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Voice of America   

Rescuers Expand Search for Missing AirAsia Jet   
Voice of America
The search for the missing AirAsia jet has resumed off Indonesia with officials believing the airliner may be at the bottom of the Java Sea. But Indonesian search-and-rescue officials say they will expand their efforts to include land, hoping the plane may be on ...

2014-12-30 Australia Health

Sky News Australia   

Brisbane girl taken to Africa for genital mutilation: report   
Brisbane Times
A girl has reportedly been taken from her Brisbane home to undergo female genital mutilation in Africa. Australian Federal Police confirmed that they had received a referral to investigate the matter. A spokeswoman said they were unable to reveal details of ...

2014-12-30 Australia Science

Pacific shift may accelerate warming   
The Land Newspaper
WITH 2014 likely to be declared the world's hottest year on record, the last thing the planet needs is a climate shift to turbo-charge the global warming already under way. While it's an early call, a measure of surface temperature differences in the Pacific shifted ...

2014-12-30 Australia Sports

The Australian   

Australia v India: Live updates from final day of Boxing Day Test   
The Australian
2.01pm: WHEELS STARTING TO FALL OFF FOR INDIA! Vijay is out lbw to Josh Hazlewood and India is now 3-19 as Ajinkya Rahane comes out to join Kohli. From India's point of view, they'll need a repeat of their brilliant first innings stand if this match is to ...

2014-12-30 Australia Entertainment

Vancouver Sun   

Sony hacking case combines rare blend of international intrigue and Hollywood ...   
Vancouver Sun
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - The hackers who hit Sony Pictures Entertainment days before Thanksgiving crippled the network, stole gigabytes of data and spilled into public view unreleased films and reams of private and sometimes embarrassing executive emails.
How 'The Interview's' VOD grosses could change the game   New Zealand Herald
Before 'The Interview,' other films performed well on VOD   Los Angeles Times
'The Interview' Becomes 2014's Top Seller on Google Sites   Variety
Reuters Canada   
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Sydney Morning Herald   

Undercover Boss CEO awards employee with breast implants in controversial ...   
Sydney Morning Herald
Dear CBS: When you have an Undercover Boss showcasing a Texas-based sports bar called Bikinis, starring a CEO who awards one employee with breast implants and fires another for not wearing a bikini on camera, why would you bury that episode in late ...

2014-12-30 Australia Technology

USA TODAY   

China Adds New Barrier To Gmail   
New York Times
BEIJING — The Chinese government appears to have blocked the ability of people in China to gain access to Google's email service through third-party email services like Apple Mail or Microsoft Outlook, which many Chinese and foreigners had been relying ...

2014-12-30 Australia Business

ABC Online   

First shipment of LNG to leave Gladstone in central Queensland bound for Asia   
ABC Online
The first export shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) bound for Asia has been loaded from Curtis island off Gladstone in central Queensland. This moment has been six years in the making, with the LNG industry built up from scratch. There are three LNG ...

2014-12-30 Australia Australia

The Australian   

Sydney jihadi Ahmad al-Ghaz'zaoui dies fighting with Islamic State   
The Australian
A Sydney based extremist has reportedly been killed while fighting in Syria after entering the country through Turkey late last month. Ahmad Mohamad al-Ghaz'zaoui, a Bankstown resident, was named on the online social networking site Syria 24 over the ...

2014-12-30 Australia World

Voice of America   

Rescuers Expand Search for Missing AirAsia Jet   
Voice of America
The search for the missing AirAsia jet has resumed off Indonesia with officials believing the airliner may be at the bottom of the Java Sea. But Indonesian search-and-rescue officials say they will expand their efforts to include land, hoping the plane may be on ...