Thursday, February 25, 2016

BBC missed chances to stop Savile: report and other top stories.

  • BBC missed chances to stop Savile: report

    A new report on the Jimmy Savile scandal has accused the BBC culture of allowing his sex crimes.BBC missed chances to stop Savile: reportAn investigation into the Jimmy Savile sex abuse scandal has cleared the BBC of wrongdoing, even as it painted a damning portrait of an institution where employees were afraid to raise even serious concerns about sexual misconduct for fear of upsetting celebrity talent or making the corporation look bad.Savile, a BBC television presenter and one of Britain's be..
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  • South China Sea freedom-of-navigation exercises still an option, experts say

    South China Sea freedom-of-navigation exercises still an option, experts say
    Defence Minister Marise Payne addresses the media during a doorstop interview in the press gallery at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday. Alex Ellinghausen Experts say Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has kept open the option of challenging China over their artificial islands in the area Chinese militarisation in the South China Sea after the release of a key government defence paper that found the build-up was a concern for Australian sec..
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  • Cyclone Winston: Damage bill reaches $650 million, Fiji Government says

    Cyclone Winston: Damage bill reaches $650 million, Fiji Government says
    Cyclone Winston: Damage bill reaches $650 million, Fiji Government says Posted February 26, 2016 09:22:02 The damage bill from Cyclone Winston in Fiji has already reached $650 million, the government says, with thousands of people still living in evacuation centres. Key points:More than 45,000 in evacuation centresAustralia's HMAS Canberra leaves for FijiNeed for clothing, cooking utensils, food Fiji's Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed Khaiyum said the impact on the loca..
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  • Syria: high winds and technical difficulties hinder UN airdrop

    Syria: high winds and technical difficulties hinder UN airdrop
    The UN’s first attempt to airdrop food to thousands of Syrian civilians in the besieged city of Deir ez-Zor has been thwarted by high winds and technical difficulties, according to the World Food Programme. The UN food agency, which organised Wednesday’s operation, said of the 21 pallets of food airdropped to the city, four were damaged because their parachutes failed to open properly, seven landed in no man’s land and 10 drifted away and remained unaccounted for. The mission saw a WFP-chartere..
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  • Defence white paper shows Australia's 'Cold War mentality', says China

    Defence white paper shows Australia's 'Cold War mentality', says China
    Video will begin in 5 seconds. Government spends up big on defence The Government's defence white paper reveals $195b will be spent over the next decade, with a significant proportion of that on submarines costing more than $4b each. PT2M58S 620 349 Shanghai: China has accused Australia of maintaining a "Cold War mentality" with its alliance with the United States, following the release of the Turnbull government's defence white paper which criticised China's role in rising te..
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  • US calls proposed sanctions on NKorea a 'major upgrade'

    US calls proposed sanctions on NKorea a 'major upgrade'
    UNITED NATIONS — The United States on Thursday introduced a draft U.N. Security Council resolution that it said will significantly increase pressure on North Korea in response to its latest nuclear test and rocket launch. Ambassador Samantha Power said the draft, which for the first time would subject cargo ships leaving and entering North Korea to mandatory inspections, goes farther than previous sanctions and is meant to ensure North Korea will be held accountable for its actions. “It is a m..
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  • Brexit video 'so bad it's absolutely fantastic'

    Brexit video 'so bad it's absolutely fantastic'
    Video will begin in 5 seconds. Brexit song: is this a joke? 'They've taken all our fish and money through the years' sing a pair of British women in their anti-EU youtube song. PT0M30S 620 349 London: The campaign over an upcoming referendum on British membership in the European Union has begun in earnest, and supporters in both the "leave" and "stay" camps are keen to get their message out.But perhaps these "leave" supporters win the award for most cringeworthy contribution ..
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  • Australian tourists warned terrorists in Indonesia may be in 'advanced stages' of preparing attacks

    Australian tourists warned terrorists in Indonesia may be in 'advanced stages' of preparing attacks
    Australians are urged to take a high degree of caution in Indonesia. Picture: AFP/Aman RochmanAUSTRALIANS have been warned that terrorists might be in the “advanced stages of preparing attacks” in Indonesia and travellers are urged to take precautions, just days after a similar warning about neighbouring Malaysia. “Recent indications suggest that terrorists may be in the advanced stages of preparing attacks in Indonesia,” the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) said in an updated trav..
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Search continues for British tourist swept away at Josephine Falls ... .Cairns MP Rob Pyne avoids vote on controversial lockouts Bill .
390 tests ordered in Cairns to detect Zika virus .Funding push for HMAS Cairns naval base .

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