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Taxpayers in Australia are reportedly furious after discovering they will be paying to fly Oprah Winfrey's audience to the country. The Daily Mail claims that the Australian tourist board is splashing out more than $2.3 million to take…

Inflation across the 16-nation eurozone retreated to 1.6 percent in August, having hit a near two-year high in the summer, new European Union data confirmed on Wednesday. The 12-month rate slipped from 1.7 percent in July, although a year…

The number of people unemployed in Britain showed a surprising rise in August, official data showed on Wednesday, pointing to even tougher times once government budget cuts begin in earnest. The so-called claimant count of people…

BBC Trust Chairman Michael Lyons, who has come under fire from politicians for the way he oversees the broadcaster, is to step down in May after deciding against seeking a second term. Lyons told the government on Tuesday he would not want…

A woman from a village in southwestern England says that a severe migraine attack left her speaking with what sounds like a French accent — a striking example of a rare syndrome that neuroscientists say can leave lifelong locals sounding…

Women generally find calm, collected men more attractive, and scientists now suggest they know the biology of why that is. Investigations into what makes men desirable often focus on testosterone. The hormone is linked with masculine…

The unemployment rate  in leading industrialised countries was steady at 8.5 percent in July as in June but down from 8.6 percent in May, the OECD said on Tuesday. The overall rate of unemployment in 30 of the 33 countries in the…

Gold could rally above $1,300 an ounce this year, setting successive all-time highs, as uncertainty about economic recovery and a sovereign debt crisis stoke investment interest, according to a closely watched industry report released…

Twelve-month inflation in Britain stood at 3.1 percent in August, unchanged from the level in July, official data showed on Tuesday. Analysts had expected the rate to fall to 3.0 percent, according to a poll by Dow Jones Newswires. The…

India hopes its concerns about security issues related to BlackBerry services will be resolved, the telecoms minister said on Tuesday, giving the government access to electronic messages. Governments in other countries, mostly in the…