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No more free shows by Lady Gaga, police tell fans
SYDNEY (AP) — Lady Gaga may have surprised fans with two unexpected gigs in Australia, but don't expect a third free show. Police are urging ticketless fans not to throng the downtown Sydney area on Wednesday night, when she is scheduled to perform...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Minority Groups, Lady Gaga, Lifestyle and Leisure, Clubs and Associations
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Volcano ash could turn Australia eclipse blood red
SYDNEY (AP) — Australian night owls will be treated to a lunar eclipse, and ash in the atmosphere from a Chilean volcano could turn it blood red. The Sydney Observatory says the eclipse will begin at 3:25 a.m. Thursday (1:25 p.m. EDT, 5:25 p.m. GMT...Tags: Science, Landforms, Volcanoes, Astronomy, Science and Technology
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Shark seriously injures Australian wakeboarder
SYDNEY (AP) — An official says a woman was mauled by a shark as she rode a wakeboard towed by a speed boat off the Australian east coast. Ambulance Service spokesman John Wilson says the 23-year-old woman suffered head, neck and arm injuries in...Tags: John Wilson
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Jimmy Buffett falls off stage at Australia concert
SYDNEY (AP) — Singer Jimmy Buffett fell off a stage at the end of a concert in Sydney and was rushed to the hospital. Australia's Daily Telegraph reports that audience members saw the 64-year-old fall face first off the stage and hit his head....Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Jimmy Buffett, Australia, Health
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Special Report: The Rise and Fall of China's Sun King
ReutersHONG KONG (Reuters) - In a 2010 speech before a packed ballroom of university students in Sydney, Shi Zhengrong, founder of Chinese solar-panel maker Suntech Power Holdings Co Ltd, listed the people who had been important in his rise to fame and riches....Tags: Energy Saving, Alternative Energy, Parties and Movements, Agricultural Research and Technology, Credit and Debt
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Travel Picks: Top 10 quirky museums around the world
ReutersLONDON, May 17 (Reuters) - Hear the word museum and odds are you conjure up an image of portrait halls and sculpture gardens - the traditional home of traditional art. However, the world is a huge, creative and even quirky place. So to satisfy those...Tags: Museums, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Unexplained Phenomena, UFO Sightings, Politics
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PRESS DIGEST-Australian Business News - May 17
ReutersCompiled for Reuters by Media Monitors. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. THE AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW (www.afr.com) Iron ore miner Brockman Mining is seeking access to the railway lines of Fortescue...Tags: Westpac Banking Corporation, New Zealand, Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance, Mining
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Co-Producing a Film in China Helped Me Discover My Roots
ReutersMay 15 (TheWrap.com) - I didn't imagine filmmaking could possibly be my field of work when I was a young girl growing up in a male-dominated Asian culture of Hong Kong in the early '70s. I didn't think it was beyond my reach; it was beyond my...Tags: Entertainment, Guy Pearce, Movies, Awards and Prizes, Hong Kong
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Rugby-Wayward Beale to test Australia's capacity for forgiveness
ReutersBy Ian Ransom MELBOURNE, May 14 (Reuters) - Kurtley Beale has drawn praise for his decision to enter a private health clinic to tackle his alcohol problems, and while the troubled Wallabies back has walked a fine line with his behaviour, Australian rugby...Tags: New Zealand, Unrest, Conflicts and War, FIFA World Cup, Hospitals and Clinics, South Africa
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Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions
ReutersMay 10 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2000 GMT on Friday: ** Premium jeans maker True Religion Apparel Inc said on Friday it has agreed to be acquired by investment management firm TowerBrook...Tags: Real Estate Sellers, True Religion Apparel Inc., Michael S. Dell, China, Singapore
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Couple fall overboard from Carnival cruise ship
Sun SentinelA couple aboard a Carnival Cruise Lines cruise ship have gone overboard in waters off Australia, and are missing, the Miami-based cruise line confirmed in a statement Thursday. The Carnival Spirit returned to port in Sydney earlier in the day without...Tags: Carnival Cruise Lines, Festive Events, Cruise Line Ports, Arts and Culture, Tour Operations Industry
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Australia seeks two passengers lost from cruise ship
Reuters* Missing passengers both Australian * Search-and-rescue planes scour area SYDNEY, May 10 (Reuters) - Australian emergency crews were searching on Friday for two people who fell overboard from a Carnival Corp cruise liner off the New South Wales coast....Tags: Festive Events, Arts and Culture, Carnival Corporation, Australia
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