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

In pictures: 'Australian vernacular'

Saturday, March 1st 2014, 2:46

Photo exhibition shows cultural changes over 50 years
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An Australian hero's story of survival

Thursday, February 27th 2014, 21:20

A hero’s astonishing 500km-trek to safety
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Australia's Qantas to cut 5,000 jobs

Thursday, February 27th 2014, 8:02

Australia's Qantas is to cut 5,000 jobs in a A$2bn cost-cutting move after posting a half-year loss for the six months to December.
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Has Julia Gillard's anger diminished?

Tuesday, February 25th 2014, 22:55

Former Australian leader Julia Gillard on sexism and politics
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Australian TV presenter found dead

Saturday, February 22nd 2014, 12:29

Australian TV presenter and anti-cyber bullying campaigner Charlotte Dawson is found dead at her Sydney home.
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Shell in $2.6bn Australia asset sale

Friday, February 21st 2014, 3:45
related countries: Netherlands

Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell has agreed to sell its Australian downstream business to oil trading firm Vitol for $2.6bn (£1.5bn).
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VIDEO: Chimney falls in controlled explosion

Thursday, February 20th 2014, 15:45

Thousands of people gather in the Australian city of Wollongong to watch the demolition of a 200 metre high chimney stack.
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North Korea detains Australian man

Wednesday, February 19th 2014, 23:35
related countries: North Korea
related places: Pyongyang

North Korea has detained an Australian missionary visiting Pyongyang with religious materials translated into Korean, his wife says.
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Raids over Schapelle Corby interview

Tuesday, February 18th 2014, 8:54

Australian police raid the offices of a TV network amid media speculation that it will pay drug trafficker Schapelle Corby for an interview.
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Alcoa to close Australian smelter

Tuesday, February 18th 2014, 0:52
related countries: Australia

Aluminium giant Alcoa plans to close down a smelter and two mills in Australia by the end of the year, affecting nearly 1,000 jobs.
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NSA allies 'spied on US law firm'

Sunday, February 16th 2014, 12:42
related countries: Indonesia, United States

Australian secret services tapped a US law firm representing Indonesia in a trade dispute with the US, fresh leaks by Edward Snowden suggest.
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Cricket-murder dad 'was wanted'

Friday, February 14th 2014, 12:51

An Australian man who beat his 11-year-old son to death with a cricket bat was wanted by police before the incident, the authorities say.
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Australian fined for killing shark

Thursday, February 13th 2014, 4:59

An Australian man who killed a great white shark by ramming it with his boat and beating it with a pole is fined $16,000 for harming a threatened species.
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Australian police in kayak drug find

Wednesday, February 12th 2014, 3:07
related countries: China

Australian police say they have found drugs with a street value of A$180m ($163m, £99m) hidden in kayaks arriving from China.
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Australia GM crops row goes to court

Tuesday, February 11th 2014, 8:46

An Australian farmer is suing after his farm was allegedly contaminated by genetically modified crops blown over from his neighbour's farm.
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Trafficker Corby released in Bali

Monday, February 10th 2014, 5:48
related countries: Indonesia
related places: Bali

Convicted Australian drug trafficker Schapelle Corby is released on parole in Indonesia after nine years in a Bali prison.
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Bushfires sweep south-east Australia

Sunday, February 9th 2014, 12:10
related countries: Australia, Seychelles
related places: Victoria

Dozens of bushfires are sweeping the Australian states of Victoria, South Australia and New South Wales, fanned by hot weather and strong winds.
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VIDEO: Family plea for journalist's release

Sunday, February 9th 2014, 5:39
related countries: Egypt

The family of an Australian journalist detained in Egypt for allegedly collaborating with terrorists have made an appeal for the international community to do more to secure his release.
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VIDEO: Australia asylum video sparks row

Friday, February 7th 2014, 15:34

A video showing what appears to be a lifeboat full of asylum seekers being towed by an Australian vessel has been obtained by the country's national broadcaster.
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Drug convict Corby granted parole

Friday, February 7th 2014, 9:58
related countries: Indonesia

Convicted Australian drug trafficker Schapelle Corby has been granted parole after serving nine years in prison, Indonesia announces.
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Australia woman lay dead for 7 years

Thursday, February 6th 2014, 6:45

An elderly Australian woman, dubbed 'the woman Sydney forgot', lay dead for around seven years before her body was found, an inquest is told.
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Thorpe in rehab after police called

Monday, February 3rd 2014, 10:50

Five-time Olympic champion Ian Thorpe is treated for depression after being found behaving oddly by Australian police.
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A statistically modelled wedding

Saturday, February 1st 2014, 8:47

The Australian couple who tried to plan a wedding using statistics
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Australia reef dumping plan approved

Friday, January 31st 2014, 12:21

Australian authorities approve a project to dump dredged sediment near the Great Barrier Reef to create one of the world's biggest coal ports.
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David Jones shares rise on rival bid

Friday, January 31st 2014, 2:28

Shares of Australian retailer David Jones surge after the firm says it rejected a takeover approach from larger rival Myer last year.
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VIDEO: Hunt continues after boy snatched

Monday, January 27th 2014, 8:29

Australian police have shot two crocodiles dead in a search for a missing 12-year-old boy attacked by a crocodile on Sunday.
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Crocodiles shot after boy snatched

Monday, January 27th 2014, 4:52

Australian police shoot two crocodiles dead amid a search for a missing 12-year-old boy snatched by a crocodile on Sunday.
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Wawrinka 'never expected' major title

Sunday, January 26th 2014, 15:15

Australian Open champion Stanislas Wawrinka says he did not believe he was good enough to win a Grand Slam.
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Injured Nadal refused to quit final

Sunday, January 26th 2014, 13:31

Rafael Nadal wanted to try his best "until the end" despite the back injury which hampered his Australian Open hopes.
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Wawrinka wins Australian Open final

Sunday, January 26th 2014, 11:22

Stanislas Wawrinka beats an injured Rafael Nadal to win his first Grand Slam with victory in the Australian Open.
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Jailed reporter urges Egypt pressure

Saturday, January 25th 2014, 16:13
related countries: Egypt

An Australian journalist, who is being held in an Egyptian jail, calls his detention an "attack" on press freedom, in a letter sent from prison.
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Li feels 'better prepared' for success

Saturday, January 25th 2014, 13:23

Australian Open winner Li Na says she feels better prepared to handle being a Grand Slam champion the second time around.
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Li powers to Australian Open glory

Saturday, January 25th 2014, 10:28
related countries: China

China's Li Na wins her second Grand Slam title with victory over Slovakian Dominika Cibulkova at the Australian Open.
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Best tennis ahead of me - Federer

Friday, January 24th 2014, 15:40

Roger Federer believes his best tennis this year is still to come after he loses in the Australian Open last four to Rafael Nadal.
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Nadal beats Federer to reach final

Friday, January 24th 2014, 11:27

World number one Rafael Nadal faces Stanislas Wawrinka in the Australian Open final after beating Roger Federer in straight sets.
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Wawrinka reaches first major final

Thursday, January 23rd 2014, 12:21

Stanislas Wawrinka beats Tomas Berdych in their Australian Open semi-final to reach his first Grand Slam final.
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Li and Cibulkova reach Melbourne final

Thursday, January 23rd 2014, 6:13

Li Na and Dominika Cibulkova will compete for the Australian Open title after they enjoy convincing semi-final victories.
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Australia rejects asylum abuse claim

Thursday, January 23rd 2014, 4:18
related countries: Indonesia

The Australian government rejects reports that its navy mistreated asylum-seekers, but offers to co-operate with an Indonesian investigation.
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Man City seal Melbourne Heart deal

Wednesday, January 22nd 2014, 23:53

A consortium led by Manchester City take over Australian A-League side Melbourne Heart.
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The decline of the Australian in the UK

Wednesday, January 22nd 2014, 21:34
related countries: United Kingdom

Why so many Australians are abandoning the UK
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Stupid to expect title win - Murray

Wednesday, January 22nd 2014, 14:30

Andy Murray says it would have been "stupid" to think he could win the Australian Open so soon after undergoing back surgery.
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Defending champion Azarenka beaten

Wednesday, January 22nd 2014, 13:45

Defending champion Victoria Azarenka is out of the Australian Open after losing in the last eight to Agnieszka Radwanska.
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Inspired Federer ends Murray hopes

Wednesday, January 22nd 2014, 12:11

Four-time champion Roger Federer knocks Andy Murray out of the Australian Open with a dramatic quarter-final victory.
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Nadal avoids upset to reach semis

Wednesday, January 22nd 2014, 7:47

Rafael Nadal overcomes a nasty blister and a determined Grigor Dimitrov to reach the Australian Open semi-finals.
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