New PM vows to save Italy from austerity

ITALY'S new Prime Minister Enrico Letta says his coalition government will act fast to reverse an austerity policy he argues is killing Italy and has called on Europe to become a motor for growth. "Italy is dying from austerity alone. Growth...

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Google pushes personal assistant on Apple

GOOGLE has announced it will offer its personal assistant app Google Now to users of Apple devices, stepping up its challenge to its rival's Siri program. "Google Now is about giving you just the right information at just the right time," Google's...

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UN appeals for Syria chemical arms inquiry

UN leader Ban Ki-moon has made a new plea to Syria to stop blocking an international inquiry into the alleged use of chemical weapons in the country's conflict. Ban met the head of the investigation team, Ake Sellstrom, as international suspicions...

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Santander bank chief resigns: company

THE Spanish banking giant Santander has announced the resignation of chief executive Alfredo Saenz, who was convicted in 2011 for irregularities in a debt-recovery case. He will be replaced by Javier Marin, Santander's current head of insurance,...

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Botswana president clawed by cheetah

BOTSWANA'S President Ian Khama has received two stitches in his face after being clawed by a cheetah, a government spokesman says. The incident occurred last week at a Botswana Defence Force facility where soldiers enlisted in the battle against...

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S Africa TV shows new images of Mandela

THE first images of Nelson Mandela in almost nine months show the South African icon looking thin but sitting upright after his latest hospitalisation. The 94-year-old appeared slightly gaunt and showing little expression in brief images captured...

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Ex-pope set to return to Vatican this week

POPE emeritus Benedict XVI will "probably" return to the Vatican on Thursday, a spokesman for the Holy See says, two months after the German pontiff's resignation stunned the world. For the first time in history, a retired pope and a serving...

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