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The Waitaki River is a large river in the South Island of New Zealand, some 110 km long. It is the major river of the Mackenzie Basin
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New Zealand tourism industry steps up attack on higher Australian airport tax
| WELLINGTON, May 17 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand tourism operators Thursday stepped up pressure on the Australian government to scrap a planned 17-percent increase in the country's airport departure tax, ... (photo: Creative Commons / Mattinbgn)
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 Canberra Times 
Drug trial offers new hope in preventing Alzheimer's
Click for more photos Alzheimer's prevention trial | Laura Cuartas, left, with her children Maria Elsy, 48, in bed, and Dario, 55, both suffering from Alzheimer's disease, at home in Yarumal, Colombia... (photo: WN / Priya Dashini)
Former Australian Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Kevin Rudd, speaks to the media during a press conference after his arrival at the airport in Brisbane, Australia, Friday, Feb. 24, 2012. Prime Minister Julia Gillard put her job on the line Thursday, announcing a leadership ballot in hopes of quashing a comeback by Rudd, the colleague she ousted in a Labor Party coup nearly two years ago. The vote by party lawmakers, scheduled for Monday, is an effort by Gillard to knock down a power struggle that has been percolating for weeks, and that spilled over onto the world stage Wednesday when Rudd resigned as foreign minister during an official trip to the U.S. (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard)  BBC News 
Australian police probe Kevin Rudd swearing video leak
Australian police say they are investigating the leak of a video showing former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd swearing, local media report. | The video was posted on YouTube on 17 February just before Mr ... (photo: AP / Tertius Pickard)
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A small pile of snow is seen outside an Isuzu branch office in Springfield, Illinois, USA as seen on this January 22, 2010 file photo.  Atlanta Journal 
World stocks mixed amid Greek political impasse
| BANGKOK — World stocks were held in check Tuesday by a political impasse in Greece that could lead it to a destabilizing exit from the euro currency union. Shizuo Kambayashi, AP A man watches ... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal)
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NZ dollar may rise as Facebook euphoria stokes risk appetite
Tuesday, 15 May 2012, 5:29 pm | Article: BusinessDesk | NZ dollar may rise as Facebook euphoria stokes risk appetite | By Paul McBeth | May 15 (BusinessDesk) - The New Ze... (photo: Creative Commons / silvery)
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Rupee strengthens on RBI's suspected intervention
TweetMUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India sold dollars via state-run banks in early trade Tuesday, sharply strengthening the rupee as it approached life-time lows, four trad... (photo: WN / Geeta)
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Singapore, the cleanest country in the world, full of tall buildings, the high cost of living, full of business,high knowledge and modern technology, and small country Jakarta Globe
Singapore Best in Asia for Higher Education
Singapore. Singapore has come out tops in Asia, according to a new ranking that rates countries on how good they are at providing higher education. | The Republic took th... (photo: WN / Emico Silalahi)
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 KLps1 - australian dollar - aussie dollar - currency. (ps1) Canberra Times
Stocks face weak start on Greece woes
| The Australian market is set to open sharply lower following falls on European and US markets overnight. | This morning, the June share price index futures contract is ... (photo: WN/Pat Seng)
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McDonald's outlet at Pune-chain of fast food restaurants-India The Australian
McDonald's, KFC face supersize rates slug in obesity fight
| REVEALED: FAST food giants such as McDonald's and KFC face big fat rate increases in a new attack on the obesity crisis. | A Melbourne council will consider hitting maj... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam)
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Roger Federer of Switzerland returns the ball to Micheal Llodra of France during the Emirates Dubai ATP Tennis Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) The Hindu
Madrid win pushes Federer past Nadal to second in rankings
Roger Federer moved into second place past Rafael Nadal in the latest ATP tennis rankings issued on Monday, the day after a record—equalling 20th Masters title for ... (photo: AP / Hassan Ammar)
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Novak Djokovic (SRB) competes against Andy Murray (GBR) during the Men's Final on Day 14 of the Sony Ericsson Open at Crandon Park Tennis Center on April 1, 2012 in Key Biscayne, Florida - USA. Sky Sports
Djokovic hails 'great' year
| Novak Djokovic insists his 2012 season has been "great" so far. | Perhaps unsurprisingly the Serb has been unable to replicate his incredible start to last year, when h... (photo: WN / Aaron Gilbert)
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India Kolkata Knight Rider Captain Gautam Gambhir during the Practice Session at Eden Garden in Kolkata in Eastern India City Zeenews
IPL 2012: Resurgent Chennai hope to upstage KKR at home
Kolkata: Their winning streak halted, Kolkata Knight Riders would feel the Chennai heat at home tomorrow especially after the two-time defending champions put their campa... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
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 KLdy1 - Nov07 - Euro - Currency - Money - Forex. (dy1) Kathimerini
Euro hits 4-mth low on Greece jitters
| The euro hit its lowest level in nearly four months on Monday after Greek political leaders failed in their latest efforts to form a ruling coalition, keeping investors... (photo: WN / deniseyong)
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 KLps1 - australian dollar - aussie dollar - currency. (ps1) Canberra Times
Stocks edge higher despite weak leads
| Australian shares opened higher and the Australian dollar bounced back from near-parity with the greenback as investors digest renewed concerns about political turmoil ... (photo: WN/Pat Seng)
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Novak Djokovic (SRB) competes against Andy Murray (GBR) during the Men's Final on Day 14 of the Sony Ericsson Open at Crandon Park Tennis Center on April 1, 2012 in Key Biscayne, Florida - USA.
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The Waitaki River is a large river in the South Island of New Zealand, some 110 km long. It is the major river of the Mackenzie Basin
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Former Australian Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Kevin Rudd, speaks to the media during a press conference after his arrival at the airport in Brisbane, Australia, Friday, Feb. 24, 2012. Prime Minister Julia Gillard put her job on the line Thursday, announcing a leadership ballot in hopes of quashing a comeback by Rudd, the colleague she ousted in a Labor Party coup nearly two years ago. The vote by party lawmakers, scheduled for Monday, is an effort by Gillard to knock down a power struggle that has been percolating for weeks, and that spilled over onto the world stage Wednesday when Rudd resigned as foreign minister during an official trip to the U.S. (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard)
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The Waitaki River is a large river in the South Island of New Zealand, some 110 km long. It is the major river of the Mackenzie Basin
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A small pile of snow is seen outside an Isuzu branch office in Springfield, Illinois, USA as seen on this January 22, 2010 file photo.
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