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First Australian Aboriginal MP elected for LiberalsAn Aboriginal man has been elected to Australia's House of Representatives, becoming the first indigenous MP in the country's history. |
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Penalties promised for illegal wood salesAustralia - AGRICULTURE Minister Tony Burke yesterday promised that the government would make it a criminal offence to sell illegally logged timber. |
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EPA Rejects Claims of Flawed Climate ScienceThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today denied 10 petitions challenging its 2009 determination that climate change is real, is occurring due to emissions of greenhouse gases from human activities, and threatens human health and the environment. |
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Obama confirms plan for US troop withdrawal from IraqUS President Barack Obama has confirmed the end of all combat operations in Iraq by 31 August. |
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Iran ready for nuclear talks without conditions-reportIran is ready to return to negotiations on a nuclear fuel swap without conditions, its envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Monday, the official IRNA news agency reported. |
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Senate Panel Backs More Electric Cars, SolarMillions of electric-powered vehicles that would slash America's dependence on foreign oil and cut its carbon emissions would be put on the road under legislation approved by a Senate committee on Wednesday. |
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Obama signs historic finance reform billPresident Barack Obama Wednesday signed into law the most sweeping reform of the US finance industry since the 1930s, promising US taxpayers would no longer get the bill for Wall Street excess. |
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U.S. financial overhaul bill clears SenateThe United States Senate has passed sweeping legislation to overhaul financial regulation in that country, moving the administration "a big step forward" in its pledge for economic reform, a top official said Thursday. |
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European Parliament bans illegal timberThe European Parliament has voted to ban imports of illegal timber. |
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Governor signs free-range egg bill into lawGovernor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law Tuesday a bill requiring eggs sold in the state be laid by hens that can turn around freely, lie down, stand up and fully extend their limbs. The new law goes into effect in Jan. 1, 2015. |
world news headlines
- Southern Sudan to Purge Child Soldiers From Army
- First Australian Aboriginal MP elected for Liberals
- Ghana strengthens child labour monitoring
- India Rejects Mining Project to Protect Indigenous Tribal Land
- Disastrous heatwave in Russia coming to an end
- Obama throws support behind controversial Islamic center
- Fair trade goes mainstream
- First women inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame
- Penalties promised for illegal wood sales
- EPA Rejects Claims of Flawed Climate Science
- India set to ratify international convention on child labour
- Obama confirms plan for US troop withdrawal from Iraq
- Greece To Invest 12 Billion Euro In “Green Growth” By 2015
- Iran ready for nuclear talks without conditions-report
- Senate Panel Backs More Electric Cars, Solar
- Obama signs historic finance reform bill
- U.S. financial overhaul bill clears Senate
- European Parliament bans illegal timber
- Governor signs free-range egg bill into law
- ‘Green light’ for global biodiversity science panel
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