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Coffee 'could reverse Alzheimer's effects'
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US researchers suggest that an increased caffeine intake cannot only prevent Alzheimer's disease, but also reverse its effects, in mice at least.
Internet users defy China's censors on riot
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Independent information about deadly riots in China's remote north-west has filtered out on Twitter, YouTube and other internet forums, frustrating government efforts to control the news.
Blues axe Wallace, Farah for Game III
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New South Wales has gone back to the future in a bid to salvage pride from the 2009 State of Origin series, naming Brett Kimmorley for Game III in Brisbane next Wednesday.
'They went crazy': witnesses describe Xinjiang violence
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Witnesses in China's Xinjiang region say a peaceful protest descended into an orgy of violence.
Scores killed in Xinjiang violence
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A violent protest in western China has left 140 dead and more than 800 injured, say police.
Origin star punished for drunken hotel romp
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Roosters' Nate Myles suspended for six matches for causing a major disturbance in a drunken romp on the Central Coast.
Brumby denies police corruption briefings
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The Victorian Government denies it received secret briefings on an anti-police corruption taskforce.
'Dame of the Skies' farewelled in Brisbane
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Mechanics, engineers and current and former Air Force personnel gathered in a hanger at Brisbane Airport today for a farewell for the RAAF Caribou.
Former Babcock wind satellite rises from the ashes
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The former Babcock wind power satellite has set up its independent operation and is confident of success, but some analysts aren't so sure.
Man denies stealing vegies from fatal crash scene
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A man has denied stealing pumpkins and other produce from the scene of a fatal semi-trailer accident in Brisbane's east at the weekend.
PNG electoral system 'still corrupt'
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A review of Papua New Guinea's last general election found it was an improvement on previous polls but significant problems still remain.
Blast at Indian explosives factory kills 10
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Indian police are investigating a powerful blast at an explosives factory that killed at least 10 people in the central state of Madhya Pradesh.
Aussie market catches up with global falls
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The Australian market slipped just over 1 per cent today, bringing up a fall of 2.5 per cent since last Thursday's close.
Alleged rape victim testifies against Theophanous
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A committal hearing has heard a graphic account of the alleged sexual assault of a woman by Victorian MP Theo Theophanous.
Brumby says no regrets for bushfire policy announcements
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Victorian Premier John Brumby has denied pre-empting the preliminary findings of the Bushfires Royal Commission.
'We are dying like flies': elder slams inaction
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An Aboriginal elder has delivered a scathing attack on government inaction on Indigenous issues.
Mother claims she drowned her 4 children
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A Papua New Guinean woman has told police she drowned her four children because she was fed up with her drug addict husband.
Leaked documents reveal intervention concerns
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NT intervention measures could become illegal under the Racial Discrimination Act, documents reveal.
Brits warned on Aussie skin cancer risk
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British-born outdoor workers in Australia are at greater risk of skin cancer than their local counterparts, researchers have found.
First swine flu death recorded in NT
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The Northern Territory has recorded its first swine flu-related death.
Dramatic flu surge at NSW hospitals
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Concern over swine flu is putting increased pressure on New South Wales emergency departments, with western Sydney the state's hardest hit region.
Eels chairman 'threatened ex-CEO'
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Police are investigating an alleged threat made by Parramatta Eels chairman Roy Spagnolo against the NRL club's former chief executive, Denis Fitzgerald.
Police tight-lipped on 4-y-o death tests
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Police in Tasmania have received forensic test results relating to the death of a four-year-old boy last weekend but will not comment on them.
NATO base car bomb kills 2, wounds 13
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A suicide car bomb has exploded near the main gate to a massive NATO military base in the southern city of Kandahar, killing two Afghans and wounding 13, an army general says.
Schoolgirls 'escape abduction attempt'
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Police are searching for a man and a woman who they suspect tried to abduct two young girls in south-east Sydney on Friday.
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Tuesday:- QLD team for State of Origin III named - Brisbane
- Reserve Bank of Australia board meeting
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