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Perth MusicGunmen kill at least 78 in 7 attacks in Mumbai
1pointsTeams of heavily armed gunmen stormed luxury hotels, a popular tourist attraction and a crowded train station in at least seven attacks in India's financial capital, killing at least 78 people and wounding at least 200, officials said Thursday
'Toxic waste' behind Somali piracy?
1pointsSomali pirates have accused European firms of dumping toxic waste off the Somali coast and are demanding an $8m ransom for the return of a Ukranian ship they captured, saying the money will go towards cleaning up the waste.
Greenhouse gases rise to record levels in 2007
1pointsLevels of climate-warming greenhouses gases rose to record highs in 2007, leading to a 1 per cent increase in the overall warming effect, the World Meteorological Organisation said.
Commonwealth Bank fixes costly computer glitch
1pointsTHE Commonwealth Bank has fixed up the problem that short-changed around 200,000 people due to a computer glitch.
Australia to avoid recession: OECD
1pointsTHE financial crisis is spreading through the economy, but the OECD lists Australia among a handful of developed countries that are likely to sail through the global downturn with only a small dip in growth.
Somali pirates seen wanting $15 million for ship
1pointsSomali pirates holding a Saudi supertanker after the largest hijacking in maritime history have reduced their ransom demand to $15 million (9 million pounds), an Islamist leader and regional maritime group both said on Monday.
ATM thieves blow up getaway car
1pointsFOUR thieves who blew up an ATM in Sydney's eastern suburbs were forced to flee on foot after the explosion damaged their getaway car, police said.
I knew the storms in Brisbane were big, but ...
1pointsAndrew Sayer posted a link to this on and I have to say it blew me away (boom tish). Seriously I had no idea the storms were this violent in Brisbane.
4-year-old girl swept away as Bedford Weir burst
1pointsTHE search continues for a four-year-old girl missing after a dam wall burst in Queensland dumping more than six million litres of water.
Qantas passengers on their way after wing scare
1pointsMore than 200 Qantas passengers will fly from Sydney to New Zealand this morning after their original flight was cancelled yesterday because of a damaged wing
Harvey Norman says charities support no-hopers
1pointsTHE retail king Gerry Harvey may have a personal fortune of about $1.6 billion but the Harvey Norman founder thinks donating to charity is "just wasted"
Perth - home of the two-headed kitteh
1pointsIT could be a case of two heads are better than one after a mutant moggy with two faces was born in Midvale on Wednesday.
Skin cancer vaccine available within 5 years
1pointsProfessor Ian Frazer, the scientist behind the cervical cancer vaccine, has announced that animal trials of a skin cancer vaccine have been successful and that they are aiming to conduct human trials next year.
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