oldephartte(in training): 5 July

Tuesday, July 05, 2016

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Brazil's Temer plans BRICS trip after impeachment vote - source
Brazil's interim President Michel Temer would attend the BRICS summit in India if President Dilma Rousseff is impeached by the Senate, a senior...
Obama says ready to 'pass the baton' to Clinton
Barack Obama delivered a forceful plea on Tuesday for Hillary Clinton to succeed him as president, praising the character of his former secretary of...
Muslim world condemns Saudi holy site bombing
A deadly suicide bombing near Islam's second-holiest site in the Saudi city of Medina sparked condemnation across the Muslim world on Tuesday, with...

Some Malaysians' rejection of vaccines fans fears of disease surge
More children are falling victim to contagious diseases in Muslim-majority Malaysia, worrying health authorities as parents reject immunisation...
Chinese authorities warn Hong Kong bookseller for 'violating' bail
A law enforcement body in China has warned Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wing-kee that he could face harsher legal action for violating his bail conditions...
Credit Suisse merges fixed income with equities in Asia Pacific
Credit Suisse is merging its fixed income and equities divisions in Asia Pacific, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters on Tuesday, as the...

London's financial district urges fast action on EU trade terms
Britain should move quickly to keep investment flowing and preserve the City of London's dominance in financial services after last month's vote to...
BOJ-inspired ETFs for big-spending Japan firms struggle to get investors
Japanese asset managers answered the Bank of Japan's call to set up exchange traded funds comprising companies who invest in their staff and...
Abe's election campaign puts BOJ policy in the back seat
The Bank of Japan was once at the centre of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's audacious reflationary drive, but with little to show for three years of...

SCA: Sixty students to take on University of Sydney
Visual arts students are claiming "deceptive conduct" as a merger looms.
Exclusive Brethren MET school gets record funding
A private school run by an "extremist cult" receives more in government funding per student than up to a third of the state's public schools.
NSW government prison teachers plan labelled 'an abdication of hope'
There's not much to do in jail, says former prisoner Ken Casey.

Growing pains for field of epigenetics as some call for overhaul
'We need to get drunk, go home, have a bit of a cry, and then do something about it tomorrow,' one prominent researcher says.
Paramedic issued warning after winter uniforms complaint
Paramedics who face snowy conditions will get winter uniforms, but the ambo who raised the issue has been warned.
Drug users reject Terumo syringes at needle exchanges
Drug users are rejecting a new batch of syringes in Australia's needle exchange programs, saying they're too blunt and that the tips are snapping off...

Telstra customers scammed with fake refund email
Claiming you've paid your bill twice, scammers are tricking Telstra customers into handing over their credit card details.
How to make Google forget your most embarrassing searches
Google probably knows you better than your closest friends and family.
Ten ways to watch movies online for free (legally)
They might not have Netflix originals or Game of Thrones, but for the more adventurous, there's a world of great content available for free.

Editorial cartoon
The day's burning issues as seen through the eyes of the Herald's editorial cartoonist.
Federal election 2016: Marking the election result for winners and most improved
Winners can laugh and the losers can please themselves? Maybe, but there are other ways of judging a result.
Turkey’s downward slide under Recep Tayyip Erdogan
The country is confronting a period of confusion and instability.

Swedish police investigate 47 reports of rape and groping at two music festivals
The Swedish police are investigating reports that dozens of young women and girls were sexually assaulted at two music festivals...
#Bloodydifficultwoman: Twitter responds to Ken Clarke's criticism of Theresa May
Women across the world are coming out as proud to be "difficult" in support of the UK's Theresa May, one of two women vying to become the next...
Iraqi man who took a sledgehammer to Saddam Hussein's statue wants him back
It is an image seared in the minds of war-ready and war-weary Americans alike.

Federal Election 2016: Hastie sounds off at Liberals for 'disconnected' campaign
West Australian MP Andrew Hastie has issued a warning to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, putting him on notice that Liberal members of Parliament...
Federal Election 2016: Did WA polling stations run out of ballot papers?
Australians continue to wait to see who will form a minority government as the Australian Electoral Commission focuses on counting votes from...
Tuscan-style villa estate for sale on the Nullaki Peninsula
This glorious Tuscan-style villa estate with Southern Ocean views is on the market.