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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Wed 12 Nov, 2014 Top Stories More Top Stories » Australian embassy bomb threat accused is convicted Gold Coast criminal By the National Reporting Team's Elise Worthington Ali al-Hasanat, the man accused of threatening to bomb the Australian embassy in Jordan, is a convicted Gold Coast drug dealer with a violent criminal history who spent time behind bars in Queensland. More » China and US agree on ambitious greenhouse gas emissions targets University enrolments unaffected by proposed funding overhaul: Pyne PNG issues visas to 10 Manus Island asylum seekers Ex-AFL star Kerr charged with endangering life Renewable Energy Target negotiations break down Man charged over assault of security guard in G20 area Two found dead near Moama; police investigate double murder Immigration department breached privacy of 9,250 asylum seekers Pope calls on Abbott to ensure G20 delivers for the poor More Analysis » G20 to follow the long tradition of climate inaction Twenty-five years ago a writer for Newsweek said, "If a rich, technologically advanced nation won't put its house in order, then developing countries - potentially worse greenhouse villains - have a perfect excuse to do nothing". It would be wrong to say there has been no action on climate change in the past 25 years, but there has been no end of people coming up with reasons that nothing should be done. Tony Abbott and Joe Hockey at this week's G20 are just the latest. More » Is Putin right wing? Not by Russian standards Who's your big data bogeyman? The long walk back from the shirtfront Interstellar offers only a taste of cosmic wonders Big government, big opportunity for rent-seekers Four threats to Middle East stability This isn't a Cold War - it could be worse Open Drum: My life as one long diet Greens should take their sex work principles seriously Just In More Just In » Compensation rethink after NSW Premier meets with gang-rape victim By Lucy McNally New South Wales Premier Mike Baird says he may be open to making changes to compensation payments for victims of crime after meeting with a Sydney woman who was gang raped six years ago. More » TWU employees acted inappropriately, investigation finds PNG issues visas to 10 Manus Island asylum seekers China and US agree on ambitious greenhouse gas emissions targets Queensland scientists help develop polio vaccine Car flips, plunges down embankment in Darwin, witness says Death of autistic boy a 'tragic accident', coroner rules Rare pygmy right whale put down on Kangaroo Island 'probably weaning' University enrolments unaffected by proposed funding overhaul: Pyne Earthquake rattles remote Kimberley community World More World » China and US agree on ambitious greenhouse gas emissions targets China and the US agree on a set of ambitious greenhouse gas emission targets, with Beijing setting a goal for its emissions to peak "around 2030". More » New Zealand Reserve Bank says home lending limits working well Mosul governor wants Australian military to train a local force Suspect package sent to US embassy in New Zealand First hurdle cleared in checks for comet landing Swiss pocket watch sells for record $27 million Business More Business » Wage growth remains at record lows By finance reporter Elysse Morgan Official figures show wage growth remaining at a historic low in the September quarter in records going back to 1997. More » New Zealand Reserve Bank says home lending limits working well NAB moves to settle class action over bank fees Investors call for compassion over Timbercorp debts Modest consumer confidence rise disappoints BHP Billiton retains Nickel West after no buyers found Politics More Politics » PNG issues visas to 10 Manus Island asylum seekers By Naomi Woodley The Papua New Guinea government grants one-year refugee visas to 10 asylum seekers being held at the Manus Island detention centre. More » University enrolments unaffected by proposed funding overhaul: Pyne Pope calls on Abbott to ensure G20 delivers for the poor What you need to know about the G20 summit Mosul governor wants Australian military to train a local force Sport More Sport » Kangaroos' preparations for Four Nations final hindered by virus As many as five Kangaroos have been affected by a virus ahead of the Four Nations final, resulting in Wednesday's training session being cancelled. More » Socceroos will play Germany in an international friendly in March Former AFL star Daniel Kerr facing two charges of endangering life after alleged incident in Perth Mundine fighting for his career against Rabchenko Triple Olympic champion Shirley Strickland de la Hunty set for Hall of Fame FFA Cup reconnects football with its heartland Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Net neutrality on agenda in United States as ISPs seek to charge for faster access By Lexi Metherell US internet providers want to charge content providers, such as TV and movie streaming services, for faster access to their content, sparking a warning from Barack Obama that the equality of the internet is at risk. More » Fears drones may ground firefighting choppers Home owners' security footage being streamed on website Branson's space dream lives despite Virgin Galactic crash Scientists reverse ageing process in mice Environment More Environment » Fact check: Can clean coal technology halve emissions within 5 years? The UN has warned that without reducing emissions from electricity production, global warming is on track to exceed current temperatures by 4 degrees Celsius by 2100. Environment Minister Greg Hunt says clean coal technology which will be available in the next five years will "significantly" reduce emissions from Australia's coal-fired power stations. ABC Fact Check investigates. 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