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Options traders are paying up to hedge against sharp moves in the yen ahead of thin US holiday trading, as speculation grows that Japanese authorities may be less predictable in how they intervene to support the currency.
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Exclusive: Documents also show the Catholic order sought financial support from the Holy See months before it declared it lacked money to pay survivorsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Christian Brothers has deliberately kept nine convicted child abusers, one who is currently behind bars, as members of its religious order because it says it has a “Gospel imperative” to “care for all Brothers” and “the needy”.Court
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Darweish Mohamed, 15, died after being found with alleged stab wounds outside a Craigieburn hospital on Wednesday nightFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLoved ones of a 15-year-old boy who was allegedly stabbed and left to die outside a hospital have asked the community to keep him in its prayers.Mickleham teenager Darweish Mohamed was found with critical wounds outside the Craigieburn community hospital at about 7.50
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Judge finds woman was truthful after the former St Kilda star accused her of lying about attackFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFormer AFL player Nicky Winmar has been found guilty of dragging a woman by the hair and hitting her head against a door.Winmar, 60, argued the woman lied about the attack but Bendigo magistrate Trieu Huynh on Friday found she was being truthful and convicted him of three charges. Continue r
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Former Wales and Lions centre Ray Gravell to be inducted into Welsh Sports Hall of Fame.
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Official statement offers the most detailed official account yet of the highly unusual and fatal incident in BeijingChinese authorities said the man who flew a small plane into Beijing’s tallest skyscraper last week was a 66-year-old who had mental health problems.The statement published on Thursday offered the most detailed official account yet of the highly unusual incident that occurred in Beijing’s central business district on the evening of 26 June. Continue reading...
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AMP Ltd., one of Australia’s top asset managers, has ditched bonds from some of its retirement funds with sovereign debt no longer offering the diversification investors have relied on for decades as a ballast against stock volatility.