BHP bosses unsure ETS is the way to go

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While BHP Billiton chiefs don't deny the reality of climate change a question mark
still hangs over aspects of the government's proposed emissions trading scheme
(ETS), they say.

Girl struck by lightning in Victoria

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A teenage girl has been struck by lightning while the State Emergency Service (SES)
dealt with hundreds of calls for help after an intense thunderstorm swept Victoria.

Another asylum seeker boat intercepted

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A navy patrol boat has intercepted a boat carrying 49 suspected asylum seekers and
three crew about six nautical miles north of Christmas Island.

Kidnapped Aussie leaves Somalia

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Australian photojournalist Nigel Brennan and his Canadian colleague have left
Somalia after more than a year in captivity, Somalia's national security minister
says.

FLOODS INUNDATE SIX SUB DISTRICTS IN PANDELANG

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Pandeglang, Banten, Indonesia, Nov. 26 (ANTARA) - Floods triggered by incessant downpours over the past three days, have inundated six sub districts in Pandeglang District, Banten Province.

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