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South Korea March Current Account Surplus $6.23 Billion

South Korea posted a current account surplus of $6.23 billion in March, the Bank of Korea said on Thursday - down from $6.37 billion in February.




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U.S. Consumer Credit Unexpectedly Slumps $12.1 Billion In March

Reflecting a steep drop in revolving credit, the Federal Reserve released a report on Thursday showing an unexpected decrease in U.S. consumer credit in the month of March.




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KORNGOLD, E.W.: Opera Highlights and Orchestral Works - Das Wunder der Heliane / Märchenbilder / Die tote Stadt (Linz Bruckner Orchestra, C. Richter) (C7350)




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Billy Duffy

The lovely Billy Duffy interviewed at the AIM Independent Music Awards 2019 at Camden’s Roundhouse before presenting the Pioneer Award to his good friend Johnny Marr on September 3rd 2019.




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Monitor mobile devices with the Geospatial Analytics service

Obtain, run, and extend a Node.js starter application that uses the IBM Cloud Geospatial Analytics service. With the Geospatial Analytics service, you can monitor moving devices from the Internet of Things. The service analyzes a device message stream from MQTT and tracks device locations in real time with respect to one or more geographic regions.




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Blockade standoff, hockey stick shortage, Bernie impersonator, Bill Barr's next move, Malcolm X doc and more

What the Oka crisis reveals about this week's pipeline standoff, COVID-19 sparks fears of a hockey stick shortage, Bernie Sanders impersonator James Adomian, charting U.S. Attorney General William Barr's next move, why pop music works, revisiting the death of Malcolm X and more.



  • Radio/Day 6

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The case against predictability

Everything we do is analyzed, measured, and quantified to create a model of us online, which then tries to influence our behavour. But how accurate is our quantified self?




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Disabled people want disability design—not disability dongles

People with disabilities want to be participants in design, not recipients of design




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Mar 21: COVID 19 vulnerability, COVID- and climate and more

Firing a cannonball at an asteroid and a fossil ‘wonderchicken’



  • Radio/Quirks & Quarks

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Mar 2: Mobilizing scientists in the COVID 19 fight, riding the COVID wave and more...

NASA's space salad and Escobar's hippos are restoring an ecosystem



  • Radio/Quirks & Quarks

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Bilingual Dogs, Unfriendly Border Guards, Y2K Bunker Bust

This week we look back at all of our stories that fooled the internet: We hear from a Montreal city councillor about a bylaw requiring all dogs to understand commands in French and English, we learn about a new program that’s training Canadian border guards to be more friendly, and we visit with a man emerging from a bunker he entered in the year 2000.



  • Radio/This is That

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T-Mobile en Ziggo winnen klanten, KPN levert in

Deze week presenteerde T-Mobile de resultaten over het vierde kwartaal. Daarmee kunnen we nu een overzicht maken van de ontwikkelingen op de breedbandmarkt en de verhouding tussen de drie grote landelijke aanbieders: Ziggo, KPN en T-Mobile.




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Various Artists - Reggae Golden Jubilee: Origins of Jamaican Music – 50th Anniversary

A connoisseur-satisfying collection, yet completely accessible for novices.




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Is there any possibility coronavirus escaped a Chinese lab?

* What are some possible origins of coronavirus? * Are you more likely to get coronavirus if you work in an abattoir? * Can I get sick from meat processed in an abattoir if the worker had coronavirus? * Could herbal medicine play a role in helping stop or treat coronavirus? And Norman and Tegan discuss research regarding skin rashes that are being reported by some COVID-19 patients.




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Staff Benda Bilili - Bouger Le Monde!

As pure a life-affirming rush as the best pop music in any language.




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Hit to economy grows by $4 billon every week

The Prime Minister is urging Australians to start returning to Covid-safe workplaces, as the number of people unemployed grows to one million.




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Billy Bragg - Tooth & Nail

Bragg conveys truths about his home country like few other songwriters can.




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270km flights to buy bread, $15,000 shopping bills are just facts of life on a remote Australian cattle station

Flying a light plane to pick up bread from the local bakery is not something most Australians can relate to, but it is the unique reality for some who call Central Australia home.







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Mary Poppins memorabilia at Maryborough Story Bank



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Family wants answers about how son with disability was injured in care home

Eden Camac, who has a complex disability, broke both hips and his left leg while at a supported accommodation facility. An ambulance was not called until 10 hours after the incident and his family wants to know what went wrong.




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The vulnerability of modern societies to sudden outbreaks

Despite the advances of medicine, today's societies are vulnerable to sudden outbreaks of infectious diseases.




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Wayfinding: how humans developed the ability to navigate

The ability to navigate through the physical world is an amazing feat of the brain that was developed by our ancient ancestors. We can walk through unfamiliar places while maintaining a sense of direction, take shortcuts and remember places we visited decades earlier. How do we do it and is this ability threatened by a reliance on GPS?




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Wheelchair dancing brings joy, challenges perceptions about disability

It's a 73-year-old event, but for the first time, wheelchair dancers have taken to the stage at the Mackay Eisteddfod in north Queensland, to the audience's delight.



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  • Australia:QLD:Mackay 4740

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Voluntary euthanasia bill sails through Labor-dominated Lower House of WA Parliament

Western Australia moves significantly closer to legalising voluntary assisted dying with the State Government's euthanasia bill sailing through the Lower House of Parliament but it still faces a major hurdle.



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  • Australia:WA:Perth 6000

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Synergy's huge financial loss could lead to bill hikes or taxpayer bailouts, experts warn

A $657 million loss posted by WA power retailer Synergy will likely either lead to inflation-busting bill hikes or a taxpayer-funded bailout, but the WA Government is insisting its reforms will keep a lid on prices.




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Power disconnections double in three years as West Australians struggle to pay electricity bills

More than 60 West Australian homes and businesses are having their electricity cut off on an average day for failing to pay their bills, with the number more than doubling in just three years.




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Power bill pressure bites as people like Alison Coats face energy disconnection for not paying

Alison Coats was juggling a new job at an inner-city law firm and raising three young boys when her life "imploded". She is just one of a growing number of people who have struggled to stretch the household budget to pay the bills.




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Police urged to apologise to man with disability prosecuted for 'doing nothing wrong'

A man with a disability was strip searched and prosecuted after a false claim he was photographing children at a beachside suburb, leading to calls for an apology from WA Police.




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Mobile phones to be banned in WA public schools from 2020 under McGowan Government move

The WA Government will ban students from using mobile phones, smart watches and tablets in all public schools from 2020 in a major push to reduce distraction and focus on learning.




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Fresh claims of filibustering as Nick Goiran moves 357 amendments to WA's voluntary assisted dying bill

Opponents of a voluntary assisted dying bill in Western Australia face fresh accusations of filibustering after a Liberal MP moved hundreds of amendments to the proposed legislation.



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Galaxy almost 5 billion light-years away discovered by WA desert telescope

A high-tech telescope situated in Western Australia's desert discovers a galaxy almost five billion light-years away.




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Billion-dollar Geraldton drug bust sees three men from 'established criminal network' arrested

Three more men from different countries are arrested as part of an international investigation into an attempted billion-dollar drug smuggling operation uncovered when a yacht ran aground off the WA coast.




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HOPE Springs Community Farm, WA, rehabilitating drug addicts with sourdough

A WA rehabilitation centre is finding success with a baking program that has helped drug users some of whom have battled addiction for decades to start recovering.




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Tony Hutchison's memorabilia



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Outback lifeline Royal Flying Doctor Service celebrated on new 20-dollar bill

Australia's next generation $20 banknote design continues to feature a portrait of John Flynn who pioneered the world's first aerial medical service in 1928, now known as the Royal Flying Doctor Service.




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Federal election 2019: Voters with a disability say the electoral process lets them down

As the Federal election draws closer, disability advocates call for changes to ensure people with disabilities have a better voting experience.




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Bill Nighy falls in love with Australian outback, filming Buckley's Chance in Broken Hill

Bill Nighy says he's fallen in love with Australian outback skies and small-town charm while filming his new movie, Buckley's Chance, in Broken Hill.




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Notable photo on the money as outback history celebrated on new $20 bill

An empty station homestead in drought-stricken outback New South Wales may look unassuming but has gained renown by being featured on the new $20 banknote.



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Call for rethink on farm loans scheme eligibility criteria

The Western Australian Opposition is calling on the State Government to revisit the eligibility criteria for its concessional farming loans because of limited demand so far.




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Alliance adds to calls for revised farm loans eligibility criteria

An eastern Wheatbelt farming group says it is extremely frustrating for struggling growers in the region to see limited demand for a Government support package.




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Billions of litres of water lost each year through ageing network: report

The Auditor General has found the Water Corporation is losing billions of litres of water more than it should each year, mainly due to leaking pipes. In his report, tabled in Parliament today, Colin Murphy says about 30 billion litres of water was lost each year, ten billion more than what is considered acceptable. The agency will also have to fork out tens of millions of dollars to replace ageing pipes in the network.




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Water quality and availability concerns in drought for dialysis patients

The drought could have major implications for life-saving medical procedures, such as dialysis with patients needing up to 4,000 litres each week for treatment.





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Billie Jean King once asked 'where is everyone else?' The NRL's new advert presents evidence the sport is more inclusive

It was predictably branded as "politically correct". Yet rather than a legitimate beef with the promotional video, you wonder if the real objection was that it did not fit the needs of those yearning for the past, writes Richard Hinds.




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Queensland family buys station from Chinese billionaire for $53 million

A Queensland family has bought a large cattle station on the Northern Territory/Queensland border from a Chinese billionaire for $53 million.




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Bonnie 'Prince' Billy

ABC North Coast resident arts reviewer, Jeanti St Clair looks at the latest music and theatre to hit the region.