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Jobs growth slows, unemployment ticks up - 10 Mar 2010 at 8:57pm - Only 400 new jobs were created in Australia during February, but a small fall in the participation rate has kept unemployment roughly steady at 5.3 per cent.

NSW bucks the trend with falling unemployment - 10 Mar 2010 at 8:37pm - New South Wales is the only state to have recorded a fall in its unemployment rate last month.

SBY says Indonesia open for business - 10 Mar 2010 at 8:36pm - Indonesia's president has finished his three-day trip to Australia with a sales pitch calling on Australian businesses to invest in Indonesia.

DVD sales raise $1m for charity - 10 Mar 2010 at 8:34pm - The sales of DVDs of last year's Sound Relief concert have raised another $1million for charity.

Rudd, Abbott 'running scared on Scientology' - 10 Mar 2010 at 8:34pm - Independent Senator Nick Xenophon has slammed the major parties for blocking his moves for an inquiry into the Church of Scientology.

FDA rules out bisphosphonate, thigh fracture link - 10 Mar 2010 at 8:33pm - BOSTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators said on Wednesday they have found no link between oral bisphosphonate osteoporosis medications such as Merck & Co Inc's Fosamax and certain thigh bone fractures.

Jobs growth slows, unemployment steady - 10 Mar 2010 at 8:23pm - Only 400 new jobs were created in Australia during February, but a small fall in the participation rate has kept unemployment roughly steady at 5.3 per cent.

Man attacked by swarm of wasps - 10 Mar 2010 at 8:18pm - A man has been stung at least 20 times by a swarm of wasps at Montmorency, in Melbourne's north east.

Paris masterpieces to hang around - 10 Mar 2010 at 8:09pm - The National Gallery of Australia in Canberra has taken the unprecedented step of extending the record-breaking Masterpieces from Paris exhibition by two weeks.

Court rules Russian oligarch unfairly accused of murder - 10 Mar 2010 at 8:09pm - The High Court in London has awarded damages to the Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky after ruling he had been unfairly accused of the murder of a former Russian spy.

Passengers fall ill on Jetstar flight - 10 Mar 2010 at 8:09pm - Fire and ambulance officers were called to meet a Jetstar flight in Mackay after a number of passengers reported feeling unwell.

Ramos-Horta claims Amnesty misrepresented comments - 10 Mar 2010 at 8:08pm - East Timor's president Jose Ramos-Horta says a press release issued by Amnesty International has misrepresented his comments about calls for an international tribunal in East Timor.

MP's son facing sexual assault charges - 10 Mar 2010 at 8:06pm - The son of the New South Wales Labor MP John Aquilina has been charged with five counts of sexual assault.

Equal pay call for community workers - 10 Mar 2010 at 7:32pm - Sex Discrimination commissioner Elizabeth Broderick has applauded the launch of a test case calling for a pay rise for more than 200,000 mostly female community sector workers.

Doctors fail to cut cholesterol enough - 10 Mar 2010 at 7:13pm - LONDON (Reuters) - Only half of patients at high risk of heart disease are given the right targets for cutting their cholesterol and millions may suffer heart attack or stroke due to doctors' poor advice, scientists said on Thursday.

Breakthrough in NSW TAFE teachers' dispute: reports - 10 Mar 2010 at 7:12pm - It appears there has been a breakthrough in the New South Wales TAFE teachers dispute over pay and conditions.

Send asylum seekers to the back of the queue: Fielding - 10 Mar 2010 at 7:00pm - Family First Senator Steve Fielding says the Federal Government should consider sending asylum seekers who arrive by boat to refugee camps in other countries because they are "jumping the queue".

U.S. says "drugged driving" growing threat - 10 Mar 2010 at 6:50pm - VIENNA (Reuters) - Motorists under the influence of drugs are a growing threat on U.S. roads, while the number who drink and drive has fallen thanks to education and law enforcement, a top U.S. drug control official said on Tuesday.

Despite law, drug safety still a concern at FDA - 10 Mar 2010 at 6:49pm - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Recent new powers have helped the U.S. Food and Drug Administration combat contaminated medications, counterfeit pills and other safety woes, but more work is needed to address lingering concerns about drug risks, FDA officials said on Wednesday.

New Zealander auctions bottled 'ghosts' - 10 Mar 2010 at 6:48pm - A New Zealand woman has successfully sold two vials that she said contained the ghosts of an old man and a young girl.

'Miracle' elephant calf making steady progress - 10 Mar 2010 at 6:42pm - Taronga Zoo's newborn baby elephant continues to defy the odds, suckling from its mother unassisted.

"Personal" study shows gene maps can spot disease - 10 Mar 2010 at 6:40pm - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two studies published on Wednesday show it is possible to sequence the entire gene maps of families with inherited diseases and pinpoint the offending bit of DNA.

Insulation bungle to hit budget bottom line - 10 Mar 2010 at 6:36pm - Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan has conceded that the cost of fixing the Government's failed home insulation program will be "expensive" and may result in cuts to other government programs.

Vaginal birth after cesarean underused: panel - 10 Mar 2010 at 6:09pm - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - If you're pregnant and have had a cesarean section before, chances are you'll have one again. In at least one-third of US hospitals, a repeat cesarean is the only option, and nine in 10 women end up getting one -- a fact that had experts worried at a national conference this week on vaginal birth after cesarean, or VBAC.

Windies seamers skittle Zimbabwe - 10 Mar 2010 at 5:48pm - West Indies enjoyed a crushing 141-run victory over Zimbabwe this morning to take a 2-1 lead in their five-match one-day series after dismissing the tourists for just 104 at Arnos Vale in St Vincent.

Rooney fires again as United crush Milan - 10 Mar 2010 at 5:17pm - Wayne Rooney reached 30 goals for the season as Manchester United marched into the last eight of the Champions League with a clinical 4-0 demolition of AC Milan this morning (AEDT).

Prostate test 'public health disaster': discoverer - 10 Mar 2010 at 5:11pm - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The most commonly used tool for detecting prostate cancer, routine PSA screening, has become "a hugely expensive public health disaster," its discoverer said on Wednesday.

Climate change is a fact, says China - 10 Mar 2010 at 4:39pm - A deputy director of China's most powerful economic ministry has come out swinging against climate change denial.

Schumacher raring to go - 10 Mar 2010 at 4:20pm - Michael Schumacher is raring to go racing again, and the rest of Formula One is just as keen to have him back.

Smoking years key factor in lower Parkinson's risk - 10 Mar 2010 at 4:14pm - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Several studies have shown that smokers have a lower risk of developing Parkinson's disease. A new study shows that it's how many years of smoking a person has under their belt -- rather than how much they smoke every day -- that matters.

Teens held over disabled man's bashing - 10 Mar 2010 at 4:04pm - A second teenager has handed himself into police and been charged with the assault of a disabled man in Sydney's west.

Terrorists execute World Vision workers - 10 Mar 2010 at 4:00pm - There are concerns that aid groups are becoming targets for militant groups in Pakistan, after six aid workers were killed when militants struck a World Vision office in the North-West Frontier Province.

Disgraced track star Jones joins WNBA - 10 Mar 2010 at 3:33pm - Disgraced athletics star Marion Jones, stripped of five medals from the 2000 Sydney Olympics, has signed to play for the Tulsa Shock of the Women's NBA, the club announced overnight.

Pakistan's about-face in captain chaos - 10 Mar 2010 at 3:00pm - Former captains Younis Khan and Mohammad Yousuf had their international futures cast aside and then restored just as quickly after the Pakistan Cricket Board backtracked on its decision to ban the two players overnight.

80s teen idol Corey Haim dead - 10 Mar 2010 at 3:00pm - Corey Haim - a Hollywood teen star of the 1980s who became as famous for his struggles with substance abuse as his acting - has died in Los Angeles of an apparent drug overdose. He was 38.

Canadian vaccination study proves 'herd immunity' - 10 Mar 2010 at 11:55am - CHICAGO (Reuters) - Inoculating children against flu protects more people of all ages in the larger community, probably because young people tend to spread viruses through physical play, Canadian researchers said on Tuesday.

Grateful North hopes to repay faith - 10 Mar 2010 at 6:15am - Western Australian skipper Marcus North has expressed his gratitude at being spared the axe from the Australian Test team and has vowed to repay the selectors faith in the two Test series against New Zealand.

Adelaide nabs fine ACL away win - 10 Mar 2010 at 4:50am - Adelaide has set itself up for another fruitful Asian Champions League adventure with a model away performance and a 2-0 victory over Shandong Luneng in China.

Bushrangers winning race to host final - 10 Mar 2010 at 3:10am - Victoria remains in the box seat to host the Sheffield Shield final after a fine bowling performance against Tasmania on the opening day of their final-round clash at the MCG.

Clarke's mind 'must be on cricket' - 10 Mar 2010 at 2:24am - Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting does not want Michael Clarke back in his side until the troubled star has sorted out his off-field issues with model fiancee Lara Bingle.