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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

Australian deluge worsens floods

Thursday, April 2nd 2009, 9:26
related countries: Australia Australia

Rains and flooding described as a once-in-a-century deluge leave thousands stranded along Australia's east coast.
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China deal for Australian miner

Wednesday, April 1st 2009, 6:24
related countries: Australia Australia, China China

Australia's Oz Minerals agrees to sell most of its assets to China's Minmetals just days after a deal had been blocked.
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Death toll cut in Australia fires

Monday, March 30th 2009, 10:00
related countries: Australia Australia, Seychelles Seychelles
related places: Victoria

Police in the Australian state of Victoria reduce the death toll for February's devastating bush fires from 210 to 173.
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More to come from Brawn - Button

Sunday, March 29th 2009, 11:47

Jenson Button believes there is "more to come" from him and Brawn GP despite their one-two finish at the Australian Grand Prix.
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Button seals dream Australia win

Sunday, March 29th 2009, 10:18
related countries: Australia Australia, United Kingdom United Kingdom

Britain's Jenson Button wins the Australian Grand Prix ahead of team-mate Rubens Barrichello to mark a stunning debut for the new Brawn GP team.
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Live - Australian Grand Prix

Sunday, March 29th 2009, 4:46

Jenson Button leads the Australian GP following a frenetic opening to the race in Melbourne.
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F1: Button on pole in Melbourne

Saturday, March 28th 2009, 14:48

Jenson Button will start the Australian GP on pole with team-mate Rubens Barrichello next to him while Lewis Hamilton is 18th.
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Live - Australian GP qualifying

Saturday, March 28th 2009, 2:07
related countries: Bermuda Bermuda

Jenson Button snatches pole position ahead of team-mate Rubens Barrichello as Brawn GP dominate qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix.
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Australian GP practice as it happened

Friday, March 27th 2009, 1:05

Nico Rosberg dominates both practice sessions in Melbourne ahead of the Australian GP as Williams, Brawn GP and Toyota outshine the likes of Ferrari and McLaren on Friday.
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F1 teams given Melbourne go-ahead

Thursday, March 26th 2009, 13:09

Motorsport's governing body rejects the protest made by three Formula One teams about the legality of certain cars, but they are making an appeal.
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McLaren will struggle - Hamilton

Thursday, March 26th 2009, 12:07
related countries: Bermuda Bermuda
related places: Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton admits he may struggle to keep pace as he prepares to launch the defence of his F1 title in Melbourne.
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Australian Grand Prix race result

Thursday, March 26th 2009, 10:20

Full results from the 2009 Australian Grand Prix
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Australian leader in US for talks

Tuesday, March 24th 2009, 4:57
related countries: United States United States

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd arrives in the US for his first meeting with President Barack Obama.
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Australia nude photos were fakes

Sunday, March 22nd 2009, 5:48

Australian newspapers apologise to politician Pauline Hanson for printing nude photos they wrongly claimed depicted her.
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New Australian fuel 'cuts abuse'

Thursday, March 19th 2009, 13:11
related countries: Australia Australia

A new fuel has reduced petrol-sniffing in Aboriginal communities in Australia's central desert area, officials say.
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Australia spill '10 times worse'

Saturday, March 14th 2009, 14:56

An oil spill along the coast of Queensland is 10 times worse than originally thought, Australian authorities say.
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Australian coast hit by oil spill

Thursday, March 12th 2009, 11:16
related countries: Australia Australia

An oil slick coats beaches and wildlife along Australia's east coast, after a cargo ships spills its load in stormy seas.
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Australian wine hit by downturn

Wednesday, March 4th 2009, 6:27
related countries: Australia Australia

Australia's wine industry is the latest casualty of global economic woes, as Australia announces falling exports.
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Winds stoke Victoria fire fears

Tuesday, March 3rd 2009, 8:25
related countries: Seychelles Seychelles
related places: Victoria

Firefighters in the Australian state of Victoria are on alert as high winds threaten to ignite more deadly bushfires.
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Sydney race film back at cinemas

Monday, March 2nd 2009, 11:33

An Australian cinema chain is to resume screenings of a film about race riots pulled after a violent reaction from audiences.
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Shark attacks Australian surfer

Sunday, March 1st 2009, 12:54

An Australian surfer is attacked by a shark at a northern Sydney beach - the third such attack in as many weeks.
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Woods fit and ready for comeback

Tuesday, February 24th 2009, 18:21

Tiger Woods says he feels fitter than ever as he prepares to return after eight months out at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship in Arizona.
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Australia battles fresh bushfires

Tuesday, February 24th 2009, 8:55
related countries: Seychelles Seychelles
related places: Victoria

Australian firefighters tackle more blazes in Victoria, as forecasters warn of hot, windy weather at the weekend.
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Deadly Australian bushfires flare

Monday, February 23rd 2009, 11:26

More Australian residents are forced to flee their homes amid renewed bushfires, as the official death toll rises to 210.
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Thailand frees Australian writer

Saturday, February 21st 2009, 4:37
related countries: Thailand Thailand

Harry Nicolaides, an Australian writer jailed in Thailand for defaming its monarch, is pardoned and set free.
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Australian island job draws 'wild applicants'

Friday, February 20th 2009, 11:02
related countries: Australia Australia

The deadline is approaching for applications for "the best job in the world" - caretaker of the Great Barrier Reef in Australia.
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Australian doll of US financier Bernard Madoff 'a smash'

Thursday, February 19th 2009, 11:31
related countries: United States United States

An Australian toy designer causes a storm with his smashable doll of US financier Bernard Madoff, accused of a $50bn fraud.
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