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Australia's Labor Party Endorses Uranium Sales to India

Australia's ruling Labor Party Sunday endorsed plans to open up uranium sales to India, clearing the way for talks on a bilateral nuclear agreement and resolving an issue that has caused diplomatic tensions between the two nations.
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Australian Court Extends Samsung Galaxy Tab Sales Ban

An Australian court on Friday extended a ban on sales of Samsung Electronics' latest Galaxy tablet in the country by at least a week, further delaying the South Korean technology firm's attempt to sell the device to Christmas shoppers.
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Kim Kardashian on Australia’s Immigration Watch List: Report

While there is a petition out to get Kim Kardashian off television it seems Australia may go a step further: it may become Kim Kardashian-free. Several media outlets are reporting that Kim Kardashian has been placed on an Australian Immigration Department watch list for allegedly breaching her visa application three times.
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Metallica and Lou Reed’s ‘Lulu:’ Record Store Takes Counterintuitive Ad Approach

So it's not exactly on the ballot for the 2012 Grammy Awards, but Lou Reed and Metallica's album collaboration Lulu isn't that bad. Or is it? A record store took a rather counterintuitive approach to advertising its music, when it hung a sign nearby the album which read, Lou Reed talking over Metallica playing boring jams. Probably the worst thing ever.
Workers stand atop scaffolding as they work on a building covered in solar panels located near the factory of the Yingli Green Energy Holding Company, also known as Yingli Solar, located in the city of Baoding, Hebei Province June 20, 2011.

ITC To Vote On SolarWorld Trade Row Friday

United States International Trade Commission commissioners will vote Friday on weather or not the U.S. solar industry is harmed by the alleged dumping of Chinese solar components. What happens Friday could either break or propel the case forward.
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Samsung Scores Australia Win vs. Apple in Patent Battle

An Australian court on Wednesday reversed a ban on the sale of Samsung Electronics Co Ltd's Galaxy tablet computers in the country, handing it a rare victory against rival Apple Inc in the firms' intensifying global patent war.
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In Australia, Samsung Scores Rare Patent Win vs. Apple

Samsung Electronics Co is set to resume selling its Galaxy tablet computer in Australia as early as Friday, after the South Korean technology firm won a rare legal victory in a long-running global patent war with Apple Inc.
Analysts: Samsung Wins Bitter-Sweet Victory on Galaxy Tab Injunction Lift

Samsung Wins Patent Round Against Apple in Australia

An Australian court reversed a ban on the sale of Samsung Electronics Co Ltd's (005930.KS) Galaxy tablet computers in the country, handing it a rare victory against rival Apple Inc (AAPL.O) in the firms' intensifying global patent war.
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'Human Centipede 2' is Banned in Australia (VIDEO)

Human Centipede 2: Full Sequence, a horror film, has been banned by the Classification Review Board in Australia. It made its Australian premiere at the Brisbane International Film Festival three weeks ago.
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iPhone 4 Catches Fire, Combusts Midflight on Australian Airline

The Apple product was glowing red and emitting a significant amount of black smoke when it suffered a minor explosion on a Regional Express flight from Lismore to Sydney, Australia. This is not the first time Apple's lithium batteries overheating have caused fires and combustion, and the burning iPhone 4 incident still has no definite cause from Australian authorities.
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Happy Feet Two flop leads to 600 layoffs: report

As a result of the poor box-office performance of Happy Feet Two, 600 of the 700 employees at the digital production studio behind the animated movie reportedly have received their walking papers.

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