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NewsMail Morning Edition Fri 20 Jul, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Wiggins closes in on maiden Tour title Bradley Wiggins closes in on a maiden Tour de France title but has to deal with team-mate Chris Froome flaunting his strength on the final mountain stage. More » Assad appears on TV as battle for Damascus continues Suicide bomber blamed for Bulgarian bus attack Aussie Scott grabs Open lead UK border staff to strike before Olympics Hendra woman stable in hospital Bikie associate questioned over siege Eight men cleared over UK riot deaths US Navy chopper crashes in Oman 62 dead, over 80 missing in Zanzibar ferry disaster More Analysis » Alas, leadership speculation will only gather pace Another day, another story suggesting Julia Gillard's leadership is faltering. Again, unlike the reports themselves, the denials are strong, unequivocal and, most importantly, on the record. But the frustration for the Prime Minister's supporters is that the prevailing take out seems to be, "Where there's smoke, there's fire." More » There goes any chance of political settlement in Syria In a fix: the obscure rate that could undo banks There's a place for (some) public science funding How political rhetoric shaped the nanny wars Car subsidies: throwing good money after bad Living faiths: the necessity of Christian-Muslim friendship Take me to your follower: into the leadership void Could Iran play a stabilising role in Syria? No talking back: the value (and cost) of commenting Just In More Just In » Man impaled on fence during police dog chase A man is receiving treatment after impaling his leg on a fence in an incident involving a police dog last night. More » UK border staff to strike before Olympics Nadal out of Olympics with knee injury US Navy chopper crashes in Oman Bikie associate questioned over siege Pro-logging protester joins tree-sit activist Hendra woman stable in hospital Wiggins closes in on maiden Tour title Centuries-old debt comes back to bite Berlin Eight men cleared over UK riot deaths World More World » Assad appears on TV as battle for Damascus continues By Middle East correspondent Matt Brown, wires China and Russia veto sanctions against Syria as Bashar al-Assad appears on state TV one day after a bomb attack killed members of his inner circle. More » Ex-Egypt vice-president Omar Suleiman dies Somare's son loses seat in PNG parliament Suicide bomber blamed for Bulgarian bus attack Giant iceberg breaks from Greenland glacier Business More Business » Hungry Jack takes seat at Fairfax table by online business reporter Michael Janda Gina Rinehart ally and Hungry Jack's founder Jack Cowin has been appointed to the Fairfax board as an independent director. More » Australian shares soar on resources rebound Energy shares surge on production increase Small business pushes to end penalty rates ABS to collect online retail data Australian tech products a rip-off, says Choice Politics More Politics » Branson calls for mandatory detention rethink By Philippa McDonald The departing head of the Australian Human Rights Commission has called on the Government to abandon mandatory detention for asylum seekers. More » AFP finish probe into Slipper cab voucher use Ombudsman finds inmates shackled in breach of law Small business pushes to end penalty rates Indonesia slaps new tariff on cattle imports Sport More Sport » Aussie Scott grabs Open lead Australia's Adam Scott has flirted with golfing history before settling for a 6-under-par 64 and the first-round lead at the British Open. More » Wiggins closes in on maiden Tour title Kearney falls on his sword Nadal out of Olympics with knee injury Undermanned Blues lose Kreuzer Gallen hopeful Lewis will become a Shark Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Ancient village holds farming lifestyle clues Australian archaeologists are embarking on a study of one of the earliest ever records of a key transformation in human history. More » Shortage of skilled staff threatens key projects Chance lab concoction excites scientists Hackers post pilfered Yahoo! passwords Fifth moon spotted near Pluto Environment More Environment » Pro-logging protester joins tree-sit activist Police are monitoring a remote southern forest where a farmer has joined a long running tree-sit protest by an anti-logging activist. Michael Hirst represents a pro-logging group of six farmers and foresters called "Give it Back". Tasmania's Greens leader is worried any escalation in the two protests could derail the forest peace talks as they enter their final days. More » Fukushima radiation may kill 1,300 Green groups flag challenge to Woodside approval Activists break through gate at uranium mine Nuclear operator to release secret Fukushima tapes About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. 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