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Floods Spurred By Heavy Monsoon Rains Washes Homes, Trigger Landslides in India, More Than 50 Feared Dead

From Politics & Policy 7:05 am

Floods Spurred By Heavy Monsoon Rains Washes Homes, Trigger Landslides in India, More Than 50 Feared Dead

At least more than 50 people in northern India are feared dead after their homes were swept away by ravaging floods brought about by incessant heavy monsoon rains over the past days. The worst hit were the states of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh.

Obama and Putin discuss Syria in G8 summit

From Politics & Policy 6:38 am

Obama and Putin Lock Horns over Syria Conflict

Washington and Moscow reiterate differences over Syrian civil war but pledged to step up efforts in halting bloodshed.

Marijuana Plants

From Politics & Policy 6:33 am

Cannabis Industry Investments Up; Australia Gears Up for Cannabis Boom

A group of entrepreneurs called ArcView Investor Network encouraged entrepreneurs to join the growing Cannabis industry

Mining operations at Mount Isa

From Society 6:25 am

Queensland Mining Operations at Mount Isa Caused Lead Contamination in Children

The lead contamination in Mount Isa was apparently caused by mining operations according to the results of a scientific study. Mining operations near the edge of the Queensland town runs day and night.

From Society 6:14 am

Google Project Loon: How Does It Work? [VIDEOS]

When Google announced another secret project called Project Loon on June 14, it was said that it was one of the most transformative Internet technologies of all time.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi

From Politics & Policy 6:03 am

UPA Cabinet Reshuffle: 8 New Faces Inducted as Ministers; 86-Year-Old Sis Ram Ola Gets Labour Ministry

Eight new faces have been inducted into Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's council of ministers on Monday.

Demonstrators shout anti-government slogans behind a banner, which reads as 'violence', during one of many protests around Brazil's major cities in Sao Paulo June 17, 2013.

From Politics & Policy 5:40 am

Biggest Protests in 20 Years Sweep Brazil

As many as 200,000 demonstrators marched through the streets of Brazil's biggest cities on Monday in a swelling wave of protest tapping into widespread anger at poor public services, police violence and government corruption.

U.S. dollars

From Politics & Policy 5:23 am

Australian Dollar Outlook - 18 June 2013

Bell FX Currency Outlook: It was a fairly quiet session for currencies overnight with the AUD slowly drifting back towards the USD0.9550 level.

Wayne Swan

From Politics & Policy 5:12 am

Australian Treasurer Wayne Swan Launches Fix-o-Gram App

Treasurer Wayne Swan rolled out on Tuesday his own app, the Fix-o-Gram which allows his constituents in the marginal Brisbane seat of Lilley to send him photos of potholes, traffic jams or other local problems to alert him.

Apple Inc

From Politics & Policy 4:54 am

PRISM Controversy: Apple Admits Handing Customers’ Data to the Government

In a Customer Privacy statement released by Apple, the company detailed what data they allow and do not allow for government to access.

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