US stocks rise on upbeat data, P&G results

US stocks have scored solid opening gains as weekly unemployment claims and durable goods orders came in better than expected and Procter & Gamble earnings beat forecasts. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 62.62 points, or 0.48 per...

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Gillard undermined Rudd: McKew

JULIA Gillard was a disloyal deputy involved in the conspiracy to take down Kevin Rudd as prime minister, says former Labor MP Maxine McKew. In her new book, Ms McKew says Ms Gillard directly undermined Mr Rudd in the days before she ousted...

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300 potential Jimmy Savile victims: police

BRITISH police say officers have identified 300 potential victims of the late Jimmy Savile, the disgraced BBC entertainer now believed to be a predatory pedophile. Commander Peter Spindler said on Thursday officers had identified 300 potential...

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Judge OKs release of Romney testimony

A MASSACHUSETTS judge will allow the release of testimony by GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney in the decades-old divorce of Staples founder Tom Stemberg. Lawyers for The Boston Globe argued that the public has a right to know what's in...

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Dutch woman arrested with 2000 joints

DUTCH police say they have arrested a woman in the port city of Rotterdam with 2200 cannabis joints and 12 kilograms of soft drugs. A statement said police went to the address on Thursday looking for another man and noticed a strong smell of...

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Denmark demands EU budget rebate

DANISH Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt has warned she will veto the EU's 2014-2020 budget proposal if Denmark does not receive a one billion kroner ($A169 million) rebate. "Our key message to the other countries and what we are fighting...

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Syrian army to halt operations for holiday

THE Syrian military has agreed to halt military operations from Friday Morning for the Muslim holiday weekend but reserves the right to respond to rebel attacks, the army announced. "Military operations will cease on Syrian territory as of Friday...

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