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Geelong's Barwon Health closes laundry, nearly 100 jobs to be lost by July

"However, following an exhaustive review of options, we are confident that closing LinenCare is the most responsible decision in the circumstances, particularly given our core commitment to deliver the best possible health services for the people of ... >> view original

50 years of MCG memories: Richmond's 1969 first-semi demolition of Geelong

So, the Tigers fronted up to their 1967 Grand Final opponent, Geelong, in the first semi-final of 1969, with opinion fairly evenly divided on who would win and advance through to the preliminary final. On a perfect spring day, in front of a record ... >> view original

Geelong star Jimmy Bartel and wife Nadia expecting first baby

THERE is another kitten on the way for the Geelong Cats, after news surfaced Jimmy and Nadia Bartel are expecting. Sources confirmed the genetically blessed couple are expecting their first child, due to arrive at the end of the year. The 2007 Brownlow ... >> view original

Relatives of Mastung victims stage sit-in outside governor house

QUETTA: A large number of protesters are staging a sit-in outside the Governor House here on Saturday to protest the killings of 21 people who were kidnapped from two Karachi-bound coaches and gunned down by armed men on Friday. On Friday night ... >> view original

Father of Preston Bridge, who died after taking drugs purchased on Silk Road ...

The Perth father of a teenage boy who died after taking drugs purchased from the website Silk Road says he holds the website creator personally responsible for his son's death. Ross Ulbricht was jailed for life for overnight his role in creating and running the ... >> view original

US Signals Willingness to Expand Military Cooperation With Nigeria

ABUJA, Nigeria — As Nigeria swore in Muhammadu Buhari as the new president on Friday, the Obama administration signaled that it was prepared to expand military cooperation in the fight against Boko Haram. Secretary of State John Kerry, who led the ... >> view original

London commuters lift 12-tonne double decker bus off stricken unicyclist

May 30, 2015: A crowd of Londoners rushed to the rescue of a unicyclist who was trapped beneath a double decker bus in east London. ninemsn. A huge crowd of Londoners banded together to lift a double decker bus off a unicyclist who was trapped ... >> view original

Islamic State using light-touch terror in Palmyra

Hours after they swept into the Syrian city of Palmyra last week, Islamic State militants carried out scores of summary executions, leaving the bodies of victims – including d ozens of government soldiers – in the streets. Then, residents say, they set about acting ... >> view original

Asia migrant crisis: Myanmar finds boat with 727 migrants off south coast

Myanmar rejects responsibility for Rohingyas · Rohingyas conference urges Suu Kyi to speak out. Yangon: Myanmar's navy seized a boat packed with 727 people off the country's southern coast on Friday, the government said, about a week after it found a ... >> view original

Suicide bomber kills three in S. Arabia

RIYADH: A suicide bomber disguised as a woman blew himself up outside a mosque in eastern Saudi Arabia on Friday, killing himself and three other people, the second attack of its kind in the kingdom in one week. The bombing, which was claimed by the ... >> view original