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$21m push to help disadvantaged to uni

ABC Updated August 2, 2012, 4:59 pm The Federal Government has announced a $21 million program aimed at encouraging students…

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Scientists ‘discover gluttony gene’

John von Radowitz, AAP Scientists believe the “gluttony gene” may be responsible for cases of obesity caused by out-of-control appetite.…

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Human Right to Water and Sanitation Remains a Political Mirage

Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS (IPS)  – When the 193-member General Assembly, the U.N.’s highest policy-making body, declared water and sanitation…

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Investigation Exposes Cruelty at Foie Gras Farms

Carlota Cortes NEW YORK, Aug 02 (IPS)  – Roasted foie gras fillet, with fresh chestnuts and soymilk skin. This dish…

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Ebola Outbreak Prompts Ugandans to Stop Kissing

By Bazi Kanani | ABC News The president of Uganda is calling on people in the East African country to…

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U.S., Russia and China Stick to their Guns

Coralie Tripier UNITED NATIONS, Jul 31 (IPS)  – The protracted negotiations on an Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) with the ambitious…

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Man injured in fireworks stunt

A man is in hospital after trying to light a firecracker wedged in his buttocks. According to the NT News,…

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Man fined $11k over fatal dog attack

By court reporter Sarah Farnsworth, ABC (Updated July 30, 2012, 1:21 pm) A Melbourne man has been fined $11,000 over…

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Protesters: Free Trade Deals, Drug Patents Derail AIDS Fight

Amanda Wilson WASHINGTON, Jul 26 (IPS)  – As the nineteenth International AIDS Conference continued in Washington Tuesday, thousands of protesters…

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Boy, 11, hops plane to Rome without ticket or passport

London (CNN) — Many kids manage to slip away from their parents in shopping centers during summer vacations, but an…

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