Australia purchases five Spanish warships
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Australia will spend more than nine billion US dollars on five warships to be built in partnership with the Spanish company Navantia, Prime Minister John Howard announced Wednesday.
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Australia has more than tripled its emergency aid to Asian nations stricken by the tsunami disaster, adding 25 million dollars (19.5 million US) to an initial pledge of 10 million dollars.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard Wednesday pledged &#36;765 million over five years to Indonesian tsunami reconstruction and development.
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A merger between British Airways and the Spanish airline Iberia moved closer yesterday after BA raised Â£425m by selling its stake in Australia&#39;s national carrier Qantas
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Australia overcame stifling heat and a wildly enthusiastic home crowd to thrash the Solomon Islands 5-1 and all but secure a berth in next year&#39;s lucrative Confederations Cup.
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Australia make five changes to their side for Saturday's second Test against Wales.
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Australia will buy a fleet of 27 high-speed naval boats for counter-terror operations, particularly around Sydney Harbour, and to combat drug and gun smuggling in New South Wales state, officials said on Sunday.
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The government has unveiled the latest weapon in Australia's battle against poachers who haunt its Antarctic fishing grounds, a high-speed patrol boat equipped with twin .50 calibre machine guns.
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A booming construction sector means Spain is growing at its fastest annual rate in five years, figures show.
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Polish arms firm Bumar has signed a 10.5-million-dollar (8.7-million-euro) contract with the Iraqi authorities to supply weapons and ammunition to the war-torn country's army and police, the company said.
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Five more Eta suspects are arrested in Spain following a weekend operation which led to 20 arrests, including key figures.
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SYDNEY, Australia  - A new Australian patrol ship armed with two machine-guns will scour the country's territorial waters in a "deadly serious" mission to stop illegal fishermen from taking Australia's fish, officials announced Friday.
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Spanish telecommunications operator Auna might be the target of an 11-billion-euro (14.3-billion-dollar) takeover by five investment funds.
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Mexico's cement giant Cemex is purchasing Britain's RMC Group in a $5 billion deal due to be announced on Monday.
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SYDNEY, Aug 26 : Australia announced plans Thursday to acquire long-range cruise missiles that will give its defence force the &quot;most lethal capacity&quot; for air combat in the region.
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The British navy helped a US deep-sea explorer firm remove treasures it discovered at the site of a shipwreck that Madrid suspects was found in Spanish waters, Spanish media reported on Friday.
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Spain has agreed to acquire a second-hand battery of U.S.-made Patriot missiles to boost its defenses, the government said Sunday.