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MV Rena Salvage Operations Continue Amidst Rough Conditions

Pumping operations are set to resume Thursday on the ill-fated MV Rena as weather gets better in Bay of Plenty, calming the waters except for light breezes and mild swells. An exclusion zone around the ship is also being reviewed today by Tauranga's harbour master, as Maritime New Zealand salvage unit manager Bruce Anderson plans the oil pumping process from MV Rena to the bunker barge Awanuia.

NSW Drug Suspect Denied Bail

The Dubbo Local Court magistrate has refused bail to a Surfers Paradise man caught with $64,000 worth of ecstasy pills in his car.
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Galaxy Tab 10.1: Where to Order Online to Fend Off Ban

Federal Court Justice Annabelle Bennett may have temporarily banned Samsung Electronics from launching its Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Australia, but Aussies have found a way to go around the ban. They ordered the gadget online.

Underwater Cave Claims Another Diver’s Life

The Tank Cave in Southern Australia claimed the life of another diver after police recovered Sunday the body of a 40-year-old man in a portion of the dark and labyrinthine underwater cave.

NSW Boy Unhurt in Strong Bali Earthquake

A 6.8 magnitude earthquake rocked Bali, Indonesia Thursday and the 14-year-old Australian boy detained at the police headquarters in Denpasar, the island's capital, was unhurt.

Missing Aussie Swimmer’s Bathers Torned by Shark Bites

Authorities and the family of a 64-year-old Mosman Park man who went missing while swimming at Cottesloe Beach on Monday feared he was attacked by a great white pointer based on the tear on his bathers found by police divers.

Russians Hunt Boss of Nuclear Smuggling Ring

Russian authorities are helping track down the mastermind of a uranium and plutonium smuggling syndicate that tried to sell the fissile material to a North African country for possible use in a "dirty bomb."

Kiwi Gets 13 Years for Brutal Sydney Bashing

A 21-year-old New Zealand man, Kane Tupuolamoui, gets 13 years in prison for his "colossal" bashing of an Irish man in Sydney three years ago. The judge considered Tupuolamoui's guilty plea but stressed that he had fled to Darwin after the bashing.

Samsung-Apple Rift to Intensify Inspite Jobs’s Death

The death of Apple founder Steve Jobs on Wednesday may have shaken the world, particularly the technology world. However, it is not expected to heal the worsening rift between the company that Jobs grew into a $75-billion empire and rising competitor Samsung Electronics of South Korea.

Samsung Moves to Ban Sale of iPhone 4S, iPhone 5 Worldwide

The patent war between Samsung and Apple escalated on Wednesday with France and Italy becoming additional battlefronts as the Korean technology giant petitioned French and Italian courts to stop the sale of the newly-released iPhone 4S in the two European countries.

End of a Nightmare: Homecoming Overwhelms Knox

Amanda Knox is finally home in Seattle, Washington Tuesday, 30 hours after her conviction for murdering a roommate in Perugia, Italy was overturned by a jury and two judges due to weak evidence.

Italian Jury Acquits Amanda Knox, Ex-Boyfriend

A six-member Italian jury and two judges acquitted Monday, American Amanda Knox and her former lover for killing her British roommate in the Italian university town of Perugia in 2007.

Facebook Plans Curtailed by Australian Legal Action on User Privacy Data

Following his findings that Facebook are able to track users after they log out of the social network, Australian technology blogger Nik Cubrilovic, in cooperation with 10 public interest groups, has sued the firm. The Commission's decision is expected to send a statement to both the social network and its users.

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