January 26th, 2012
Australian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, and Opposition Leader, Tony Abbott, had to be extracted from a restaurant near Parliament House as angry protesters banged on the glass.
Supporters of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Canberra picketed the Lobby restaurant over comments by Mr Abbott this morning that the tent embassy should close.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/australia/6319969/Aussie-PM-rushed-from-protest
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January 26th, 2012
The man who listed David Beckham and the Royal Family of Brunei among his clients has appeared in court on a firearms charge.
Wayne Phillip Tempero had been head of security for Kim Dotcom at his $30 million Coatesville mansion and was arrested after an FBI-led raid on the property.
The 55-year-old appeared in North Shore District Court this morning charged with unlawful possession of a pistol
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10781329
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January 26th, 2012
The Serious Fraud Office has laid a total of 92 criminal charges against the three directors of failed Gisborne finance company Rockforte Finance, which collapsed with deposits guaranteed by the Crown retail deposit guarantee scheme and whose receivership is likely to cost the taxpayer the thick end of $3.5 million
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10781356
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January 26th, 2012
Thousands of Australians were evacuated Wednesday, with dozens being rescued, as monsoonal rains sparked flash flooding and landslides and a cyclone threatened to form in the Pacific Ocean.
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/1179004/1/.html
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January 26th, 2012
A large stand-off between police and Occupy Auckland protesters has started this morning in Aotea Square.
Around 60 police moved in to evict the remaining protesters at 7am.
http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/60-police-move-in-oust-occupy-auckland-protesters-4702272
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January 25th, 2012
Microsoft is looking to share its wealth of security information with the world through a new real-time threat intelligence feed, the company recently announced at the International Conference on Cyber Security in New York.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/011212-microsoft-intelligence-254846.html
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January 25th, 2012
Up to 500 people have been cut off by flooding in northern NSW, with heavy rainfall set to continue throughout the week.
http://tvnz.co.nz/world-news/more-heavy-rain-way-nsw-4700955
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January 25th, 2012
Dozens of people are feared buried after a massive landslide in the Southern Highlands of Papua New Guinea.
The landslide struck this morning near the Nogoli base for an ExxonMobil-led liquefied natural gas plant site, north-west of Port Moresby.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/south-pacific/6308111/Dozens-feared-buried-in-PNG-landslide
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January 24th, 2012
At least one Tibetan man was shot dead and more than 30 others were injured when Chinese security forces were trying to suppress a protest on Monday, according to Tibetan rights groups
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/22dff8a0-45dc-11e1-acc9-00144feabdc0.html#ixzz1kJR25dtG
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January 24th, 2012
Security guards remain at Auckland’s Aotea Square this morning keeping watch over Occupy protesters who have reclaimed the spot overnight.
Around a dozen fresh tents were erected overnight, but the early morning mood was quiet compared to yesterday’s rowdy removal of the Occupy Auckland camp with just a handful of security guards on duty.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/6301905/Last-Occupy-Auckland-protesters-stand-their-ground
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