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- Man charged with two counts of attempted murder in south London, England
- Daily and Sunday Sport owners to enter administration
- Tonga: Four guilty over ferry disaster that killed 74
- Treasury reveals cost of carbon tax on Australian families
- More of Gaddafi's top officials defect
- Australia to lose $2 billion due to Japanese disasters
| Man charged with two counts of attempted murder in south London, England Posted: Saturday, April 2, 2011 A man, aged nineteen, has been charged with two counts of attempted murder by the police in London, England, United Kingdom. Anthony McCalla, from the district of Streatham, has been charged in relation with the shooting of Thusha Kamaleswaran, a five-year-old girl, and 35-year-old Roshan Selvakumar, a passer-by, in a shop in Stockwell, a district located in the south of the city. Kamaleswaran was shot in her chest, while Selvakumar was wounded in his head. Selvakumar is currently considered to be in stable condition. However, Kamaleswaran has been listed in critical albeit stable condition. More...   |
| Daily and Sunday Sport owners to enter administration Posted: Saturday, April 2, 2011 Britain's tabloid Daily Sport newspaper and its sister title, the more commonly known Sunday Sport, have ceased publication in the UK effective Friday. Owners, Sport Media Group (SMG), made the announcement that the paper was ceasing operations immediately, following warnings back in December 2010 that they had experienced "an insufficient recovery". Rescued from collapse by former owner David Sullivan in 2009, The Daily Sport, first published in 1991, followed on from the Sunday Sport, first published in 1986, which became known for its use of unbelievable and most often untrue headlines, and the more-than-gratuitous use of Page 3 girls throughout the newspaper. More... |
| Tonga: Four guilty over ferry disaster that killed 74 Posted: Friday, April 1, 2011 Tonga's largest criminal trial today ended in the conviction of four men and the state shipping firm over the sinking of MV Princess Ashika. 74 were killed when the ferry went down off Nuku'alofa in 2009. More... |
| Treasury reveals cost of carbon tax on Australian families Posted: Friday, April 1, 2011 Treasury documents released today under the Freedom of Information (FOI) act reveal that Australians could face up to an A$863 rise in household costs per annum if the government proceeds with its plans to put a tax on carbon emissions. The documents reveal an a annual price rise of $218.40 for electricity, $114.40 for gas, $187.20 for petrol and $88.40 for food for the average household. The treasury modelling was based on a $30 carbon tax, but also estimated other prices such as a $40 tax which predicted a rise of over $1,100 to the average household's annual budget. However, they do not take into account the compensation deals and offsets promised by the government if a price is put on carbon. More... |
| More of Gaddafi's top officials defect Posted: Friday, April 1, 2011 A number of new reports suggest that more of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's inner circle have deserted him. More... |
| Australia to lose $2 billion due to Japanese disasters Posted: Friday, April 1, 2011 The fallout from earthquake and tsunami catastrophes in Japan will cost Australia about A$2 billion in lost export earnings in the near term due to lower Australian exports to Japan, according to estimates in a Treasury brief released Thursday. After China, Japan is Australia's largest export market, making up 15 percent of its total exports. "The tragic events in Japan—together with the impact of floods and Cyclone Yasi at home—will clearly mean revenues take a substantial hit in the near term", Treasurer Wayne Swan said in the brief. More... |
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