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Life after the Great Train Robbery
Here is a timetable charting Ronald Biggs's life since the Great Train Robbery: Ronnie Biggs 'to be freed within days' About one month after the robbery, Biggs and other members of the gang were tracked down by police after an operation led by Scotland Yard detective Jack Slipper.
Australia to hold 'Harmony March' in solidarity with Indian students
Australian News.Net Saturday 4th July, 2009 Dharamsala, July 4 : Australian lawmaker Michael Danby has said that Australia will hold a 'Harmony March' in Melbourne in solidarity with Indian students on July 12.
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The iPhone 3GS arrives in Australia a " the decision gets harder
Now Ia TMm seriously tempted. I have a 32GB iPod Touch which I seriously love for ita TMs an iPod plus web browser.
'Is it murder? Is it suicide?' Asks Oz student body
Melbourne Australia's apex student body has asked universities to provide information on circumstances surrounding the deaths of foreign students, including Indians, studying in the country and find the root causes behind it.
MorphoSys, University of Melbourne to investigate new applications of antibody
MOR103 is a HuCAL antibody against human GM-CSF . As part of the collaboration, new patent applications have been filed, which are intended to broaden the patent position of the anti-GM-CSF approach.
For nearly a decade Bob Spencer may have been the only Aussie in the city. But after 10 years as Pico Rivera's spokesman, the 55-year-old will be leaving in July to direct L.A. County Public Works' public affairs unit.
Melbourne Debuts New Convention Center
June 30, 2009 By Michael B. Baker Melbourne, Australia, opened its new convention center on June 22, a project that features 32 meeting rooms, a grand ballroom, a 5,000-seat plenary hall and an entry-level foyer equipped to hold up to 8,400 visitors.
Lewis to take 'Nutty Professor' to Broadway
Jerry Lewis performs on-stage at the Victorian Racing Clubs Chairman's Dinner in the Atrium at Flemington Racecourse on October 30, 2008 in Melbourne, Australia.
Chris Landreth's The Spine gets top award at Melbourne fest
An image from The Spine, directed by Winnipeg filmmaker Chris Landreth. The Spine , the latest short from Oscar-winning, Winnipeg-based animator Chris Landreth, has won the top prize at the Melbourne International Animation Festival.
G20 riot trial begins for anarchist in Melbourne
On Tuesday morning the trial of Sina Brown-Davis, an anarchist and mother of two from Aotearoa begins in Melbourne, Australia.
Australia reports new swine flu-linked deaths
Melbourne - Australia on Monday reported two more deaths related to swine flu, taking the total in the worst-hit Asia-Pacific country to six.
No plan to cancel Rainforest music festival
KUCHING, Sat: Sarawak, which will be holding the Rainforest World Music Festival in Santubong near here from July 10-12, has no plans to cancel the international event due to the Infleunza A epidemic.
Oz cops launch 'Safe Station operation' to stop race attacks
Saturday , Jun 27, 2009 at 1610 hrs IST Melbourne: Days after Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd declared "zero tolerance" against attacks on students including Indians, Victorian police has announced its latest initiative to mount stronger patrolling around train stations to curb any crime.
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Sabah Deputy Chief Minister Imposes Self Quarantine For Influenza A
KOTA KINABALU, June 25 -- Sabah's Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Peter Pang En Yin and his family have imposed self quarantine as a precautionary measure in relation to the Influenza A outbreak.
Australia records 3rd swine flu-related death
MELBOURNE, Australia - A 50-year-old woman with life-threatening cancer on Wednesday became the third Australian with swine flu to die as Indonesia reported it first confirmed cases of the virus.
City of Napier, New Zealand, to Augment Management of Urban Assets...
Napier City Council will leverage Accela's asset and work order management software to help maintain the city's water and wastewater assets, as well as its various parks, reserves and public spaces.
Influenza A: 12 new cases detected
UPDATE 2.20pm: Twelve new Influenza A confirmed cases have been reported over the past 24 hours said director-general of Health, Tan Sri Dr Mohd Ismail Merican today.
Baby's heart saved by giant pacemaker
Nestled in the hospital humidicrib alongside baby Taylor Gardner is not a teddy bear or a toy, but a pacemaker attached to her tiny heart, keeping her alive.
Racism on the rise: ethnic leader
The head of WAa s peak multicultural lobby group claims Australian society is becoming more racist as the economic downturn fuels hostility towards foreigners.