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Australia picks sylvan setting for World Cup 2010

Sydney, Dec 4 (DPA) Australia has picked a hill station outside Johannesburg as its base for next year’s World Cup in South Africa, news reports said Friday.

The squad will reside in the Kloofzicht Lodge in Muldersdrift, a 40-minute drive to both Johannesburg and Pretoria, national broadcaster ABC reported.

Muldersdrift is in the foothills of the Zwartkops [...]

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Australia’s Santas see red over tax take

Sydney, Dec 4 (DPA) Pensioners who earn money playing Santa Claus in shopping malls and department stores complained Friday that the Australian Tax Office (ATO) had spoilt the Christmas spirit.

They are threatening to strike unless the ATO looks again at recent changes to the tax code.

Rosalind Palisi, whose Sydney labour hire company Straight Down the [...]

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Doordarshan to showcase ‘Smile Pinki’ on Sunday

New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Those wanting to see Oscar-winning documentary ‘Smile Pinki’, the touching story of an Indian village girl born with a cleft lip, can tune in to national broadcaster Doordarshan this Sunday.

American filmmaker Megan Mylan’s documentary, to be telecast at 9.30 p.m, is the heartwarming tale of Pinki, whose cleft lip made [...]

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Introduce multi-lingual channel to improve image of Islam: PTV official

Islamabad, Oct.1 (ANI): An official of Pakistan’s national broadcaster PTV has called on the federal government to use the substantial aid at its disposal to improve the image of Islam which has been badly tarnished by the militants.

In an opinion piece [...]

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