01/09/2009
Two Australians killed by falling glacier ice in New Zealand (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Two Australian brothers were killed when around 100 tonnes of ice fell on them at the base of Fox Glacier in New Zealand's South Island, police said Friday.
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01/09/2009
Australia, New Zealand Dollars Rise After Slump in U.S. Dollar (Bloomberg)
Jan. 9 (Bloomberg) -- The Australian and New Zealand dollars rose as the number of Americans collecting unemployment benefits surged to a 26-year high, helping weaken the U.S. currency.
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01/09/2009
Australia, New Zealand Dollars Advance as Stocks Poised to Gain (Bloomberg)
Jan. 9 (Bloomberg) -- The Australian and New Zealand dollars rose as the number of Americans collecting unemployment benefits surged to a 26-year high, pushing the greenback down to a one- week low against six of the world’s most-traded currencies.
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01/09/2009
New Zealand Dollar Weakens Against Most Majors (Nasdaq)
(RTTNews) - Friday morning in Asia, the New Zealand dollar edged lower against the currencies of US, Japan and Europe. On the other hand, against the aussie, the kiwi showed choppy trading during this time.
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01/08/2009
Two Tourists Killed by Ice Collapse at New Zealand Glacier (Bloomberg)
Jan. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Two Australian tourists died after an ice shelf collapsed at the face of New Zealand’s Fox Glacier late yesterday.
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01/08/2009
New Zealand Market Opens Slightly Weaker (Nasdaq)
(RTTNews) - The New Zealand stock market opened slightly weaker on Friday, following a see-saw session on Wall Street overnight with the major U.S. averages ending the session mixed.
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01/08/2009
Mixed Opens Seen For New Zealand, Australia Stocks (Nasdaq)
(RTTNews) - Mixed opens are expected for the New Zealand and Australia stock markets on Friday, following a see-saw session on Wall Street overnight. New Zealand stocks finished lower in relatively light trading on Thursday.
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01/09/2009
Clarinda community in shock: One brother dead, one missing in New Zealand glacier tragedy (Leader Community Newspapers)
NEIGHBOURS this morning paid tribute to two Melbourne brothers after a family holiday to New Zealand turned to tragedy.
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01/09/2009
Brothers crushed by falling ice on New Zealand glacier (Daily Telegraph)
Two Australian tourists have died after being crushed by a falling ice shelf on a glacier in New Zealand.
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01/08/2009
Ice fall kills two Australian tourists in New Zealand (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters WELLINGTON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - An Australian tourist is dead and his brother is presumed to have died after the pair were buried under car-sized chunks of ice when part of a glacier face in New Zealand ...
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