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BBC News   

Ceremony in Japan marks 70th anniversary of end of WW2   
BBC News
Japanese Emperor Akihito is leading a memorial ceremony in Tokyo to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two. This Saturday marks 70 years since Japan's Emperor, Hirohito, publicly accepted the surrender terms of the key Allied countries ...
Japan PM Abe sends offering to shrine for war dead on WW2 anniversary   Reuters
Abe expresses WWII remorse, but says next generation need not apologise   DAWN.com
Mixed world reaction to Japanese leader Abe's WWII statement   Washington Post
Bloomberg   
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NEWS.com.au   

Emission target 'near the bottom'   
The Australian
Tony Abbott insists the government's emissions reduction targets place Australia mid-field of comparable countries. Climate Change Authority chairman Bernie Fraser yesterday criticised Australia's target of 26-28 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030 as ...
Govt stands by emissions reduction target   Sky News Australia
Climate Change Authority head says Coalition's $600bn carbon bill claim 'weird'   The Guardian
Climate Change Authority says Australia not doing its fair share   ABC Online
Sydney Morning Herald   
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ABC News   

Historic Day in Cuba: American Flag Flying at Embassy in Havana   
ABC News
Cubans lining the streets chanted "USA, USA" as the flag was flown for the first time in nearly 50 years. 3:00 | 08/14/15. Share. Title. Description. Share From. Share With. Facebook. Tweet. </> Embed. Email. <br/><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/video ...
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez to Lester Holt: 'A Special Day'   NBCNews.com
Kerry urges 'genuine democracy' in Cuba as US raises its flag | Reuters   Firstpost
Krauthammer: Cuba ceremony is 'farce and an embarrassment'   Fox News
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Irish Examiner   

Death Toll in Blasts in China's Tianjin Port Rises to 85   
New York Times
TIANJIN, China — The death toll from an inferno and huge explosions in the Chinese port city of Tianjin climbed to 85 on Saturday, including 21 firefighters, with hundreds of people injured and some still unaccounted for. A rapid succession of ...
Tianjin explosions: cyanide among chemicals that caused China blasts   The Australian (blog)
Top Frames: Huge explosion rocks China; protest on one-year anniversary of ...   The Indian Express
Death Toll in Tianjin Blasts Rises to 85   NBCNews.com
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ABC Online   

More submarine building jobs for Adelaide, Prime Minister Tony Abbott pledges   
ABC Online
South Australians sometimes dwell on what is not happening rather than what is going well in the state, Prime Minister Tony Abbott has told a Liberal Party conference in Adelaide. He then repeated his pledge that, regardless of the competitive ...
Tony Abbott says there will be submarine jobs in Adelaide regardless of tender ...   9news.com.au
PM flags support for SA road project   Herald Sun
Tony Abbott lashed over "archaic" attitude, challenged to see gay love film ...   Sydney Morning Herald
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Duo due in court over alleged abduction   
Herald Sun
A MAN and woman are due to front court charged over the alleged armed abduction of a toddler from Canberra. THE 22-year-old man and 18-year-old woman were extradited from NSW after being arrested in Batemans Bay on the south coast on Friday.

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Courier Mail   

Sharks NSW: Byron Bay man mauled by bull shark but says he won't quit surfing   
Courier Mail
Ballina shark attack victim Jabez Reitman returns to the water at Broken Head near Byron Bay. Picture: Luke Marsden. BEING bitten by a shark would be enough to get most surfers to hang up their boards for good — but not Jabez Reitman. The Byron Bay ...

2015-08-15 Australia Health

The Australian   

Pregnant women not following nutrition guidelines   
HealthCanal.com
Researchers from the University of Adelaide have made a remarkable discovery: no pregnant women were found to be correctly following the Australian Dietary Guidelines on consumption of the “five food groups”, despite almost two-thirds of pregnant women ...

2015-08-15 Australia Science

NEWS.com.au   

Emission target 'near the bottom'   
The Australian
Tony Abbott insists the government's emissions reduction targets place Australia mid-field of comparable countries. Climate Change Authority chairman Bernie Fraser yesterday criticised Australia's target of 26-28 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030 as ...
Govt stands by emissions reduction target   Sky News Australia
Climate Change Authority head says Coalition's $600bn carbon bill claim 'weird'   The Guardian
Climate Change Authority says Australia not doing its fair share   ABC Online
Sydney Morning Herald   
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Sydney Morning Herald   

Seafloor Map: The Graveyards Revealed in Very First Digital Map of Seafloor   
The Market Business
A team of researchers in Australia has mapped our planet's seafloor in unprecedented detail with the resulting digital map showing an ocean-less Earth that was color-coded with 13 different hues. The colors represent the different geological features ...
Seafloor Map: Digital Mapping Reveals Plankton Graveyards   Immortal News
Graveyards Revealed in First Digital Map of Seafloor   KRWG News22
Climate Change: Seafloor Graveyards Digitally Mapped   Clapway
Live Science   
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Christian Science Monitor   

Taz to the rescue? Study says devil could save Aussie ecosystem   
Christian Science Monitor
First, dingoes drove Tasmanian devils out of Australia. Now that the dingoes are dwindling, the new top dogs have scientists trying to bring back the devils. By Sarah Caspari, Staff writer August 13, 2015. Save for later Saved. close. An adult male ...
Tasmanian Devils: Reintroduction To Australia's Mainland May Restore Ecosystem   Science World Report
Ecologists Consider Tasmanian Devils For Rodent Control in Mainland Australia   Pioneer News
Scientists consider reintroducing Tasmanian devils to Australian mainland   UPI.com
Headlines & Global News   
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Telegraph.co.uk   

Plastic straw removed from turtle's nose by marine biologists in heartbreaking ...   
Telegraph.co.uk
A group of marine biologists in Costa Rica were horrified to discover an endangered sea turtle with a 10-12 cm plastic straw lodged in its nostril. Christine Figgener, a field biologist with a research interest in conservation filmed the excrutiating 8 ...
VIDEO: Good Samaritans Assist Sea Turtle With Plastic Straw Stuck In Nose   SpaceCoastDaily.com
Five-inch plastic straw removed from nose of endangered sea turtle off ...   Inside Costa Rica
Sea turtle found with 12cm straw in its nose off the coast of Costa Rica   Metro
Daily Mail   
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NEWS.com.au   

War in space: 'We must prepare'   
NEWS.com.au
THE most damaging war the world has ever seen could be about to start. And it won't happen on Earth. Three leading superpowers: Russia, China and the US are reportedly developing, testing and deploying sophisticated weapons in outer space in advance ...

2015-08-15 Australia Sports

IBNLive   

My job is to take burden off Steve Smith: David Warner   
IBNLive
Warner was appointed vice-captain of the team after Cricket Australia (CA) consulted Rodney Marsh, the chairman of selectors, and Darren Lehmann, the head coach. (Getty Images). David Warner was confident that he would be able to form a good working ...

2015-08-15 Australia Entertainment

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JENNIFER Hawkins will walk just a little faster at tonight's Myer Spring/Summer fashion launch, with the model hoping to return to her mum's hospital bed as soon as possible. Her mum Gail is due to undergo surgery this morning to remove one of her ...

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Daily Mail   

AFL's West Coast Eagles player Nic Naitanui's tribute to his mother   
Daily Mail
AFL star Nic Naitanui has penned a heartfelt tribute to his mother on social media saying 'his heart will never stop hurting' after her sudden passing last Friday. Naitanui has taken time away from the football field to attend Atetha's funeral with ...
Nic Naitanui says his heart will never stop hurting in tribute to mum   Herald Sun
West Coast's Nic Naitanui posts heartfelt tribute to mother   NEWS.com.au
West Coast Eagle Nic Naitanui makes emotional Instagram tribute to his mum   WA today
The West Australian   
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Daily Mail   

Orange Is The New Black's Ruby Rose reveals how many tattoos she has   
Daily Mail
Set to wed! Ruby recently told People her and Phoebe Dahl's wedding plans are currently pushed to next year because of her career. Read more: People.com : Celebrity News, Celebrity Photos, Exclusives and Star Style · Ruby Rose On Looking Like Justin ...

2015-08-15 Australia Technology

Forbes   

Bigger Not Always Better: Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ And Note 5 Underscore ...   
Forbes
I've lived and breathed the Semiconductor and Computing industries for over 18 years as a Field Sales Engineer and Global Account Manager for private rep organizations, Industrial Distributors, System Integrators and factory-direct at leading Silicon ...

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TIME   

Gamers Rejoice: Destiny's Best Weapon Is On Sale This Weekend   
TIME
The day has finally come. Xûr, the exotic weapon and armor salesman in Destiny, is selling Gjallarhorn. For those of you who missed purchasing Ice Breaker from Xûr when it was first on sale—you know, back when strange coins were still strange and not ...

2015-08-15 Australia Business

NDTV   

Euro Ministers Give Blessing to $96 Billion Greek Bailout Deal   
NDTV
Brussels/Athens: Euro zone finance ministers agreed on Friday to lend Greece up to 86 billion euros ($96 billion) after Greek lawmakers accepted their stiff conditions despite a revolt by supporters of leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. Assuming ...
Greek debt crisis: Eurozone finance ministers approve new bailout   The Australian
Eurozone approves Greek bailout   Sky News Australia
The IMF should stick to its remit and let the eurozone bail out the Greeks   The Times (subscription)

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Wall Street Journal   

China Declares Currency Independence   
Wall Street Journal
On Tuesday China stopped supporting the yuan's tight link to the strong dollar, allowing its currency to weaken by 3% through Friday. That's not large by foreign-exchange standards—Japan's yen has fallen by 35% since 2012. Yet the yuan devaluation ...

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Sydney Morning Herald   

Prime Minister Tony Abbott's same-sex marriage tactics play to his base   
Sydney Morning Herald
What a mess. A week that began with the humiliating departure of Tony Abbott's personal pick for Madam Speaker has ended with another of the Prime Minister's infamous captain's picks – Dyson Heydon – turning sour. As one senior MP said in the wake of ...

2015-08-15 Australia World

BBC News   

Ceremony in Japan marks 70th anniversary of end of WW2   
BBC News
Japanese Emperor Akihito is leading a memorial ceremony in Tokyo to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two. This Saturday marks 70 years since Japan's Emperor, Hirohito, publicly accepted the surrender terms of the key Allied countries ...
Japan PM Abe sends offering to shrine for war dead on WW2 anniversary   Reuters
Abe expresses WWII remorse, but says next generation need not apologise   DAWN.com
Ghosts of past haunt battle for history of Japan   Irish Times
Washington Post   
Bloomberg   
Daily Mail   
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ABC News   

Historic Day in Cuba: American Flag Flying at Embassy in Havana   
ABC News
Cubans lining the streets chanted "USA, USA" as the flag was flown for the first time in nearly 50 years. 3:00 | 08/14/15. Share. Title. Description. Share From. Share With. Facebook. Tweet. </> Embed. Email. <br/><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/video ...
Kerry urges 'genuine democracy' in Cuba as US raises its flag   Reuters
Krauthammer: Cuba ceremony is 'farce and an embarrassment'   Fox News
End of a bitter chapter in US-Cuba relations   BBC News
Washington Post   
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Reuters   

UK royals criticize 'dangerous' attempts to photograph young Prince George   
Reuters
The British royal family criticized paparazzi on Friday for what it called their increasingly dangerous attempts to photograph the Queen's two year-old great-grandson Prince George. Photographers have followed George and his nanny around London parks, ...