| Source: | ABC News |
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| Published: | Wednesday, August 27, 2008 9:27 AEST |
| Expires: | Tuesday, November 25, 2008 9:27 AEST |
Russia is on a collision course with the west after formally recognising the independence of Georgia's breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
Some Australians stranded in Bangkok are being told that their travel insurance won't be valid.
Scientists say they've pinpointed certain gene combinations which make some suffer longer than others.
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