oldephartte(in training): 15 June

Wednesday, June 15, 2016

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Ally of drug lord 'El Chapo' arrested in Mexico after US prison time
A top drug-trafficking accomplice of Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman was arrested in Mexico on Wednesday for his alleged role in two murders, shortly after...
'Lone hacker' claims responsibility for cyber attack on Democrats
A "lone hacker" has taken responsibility for a cyber attack on the U.S. Democratic National Committee, which the DNC and a cyber-security firm have...
German minister backs more video surveillance at sporting events - media
German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere, reacting to violent clashes at the Euro 2016 tournament, has called for more video surveillance and...

Incoming Philippines government says to resume talks with Maoist rebels
Philippine President-elect Rodrigo Duterte has agreed to resume formal peace negotiations with Maoist-led rebels in Oslo next month, one of Duterte's...
Japan leads Asia stocks lower, dollar sags on Fed's cautious stance
Asian stocks turned lower on Thursday after the Federal Reserve's cautious policy stance, with Japanese equities hit hard by a strong yen and...
Australian watchdog files suit against health insurer Medibank
Australia's consumer watchdog has launched a suit in the Federal Court against the country's largest private health insurer, Medibank Private Ltd,...

Ally of drug lord 'El Chapo' arrested in Mexico after US prison time
A top drug-trafficking accomplice of Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman was arrested in Mexico on Wednesday for his alleged role in two murders, shortly after...
'Lone hacker' claims responsibility for cyber attack on Democrats
A "lone hacker" has taken responsibility for a cyber attack on the U.S. Democratic National Committee, which the DNC and a cyber-security firm have...
Business sentiment among SMEs rises for first time in 7 quarters
Small- and medium-size enterprises in Singapore are "marginally optimistic" about their growth prospects in the next six months, according to the...

Unique International College: Teacher withdrew $1.9 million in cash, court told
Teacher was a relative of the college's owner and told the court she could not remember where the money came from.
Young people today are overqualified, underemployed and swimming in debt: report
Young people have it a lot tougher than their parents' generation, new study shows.
Manly Vale Public School: 'Do not murder our children with this plan'
Parents and residents are furious with government plans to redevelop a school in a high fire danger zone.

Medibank accused of concealing policy changes to pump up profits before sale: ACCC
Medibank has been accused of failing to disclose policy changes to members in a bid to boost profits ahead of its privatisation.
Canberrans want 3am last drinks: alcohol poll
Most Canberrans want 3am last drinks for bars, clubs and pubs, and many feel more threatened in the city by drunks than people high on drugs.
Australia's high rates of antibiotics overuse revealed in Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care report
Australia's high rates of antibiotics misuse risk sending us back to the dark ages of medicine.

Mark Zuckerberg is dead keen on reading your thoughts within 50 years
The Facebook boss thinks sharing your status, photos and videos with the world is too stingy.
Home hifi: Digital radio roars in retro rig
In the brave new world of digital radio, a model based on a 1959 valve job has been the biggest selling choice for home consumers for the past three...
Hi-fi: Bargains bolster budget bottom line
There are lots of early adopters in Australia and if you're not one of them that's good news indeed. Early adopters buy the latest gear and get the...

Control and fear: what mass killings and domestic violence have in common
Violence in the home can be seen as a psychological training ground for someone like Omar Mateen to commit a mass attack, writes Amanda Taub.
Madonna King: Where have all the leaders gone?
If Howard returned, a friend says, he would walk into PM's office.
Editorial cartoon
The day's burning issues as seen through the eyes of the Herald's editorial cartoonist.

Father of Lane Graves, 2, tried to wrestle his son from alligator
Lane Graves was doing what any two-year-old boy would be doing on a hot Florida evening - splashing around in the shallow waters of a lagoon, perhaps...
Barack Obama meets Dalai Lama in spite of China protest
The US president met the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader at the White House on Wednesday despite a warning by China that it would damage diplomatic...
Jail for wife and son of former China security chief Zhou Yongkang
The wife and son of China's former security chief Zhou Yongkang have been sentenced to prison a year after the family patriarch became the...

Wallabies v England 2016: Numbers show Australia don't cope without David Pocock
Consider the following statistics as you weigh up how the Wallabies are going to cope without Pocock against England for the remainder of the series.
Glastonbury Festival organisers bring in drone ban for the first time
It seems festival-goers have been vastly raising the bar on filming sets with their phones by taking personal aerial footage via drones. and now...
Queensland budget 2016 opposition reply: LNP turns to training of apprentices
The LNP has released its own budget plan in reply to the Labor government's budget handed down on Tuesday, using the theme anything the government can...