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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Sat 25 Jan, 2014 Top Stories More Top Stories » Eight candidates vie for Australian of the Year By Karen Percy Scientists, community leaders, a footy player, a dancer and an anti-bullying campaigner are among this year's finalists for the Australian of the Year award, to be announced tonight at Parliament House in Canberra. More » Syria warring sides agree to meet in same room Thousands taken off electoral roll for being of 'unsound mind' Victorian Minister Wells under fire for skipping meeting to see Uluru Brewing giant challenged on motives behind Bluetongue closure Navy takes delivery of next-generation Seahawk helicopters Bill Gates checkmated in 9 moves by 'Justin Bieber of chess' More Analysis » A death at sea In a measured but sombre voice, the captain explained someone had gone overboard. Our cruise ship, Pacific Pearl, was involved in a search for the missing person. Somewhere out there was a man in a white T-shirt. And with that thought rippling among us, the beautiful, benign sea made me feel insignificant. We weren't just looking for a speck in the sea, we were all specks. We were at the mercy of the Pacific. More » It's not just the rich who benefit from free markets Drinking is Australian - overdrinking shouldn't be Brace yourself for China's creative destruction When is a blue tie more than just a blue tie? What an "Anglo" foreign policy actually looks like Tony Abbott's inflation headache All's quiet on the Nauru front Wasting energy on climate change sceptics Abbott's constitutional curveball on paid parental leave Just In More Just In » Drink driving statistics frustrate NT police Northern Territory police have expressed frustration at statistics revealing that rates of drink driving are five times higher in the territory than in other Australian jurisdiction. More » Your pics: Australia Day 2014 Pilot blacks out on approach to NSW airport Teen charged over multiple sex assaults in Melbourne Navy takes delivery of next-generation Seahawk helicopters Brewing giant challenged on motives behind Bluetongue closure 'Pocket rocket' Cibulkova aims for maiden grand slam Victorian Minister Wells under fire for skipping meeting to see Uluru Van Gogh's iconic 'Sunflowers' paintings reunited in London Police pelted with glass bottles in mass brawl World More World » Van Gogh's iconic 'Sunflowers' paintings reunited in London Two of Vincent Van Gogh's iconic 'Sunflowers' paintings have been reunited for the first time in more than six decades at London's National Gallery. The paintings, dating from August and September 1888, are expected to draw huge crowds. More » Bill Gates checkmated in 9 moves by 'Justin Bieber of chess' Manchester United agrees deal to sign Mata Syria warring sides agree to meet in same room Firefighters melt ice to retrieve bodies after Quebec nursing home blaze Clashes break out after deadly blasts in Cairo Business More Business » Brewing giant challenged on motives behind Bluetongue closure By Richard Baines A former ACCC deputy chairman has questioned the motives behind brewing giant's closure of Bluetongue Brewery in the NSW. Alan Asher has suggested referring the closure to the ACCC, arguing the brewery's closure was more about multinational firms trying to kill off local beer brands rather than a sensible business decision. The company says the closure is due to excessive capacity and duplication caused by the acquisition of Foster's. More » Shadow-banking sector threatens Chinese economy with debt crisis Workers told to accept entitlement cuts to keep Toyota in Australia Head of infrastructure body critical of proposed overhaul US senator demands fraud probe into vitamin company Herbalife Politics More Politics » India court orders probe into gang rape India's top court is investigating the case of a village court ordering the gang rape of a young woman. More » UN trying to 'corroborate' asylum seeker accounts after abuse claims 'No boats for 36 days': Morrison says asylum arrivals at five-year low US senator demands fraud probe into vitamin company Herbalife North Korea urges end to hostile military acts in letter to South Korea Sport More Sport » 'Pocket rocket' Cibulkova aims for maiden grand slam Dominikia Cibulkova will look to hustle and bustle her way past Li Na for a first grand slam title at the Australian Open. More » Federer still relishes Nadal rivalry Victory showed 'disrespect' over Berisha: Roar Spieth surges as Leishman lurks at Torrey Pines England records first victory of tour at the WACA Manchester United agrees deal to sign Mata Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Fish with nostrils sheds light on birth of breathing Palaeontologists have come up with a finding that could answer the age-old question of how ancient fish first gained a foothold on land before flourishing and evolving. Researchers have shown that small holes on the top of the head of one bony fish species are primitive nostrils and were essential for its ancestor to emerge from the water 380 million years ago. They say the discovery could also explain how humans developed such an acute sense of hearing. More » Ex-military spy drone to conduct NASA climate tests in Australian skies National Zoo unveils rare tree kangaroo joey Federal Government to seek costs over Antarctica rescue Facebook predicted to fade 'like a disease' Environment More Environment » Retired racehorses enlisted in fight against South African rhino poachers By Alexandra Fisher in Kruger National Park Former racehorses are being given a new lease of life on the frontline of South Africa's war on rhino poachers. More » 'Cave-dwelling' scientists unlocking secrets of valuable groundwater Twitchers in a flap after croc blocks sewerage 2013 fourth hottest year on record for planet: reports China pollution wafting in large quantities across Pacific to the US: report About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. 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