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Union fears Townsville Hospital staff overlooked in cardiac services outsourcing

A hospital workers' union says it is concerned by the Townsville Hospital's move to outsource cardiac services to workers from Brisbane. The ABC has seen Townsville Hospital documents that show more than 1,200 outpatients are on the waiting list for ... >> view original

Townsville man arrested with knife outside police station

A Townsville man has been charged after allegedly being found with a knife outside a police station. The 21-year-old was spotted by an off-duty police officer just after 3pm on Friday, with a police spokesman saying the man appeared "agitated" while ... >> view original

Port of Townsville to take over maritime museum

[email protected] @lloydslistau More by Danielle Shaw. June 01 2015 - 15:56:25. Port of Townsville (POTL) will soon take over the operation of the Townsville Maritime Museum after a decision by the museum's board of directors to transfer ownership. >> view original

Liberman warns of next cycle of violence as Hamas builds road near border

A Hamas official says the road, only 250 meters from the border, was being prepared for "a convenient time" to "attack" Israel. Gaza border fence. IDF vehicle drives along Gaza border fence [file]. (photo credit:REUTERS). Share on Facebook Share on Twitter. >> view original

Lorry Overturns And Lands On Car Killing 6 In Monterrey, Mexico

MEXICO, June 1 (BERNAMA-NNN-XINHUA) -- At least six people died and another one was injured in a car accident early Sunday morning in Monterrey, the capital city of northern Mexican state Nuevo Leon, state police reported. The accident happened on ... >> view original

Japan abandoned body found in suitcase at Tokyo station

Police in Japan are trying to identify a woman whose body was left inside a suitcase at Tokyo's main train station for more than a month. The suitcase was originally left in a station locker, but after no-one returned to claim it, it was taken to left luggage and ... >> view original

Muslim passenger Tahera Ahmad refused Diet Coke 'weapon' on US flight

A Muslim chaplain has claimed she was the victim of discrimination aboard a US flight after being refused an unopened can of drink by a flight attendant who told her it could be used "as a weapon". Tahera Ahmad, identified online as head of interfaith ... >> view original

Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej returns to hospital

Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej has gone back into hospital, only a few weeks after being discharged. A statement from the palace on Sunday said he was undergoing tests at the Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok but did not say when he was likely to return to ... >> view original

Murder charges over Dhaka tragedy

Investigators in Bangladesh are set to press murder charges against the owner of a clothes factory building that collapsed in 2013, killing more than 1,100 people. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments. Bijoy Krishna Kar ... >> view original

Nepal sets up post-quake camps for sexual minorities

KATHMANDU (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When transgender woman Maya K.C. sought help at a relief camp in the ruins of Nepal's capital after a devastating earthquake, she was quickly made to feel as though she did not belong. "As soon as my sexual ... >> view original