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Name: Australia

population: 20,507,260

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First Reported May 15 2012 - Updated 1 hour ago - 19 Documents

Germany Signs Long-Term Afghan Agreement, Pledges Almost $200M Per Year

Afghanistan and Germany on Wednesday signed a long-term agreement governing their relationship after German forces withdraw from the country in 2014, with German Chancellor Angela Merkel also making a financial pledge towards Afghan security.The bilateral ... [ Published 2 hours ago by Tolo News ]

Entities: Germany, Afghanistan, Security

First Reported 20 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 9 Documents

Westpac Banking Corporation

Investors grapple with Greece crisis

MORE than $75 billion has been wiped off the value of Australian shares this month, as investors fret over how a breakup in the eurozone would harm the world economy.The sharemarket plunged 2.4 per cent to a two-month low yesterday, and has now fallen ... [ Published 7 hours ago by Sydney Morning Herald ]

Entities: Greece, Westpac Banking Corporation, Robert Rennie

First Reported 15 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 13 Documents

The West Australian

BHP threat to take cash overseas (The West Australian)

BHP Billiton's chairman has attacked the Gillard Government, warning that unless industrial relations and tax settings are improved, Australia will lose out on long-term investment.Jac Nasser also decried Labor's use of "class divisions" as part of its ... [ Published 2 hours ago by West Australian ]

Entities: Jac Nasser, The West Australian, Australia, Taxes

First Reported May 15 2012 - Updated 2 hours ago - 39 Documents

Campbell Newman

Protest harks back to state's days of division

About 200 police surrounded Musgrave Park at South Brisbane yesterday to remove tent embassy protesters who had refused to make way for this weekend's annual Greek festival.The ugly eviction, which saw 31 people arrested, coincided with the official opening ... [ Published 2 hours ago by Tasmanian Examiner ]

Entities: protest, Campbell Newman, Sam Watson

First Reported 17 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 8 Documents

Apache Corporation

Apache to sell LNG from Wheatstone project in Australia

PR: Apache, Partners Sign Agreements to Sell LNG From Wheatstone to Tohoku... 5/14/2012Apache, Partners Sign Agreements to Sell LNG From Wheatstone to Tohoku Electric PowerUsers Also ReadCheniere will sell $2B of equity to fund Sabine Pass export project ... [ Published 6 hours ago by SNL Financial ]

Entities: Apache Corporation, Liquefied Natural Gas, Tohoku Electric Power Co Inc

First Reported 22 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 7 Documents

University of Western Sydney

Light rail proposed for Western Sydney

Suburbs in western Sydney could be connected by a light rail system after Parramatta Council announced a $1 million study to kick-start the project. The proposed light rail line would improve access to Westmead, Parramatta city centre, Macquarie Park ... [ Published 6 hours ago by Business Spectator ]

Entities: Sydney (Australia), Andrew Stoner, Gold Coast, University of Western Sydney

First Reported 19 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 16 Documents

Perth fire brings asbestos concern

Homes in western Perth were evacuated when a warehouse caught fire as authorities worried over asbestos fibres that were sprayed into the air. ... [ Published 6 hours ago by Yahoo! News Australia ]

Entities: Asbestos, Perth (Australia), fire

First Reported May 15 2012 - Updated 9 hours ago - 10 Documents

China slams American military bases in Oz as hangover of 'Cold War mentality'

Source :China has cricitised the United States for setting up a new military base in Australia, and accused both countries of having a "Cold War mentality.Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr was reportedly grilled about the new base during three high-level ... [ Published 9 hours ago by Sify ]

Entities: Cold War, China, Bob Carr, Military/Armed Forces

First Reported 16 hours ago - Updated 12 hours ago - 4 Documents

Total eyes more Australian projects

The head of France's Total says the energy giant wants to expand in Australia's booming resources sector, but warns that a lack of manpower and lively competition could contain its ambitions. On his first visit to Australia, Christophe de Margerie said ... [ Published 16 hours ago by Business Spectator ]

Entities: Total SA, Liquefied Natural Gas, Australia

First Reported May 15 2012 - Updated 14 hours ago - 39 Documents

Judge Won't Hear Bid To Keep Girls In Aust

A court has heaped pressure on a family to reveal the whereabouts of four sisters at the centre of a bitter international custody dispute.A Brisbane judge on Wednesday ordered the girls' grandmother, great grandmother and aunt to attend court on Friday ... [ Published 14 hours ago by ToowoombaNews.com.au ]

Entities: Italy, Family Court, Custody

First Reported May 15 2012 - Updated 21 hours ago - 3 Documents

Melbourne named number one city in Australia for conferences

Melbourne has officially been recognised as the number one city in Australia for conferences and congresses, Minister for Tourism and Major Events, State of Victoria, Louise Asher has related.The Country and City Ranking Report 2011, produced by The International ... [ Published 21 hours ago by TTG Middle East & North Africa ]

Entities: Melbourne, Australia, International Congress and Convention Association, Louise Asher (Politician)

First Reported May 14 2012 - Updated May 15 2012 - 14 Documents

Tent embassy not moving

The aboriginal tent embassy at Musgrave Park in South Brisbane was set up in the park more than two months with permission from Brisbane City Council but now faces eviction. (FILE: AAP)Tensions mounting over Brisbane's Aboriginal tent embassy as the council ... [ Published May 15 2012 by Special Broadcasting Service ]

Entities: Constructive Eviction, Brisbane (Australia), BRISBANE CITY COUNCIL

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"Greenhouse gases do contribute to the tropical expansion in the Northern Hemisphere," Allen said. "But our work shows that black carbon and tropospheric ozone are the main drivers here. We need to implement more stringent policies to curtail their emissions, which would not only help mitigate global warming and improve human health, but could also lessen the regional impacts of changes in large-scale atmospheric circulation in the Northern Hemisphere."

Humanmade pollutants may be driving Earth's tropical belt expansion: May impact large-scale atmos ... [Science Daily - 1 hour ago]

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