Portuguese reform to standardise spellings across Oporto, Ogalo and Nando’s

The eight Lusophone nations have agreed to a new standardised form of the Portuguese language that simplifies spellings.

New York Times prints spoof New York Times

Left-wing group the Yes Men have circulated a fake edition of the New York Times announcing the end of the Iraq War and a government-run healthcare system.

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Hamas threatens children after movement’s PR department destroyed

Senior Hamas leader Mahmoud Zahar has threatened to kill Jewish children the world over in retaliation for Israeli military strikes on the Gaza Strip, which have killed 560 people.

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Hamas threatens children after movement’s PR department destroyed

Senior Hamas leader Mahmoud Zahar has threatened to kill Jewish children the world over in retaliation for Israeli military strikes on the Gaza Strip, which have killed 560 people.

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Portuguese reform to standardise spellings across Oporto, Ogalo and Nando’s

The eight Lusophone nations have agreed to a new standardised form of the Portuguese language that simplifies spellings.

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WA police database used as ultimate guide to picking up

Western Australia’s Crime and Corruption Commission has laid further charges against a cop who used police computer systems to print out the rego details of women he’d met so he could contact them again.

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Bloc Québécois trying to fuck Canada / Bloc Québécois est très bonne

Canada’s separatist Bloc Québécois has backed an effort by two left-wing opposition parties to bring down the recently re-elected Conservative government.

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Govt to review domestic violence homicides, some may be overturned

A new government body will review all domestic violence homicides committed in New South Wales over the last five years in a bid to better understand the problem.

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• Vic Police defend actions, with guns

 

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Telstra unpopular enough without helping to censor the internet

Telecoms giant Telstra has opted not to participate in live trials of the government’s planned web content filter, which is expected to slow down the entire country’s internet connection.

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New York Times prints spoof New York Times

Left-wing group the Yes Men have circulated a fake edition of the New York Times announcing the end of the Iraq War and a government-run healthcare system.

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Opera House’s absent father dies without meeting his son

Jørn Utzon, the architect whose visionary designs were behind Sydney’s iconic Opera House, died today in Copenhagen aged 90. He never saw his most famous creation complete.

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