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  • Monkey teeth give clues on when Neanderthal baby was weaned

    Researchers from the US and Australia have claimed that they can now use fossil teeth to calculate when a Neanderthal baby was weaned. The new technique is based in part on knowledge gained from studies of teeth from human infants and from monkeys at the California National Primate Research Center at the University of California, Davis. Using the new technique, the researchers concluded that ...

  • Ex-AFL chief warns CA of need of robust approach to anti-corruption

    Former Australian Football League (AFL) chief executive Adrian Anderson has said that Cricket Australia (CA) and state cricket associations needed a robust national approach to anti-corruption. Stating that one global betting exchange turns over a billion dollars a year on Australian cricket, Anderson, who is conducting a review of CA's integrity and disciplinary systems, estimated that 60 per ...

  • Final dress rehearsal before Cup for Australia NZ

    AUCKLAND, New Zealand (Reuters) -- World champion Australia and World Cup favorite New Zealand stages its final dress rehearsal ahead of rugby union's showcase event in the last match of the Tri-nations series Saturday. While the All Blacks have already won the Tri-nations, after three successive victories, much is at stake in Auckland with the Bledisloe Cup still up for grabs while a ...

  • Rugby Three Australia forwards in doubt

    MELBOURNE (Reuters) -- Australia forwards Toutai Kefu, Patricio Noriega and Glenn Panoho are doubtful for Saturday's Tri-nations test against New Zealand after failing to join in full training Tuesday because of leg injuries. Wallabies vice-captain Kefu, who suffered spinal concussion in Australia's 29-9 Tri-nations win over South Africa in Brisbane on August 2, is struggling to ...

  • Storms hit Western Australias southwest

    Wind gusts have torn roofing from houses, uprooted trees, and brought down power-lines as storms hit the southwest region of Western Australia (WA) overnight, local media reported on Thursday.The southwest town of Waroona in WA has been the worst hit with at least two houses losing large parts of their roofs and downed power-lines causing power cuts, the Australian Associated Press (AAP) ...


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Movie Review

The Man in the Iron Mask

"The Man in the Iron Mask," based on the classic novel by Alexandre Dumas, is a well-made adventure film that doesn't have much adventure. It has a lot of beautiful French locations, a stunning A-list cast of actors, and technical merit oozing from every corner, but it never really grabs hold of you the way a good swashbuckling adventure should. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that the ... ...

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  • Four Japanese tourists seriously injured in Australia crash

    Four tourists were seriously injured early on Thursday in a crash involving a minibus and a truck in Bundaberg, 220 miles north of Brisbane in Australia's Queensland, the Department of Community said.About 10 tourists, believed to be from Japan, were on the minibus when the crash happened, the Department of Community said."Four were taken to Bundaberg Hospital with serious head and ...

  • Chinas investment does not match status as Australias top trade partner

    China's investment in Australia does not match her status as the nation's largest trade partner, said Duan Jielong, China's Consul-General in Sydney on Tuesday. In a speech to Australia China Business Council (ACBC), Duan said as more and more Chinese companies come to Australia to invest, there seems to be some concerns about Chinese investment being too much and growing too ...

  • 17 Children Dead in Pakistan School Bus Accidental Blast

    A police officer in the city of Gujrat said the 17 victims burned to death when their bus caught fire in the blast. He said several other children were injured and hospitalized. Gujrat is about 200 kilometers southeast of the capital, ...

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