Cut back Medicare, think tank says

MEDICARE funding should be split to allow generations X and Y to save for their own future health needs before the system is eventually scrapped, a right-wing think tank says. The Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) is calling for a complete...

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Mandela in good shape: ANC

SOUTH Africa's former president Nelson Mandela is in "good shape" after his recent hospitalisation, the ruling ANC says, after President Jacob Zuma visited the democracy icon. "They found president Mandela in good shape and in good spirits,"...

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Mum forced 14-year-old to get pregnant

A WOMAN desperate for another child forced her 14-year-old daughter to get pregnant using syringes of donor sperm, a British judge says. In a ruling reported for the first time on Monday, High Court judge Peter Jackson said the mother had behaved...

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New PM vows to save Italy from austerity

ITALY'S new Prime Minister Enrico Letta says his coalition government will act fast to reverse an austerity policy he argues is killing Italy and has called on Europe to become a motor for growth. "Italy is dying from austerity alone. Growth...

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Google pushes personal assistant on Apple

GOOGLE has announced it will offer its personal assistant app Google Now to users of Apple devices, stepping up its challenge to its rival's Siri program. "Google Now is about giving you just the right information at just the right time," Google's...

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UN appeals for Syria chemical arms inquiry

UN leader Ban Ki-moon has made a new plea to Syria to stop blocking an international inquiry into the alleged use of chemical weapons in the country's conflict. Ban met the head of the investigation team, Ake Sellstrom, as international suspicions...

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Santander bank chief resigns: company

THE Spanish banking giant Santander has announced the resignation of chief executive Alfredo Saenz, who was convicted in 2011 for irregularities in a debt-recovery case. He will be replaced by Javier Marin, Santander's current head of insurance,...

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