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News: Aruba

We have started to collect the most important news related to Aruba in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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Aruba: news

Desert dust storm chokes Sydney

Wednesday, September 23rd 2009, 10:42

A large stretch of Australia's east coast, including the largest city Sydney, has been shrouded in red dust blown in from the outback.
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Australian 'naked police run' investigated

Tuesday, September 22nd 2009, 9:16

Australian police are investigating whether officers ran naked round an unmarked police van at traffic lights as they travelled to a stag party.
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Mad Men wins top Emmy again

Monday, September 21st 2009, 9:00

Mad Men, the period show about the advertising industry, wins an Emmy award for best drama, as Glenn Close takes lead actress.
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Australian dies after court win

Monday, September 21st 2009, 4:46

An Australian quadriplegic, who last month won a landmark legal right to starve to death, dies.
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Australian attacked in Belgrade

Sunday, September 20th 2009, 21:56
related countries: Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro
related places: Belgrade

Serbian police report the second attack on a foreigner in four days, as police arrest suspected members of far-right groups.
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Australian man goes on run with 'death row' dog

Friday, September 18th 2009, 9:49

An Australian man who freed his dog from an animal pound's "death row" and then went on the run, offers to surrender, police say.
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Australia debates citizens' tests

Friday, September 18th 2009, 3:12

Australian MPs debate changes to controversial citizenship tests said to discriminate against non-English speakers.
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Australia father faces rape trial

Thursday, September 17th 2009, 11:13

Australian police charge a man with sex offences that media reports say relate to the rape of his daughter over decades.
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Australia demands Telstra split

Tuesday, September 15th 2009, 2:18

The Australian government says telecoms giant Telstra must break up, ahead of a national broadband roll-out.
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Australia discovers new dinosaur

Thursday, August 27th 2009, 10:28

Australian palaeontologists discover a new species of dinosaur on a sheep farm in the northern state of Queensland.
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Australian surfers to aid Japan

Monday, August 24th 2009, 4:41
related countries: Japan Japan

Australian surf lifesavers travel to Japan to help reduce high rates of drowning deaths at beaches.
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Nice sprummer we're having! Does Australia need extra seasons?

Saturday, August 22nd 2009, 5:01

An Australian scientist says the country needs five or six seasons to suit its climate, not just four.
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Australia-China tie 'challenging'

Thursday, August 20th 2009, 8:25
related countries: China China
related places: Beijing

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says ties with China are "challenging", as his Beijing ambassador flies home for talks.
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Ashes bookmaker allegation probed

Wednesday, August 19th 2009, 14:14

Cricket chiefs praise Australian team management for alerting them to an approach to a player by a man suspected of ties to illegal bookmaking.
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UN investigates Australia rights

Monday, August 17th 2009, 8:03
related countries: Australia Australia

A senior UN official investigates complaints by Australian Aboriginal communities that the government is violating their rights.
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Australian man wins right to die

Friday, August 14th 2009, 8:17

In a precedent-setting ruling, an Australian court tells a quadriplegic man who wants to die he can have his care stopped.
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Two foreign contractors killed in Iraq

Sunday, August 9th 2009, 19:34
related countries: Iraq Iraq, United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: Baghdad

A British man is arrested after another Briton and an Australian contractor die in a shooting in Baghdad's Green Zone.
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Australia assures Indian students

Friday, August 7th 2009, 11:33
related countries: India India

Australian PM Kevin Rudd assures the visiting Indian foreign minister that steps will be take to ensure the safety of Indian students.
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Koala that inspired Australia after bush fires dies during operation

Thursday, August 6th 2009, 9:00
related countries: Australia Australia

A Australian koala named Sam which became a celebrity after being rescued from wildfires dies during surgery.
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Australia detains terror suspects

Tuesday, August 4th 2009, 8:12

Australian police arrest four people after uncovering what they say was a terror plot linked to a Somali Islamist group.
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Radio show axed over rape furore

Monday, August 3rd 2009, 9:33

An Australian radio show is pulled off air following a lie detector stunt which saw a 14-year-old girl say she had been raped.
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Test case

Monday, July 27th 2009, 23:24

Australian winter offers lessons in handling swine flu
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Johnson will come good - Haddin

Monday, July 27th 2009, 17:21

Australian wicketkeeper Brad Haddin plays down concerns over the form of pace bowler Mitchell Johnson ahead of the third Ashes Test at Edgbaston.
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Islamic school ban sparks protest

Monday, July 27th 2009, 4:38

The decision by an Australian state government to ban an Islamic school planned for Sydney sparks protests.
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Taser-hit man burst into flames

Tuesday, July 21st 2009, 13:09

An Australian man who was sniffing petrol bursts into flames when the police fire a Taser weapon at him.
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Ashes live - England v Australia

Monday, July 20th 2009, 9:24
related countries: Australia Australia, United Kingdom United Kingdom

England beat Australia in a Lord's Test for the first time since 1934 as Andrew Flintoff takes five wickets.
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Live - The Open

Sunday, July 19th 2009, 15:30

Five-time champion Tom Watson and fellow American Stewart Cink are in a play-off at the 138th Open Championship at Turnberry.
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