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NewsMail Morning Edition Sat 26 Jul, 2014 Top Stories More Top Stories » Israel, Hamas to pause hostilities in Gaza but ceasefire remains elusive Israel and Hamas have agreed to a 12-hour pause in hostilities in Gaza as diplomatic efforts continue to reach a broader ceasefire to the deadly conflict. An American official says Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told US secretary of state John Kerry that a halt to fighting would begin later Saturday, which Hamas later agreed to. But mediators are still working to resolve seemingly irreconcilable demands from Israel and Hamas-led fighters, locked in conflict since July 8. Mr Kerry said there were still disagreements on the terminology for a formal truce and called for a seven-day humanitarian ceasefire for the Muslim holiday of Eid next week. More » Asylum seekers held on Customs ship to be moved onshore Australians swimming in gold on day two in pool in Glasgow Julie Bishop arrives in Kharkiv to continue push to secure MH17 crash site Former LNP member in talks to run for Labor Indonesia's Prabowo files challenge to election result Teens held after pedestrians pepper sprayed in tunnel Bobridge defends CommGames pursuit title Pair found dead with their dog inside car near Ballarat 'Disruptive' edits bring Wikipedia ban for US Capitol More Analysis » Context pops Hockey right in the kisser - again Madonna King's biography might be a perceptive, compelling portrait of Joe Hockey, but it's distinctly inconvenient for the Treasurer. Context is important in politics, and it has a fluid, unpredictable way of turning on politicians. But context seems to have an especially vindictive problem with Joe Hockey. It's like he dated context in a former life, or something; it's that bad. More » It's about time Australia put pressure on Israel Hamas makes civilian casualties a tragic certainty The child care challenge we must all face Boat turnbacks make harsh deterrents pointless There is nothing modern about euthanasia Running with bulls: a tale of two gorings Detention shame: children, mothers self-harming Stifling the debate on euthanasia in Australia Scripture in schools: it is "special" for a reason Just In More Just In » Pair found dead with their dog inside car near Ballarat Police are investigating the deaths of two people in a car on the outskirts of Ballarat in central Victoria. More » 'Disruptive' edits bring Wikipedia ban for US Capitol Nigeria confirms Ebola case in megacity of Lagos Israel, Hamas to pause hostilities in Gaza but ceasefire remains elusive Australia's Alex Rowe tears hamstring, ruled out of Games Four gold night for Australia at the pool Australia's Jack Bobridge defends 4,000m individual pursuit title in Glasgow Indonesia's Prabowo files challenge to election result Car bomb kills two people in southern Thailand Buswell agrees to pay for ministerial car damage World More World » 'Disruptive' edits bring Wikipedia ban for US Capitol Wikipedia has imposed a ban on page edits from computers at the US House of Representatives after anonymous changes were made to entries about politicians, businesses and historical events. More » Nigeria confirms Ebola case in megacity of Lagos Israel, Hamas to pause hostilities in Gaza but ceasefire remains elusive Indonesia's Prabowo files challenge to election result Car bomb kills two people in southern Thailand Officials find black box of crashed Air Algerie plane Business More Business » IMF cuts global growth forecasts on China, US downgrades By finance reporter Alicia Barry The International Monetary Fund has cut its global economic growth forecast for 2014 because of weakness in the world's two biggest economies. The IMF says the global economy will grow by 3.4 per cent this year, down from its April forecast of 3.7 per cent. The revision reflects a weak first quarter in the US which makes up almost a quarter of global GDP. The IMF's forecast for China has also been lowered to 7.4 per cent from 7.6 per cent, with problems in the country's housing market noted. More » Ex-Woolies exec Foran appointed to world's 'second biggest retail job' Jonathan Moylan avoids jail over fake press release APRA chairman eyes big four banks' mortgage war Union claims ATO staff cuts will reduce monitoring Study reveals 'disturbing' workplace discrimination Politics More Politics » Indonesia's Prabowo files challenge to election result Ex-general Prabowo Subianto who lost Indonesia's presidential election to Joko Widodo has mounted a legal challenge to the result, alleging the counting of votes was mishandled. More » Car bomb kills two people in southern Thailand Buswell agrees to pay for ministerial car damage NT to shift public servants out of Darwin to ease traffic Asylum seekers held on Customs ship to be moved onshore Sport More Sport » Australia's Jack Bobridge defends 4,000m individual pursuit title in Glasgow By James Coventry Australia's Jack Bobridge has defended his 4,000m individual pursuit title in Glasgow on night two in the velodrome. More » Four gold night for Australia at the pool Fear drives Navardauskas to historic Tour victory Cronk stars in Storm's 30-8 win over Broncos Vickery incident sours Tigers' win Plucky Knights edge out Roosters Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Drones and robots 'helping farmers secure their future' by Sam Ikin Tasmanian farmers are future-proofing their industry by embracing drones, robots and other high-tech devices to help boost production. Agricultural scientists say drones could soon become regular farming equipment along with tractors and combine harvesters. Drone pilot and agricultural scientist Will Bignell, who has created a business using drones, said the sky was the limit for the device. "We can map out digital elevation [for drainage planning]... or map out a creek that might run through a paddock and show the highest points and lowest points to about a 2 cm accuracy," Mr Bignell said. More » Are we alone? Alien pollution might reveal the answer 3D-printed body parts don't cost an arm and a leg Dredging can double coral disease in reefs: study NASA predicts evidence of aliens only 20 years away Environment More Environment » Jonathan Moylan avoids jail over fake press release By court reporter Jamelle Wells An environmental campaigner who distributed a fake press release that caused a coal company's share price to crash has avoided jail. Jonathan Moylan received a 20-month prison sentence after pleading guilty to disseminating false information, but Supreme Court Justice David Davies ordered his immediate release on a $1,000 bond. Moylan distributed a fake statement to the media purportedly from the ANZ bank in January 2013, which said the bank was withdrawing $1.2 billion in funding from a Whitehaven Coal mine project in north-west New South Wales. More » Rare daisy find leads to wetlands rescue effort Are we alone? 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