Super telescope costs inflate

THE estimated cost of the first construction phase of the world's largest radio telescope has jumped to 400 million euros ($A525.28 million), the project's director general says. The increase of 50 million euros takes six years of accumulated...

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Iraq to sign prisoner swap deal with UK

BAGHDAD says it has authorised the justice minister to sign a prisoner swap deal with Britain that could see a British security guard convicted of murder in Iraq head home to serve the rest of his life sentence. Justice Minister Hassan al-Shammari...

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Indonesia passes anti-terror funding bill

INDONESIA'S parliament has passed an anti-terrorism bill that allows authorities to freeze bank accounts and confiscate assets with suspected links to militant activity. "This is an important key piece of legislation in (Indonesia's) efforts...

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Zimbabwe faces Aussie crayfish invasion

SCIENTISTS in Zimbabwe say a freshwater crayfish brought from Australia is breeding out of control in the northern Lake Kariba, devouring the food sources of other fish and putting the nation's entire aquatic ecosystem at risk. Officials at the...

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12 killed as unrest mounts in India

INDIAN troops have shot dead 10 people while two others have died in clashes as machete-wielding rioters protested against local elections in the country's restive northeast, officials say. Official in Assam said some 100 homes were burned and...

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World powers condemn N. Korea nuclear test

THE United States, China and Russia have led a chorus of global condemnation after North Korea defied months of stark international warnings and carried out a third nuclear test. US President Barack Obama called for "swift and credible" action...

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US stocks flat ahead of Obama speech

US stocks have opened flat on Tuesday as markets looked ahead to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address in the evening. Five minutes into trade, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 7.99 points (0.06 per cent) to 13,979.23. ...

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Disabled cruise ship still drifting

A CRUISE ship packed with 4200 travellers is adrift in the Gulf of Mexico for a third day, waiting to be towed into the US port of Mobile, Alabama, a company spokesman says. None of the 3143 passengers and 1086 crew aboard the 272-metre Carnival...

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