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Breaking News Sun, 07 Sep 2008
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 The Australian 
One pupil in five needs help with mental problems
ONE in five children needs support to deal with mental health or emotional wellbeing issues, many school principals believe. A survey of 1200 principals worldwide, including 270 in Australia, found... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
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Cream   Food   Fruit   Kids   Photos
 The Australian 
Call to ban food colour additives
FOOD safety regulators face demands to ban six artificial colourings that increase hyperactivity in children. The six colourings - which are contained in widely available cordials, fruit juices, fruit... (photo: ME / ME)
 wheat - crop - food - agriculture - farming - india - hires - am1   The Australian 
Former wheat farmer harvests some real power
WESTERN Australia's new kingmaker, Brendon Grylls, is just 35, country to his bootstraps, has a three-legged dog named Kokoda and boasts an iron determination to put country people back on the... (photo: WN / aruna1)
Australia   Farmer   Government   Photos   Wheat
A Romanian soldier peers from behind a NATO flag during the ceremony to mark the accession of Romania into NATO in Bucharest, Friday April 2, 2004. Romania has a total of 700 troops in Iraq and has contributed more than 1,000 peacekeepers to operations in Bosnia, Kosovo and Afghanistan  The Australian 
More Diggers wanted for Afghanistan fight
NATO'S new top commander in Afghanistan says the international coalition is "struggling to win" a strategic victory against the Taliban and he wants a significant increase in troop numbers, including... (photo: AP / Vadim Ghirda)
Afghanistan   Defence   NATO   Photos   Taliban
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Crop - Maize - Corn - Farm - Farming.(ps1) The Australian
GM crops 'the only way to feed world' says agri expert
FOOD producers will have little choice but to use genetically modified crops to feed the growing population, according to US agribusiness specialist John Baize. "People... (photo: WN / patricia)
Agriculture   Food   Photos   Population   Science
Pregnancy-pregnant-mother-health (sl1) Sydney Morning Herald
Figures mask true pregnancy death rate
THE number of women who die as a consequence of pregnancy or childbirth may be nearly twice as high as shown in official figures, which capture only one-third of suicides... (photo: creative commons / )
Death   Depression   Photos   Pregnancy   Women
A Merrill Lynch office is seen in York, Pa., Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2007. Merrill Lynch & Co. took a $7.9 billion writedown because of the summer's credit crisis, a bigger-than-expected amount that raised the specter of more trouble ahead from risky home loans The Australian
Credit crunch baffling: Merrill executive
DICK McCormack -- one of the most powerful men within US investment bank Merrill Lynch -- has delivered a sobering assessment of where we are in the global credit crunch... (photo: AP / Carolyn Kaster)
Banking   Economy   Inflation   Market   Photos
Stainless Steel Pipes The Australian
Rio bets on rising Indian ore demand
RIO Tinto expects little fall in demand for Australia's iron ore and has been approached by Indian steel mills, eager to secure alternative supplies to meet the needs of... (photo: WN)
Australia   India   Industry   Photos   Steel
The newly-elected Prime Minister of Australia, The Honourable Kevin Rudd MP, talks to members of the International Stabilisation Force and the Australian Police serving with the United Nations during a visit to the helicopter base in Dili, Timor-Leste. The Australian
India uranium sales ban stays
THE Rudd Government's ban on uranium sales to India will stay in place despite the decision by supplier nations, including Australia, to end the 34-year embargo on... (photo: Australian Defence Dept. / )
Australia   India   Nuclear   Photos   US
 Vaccine scrapped over autism fear  Sydney Morning Herald
Allergic reaction risk to cervical cancer jab

YOUNG women given the cervical cancer vaccine are up to 26 times more likely to have a life-threatening allergic reaction than those given other vaccines, Australian... (photo: WN)
Cancer   Disease   Medicine   Photos   Women
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Keep little eyes from junk ads: experts
THE Federal Government will face pressure from health experts and the states to support a Greens bill banning junk food ads during children's television viewing hours.... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)
Health   Junkfood   Government   Photos   Children
Turkish President Abdullah Gul speaks to the media at the airport in Ankara, Turkey, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008. Sydney Morning Herald
Protests greet Turkish president in Armenia
Thousands of Armenians have lined the streets of the capital today, protesting the Turkish president who drove past in the first-ever visit by a Turkish leader. Many held... (photo: AP)
Armenia   Photos   President   Protests   Turkey
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