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Marketing scams in 2012 saw Australian consumers robbed of over $94mn
SYDNEY - Australian consumers were fleeced of nearly $94 million last year due to various marketing scams, with the majority being perpetrated using text messages and direct calls, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission said in its latest report. The actual number of losses due to scams could be much higher because many go unreported, stated ACCC Deputy Chair Delia Rickard. The ...
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Pietersen confirms fitness for Ashes after knee injury
England batsman Kevin Pietersen who has not played since March owing to knee injury has confirmed that he will be returning to the team and aim for the Ashes series. Pietersen has said that he will return with the Surrey in their County Championship fixture against Yorkshire in the next week, Sport24 reports. According to the report, this fixture has been considered a comeback for Pietersen ...
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Parents physical activity unlikely to influence teen fitness
A new study has found that while teens with normal weight parents tended to be more fit, having physically active parents didn't affect teens' level of fitness. Cardiorespiratory fitness influences health in youth and adulthood, said lead study author Eliane Peterhans, a sports sciences researcher at the University of Konstanz in Germany. "It is very important to understand how adolescents ...
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Sports Briefing | Swimming Danish Swimmer Tests Positive for Drugs
Mads Glaesner, a Danish swimmer, will be stripped of gold and bronze medals from last ...
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Sports Briefing | Basketball Russian Women Out of World Championship
Russia did not advance past the opening round of the EuroBasket ...
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Movie Review
The Sweet Hereafter
In "The Sweet Hereafter," writer/director Atom Egoyan takes us beyond the tragedy of death into the tragedy of living. He shows us how it isn't dying that hurts, but rather the pain of living in the hereafter of death, and dealing with the loss and grief that it brings. On a cold winter day in a small, isolated town in British Columbia, a school bus full of children slides off the highway and onto ... ...
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Sports Briefing | Soccer Tahiti Manages a Goal at the Confederations Cup
Tahiti avoided humiliation by scoring a goal in a 6-1 loss to Nigeria on Monday at the Confederations Cup in Belohorizonte, Brazil. Jonathan Tehau headed in a goal early in the second half at Mineirao Stadium to reduce the deficit to 3-1. ...
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Buddhist monks indulging in lavish lifestyle spark nationwide outrage in Thailand
A screenshot from YouTube reveals the monks acting "inappropriately, not composed and not adhering to Buddha's teachings of simplicity and ...
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Protests wont interfere with Confed Cup - Brazilian sports chief
Brazil will not allow anti-government protests to mar the international Confederations Cup soccer games being hosted here, Sports Minister Aldo Rebelo warned Monday.Rebelo said at a press conference in Rio that Brazil must show the world that it is a democratic country, but also that it can guarantee the order needed to undertake such events."We will not allow any of these protests to get ...
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Who loves haggis Marvel at the competitions in heavy sports Highland dancing
Who loves haggis?: Marvel at the competitions in heavy sports, Highland dancing and even frozen haggis tossing at the 27th Annual Scottish Festival & Highland Games at Hamilton Lakes, Thorndale Avenue and Route 53, Itasca. Don't miss the whiskey tastings and bagpipe and drummer show. $12-$20; $5 parking. (708) 447-5092 or . 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. today. King of Swing: Buddy Guy headlines the ...
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Heartburn sufferers urged to visit doctor to rule out cancer if it persists
People who suffer from heartburn should go and see a doctor if it persists for three weeks because they may be at risk of cancer, experts have ...
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Our nuclear programmes are completely transparent. But we are ready to show greater transparency and make clear for the whole world that the steps of the Islamic Republic of Iran are completely within international frameworks. The sanctions are unfair, the Iranian people are suffering, and our (nuclear) activities are legal. These sanctions are illegal and only benefit Israel.
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Iran's president-elect was speaking after his historic election victory.
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Millennium Hotel, Queenstown, New Zealand
I've reviewed this hotel before, and found it one of my favourites in New Zealand. Queenstown is located in the ...
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