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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Sat 30 Mar, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » North Korea 'in state of war' with South A day after threatening to strike the US mainland with rockets, North Korea says it has entered a "state of war" with the South and will deal with every inter-Korean issue accordingly. More » Melbourne wall collapse victim died shielding sister Welfare advocates back budget super cuts Protester slams 'militarisation' of London boat race Wanted armourer arrested by NSW police Ryder emerges from coma after assault More Analysis » Public holidays should mean more than just a day off Many of us are more likely to know someone on the other side of the world via Facebook than to know the people living just metres from us. In an age of ailing social capital, we need to get better at seizing opportunities and turning our public holidays into genuine celebrations of community. These can be times to get to know the people around us, as well as people of different backgrounds who our lives would not normally bring us into contact with. We will all be better off for it. More » The mysterious victory of the cross over evil Life in Queensland: enjoyable one day, illegal the next Is this the end of the fair go? Gay marriage reminds us to never say 'never' Is the ALP really too big to fail? Taxes are already low but you wouldn't know it When you understand hate, you understand Rudd's fall We won't get equality until we see women as people Crunch time for supermarket food suppliers Just In More Just In » Ryder emerges from coma after assault New Zealand cricketer Jesse Ryder has emerged from an induced coma, but his manager says he faces "a big battle" to recover from a vicious assault. More » Gippsland foster care shortage 'at crisis point' Protester slams 'militarisation' of London boat race China mine blast kills 28 Shorten flags overhaul of Comcare scheme Latvians airlifted from drifting ice floes Welfare advocates back budget super cuts Melbourne wall collapse victim died shielding sister Questions raised over fatal Thai refugee camp fire Wanted armourer arrested by NSW police World More World » Ryder emerges from coma after assault New Zealand cricketer Jesse Ryder has emerged from an induced coma, but his manager says he faces "a big battle" to recover from a vicious assault. More » Protester slams 'militarisation' of London boat race China mine blast kills 28 Latvians airlifted from drifting ice floes Questions raised over fatal Thai refugee camp fire North Korea 'in state of war' with South Business More Business » Fitch reaffirms Australia's AAA credit rating US agency Fitch has reaffirmed Australia's coveted AAA credit rating, but warned about the impact of a slowdown in the mining sector. More » Cyprus has 'no intention' of leaving eurozone Welfare advocates back budget super cuts Shorten flags overhaul of Comcare scheme Census data maps best and worst council areas Politics More Politics » Shorten flags overhaul of Comcare scheme The Federal Government has signalled a big shakeup of the $1.2 billion Comcare scheme for injured Commonwealth public servants. More » N Korea stages mass rally, vows to hit US North Korea 'preparing rockets for US strike' Surf lifesaver Thistlethwaite spruiks Pacific credentials Australia, Indonesia plan talks as more boats arrive Sport More Sport » Broncos confident 'tide will turn' Brisbane coach Anthony Griffin says the Broncos need to remain positive in light of their poor start to the season. More » Hinkley at ease with coaching debut Murray through to Miami decider Powell battles sore hamstring in Stawell McIlroy cuts it close in Houston Second man charged over Ryder assault Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Google street view explores nuclear ghost town By North Asia correspondent Mark Willacy, wires Internet giant Google has launched a virtual tour through the nuclear ghost towns near Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant. More » Hackers follow business shift to cloud computing Battle rages over Richard III's bones Northern blizzards linked to Arctic sea ice decline Australian banks 'not immune' to hack attack Environment More Environment » Solar leasing plan to fuel new industry boom An Australian community group has launched a solar leasing initiative aimed at helping consumers avoid the often hefty upfront costs of converting to solar energy. More » New-look Climate Change Department: What's ahead? Northern blizzards linked to Arctic sea ice decline Perception of carbon tax hits more than hip pocket NSW denies plan of paying to avoid water restrictions 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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