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Last orders for warning-free booze in Australia
SYDNEY — Australia's major alcohol brands on Tuesday launched voluntary health warnings on their labels targeting children, pregnant women and excessive boozing in a country famed for its binge-drinking culture.DrinkWise, an…
News Corp shares fall in Australia
SYDNEY — Shares in Rupert Murdoch's Australia-listed News Corporation fell 4.59 percent Tuesday, to their lowest point in more than 18 months as the British phone hacking scandal deepened.As Australian Greens…
Brown says Murdoch papers used 'known criminals'
LONDON — Former prime minister Gordon Brown on Tuesday accused newspapers from Rupert Murdoch's media empire of using "known criminals" to hack into his personal information.He also said he was "in…
Afghan president's brother assassinated
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Ahmed Wali Karzai, the younger brother of the Afghan president and a deeply controversial powerbroker in the the country's southern Taliban heartland, was assassinated at home on Tuesday.The…
Company networks confront rising video tide
SAN FRANCISCO — Companies are struggling to manage a rising tide of video use in workplaces, with employees expecting business networks to adapt to whatever mobile gadgets they prefer to use."We…
Bangladesh exports hit record $23 bn
DHAKA — Bangladesh said Tuesday its exports leapt 42 percent to a record $23 billion in the financial year to June as garment shipments soared thanks largely to a shift in…
Hero's welcome for rugby legend Lomu in Tonga
NUKU'ALOFA — All Blacks legend Jonah Lomu received an ecstatic welcome Tuesday when he returned to his ancestral homeland Tonga to promote this year's Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.Lomu, widely…
China province seeks to ease 'one-child' policy
BEIJING — Authorities in China's most populous province have asked Beijing to ease the one-child policy, a government official said Tuesday, amid growing concerns over gender imbalances and an ageing population.Guangdong,…
Famed Australian dance company shuns 'ooga booga'
SYDNEY — Australia's Aboriginal dance company Bangarra has won global accolades but says it has been a victim of its own success in terms of funding at home and at times…
China H1 new loans fall to 4.17 trillion yuan
BEIJING — New loans issued by China's banks fell nearly 10 percent in the first half of 2011, the central bank said Tuesday, suggesting Beijing's efforts to stem a flood of…
BoJ lowers Japan growth forecast
TOKYO — The Bank of Japan on Tuesday lowered its real GDP growth forecast for this fiscal year, citing a sharp contraction in production in the immediate aftermath of the March…
Luanda world's most expensive city: study
LONDON — Angola's capital Luanda retained the unenviable title of the world's most expensive city for expatriates, narrowly edging out Tokyo, according to a survey published Tuesday.At the other end of…