London police to sell Scotland Yard HQ

LONDON police are looking to sell off their Scotland Yard headquarters as part of a series of budget cuts as Britain struggles to shrink its huge deficit, a senior officer has revealed. Deputy Commissioner Craig Mackey said the Metropolitan...

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Bayer to acquire Schiff; reports Q3 rise

GERMAN drug and chemical maker Bayer AG says it is buying US vitamin and supplement maker Schiff Nutrition International Inc for $US1.2 billion euros ($A1.17 billion) in a cash deal it hopes will bolster the offerings of its consumer health division....

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French official: Arafat to be exhumed

CRIMINAL investigators from France will exhume Yasser Arafat's remains next month to try to find out how the Palestinian leader died, a French official says. The official said the team from France will arrive sometime between November 24 and...

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New York devasted by storm horror

NEW York has awoken in shock to a city devastated by deadly superstorm Sandy, which killed at least 10 people and threatened to leave days of chaos in its wake. A record tidal surge thrown up by the hurricane set off an explosion at a power station,...

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Vivienne Westwood to sell Assange T-shirts

BRITISH fashion designer Vivienne Westwood will from Saturday sell T-shirts in support of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has been holed up in Ecuador's London embassy for four months. The unisex T-shirt, featuring Westwood's face and...

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New Dutch government ditches 'weed pass'

THE incoming Dutch government has ditched plans for a national "weed pass" that would have been available only to residents and that would have effectively banned tourists from Amsterdam's marijuana cafes. However, under a provisional governing...

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Syria warplanes hit inside Damascus

A SYRIAN fighter jet has hit targets inside Damascus for the first time on Tuesday, a watchdog says, as air strikes pounded rebel bastions around the country and an air force general was shot dead. The warplane dropped four bombs on the eastern...

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