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NewsMail Morning Edition Sat 16 Feb, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Russian panic as meteor shower rains down By Moscow correspondent Norman Hermant, wires A blazing meteor explodes over central Russia, raining fireballs over a wide area and causing a shockwave that smashes windows and leaves hundreds of people injured. More » Asteroid whizzes safely past Earth Backpacker survives outback ordeal by drinking urine Pistorius breaks down as court hears murder charge Minke whale 'harpooned in Australian waters' Hundreds march to remember murder victim More Analysis » Wising up to the perils of the resource curse Australia's mining boom is creating vast wealth and developing huge swathes of northern Australia. What could be bad about that? But the problems for our society could run much further than simply the two-speed economy. Mining has spread its tentacles across Australian politics in all sorts of ways. We've been complacent about the risks of resource corruption until now. The hearings underway at ICAC show us that we need to be more vigilant. More » Australia can show Afghanistan the way to women's rights Should anti-doping extend to firemen, students, pianists? Zygier publicity presents common interest for Israel and Australia Do we need names to take doping seriously? No justice in rating agencies Australia must pursue the truth about Prisoner X With this ring I keep my name We need more criticism of the media, not less Every CSG well another nail in manufacturing's coffin Just In More Just In » Artist Nona appeals against child sex conviction By Elizabeth Byrne An award-winning Torres Strait artist has lodged an appeal against his conviction for making a 12-year-old Canberra girl pregnant in the 1990s. More » Firefighters save Grampians home from blaze Asteroid whizzes safely past Earth Horse meat found in 29 British beef products Backpacker survives outback ordeal by drinking urine Minke whale 'harpooned in Australian waters' N Korea said to be preparing for more nuclear tests Hundreds march to remember murder victim Mugabe sets date for crucial Zimbabwe referendum Australian authorities watch deadly overseas virus World More World » Horse meat found in 29 British beef products By Europe correspondent Mary Gearin, wires British food safety authorities say about 1 per cent of the beef products they have tested so far contain horse meat. More » N Korea said to be preparing for more nuclear tests Mugabe sets date for crucial Zimbabwe referendum Pistorius breaks down as court hears murder charge Russian panic as meteor shower rains down Stricken cruise ship docks after nightmare voyage Business More Business » ANZ disappoints market with trading update ANZ has posted a 20 per cent fall in its estimated statutory profit, but its preferred cash measure was up 6 per cent to more than $1.5 billion. More » Abbott reaffirms commitment to public service cuts ACCC checks out supermarket supplier dealings Heinz in $US28 billion takeover American and US join in airline mega merger Investors turn cautious after strong week Politics More Politics » Mugabe sets date for crucial Zimbabwe referendum Zimbabwe's president Robert Mugabe sets a date for a referendum on a proposed new constitution. More » Federal budget update shows $2.4 billion slip Senior Qld bureaucrat Caltabiano sacked Rudd doing 'some good' for Labor: Crean MP says jail is good for young Aboriginal people Sport More Sport » Pistorius breaks down as court hears murder charge Prosecutors vow to pursue a charge of premeditated murder against Oscar Pistorius, who disputes this in the "strongest terms". More » Rebels get home against Force Jets account for Heart Clarke to miss tour match Bombers narrowly lose to Pies Columbian Uribe takes lead at Aus Open Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Asteroid whizzes safely past Earth An asteroid the size of an Olympic swimming pool has raced past Earth at a distance of 27,000 kilometres - the closest ever fly-by for such a large object. More » Zombie apocalypse hoax exposes flaws in system Distinctive song sets Lombok owl apart Peru archaeologists find 5,000yo temple Sea slug able to regrow penis Environment More Environment » Minke whale 'harpooned in Australian waters' The alleged killing of a whale in Australian waters has led to a dangerous confrontation between Japanese whalers and Sea Shepherd activists. More » Insurers served order to shift ghost lifeboat Abbott backs plans to build more dams Burke to block super trawler floating freezer plan Miners gear up for Tarkine exploration boom 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. 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