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Hi Visters, this is your The Courier-Mail update for May 16, 2007.
Weather: Brisbane 16C - 27C. Fine

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Drought: Level six 'could ban watering'
OUTDOOR watering is likely to be completely banned under harsh level six
restrictions, Queensland's water commissioner says.
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Anger: So who will meet the Dalai Lama?
KEVIN Rudd won't meet him; neither will John Howard and now it's emerged
that not even our own Peter Beattie will go anywhere the Dalai Lama.
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Japan: Mum's head taken to Net cafe
A 17-YEAR-old Japanese boy suspected of killing and beheading his mother
went to an internet cafe with her head in a bag and watched a music DVD
before turning himself in, media reports said today.
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Tests: Dodgy pipes threaten project
A SHIPMENT of 1000 pipes for the Western Corridor water recycling
project has been held up on a dock amid fears they don't meet Australian
standards.
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QUEENSLAND >>>

Police: Drug raids in north
POLICE have seized $40,000 worth of illicit drugs in a series of raids
in the state's north today.
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Court: Student jailed for mall rape
AN INTERNATIONAL student has been jailed for the ``brazen'' rape and
assault of a female classmate in public toilets on Brisbane's Queen
Street mall.
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Court: Road menace jailed
A ``DEAD loss'' driver jailed today for deliberately striking a
pedestrian with his car continued to rack up traffic offences even after
his arrest, the Brisbane District Court heard yesterday.
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NATIONAL >>>

Report: Climate threat to services
BASIC services including electricity, water, transport and
telecommunications could be threatened by climate change, a new report
has found.
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Technology: Cashless pokie machine gamble
CASHLESS poker machines will be rolled out in every club in NSW in an
Australia-first effort to tackle problem gambling.
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WORLD >>>

Missing Madeleine: 'Maddy case has ruined me'
THE man named as a suspect in the disappearance of four-year-old
Madeleine McCann says he has been made a scapegoat for something he did
not do.
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Escape: Bali bombing suspect slips past 8000 soldiers
THE suspected mastermind of the deadly 2002 Bali bombings has likely
given thousands of Philippine troops the slip, forcing them to shift
their hunt to another island in the remote south of the country.
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Washington: Firebrand evangelist Jerry Falwell dies, 73
JERRY Falwell, the evangelical Christian leader whose Moral Majority
became a potent US political force for the Reagan administration in the
1980s, has died.
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SPORT >>>

Forwards: Lot of mongrel up front
QUEENSLAND will bank on the "mongrel" of its forward pack to strike fear
into NSW and pave the way for victory in the Origin series opener.
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Judiciary: Johnson disputes charge
QUEENSLAND Origin lock Dallas Johnson today pleaded guilty to a careless
high tackle but will dispute the grading of his charge at an NRL
judiciary hearing tonight.
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Netball: Aussies trump Kiwis again
AUSTRALIA have maintained their recent edge over New Zealand with a
50-47 victory in their opening netball tri-series game in Birmingham.
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ENTERTAINMENT >>>

TV dresses: Kerri and Kim's double take
TV morning hosts Kerri-Anne Kennerley and Kim Watkins caused a stir when
they showed up on set in the same frock.
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Jack Awards: Wolfmother best live band
OZ rockers Wolfmother rocked their way to yet another award - named
Australia's best live band at the 2007 Jack Awards.
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Poll: Bindi our tourism queen
PINT-sized entertainer and wildlife warrior Bindi Irwin has been voted
the favourite face of Australian tourism.
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BUSINESS >>>

Media: Thomson buys Reuters for $20bn
CANADIAN group Thomson Corporation is to buy Reuters for £8.7 billion
($20.7bn), creating the world's biggest provider of financial data.
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Bid: LionOre offer lauded
XSTRATA has upped the ante in the battle for Australia's third-largest
nickel producer, LionOre, increasing its takeover bid to $6.7 billion.
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Macquarie: Sizzling $1.46b profit
MACQUARIE Bank shares are likely to push towards the $100 barrier after
the investment bank reported a 60 per cent profit jump.
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TECHNOLOGY >>>

Trends: Designed to be mobile
The need for unlimited internet access is driving a surge in laptop
sales, writes Jennifer Dudley
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Gadgets: Flash of future
PAPERLESS electronic books, mobile phones that tell you where to shop,
and tiny memory chips you can fill with information and wear.
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Apple: Get video on stream
APPLE TV promises to change the way you enjoy video just as the iPod
changed the way you enjoy music, wirelessly streaming content from your
computer to your home-entertainment system.
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