US stocks open lower

US stocks opened lower on Tuesday as earnings season was set to begin, with investors cautious after the economy plodded along during the fourth quarter of 2012. Five minutes into trade, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 28.68 points...

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2 Indian soldiers killed by Pakistan army

PAKISTANI troops have killed two Indian soldiers near the tense disputed border in Kashmir, two Indian military sources say, two days after Islamabad said one of its soldiers was killed there. "There was an exchange of fire and two of our troops...

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Keats poem fragment up for auction

A FRAGMENT of the only hand-written poem by John Keats known to remain in private hands is going under the hammer. Inspired by a walk on London's Hampstead Heath, Keats began writing the work, I Stood Tiptoe Upon A Little Hill, in Margate in...

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Statistics behind stylish Catherine

AS Prince William's much-admired wife celebrates her 31st birthday, the keys to Catherine's fashion stardom have been compiled by a British magazine. Style bible Vogue reports in its latest edition that "the world has become mesmerised" by the...

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Fire threat not over despite cool change

DESPITE cooler weather forecast for NSW, fire services warn the threat is far from over with more blazes predicted to start. Dozens of homes remained under threat in NSW overnight on Tuesday as firefighters fought more than 140 blazes, 30 of which...

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Respite on the way for bushfire-weary Tas

SOME much-needed respite is on the way for bushfire-weary Tasmanians who have endured six days of fires, with temperatures expected to drop into the high teens on Wednesday and even the chance of snow in the higher peaks. However, the state...

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Carngham fire contained

MEMBERS of a farming community in western Victoria who were forced from their homes because of a massive grassfire have breathed a sigh of relief after firefighters brought it under control late on Tuesday night. The scattered farming community...

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Poland probes art with Holocaust ashes

POLISH prosecutors are investigating a Swedish artist's claim that he used the ashes of Holocaust victims to make a painting, an act that could carry a prison term. The artist, Carl Michael von Hausswolff, wrote on the website of a gallery in...

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