Australia floods: PM Julia Gillard unveils new tax
Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced a new tax to
help pay for devastating floods that she says will cost A$5.6bn ($5.6bn;
£3.5bn) in reconstruction. Ms Gillard said the 12-month tax, starting from 1 July, would be
levied on those earning A$50,000 or more and those affected by floods
would not pay.
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Nelson Mandela rests at home after hospital treatment
Former South African President Nelson Mandela is
recovering at home after spending two nights in hospital with a
respiratory infection. Doctors say he responded well to treatment
and his condition is stable.
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Kenyan mother ‘cursed’ with six sets of twins
Most women would struggle to cope with six sets
of twins but for Gladys Bulinya it is even more difficult - as many
people in her part of Kenya think twins are cursed.
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