Financial markets brace for crunch Greek election

NOT only Greece but also Europe braced today for an election that polls indicate will decimate the two main parties and fail to produce a clear winner, sparking market fears about fresh eurozone turmoil.In comments widely quoted by Greek newspapers on the eve of Sunday's vote, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said that if Greece's new government deviated from its commitments the country would have to "bear the consequences.""Membership...

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Financial markets brace for crunch Greek election

NOT only Greece but also Europe braced today for an election that polls indicate will decimate the two main parties and fail to produce a clear winner, sparking market fears about fresh eurozone turmoil.In comments widely quoted by Greek newspapers on the eve of Sunday's vote, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said that if Greece's new government deviated from its commitments the country would have to "bear the consequences.""Membership...

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True love gets burns victim Turia through hell

  MICHAEL Hoskin looks at his partner, Turia Pitt, and says: "She's beautiful."Don't call her a survivor because she is doing more than "surviving", he says.She is living every day, every moment at their home on the NSW south coast.Trapped by a bushfire during an ultra-marathon in the Kimberley last year, Ms Pitt's burns were so bad she was told by doctors she might not make it.The 24-year-old's fitness, age and incredible will to live got her...

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True love gets burns victim Turia through hell

  MICHAEL Hoskin looks at his partner, Turia Pitt, and says: "She's beautiful."Don't call her a survivor because she is doing more than "surviving", he says.She is living every day, every moment at their home on the NSW south coast.Trapped by a bushfire during an ultra-marathon in the Kimberley last year, Ms Pitt's burns were so bad she was told by doctors she might not make it.The 24-year-old's fitness, age and incredible will to live got her...

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'Too fat to fly' passenger sues airline

  * A PASSENGER who was told she was "too fat to fly" has announced is suing the airline that told her she would have to buy a second seat.Kenlie Tiggeman, from the US, said Southwest Airlines’ controversial "Customers of Size" policy is discriminatory towards the obese and claims the airline ignored her “constitutional rights”.She’s not after a payout but wants an industry-wide standard to be put in place.“'We need to know if we need one seat...

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'Too fat to fly' passenger sues airline

  * A PASSENGER who was told she was "too fat to fly" has announced is suing the airline that told her she would have to buy a second seat.Kenlie Tiggeman, from the US, said Southwest Airlines’ controversial "Customers of Size" policy is discriminatory towards the obese and claims the airline ignored her “constitutional rights”.She’s not after a payout but wants an industry-wide standard to be put in place.“'We need to know if we need one seat...

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Fergie's secret film could land her in jail

Sarah Ferguson tried in absentia in Turkey* Charges relate to secret film of orphanages* Maximum sentence is 22 years in prisonA TURKISH court has begun a trial against Britain's Duchess of York for allegedly taking part in the secret filming of orphanages in the country, the state-run news agency says.The Anadolu Agency says Sarah Ferguson, who is being tried in absentia, faces charges of going "against the law in acquiring footage and violating...

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Fergie's secret film could land her in jail

Sarah Ferguson tried in absentia in Turkey* Charges relate to secret film of orphanages* Maximum sentence is 22 years in prisonA TURKISH court has begun a trial against Britain's Duchess of York for allegedly taking part in the secret filming of orphanages in the country, the state-run news agency says.The Anadolu Agency says Sarah Ferguson, who is being tried in absentia, faces charges of going "against the law in acquiring footage and violating...

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Teen drowned in Bali 'wanted just one last swim'

THE grief-stricken family of drowned Central Coast teenager Jack McCabe tearfully told how his quest to dive "as deep as he could go" cost him his life in Bali.On a family holiday, they left their hotel for a day trip snorkelling in a remote bay off the island of Nusa Penida."We were having such a beautiful time," said Jack's mother. "We had all been snorkelling around for an hour together. He knew his stuff, had done marine studies and was always...

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Teen drowned in Bali 'wanted just one last swim'

THE grief-stricken family of drowned Central Coast teenager Jack McCabe tearfully told how his quest to dive "as deep as he could go" cost him his life in Bali.On a family holiday, they left their hotel for a day trip snorkelling in a remote bay off the island of Nusa Penida."We were having such a beautiful time," said Jack's mother. "We had all been snorkelling around for an hour together. He knew his stuff, had done marine studies and was always...

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I'm so sexy I can still pull $100,000 on runway

CANADIAN supermodel Linda Evangelista has told a court she can still command about $100,000 to walk a runway, though her career has slowed since its 1980s and '90s heyday.In an unusual peek into high fashion in Manhattan Family Court, Evangelista took the witness stand to begin telling her side of her child support standoff with French billionaire Francois-Henri Pinault.But their five-year-old boy didn't come up in Evangelista's brief testimony;...

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I'm so sexy I can still pull $100,000 on runway

CANADIAN supermodel Linda Evangelista has told a court she can still command about $100,000 to walk a runway, though her career has slowed since its 1980s and '90s heyday.In an unusual peek into high fashion in Manhattan Family Court, Evangelista took the witness stand to begin telling her side of her child support standoff with French billionaire Francois-Henri Pinault.But their five-year-old boy didn't come up in Evangelista's brief testimony;...

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Three Diggers wounded by bomb in Afghanistan save

THREE Australian soldiers have been wounded by a roadside bomb in southwest Afghanistan.The special operations soldiers were wounded by an improvised explosive device (IED), which detonated midway through a mission on Thursday in northern Helmand, the Defence Department said.Two of the soldiers suffered serious blast and fragmentation wounds in the incident.Chief of Joint Operations Lieutenant General Ash Power said the men were in a satisfactory...

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Three Diggers wounded by bomb in Afghanistan save

THREE Australian soldiers have been wounded by a roadside bomb in southwest Afghanistan.The special operations soldiers were wounded by an improvised explosive device (IED), which detonated midway through a mission on Thursday in northern Helmand, the Defence Department said.Two of the soldiers suffered serious blast and fragmentation wounds in the incident.Chief of Joint Operations Lieutenant General Ash Power said the men were in a satisfactory...

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Two youths charged over tourist rape attack

POLICE have now charged two more youths over the alleged rape of two tourists in Alice Springs.The 17-year-old youths were caught  yesterday, one in Alice Springs and the other in Hermannsburg, about 120km west of Alice Springs, the Northern Territory News reports.Police this morning laid charges against them over Wednesday's shocking attack of two women, aged 21 and 28, who were asleep in their car at Mount Johns in Alice Springs when the vehicle...

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Two youths charged over tourist rape attack

POLICE have now charged two more youths over the alleged rape of two tourists in Alice Springs.The 17-year-old youths were caught  yesterday, one in Alice Springs and the other in Hermannsburg, about 120km west of Alice Springs, the Northern Territory News reports.Police this morning laid charges against them over Wednesday's shocking attack of two women, aged 21 and 28, who were asleep in their car at Mount Johns in Alice Springs when the vehicle...

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BY CROOK: Abbott hooks recluse MP to outnumber Labor in parliament

    * Tony Crook will now sit and vote with Coalition    * Gillard controls parliament with help of Greens    * Crook strongly criticised the carbon and mining taxesOPPOSITION Leader Tony Abbott's parliamentary numbers have won a boost, with Nationals MP Tony Crook formally joining the Coalition.The West Australian MP, who has been on the cross benches, will sit with his party's colleagues in parliament...

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BY CROOK: Abbott hooks recluse MP to outnumber Labor in parliament

    * Tony Crook will now sit and vote with Coalition    * Gillard controls parliament with help of Greens    * Crook strongly criticised the carbon and mining taxesOPPOSITION Leader Tony Abbott's parliamentary numbers have won a boost, with Nationals MP Tony Crook formally joining the Coalition.The West Australian MP, who has been on the cross benches, will sit with his party's colleagues in parliament...

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NRL Late Mail - round nine

The first eight rounds of the season have proven that NRL tipping is a tough caper.But never fear, we've called on the crew at Fox Sports Stats to provide you with a valuable statistical insight into round nine.Read our predictions based on the key numbers and tell us whether you agree or disagree on the selections by posting a comment below.The AdjudicatorThe Adjudicator NRL    * R9: 'Not much chop but he tries hard'Canterbury-Bankstown...

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NRL Late Mail - round nine

The first eight rounds of the season have proven that NRL tipping is a tough caper.But never fear, we've called on the crew at Fox Sports Stats to provide you with a valuable statistical insight into round nine.Read our predictions based on the key numbers and tell us whether you agree or disagree on the selections by posting a comment below.The AdjudicatorThe Adjudicator NRL    * R9: 'Not much chop but he tries hard'Canterbury-Bankstown...

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Bikie boss faces nervous wait to see if his bail will be revoked

HELLS Angels bikie Scott Orrock faces a nervous wait until Tuesday, when a court will decide if his bail is to be revoked.Orrock is charged with torching a police car outside Newtown police station two weeks ago, but was granted bail in court last week- a decision met with stinging criticism of the judiciary by Premier Barry O'Farrell.Police allege Orrock stormed into the police station and told them to remove a police car parked outside his King...

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Bikie boss faces nervous wait to see if his bail will be revoked

HELLS Angels bikie Scott Orrock faces a nervous wait until Tuesday, when a court will decide if his bail is to be revoked.Orrock is charged with torching a police car outside Newtown police station two weeks ago, but was granted bail in court last week- a decision met with stinging criticism of the judiciary by Premier Barry O'Farrell.Police allege Orrock stormed into the police station and told them to remove a police car parked outside his King...

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Outed - the man who made chips inaccessible

THERE'S a couple of issues at play in the story you're about read.One involves wtf chip companies were thinking when they make their bags so goddamn hard to get into.The other centres around the type of people who struggle to open a chip packet.An undisclosed number of years ago, John Spevacek was working for a company called Hercules in Delware, US, which specialised in chemicals and gunpowder.A chemical engineer, one of Mr Specavek's first tasks...

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Outed - the man who made chips inaccessible

THERE'S a couple of issues at play in the story you're about read.One involves wtf chip companies were thinking when they make their bags so goddamn hard to get into.The other centres around the type of people who struggle to open a chip packet.An undisclosed number of years ago, John Spevacek was working for a company called Hercules in Delware, US, which specialised in chemicals and gunpowder.A chemical engineer, one of Mr Specavek's first tasks...

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More News Chris Paine Chris Paine on life with two black dogs

I have two black dogs. Jethro's an actual dog. Oscar is "the black dog". Jethro is awesome. Oscar's an a---hole.LET me tell you about my two black dogs: Jethro and Oscar. Jethro's an actual dog. Oscar is "the black dog". I'll start with Jethro.He's a cocker spaniel. He's six. His jet-black hair smells funky, he rocks a dome-shaped head, and every so often he eats poo. Like actual poo. More importantly, he's amazing. A happy, sweet, cuddle-bomb. He...

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