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Siberian winds usher in record lows in Beijing

Sun, 03 Jan 2010 14:21:48 +0000

Freezing cold front sweeps over much of northern China with snowstorms snarling traffic and air travel.

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Siberian winds usher in record lows in Beijing

S.Africa drop Ntini, England to bowl in third Test

Sun, 03 Jan 2010 10:24:28 +0000

England won the toss and sent South Africa in to bat on the first day of the third Test against South Africa at Newlands on Sunday.

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China to try top judge for graft

Sun, 03 Jan 2010 10:24:25 +0000

One of China’s former top judges will be tried for taking up to $A652,000 in bribes, in one of the nation’s most high-profile graft cases, the state press says.

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Details unclear over NBA firearms flap

Sun, 03 Jan 2010 06:18:01 +0000

Washington Wizards player Gilbert Arenas has disputed a New York Post report saying he and teammate Javaris Crittendon brandished guns over a gambling debt.

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Eurozone faces 2010 debt crisis

Sun, 03 Jan 2010 06:17:57 +0000

The eurozone’s new year heralds a debt crisis that has alarm bells ringing and markets tracking government plans to tame the growing shortfall.

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Snow paralyses Beijing

Sun, 03 Jan 2010 06:17:53 +0000

A freezing cold front swept over much of northern China on Sunday with snowstorms snarling traffic and air travel.

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Snow paralyses Beijing

Macca’s loses a menu guru

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 14:41:25 +0000

The inventor of the McDonald’s quarter pounder, Al Bernardin, has died of a stroke, aged 81.

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Macca’s loses a menu guru

Apple blocks downloads on Dalai Lama and Kadeer

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 14:41:20 +0000

Bowing to Chinese law, Apple is reportedly blocking iPhone users in China from downloading applications about two figures Beijing considers separatists.

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N.Korea calls for end to hostile relations with US

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 01:43:29 +0000

North Korea early Friday called for an end to hostile relations with the United States, after a year marked by nuclear and missile tests and its rejection of international peace efforts.

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No charges for Tyson over scuffle

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 01:43:26 +0000

Mike Tyson and a photographer won’t face charges after their scuffle at Los Angeles International Airport, city prosecutors said on Thursday.

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