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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

Federer and Djokovic win through

Monday, January 19th 2009, 13:31

World number two Roger Federer and defending champion Novak Djokovic reach the second round of the Australian Open.
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Live text - Federer v Seppi

Monday, January 19th 2009, 13:02
related countries: Italy Italy

Roger Federer is two sets up against Italy's Andreas Seppi as he begins his quest for a record-equalling 14th Grand Slam title at the Australian Open.
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Writer jailed for 'insulting' Thai royals

Monday, January 19th 2009, 10:15
related countries: Thailand Thailand

Australian writer Harry Nicolaides is jailed for three years after being found guilty of insulting the Thai monarchy in his novel.
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Jankovic & Ivanovic make progress

Monday, January 19th 2009, 6:57

Top seed Jelena Jankovic and fifth seed Ana Ivanovic claims victories to reach round two of the Australian Open.
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Live text - Federer v Seppi

Monday, January 19th 2009, 6:45

Roger Federer is two sets up against Italy's Andreas Seppi as he begins his quest for a record-equalling 14th Grand Slam title at the Australian Open.
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Federer cruises to Kooyong title

Saturday, January 17th 2009, 12:23
related countries: Switzerland Switzerland

Roger Federer warms up for the Australian Open by thrashing fellow Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka to win the Kooyong Classic.
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Murray faces Pavel in Aussie Open

Friday, January 16th 2009, 0:06
related countries: Romania Romania, United Kingdom United Kingdom

British number one Andy Murray is drawn against Romanian Andrei Pavel in the first round of the Australian Open.
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Tsonga doubt for Australian Open

Thursday, January 15th 2009, 9:23

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga is a doubt for next week's Australian Open after pulling out of the Sydney International with a back injury.
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Australians 'kill Taleban chief'

Sunday, January 11th 2009, 19:18
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan

Australian special forces kill a senior Taleban leader in Afghanistan, the Australian Defence Ministry says.
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Gulbis stuns Djokovic in Brisbane

Tuesday, January 6th 2009, 14:29

Novak Djokovic suffers a surprise setback ahead of his Australian Open defence, crashing out of the first round of the Brisbane International.
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'Penis fire' suspect is charged

Tuesday, January 6th 2009, 5:14

An Australian woman appears in court charged with murdering her husband by setting fire to his penis over alleged infidelity.
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Sharks seen near Sydney beaches

Monday, January 5th 2009, 5:59

Several sightings of sharks close to popular swimming areas lead to the closure of four Australian beaches.
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Australian killed in Afghanistan

Monday, January 5th 2009, 3:39
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan

A Taleban rocket attack kills an Australian soldier in south Afghanistan, the eighth to be killed in the country since 2001.
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Scientists urge fence to save Tasmanian Devil from cancer

Monday, January 5th 2009, 1:20

Australian scientists say they want to build a fence on Tasmania to prevent the spread of a cancer that could wipe out the Tasmanian Devil.
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Canberra rejects Guantanamo cases

Saturday, January 3rd 2009, 7:14
related countries: Australia Australia, United States United States

The Australian government turns down a US request to help resettle former detainees from its Guantanamo Bay military prison.
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Sharapova hopeful for Aussie Open

Wednesday, December 31st 2008, 9:45
related countries: Hong Kong Hong Kong

Maria Sharapova is "hopeful" of being fit to defend her Australian Open title despite withdrawing from an exhibition event in Hong Kong.
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Australia father 'taken by shark'

Saturday, December 27th 2008, 13:03

A 51-year-old Australian man is missing, feared dead, after an apparent shark attack off the coast of Western Australia.
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Man accused of mummy smuggling

Wednesday, December 24th 2008, 23:49
related countries: Egypt Egypt
related places: Cairo

An Australian is arrested at Cairo airport after ancient Egyptian animal mummies are found in his luggage, reports say.
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'Australian Taleban' fully free

Monday, December 22nd 2008, 3:36

Australian David Hicks, who was held for five years at Guantanamo Bay, is fully free after orders controlling his activities expired.
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Injured yachtsman rescued by navy

Saturday, December 20th 2008, 15:32

A French sailor who broke his leg in the Vendee Globe round-the-world solo yacht race is rescued by an Australian Navy frigate.
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New Hariri investigator appointed

Friday, December 19th 2008, 15:29
related countries: Egypt Egypt

An Egyptian-born Australian is to head investigations for a UN investigation into the killing of Rafik Hariri.
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Bogus Qantas engineer is jailed

Wednesday, December 17th 2008, 12:29

An Australian man, who faked being a Qantas engineer, has been sentenced to at least two years in jail.
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Australians protest at climate plan

Tuesday, December 16th 2008, 10:30

Activists stage protests in several Australian cities, calling PM Kevin Rudd's plan to combat climate change a "joke".
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Tuesday, December 16th 2008, 8:07

An Australian lawyer has served a debtor couple with legal papers via Facebook, in what is thought to be a first.
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Australia climber dies on NZ peak

Saturday, December 13th 2008, 21:46
related countries: New Zealand New Zealand

An Australian climber is rescued from New Zealand's highest mountain, Mt Cook, but his brother is presumed dead.
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Thursday, December 11th 2008, 10:37

Australian police charge 19 men with being part of a global child pornography network involving people in 70 countries.
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Sydney artist fuses surfboards with Islam

Saturday, December 6th 2008, 14:09

An Australian artist creates a range of Islamic surfboards to create a greater understanding between East and West.
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