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  • Sri Lanka seal Champions Trophy semifinal berth

    Sri Lanka edged Australia by 20 runs and in the process booked their seat in the semifinals of the Champions Trophy at the Kennington Oval here Monday. England tied on four points with Sri Lanka top Group A, due to a better run-rate, and will play South Africa Wednesday in the first semifinal here. Sri Lanka will take on India at Cardiff in the second semifinal Thursday. Mahela Jayawardene ...

  • Sri Lanka score 2538 against Australia

    Sri Lanka scored 253 for eight against Australia in a crucial Champions Trophy Group A encounter at the Kennington Oval here Monday. Mahela Jayawardene top scored with an unbeaten 84 off 81 balls while Lahiru Thirimanne chipped in with a patient 57. Mitchell Johnson was the pick of the bowlers taking three for ...

  • Australia temporarily bans 19 synthetic drugs

    A temporary ban has been imposed by the Australian government on the sale of 19 synthetic drugs in the wake of the death of a teenager who used a substance similar to LSD, the media reported. The 120-day ban applies to the sale and distribution of psychoactive drugs that produce effects similar to those experienced while using illegal drugs like marijuana and cocaine, allowing the state ...

  • Champions Trophy Australia confidence low says George Bailey

    George Bailey concedes confidence within the Australia camp is running dry following their early elimination from the ICC Champions Trophy. Australia were knocked out of the ODI competition on Monday night after a 20-run defeat to Sri Lanka at the Kia Oval. ...

  • Liberals pledge productivity commission for South Australia

    SA Opposition Leader Steven Marshall said the Liberals would set up a state productivity commission if they won the South Australian election next March.He outlined the policy as part of his budget reply speech in State Parliament.Mr Marshall said the first job of a commission would be to do an independent review of the state's finances ahead of the budget.He told Parliament it would not ...


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The Wages of Fear (La Salaire de la peur) [DVD]

The Wages of Fear (La Salaire de la peur) [DVD]

Henri-Georges Clouzots existential suspense classic The Wages of Fear (La Salaire de la peur) opens in Las Piedres, a village in a poor, unnamed country somewhere in the heart of South America. It is a lost, dilapidated place of nearly suffocating heat where naked chi ... ...

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  • Gina Rineharts son John Hancock unsuitable to run family trust Supreme Court told

    Sydney 2000 The NSW Supreme Court has heard Gina Rinehart's son John Hancock is unsuitable to run a lucrative family trust because of "highly disparaging" remarks he made about his sister.Mr Rinehart's three eldest children, Mr Hancock, Hope Welker and Bianca Rinehart lodged a case to have her removed as head of a family trust in September 2011. Ms Welker has since pulled ...

  • Regions at heart of NSW budget

    NSW The NSW Government says regional communities are at the heart of the 2013-14 state budget, with its central plank the privatisation of the state's last major port.In addition to the ...

  • Socceroos v Iraq Tim Cahill confident of World Cup 2014 qualification as pressure mounts on Australia

    Sydney 2000 The pressure of qualifying for Brazil is not suffocating Tim Cahill or the Socceroos as they aim to turn Sydney into their World Cup dream factory for the second time in eight years.After nearly three weeks in camp, Australia say they are ready to rise to the challenge of beating Iraq at Sydney's Olympic stadium on Tuesday night and secure a World Cup finals berth.Superstar ...

  • Budget winners and losers

    Full budget coverage If you have school-aged children: Five new schools have been earmarked for development (on the lower north shore, Spring Farm, The Ponds and Strathfield) plus the initial Gonski funding of $50 million will flow to schools in 2014. If you live in the Hunter region: Much of the proceeds from the 99-year lease of the Newcastle Port will be spent revitalising Newcastle and the ...

  • What has the perpetrator lost

    What has the perpetrator lost? It's time we all came to the same realisation about just who the victim is of violent crimes, and it's not the offenders, so please let's stop treating them as the ...

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