Catastrophic fire warnings have been issued across South Australia with temperatures set to rise above 40 degrees. Eight districts have been put on alert, including the Eyre Peninsula, Yorke Peninsula and the Flinders Ranges. Extreme and severe warni

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A new opinion poll shows Kevin Rudd's approval rating has plunged to its lowest level since he became the Federal Labor leader. Today's Newspoll published in the Australian newspaper shows Mr. Rudd's satisfaction rating has slipped to 48 percent, whi

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The Federal Opposition is demanding the government inspect all homes insulated under its failed scheme. More than one million homes have been insulated under the program. But the government's paying for just 200,000 of them to be checked. The Opposit

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Indonesian police have questioned three soldiers who are accused of beinginvolved with that asylum seeker boat that sank off Java at the weekend. Theyare accused of helping the people smugglers organise the final stages of thejourney. Meanwhile, resc

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Hello, Geoff Ernest with the National Weather. Tropical Cyclone Olga will spread heavy squally rain over north Queensland. The cloud in a trough over WA is also bringing showers and storms. Another trough near the New South Wales coast is causing lig

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Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi has now been upgraded to a category five system. North Queenslanders have been warned to take refuge this morning, as that cyclone bears down on the coast. More than 30,000 people have been told to leave their homes. Yasi

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Let's take a look at the weather now. On the satellite image, you can see cloud around Tropical Cyclone Bianca producing showers for southwestern WA. And there's cloud over the coast of Queensland associated with Tropical Cyclone Anthony producing sh

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US President Barack Obama travels to Connecticut to mourn the victims of the Newtown mass shooting. President Obama will meet with grieving families. He'll also speak at a vigil. There's mounting pressure for Washington to introduce much tougher gun

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Tropical cyclone Heidi is crossing Western Australias Pilbara coast, the category 2 cyclone is bringing winds to up to 150km/h as well as torrential rain. A red alert remains in place for communities between Pardoo and Whilm Creek, 2000 homes without

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1. It's happening again in Southern California. Wildfires are scorch ing the Malibu area, destroying homes and forcing others to flee to safer ground. These blazes come as San Diego is still recovering from massive fires earlier this season. 2. Presi

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US, Iranian Diplomats Continue Talks on Iran's Nuclear Program 美国和伊朗外交官继续讨论伊朗核项目 Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met again in Switzerland on Monday. They are trying to

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By Margaret Besheer United Nations 20 May 2008 Before departing for cyclone-stricken Burma Monday, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he hopes to meet with government officials, neighboring leaders and relief coordinators to plan the way forward

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By Luis Ramirez Bangkok 23 May 2008 Burma's military junta has agreed to allow relief workers of all nationalities to enter the country to help victims of Cyclone Nargis. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says Burmese leader General Than Shwe made t

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A rare performance by renowned Aboriginal dancers marked the start of one of Australia's most important festivals of indigenous art. The unique dance of the Gurrir Gurrir people depicts events associated with a devastating tropical cyclone in 1974. T

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China calls for restraint in Syria China called on all parties concerned in Syria to exercise restraint in order to avoid violence or more bloodshed and conflict in the Middle East country. Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi made the call in his sp

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Voice 1 Welcome to Spotlight. Im Robin Basselin. Voice 2 And Im Liz Waid. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. Voice 1 February, 2011. A severe storm h

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By Scott Stearns White House 06 May 2008 The United States is pledging more than$3 million to help Burma recover from Saturday's cyclone that killed more than 22,000 people. U.S. President George Bush says more help could be provided if Burma's milit

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United Nations aid agencies say they have been able to reach about one million survivors of Cyclone Nargis in Burma, also known as Myanmar, with aid. That is slightly more than 40 percent of those affected by the devastating storm, which killed nearl

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There have been heated exchanges during the latest televised debate between the main US Republican presidential hopefuls. It was dominated by attacks on the frontrunner Donald Trump by his two biggest rivals. Senator Ted Cruz questioned Mr Trump's rh

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From NPR News in Washington, Im Korva Coleman. Brazilian authorities say a night-club fire killed more than 200 people early today, mostly students in the southern city of Santa Maria. The BBCs Gary Duffy reports witnesses say the fire began after a

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