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Three Australian soldiers were killed, along with an Afghan interpreter, and seven Australians wounded, 29.10.11, when a man in Afghan army uniform fired on them during a parade … Read More »
A bizarre answer to cravings for a safe investment in troubled times …Â purchase, and hold onto a one-tonne gold coin from the Australian mint at Perth. … Read More »
At week’s end the drive continues to provide relief for thousands in the bitter cold, after the earthquake on Sunday in Eastern Turkey.
Savage flash flooding in regions throughout Italy has taken at least nine lives. … Read More »
The gathering of European Heads of Government at Brussels (26.10.11) has announced a three-point plan for stability and a resolution of the Greek debt crisis. … Read More »
The French Rugby Union has not only had to take second place; its defeat by New Zealand on Sunday has been followed by a A$4000 fine, for “breaking cultural ritual protocolâ€. … Read More »
Barracking from the sidelines as the European Union, and the Eurozone group within it, grapple for a crisis solution on the Euro and bad debt, could be heard this week all the way from Australia; and from even further away, in terms of mentality – from certain back-benches in the House of Commons. … Read More »
Backing-off on liberal marijuana laws in the Netherlands this month has seen a new ban in the offing, on potent varieties of the drug, known as “skunkâ€. … Read More »