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Spain confirms second swine flu case

Posted April 29, 2009 09:00:00

Spanish authorities say a 24-year-old man who returned from holiday in Mexico last week has tested positive.

Tags: health, diseases-and-disorders, swine-influenza, spain, united-kingdom, scotland

Flu threat forces Aussie Olympians home

Posted April 29, 2009 09:00:00

Two Australian divers holed up in Mexico have been ordered home by the New South Wales Institute of Sport (NSWIS) over concerns about swine flu.

Tags: health, diseases-and-disorders, sport, diving, olympics-summer, swine-influenza, australia, nsw, mexico

Polish PM leaves Brown red-faced

Posted April 29, 2009 09:00:00

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has been embarrassed on a visit to Poland, after his host used the occasion to deliver a lecture on the perils of excessive public borrowing.

Tags: government-and-politics, world-politics, international-financial-crisis, poland, united-kingdom

Swine flu outbreaks may be 'different' strains

Posted April 29, 2009 08:49:00

A leading West Australian virologist says it is possible the Mexico outbreak of swine flu could be a different strain to the virus detected in the United States.

Tags: health, diseases-and-disorders, infectious-diseases, influenza, doctors-and-medical-professionals, wa, perth-6000

Bad debts slash ANZ profits Photo

Posted April 29, 2009 08:46:00 | Updated April 29, 2009 08:53:00

The ANZ bank has reported a 43 per cent fall in its first-half cash profit because of a doubling in bad debt provisions.

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, banking, international-financial-crisis, australia

NSW can detain swine flu patients Photo

Posted April 29, 2009 08:31:00 | Updated April 29, 2009 08:44:00

The NSW Government has included swine flu in a list of diseases where infected patients may be detained.

Tags: health, diseases-and-disorders, influenza, health-policy, swine-influenza, nsw

Israeli police jailed for killing, abducting teen

Posted April 29, 2009 08:29:00

An Israeli court has sentenced two former police officers to jail for their role in killing a Palestinian teenager.

Tags: crime, murder-and-manslaughter, israel, palestinian-territories

Faith Fighter game goes offline after Muslim protest

Posted April 29, 2009 08:26:00

The creator of the Faith Fighter online game allowing players to stage fights involving Jesus, Mohammed and other prophets said it has withdrawn the game after a Muslim protest.

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, games, community-and-society, religion-and-beliefs, italy

Brownie founder's 7yo Brisbane descendant joins up

Posted April 29, 2009 08:25:00

The great-great-granddaughter of the man who started the international scout and girl guide movement became a Brownie in Brisbane last night.

Tags: human-interest, people, australia, qld, brisbane-4000

Climate 'shielding Indonesia from swine flu'

Posted April 29, 2009 08:24:00

Indonesia's health minister says the reason the country has been spared from any confirmed swine flu infections is largely because of its climate.

Tags: health, diseases-and-disorders, avian-influenza, swine-influenza, australia, indonesia, spain

BrisConnections instalment due today

Posted April 29, 2009 08:20:00

Today is the deadline for unit holders in the troubled BrisConnections to make the next payment on their holdings.

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, company-news, finance-markets, stockmarket, australia, qld, brisbane-4000

Russian destroyer 'captures 29 Somali pirates'

Posted April 29, 2009 08:13:00

A Russian naval destroyer has seized 29 suspected pirates off the coast of Somalia, the Defence Ministry said, according to Russian news agencies.

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, unrest-conflict-and-war, piracy, russian-federation, somalia

'New ecosystem' found in Steve Irwin reserve Photo

Posted April 29, 2009 08:09:00 | Updated April 29, 2009 08:20:00

Researchers think they have uncovered a new ecosystem in the Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve in FNQ.

Tags: environment, conservation, uranium-mining, australia, qld, cairns-4870

Greens push for republic vote

Posted April 29, 2009 08:00:00

Monarchists are rallying against an attempt by the Greens to get a plebiscite on whether Australia should become a republic.

Tags: government-and-politics, political-parties, greens, republic, australia

ABC drama funding 'would boost economy' Photo

Posted April 29, 2009 08:00:00

The Screen Producers Association fears the Federal Government will not fulfil its election promise to triple the amount of local drama on the ABC.

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, television, federal-government, abc, australia, nsw, sydney-2000

Govt adopts cancer bungle inquiry report Photo

Posted April 29, 2009 07:54:00 | Updated April 29, 2009 07:51:00

Report findings on cancer treatment bungles at Adelaide hospitals have been adopted by the SA Govt.

Tags: states-and-territories, health, breast-cancer, cancer, leukaemia, doctors-and-medical-professionals, healthcare-facilities, cervical-and-vulval-cancers, health-policy, health-administration, sa, adelaide-5000, north-adelaide-5006

Zero tolerance for 'fleeting expletives' in US

Posted April 29, 2009 07:46:00

A narrowly-divided US Supreme Court ruled that US regulators can impose fines on television and radio broadcasters for allowing "fleeting expletives" - swear words used in passing - to go out over the airwaves.

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, television, information-and-communication, broadcasting, radio, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, united-states

Authorities approve wilderness waste clean-up Photo

Posted April 29, 2009 07:42:00 | Updated April 29, 2009 07:33:00

Authorities say a clean-up of illegally dumped mine waste in the Flinders Ranges has been completed satisfactorily.

Tags: mining, environment, environmental-management, nuclear-issues, government-and-politics, greens, states-and-territories, uranium-mining, sa, adelaide-5000, hawker-5434, port-augusta-5700, port-pirie-5540

Superannuation fees under review

Posted April 29, 2009 07:35:00

Superannuation Minister Nick Sherry says fees and commissions paid to financial planners will come under scrutiny in a Government review of the superannuation system.

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, government-and-politics, federal-government, superannuation, australia

Wall St flat on swine flu fears

Posted April 29, 2009 07:25:00

Stocks in the United States have finished fairly flat, with renewed concerns about the need for banks to raise more capital.

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, economic-trends, finance-markets, currency-markets, australia, united-states

Dutch signs point to gay sex seekers

Posted April 29, 2009 07:00:00

A park near Amsterdam has unveiled information signs pointing out spots where officials say gay men are known to have sex, so visitors are not taken by surprise.

Tags: community-and-society, gays-and-lesbians, human-interest, offbeat, netherlands

World waits for flu to hit Video Photo

Posted April 29, 2009 07:00:00

Health authorities across the world are waiting for new swine flu cases to emerge.

Tags: health, diseases-and-disorders, swine-influenza, australia, mexico, united-states

200 more troops tipped for Afghanistan Photo

Posted April 29, 2009 07:00:00 | Updated April 29, 2009 08:37:00

Stephen Smith declines to confirm reports of extra troops for Afghanistan.

Tags: defence-and-national-security, defence-forces, army, unrest-conflict-and-war, afghanistan, australia

Auschwitz survivor baffled by bottle message

Posted April 29, 2009 06:23:00 | Updated April 29, 2009 08:11:00

A French Holocaust survivor whose name was found in a bottled message on the grounds of Auschwitz this week says the discovery is a "mystery" to him.

Tags: community-and-society, history, human-interest, world-war-2, france, germany, poland

Explosives train on fire

Posted April 29, 2009 06:15:00 | Updated April 29, 2009 07:36:00

Fire crews have put out a blaze on a train carrying explosives on Queensland's Fraser Coast.

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, fires, australia, qld, tiaro-4650