Conditions improve at NSW bushfire

MORALE among firefighters tackling a "big and messy" blaze that has destroyed more than 30 homes in northern NSW is improving as the odds begin to stack their way. The fire, which has scorched 40,000 hectares and has a perimeter of more than 100...

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US stocks mixed ahead of earnings

US stocks are mixed in opening trade ahead of a heavy week of earnings releases. Six minutes into the trade on Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 4.22 points, or 0.03 per cent, to 13,492.65. The broad-based S&P 500 lost 0.73...

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UK court approves ex-trader's extradition

A BRITISH court has approved the extradition of a former senior Credit Suisse trader to the United States to face charges over a $US540 million ($A514 million) fraud. Kareem Serageldin, 39, is accused of distorting the value of mortgage securities...

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UN urges focus on North Korea human rights

THE UN's top human rights official says as many as 200,000 people are being held in North Korean political prison camps rife with torture, rape and slave labour, and some of the abuses may amount to crimes against humanity. For that reason, said...

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Ruby avoids testifying in Berlusconi trial

AN Italian court has turned down a request from former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi's defence for his trial for underage sex to be suspended until after February elections. A Moroccan-born exotic dancer at the centre of the case, however,...

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Firefighters set for more NSW fire battles

FIREFIGHTERS in central western NSW will continue to battle a large 40,000 hectare bushfire on Tuesday that has destroyed at least 33 homes. The fire in the Warrumbungle National Park has led to evacuations from the nearby town of Coonabarabran,...

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Taronga elephant attack review complete

TARONGA Zoo is set to release its findings after an investigation into an elephant attack that nearly crushed a zoo keeper to death. Lucy Melo spent 12 days in a Sydney hospital in October last year after she was pinned to a bollard by the two-year-old...

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Toyota regains global auto sales crown

TOYOTA has regained the global sales crown lost when the 2011 Japanese tsunami devastated its supplies as US rival General Motors' share of the global market shrank. Toyota first overtook GM as the world's biggest carmaker in 2008, a position...

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