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 Prices high despite record global rice output
| MILAN, May 12: World rice output is expected to hit a record high this year, but growing demand and export curbs should keep prices high, at least in the short term, the United Nations’ Food and Agr... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) Dawn
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 Nuclear boom in developing world
| This is a transcript from AM. The program is broadcast around Australia at 08:00 on ABC Local Radio. | You can also listen to the story in and and formats. | Nuclear boom in developing world | AM - ... (photo: GFDL Photo / Stefan Kuhn) Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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 75pc of child crash deaths preventable
| GOVERNMENTS should enact laws mandating the use of car seat restraints to the age of four, according to a researcher who has found almost three quarters of child deaths... (photo: GFDL / Pieter Kuiper) The Australian
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 One third of pregnant women drink
| MORE than one third of pregnant women drink despite most knowing the harmful effects alcohol can have on unborn children, a study has found. | A paper, to be presented ... (photo: Public Domain Photo) The Australian
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 William Pesek: Oz Budget a big test for Rudd
| It's hard to decide who has a more taxing job these days: Glenn Stevens or Kevin Rudd. | Stevens runs the Reserve Bank of Australia; Rudd is Prime Minister of the Asia-... (photo: Creative Commons ) NZ Herald
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 Stronger US dollar sees oil ease back
| Oil fell yesterday after topping US$126 a barrel last week, as the market focused on a stronger US dollar and put aside supply worries for now. | US light crude for Jun... (photo: WN/Theresa Poongan) NZ Herald
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 Hair x-ray test being developed to detect breast cancer
| A world-first test that can diagnose breast cancer by x-raying a woman's hair will be available commercially later this year, the developer says. | Results from a trial... (photo: AP / Diaa Hadid) NZ Herald
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 Funding bonus for public hospitals
| LABOR will shower public hospitals with cash in today's budget, adding to a $1billion boost it gave state governments in March, while facing allegations it is pursuing ... (photo: US DOD) The Australian
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 Water bills rise to pay for $9bn grid
| WATER bills for home owners in southeast Queensland will rise more than 70 per cent over the next five years to help pay for the $9billion water grid the Bligh Governme... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) The Australian
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