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Tasmanian opposition blames Bartlett for state?s high fuel prices
As fuel prices in Hobart showed that it currently carries the most expensive petrol in Australia, Tasmanian opposition leaders scored Premier David Bartlett for his failure in arresting the upward surge of pump prices.
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Increase inspectors and fines, says offshore drilling report
In the wake of the Deepwater Horizon disaster, it soon came to light that the government agency responsible for monitoring the activities of offshore drilling operations had not been, in some very important respects, doing its job.
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China may restructure sovereign wealth fund-sources
Beijing is considering restructuring China Investment Corp (CIC), its $300 billion sovereign wealth fund, in a bid to boost accountability, two sources with knowledge of the plan said.
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US union files case on China clean energy practices
The United Steelworkers union on Thursday asked President Barack Obama's administration to investigate Chinese policies and practices it said threatened to unfairly take U.S. clean energy jobs.
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US marines capture German ship hijacked off Somali coast
The U.S. Navy said Thursday Marines stormed a pirate-held ship off the coast of Somalia and reclaimed control of the German-owned vessel.
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Muslim group says learn, don?t burn
An Islamic advocacy group is countering the plans of a Florida Christian organization to burn Qurans on Sept. 11 by distributing copies of the Muslim holy book.
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Police visit Sarkozy party HQ in fund scandal probe
French police visited President Nicolas Sarkozy's party headquarters this week in an investigation into political donations and the financial affairs of Europe's richest woman, a police spokesman said on Thursday.
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China warns Japan ties at risk over boat incident
China warned Japan on Thursday that ties would suffer if Tokyo mishandles a dispute over a Chinese boat seized in disputed seas, intensifying a territorial rift that could deepen discord between Asia's top two economies.
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Unexploded bombs found around Thai capital
Police discovered three unexploded bombs in Bangkok and a neighbouring province, authorities said on Thursday, the latest in a series of mysterious incidents stoking fears of civil unrest in Thailand.
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Mysterious North Korea keeps world guessing on rare meeting
North Korea's capital is ready for its biggest political event in decades: giant billboards proclaim an event to make the country's "history shine forever," the dress rehearsals are complete and the army is ready.
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