US trade gap shrinks in September

THE US trade deficit narrowed in September to $US41.5 billion ($A40 billion), down from a revised $US43.8 billion in August, on a surge in exports led by industrial supplies, government data shows. Exports of goods and services jumped 3.1 per...

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US stocks recover from post-vote plunge

US stocks have edged higher in opening trade, a day after greeting President Barack Obama's re-election with a massive plunge. In the first five minutes of trade on Thursday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added a bare 8.29 points, or 0.06...

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Interpol elects French woman as president

INTERPOL has elected a French police commissioner known for her drive against organised crime in Bordeaux and Corsica as its first female president at its general assembly in Rome. "Mireille Balestrazzi of France becomes the first woman to be...

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26 dead in Syria clashes near border

AT LEAST 16 Syrian soldiers and 10 rebels were killed on Thursday in heavy clashes in the northwestern town of Ras al-Ain near the Turkish border, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. "Ten rebels and 16 soldiers have been killed so far...

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Ambos on amber alert over staff numbers

PARAMEDICS across NSW will don yellow vests on Friday to draw attention to what they call dangerous and chronic under-staffing. The Health Services Union (HSU) claims the state's Ambulance Service is running with 770 fewer full-time positions...

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Royals kick off Sydney visit

AFTER mingling at the Melbourne Cup, enjoying an outback Queensland barbie and sampling South Australian wine, Charles and Camilla will begin the Sydney leg of their whirlwind Australian tour on Friday. After arriving at Kingsford Smith Airport...

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Sandy cuts United October revenue by $87m

UNITED Airlines, the world's largest airline, says superstorm Sandy cut its October revenue by about $US90 million ($A87 million) as it was forced to cancel almost 5300 flights. That's nearly an entire day's worth of United's schedule lost....

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