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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Sat 19 Nov, 2011 Top Stories More Top Stories » By the numbers As thousands of school-leavers head to Schoolies, take a look at some of the key numbers surrounding the annual rite of passage. More » Nurse charged over aged care home blaze Extreme weather to worsen with climate change: UN Nurses defy order to open hospital beds Gillard hails 'Asian century' as ASEAN begins Thousands protest in Egypt against army rule Australian bikies infiltrate NZ city Man killed in Gold Coast balcony fall Relatives mark Pike River disaster anniversary Cabbie may hold key to antique shop murder More Analysis » Dubya to The One ... the more things change The speech Barack Obama gave to the Federal Parliament yesterday would have been received entirely differently had it been delivered by the 43rd president of the United States, rather than the 44th. This is why politics is intriguing; sometimes, the identity of the orator is every bit as influential as the substance of what is actually said. More » Our better angel Promises and U-turns of the nuclear kind United colours of hate Detention centres are factories for mental illness A close look at the Republican presidential line-up Offended online: it's no joke Coates and McGuire: men on a screeching mission Our great and powerful friends Aussie PMs can't resist a bit of presidential charm Just In More Just In » Katter party to benefit from 'disillusionment vote' A former Queensland One Nation MP says Bob Katter's new political party is in a similar position to when One Nation came to prominence in 1998. More » Man killed in Gold Coast balcony fall Suu Kyi tipped to return to politics Nurses defy order to open hospital beds Australian homes targeted by property scam Cabbie may hold key to antique shop murder Extreme weather to worsen with climate change: UN Australian bikies infiltrate NZ city Police defend Liberal senator's prosecution US bolsters Presidents Cup lead World More World » Thousands protest in Egypt against army rule About 50,000 mainly Islamist protesters flock to Cairo's Tahrir Square to press Egypt's military rulers to transfer power to elected civilians. More » Extreme weather to worsen with climate change: UN Relatives mark Pike River disaster anniversary Clashes mar student protests in Chile Syria sends last minute reply to Arab peace plan Famine receding in drought-stricken Somalia Business More Business » UK, Germany fail to bridge euro issues By Europe correspondent Rachael Brown, wires The leaders of Germany and Britain meet in Berlin in an attempt to sort out their differences on how to solve the eurozone debt crisis. More » Reforms spark riots in Italy, Greece Nine on brink as owners seek debt extension Optus urges tighter NBN regulation Occupy protesters mass for Brooklyn Bridge march Local shares dive on Europe bond fears NBN regulation deal in sight, says Telstra Leaked Murray-Darling plan stokes job loss fears Northern Rock bank sold at loss Politics More Politics » Katter party to benefit from 'disillusionment vote' A former Queensland One Nation MP says Bob Katter's new political party is in a similar position to when One Nation came to prominence in 1998. More » Nurses defy order to open hospital beds Police defend Liberal senator's prosecution Syria sends last minute reply to Arab peace plan UK, Germany fail to bridge euro issues Sport More Sport » US bolsters Presidents Cup lead The Internationals have a mountain to climb after the United States extended to a 11-6 lead after the morning foursomes matches. More » Hughes backs Aussies to chase any target Gold Coast needs to show 'more mongrel' Cutting keeps Bulls undefeated Tigers claw back to down Wildcats Man City posts record financial losses Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Great Dying happened in hell of a short time By Stephen Pincock for ABC Science Online Scientists have pinpointed the timing of the Earth's most dramatic extinction, when bushfires raged across continents and 70 per cent of land animals were wiped out. More » Sales up but Aussie online commerce still e-volving Ghost mountains give up their secrets Huge lakes could lie under Jupiter moon's surface Faltering funds halt human stem cell trial Environment More Environment » Extreme weather to worsen with climate change: UN An increase in heat waves is almost certain, while heavier rainfall, more floods, stronger cyclones, landslides and more intense droughts are likely across the globe this century as the Earth's climate warms, UN scientists say. More » Geothermal industry eyes NT Ghost mountains give up their secrets Marine life falls victim to Queensland's floods Marathon starts legal fight over Arkaroola mining ban About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. This message was sent to you at starnewsposting@gmail.com Please add newslists@your.abc.net.au to your email address book to see images by default and stop the email being treated as spam. This email address is not monitored - Please don't reply to this email. Manage your preferences | Unsubscribe | Contact Us   This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 700 Harris Street, Ultimo NSW 2007 © 2011 ABC | Conditions of Use | Privacy Policy | Discover other ABC Email newsletters