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Marketing scams in 2012 saw Australian consumers robbed of over $94mn

SYDNEY - Australian consumers were fleeced of nearly $94 million last year due to various marketing scams, with the majority being perpetrated using text messages and direct calls, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission said in its latest report. The actual number of losses due to scams could be much higher because many go unreported, stated ACCC Deputy Chair Delia Rickard. The ...
Henry Cavill reveals secrets to getting Superman shape

Henry Cavill has given fans a peek into the grilling fitness regime he undertook to transform his body from "Fat Cavill" to Man of Steel. He claimed that in order get into Superman shape he ate 5,000 calories and worked out for two and a half hours a day, News.com.au. reported. Cavill gives credit for his toned body to his trainer Mark ...
Ioane fitness boost for Wallabies

Wallabies wing Digby Ioane has revealed that he has overcome a knee injury and is ready to take on the British and Irish Lions on Saturday. Ioane participated in full training sessions on Friday and Monday and reported on Tuesday that, "It's feeling good. I'll be ready for this weekend."The 27-year-old Reds flyer had minor surgery to clean up cartilage in his left knee ...
Government says internet companies are turning a blind eye to online child abuse images as Maria Miller calls on Google Yahoo and BT to take action

Internet chiefs will today be accused by the Government of turning a blind eye to the number of child abuse images that can be accessed ...
NSA surveillance Apple follows Facebook lead reveals US data requests

President Obama tries to calm fears over government eavesdropping programme mining private data from Google, Apple, YouTube and ...

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The Princess and the Frog [Blu-Ray]

The Princess and the Frog, the first theatrically released hand-drawn animated feature from Walt Disney Studios since 2004s Home on the Range, is a generally delightful, though not exactly glorious, return to form. The primary ingredients of its cinematic ... ...

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Why charities must use impact to understand beneficiaries

I'm passionate about social impact - measuring, planning and increasing it. Social impact means the real changes that happen in people's lives. It is the true reflection of their experience - the journeys they go on with the help of those working with ...
Airlines performance improves lags other industries U.S. poll

(Reuters) - U.S. consumers are more satisfied with airlines in recent years but the industry still gets relatively low marks, mainly due to the onboard experience, according to a new customer poll released on ...
Chris Harrison Bachelorette blog

‘s Mr. America pageant. Mallory has been a great ambassador for Miss America and she shared her personality and wicked sense of humor with everybody. I always enjoy when we get to do public dates, but to actually get to host an event like this for a live audience in an Atlantic City showroom was awesome. We had a packed house and the crowd was great. As for the actual competition, well, ...
Moderate drinking during pregnancy does not harm babys development

Woman drinking a glass of wine. Almost 7,000 10-year-olds were asked to take part in balance tests, which are an indicator of prenatal neurodevelopment. Photograph: Katie ...
Charitable giving grew in 2012 albeit modestly -report

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Individual charitable giving in the United States grew almost 4 percent last year, while corporate donations rose at triple that rate, according to a report that shows donations by Americans to nonprofit groups mirroring the slow recovery of the larger ...

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Our nuclear programmes are completely transparent. But we are ready to show greater transparency and make clear for the whole world that the steps of the Islamic Republic of Iran are completely within international frameworks. The sanctions are unfair, the Iranian people are suffering, and our (nuclear) activities are legal. These sanctions are illegal and only benefit Israel.

Hassan Rouhani

Iran's president-elect was speaking after his historic election victory.

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Holiday Inn South Beach, Miami Beach

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Security Council welcomes agreement by Guineans to resolve differences peacefully

29 April 2013 150 The Security Council today welcomed the joint declaration of non-violence signed last week in Conakry between the main Guinean stakeholders in which they committed themselves to resolve all differences exclusively through peaceful means.

In a statement issued to the press, the 15-member Council also welcomed the declaration by President Alpha Cond233; whereby he expressed his readiness to ensure the transparency and the credibility of the electoral process, and committed himself to accepting the results of the upcoming legislative elections.

In March, protests in the West African nation related to the polls led to several deaths and hundreds of injuries. At that time, both Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the UN human rights office appealed for calm amid the violence and urged political actors in Guinea to pursue dialogue to create conditions for peaceful elections.

The Council, which was briefed last Thursday on the situation in Guinea by Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman, expressed its concern over the "volatile situation" in the country.

"The members of the Security Council deplored the violent incidents that occurred during the demonstrations in Conakry on 25 April 2013, which resulted in the death of one person and injured a number of others. ...