Romney blames Obama win on 'gifts'

FORMER Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney says President Barack Obama won re-election last week because of the "gifts" he provided to blacks, Hispanics and young voters and his effort to paint Romney as anti-immigrant. "The president's...

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Procter & Gamble plans more job cuts

CONSUMER products giant Procter & Gamble says it plans to cut more jobs and increase share repurchases as it works on its turnaround plan to focus on its most profitable categories and countries. The maker of Tide detergent and Gillette...

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Vic Ford workers face the axe

VICTORIA'S Ford workers are facing the grim prospect of arriving at their workplace for the final time on Friday as the company sheds hundreds of local jobs. After a tense night, some 200 workers will arrive to be sacked from Ford's Broadmeadows...

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Charles and Camilla to visit Christchurch

PRINCE Charles and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, will spend the final day of their six-day tour of New Zealand in quake-ravaged Christchurch. The royals are in the country on the final leg of their Diamond Jubilee tour representing...

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Spain halts evictions of most vulnerable

SPAIN has announced a two-year halt to evictions of the most vulnerable home owners as a public outcry mounts over suicides linked to desperate people facing expulsion. Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy's right-leaning government says it has it agreed...

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44 killed in Congo fighting

FORTY-FOUR people have been killed in new fighting between the Congolese army and M23 rebels, ending a two-month ceasefire. Both sides have blamed the other for starting the fighting. "The M23 has attacked us around 5am this morning," Colonel...

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Eurozone slides back into recession

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble. Source: AFP THE 17-country eurozone has fallen back into recession for the first time in three years as the fallout continues from the region's financial crisis....

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Star Wars, dominoes in Toy Hall of Fame

LUKE Skywalker and Princess Leia have outmuscled little green army men for a spot in the US National Toy Hall of Fame. Star Wars action figures have joined centuries-old dominoes in the class of 2012. The hall in Rochester, New York, announced...

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