settle more than 10,000 lawsuits filed by ground zero rescue and response workers who say they were sickened by World Trade Centre dust.The settlement was announced today... |
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Published: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:36 p.m. |
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| Same-sex weddings make history in Mexico |
| Two glowing brides in matching white gowns and four other same-sex couples made history in Mexico City on Thursday as they wed under Latin America's first law that explicitly approves gay marriage.Mayor Marcelo Ebrard was a guest... |
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Published: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:56 p.m. |
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| Firm accused of hurting Katrina recovery |
| New Orleans' watchdog has found serious problems with the work of an engineering company hired to oversee the rebuilding of city buildings and infrastructure damaged in Hurricane Katrina, including overbilling, billing the city for... |
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Published: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:50 p.m. |
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| Vatican's outrage over school's condom machines |
| The decision by a Rome high school to install condom vending machines has set off a storm in Italy, with the Catholic Church charging the move will encourage young people to have sex and Rome's mayor saying it sends the wrong message.But... |
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Published: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:32 p.m. |
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| Israeli soldiers indicted over Gaza war |
| JERUSALEM - The Israeli military has indicted two soldiers who forced a Palestinian boy to open bags suspected of being booby-trapped with explosives during last year's military offensive in Gaza.It was only the second time the... |
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Published: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:18 p.m. |
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