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Tuscany: Getting in the Italian groove
Seasoned Wwoofer Venetia Sherson gets more than she bargained for on an olive picking job in the hills of southern Tuscany.
League: Kearney tweaks Kiwis team
Kiwi coach Stephen Kearney has made some positional swaps and one change for Saturday's Four Nations opener against England.
Stocks slide overnight as China hikes rates
Stocks in Europe and the US slid as China unexpectedly increased its benchmark interest rate and after Apple's earnings forecast fell short of some expectations.
Wwoofing in Tuscany
Wwoof stands for Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms or Willing Workers on Organic Farms. It is an international network linking people who want to work on organic farms with people looking for volunteer help.
For further information see wwoof.org.
Soccer: Where will Rooney go?
If the rumours are true and Wayne Rooney is leaving Manchester United, which clubs would be fighting for his signature?
Golf: Brown finishes off the pace
A disappointing final round for Kiwi golfer Mark Brown at the European Tour's Portugal Masters.
Pilgrims in Rome for canonisation of Australian nun
Mary MacKillop, who died more than 100 years ago, had strong ties to New Zealand.
Do the dangers of codeine outweigh the benefits?
Scientists have raised serious concerns about the widespread use of one of the world's most common painkillers.
Aussie dollar hits parity with US
The Australian dollar has finally hit parity with the US dollar.
UK cops tweet every incident over 24-hour period
One of England's biggest police forces is tweeting every incident it deals with over a 24-hour period to give the public an idea of the workload officers face.
Australia to get first saint
Mary MacKillop (1842-1909) is set to become Australia's first saint.
Le beau monde
While we ponder what to buy this season, designers in Europe are showing what will be hot for summer in 2012.
Buying up baby: The IVF journey
No area of medicine has advanced more rapidly, nor created more controversy, than the treatment of infertility.
Hitler exhibition opens in Germany
The first German exhibition since the Second World War to deal exclusively with Hitler and Nazism opens in Berlin.
Muting its message
How chick-flick Eat, Pray, Love sold out to the forces of materialism. By Guy Adams.
L'Oreal shakes up make up
L'Oreal is considering a bid of US$44 ($58.16) a share for Avon, the UK's Daily Mail reported.