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Australian Leader Challenges Human Rights Abuse In Tibet

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Rudd challenges China’s human rights abuses, defends right to protest against Olympic Torch relay! It’s been a big day for Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd! After creating history by becoming the first western leader to make a speech to the Chinese in Mandarin, Rudd upset his hosts by repeating the comments he made in Washington … Read more

Kormorant German Raider And HMAS Sydney

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The auxiliary cruiser Kormoran was a Kriegsmarine (German Navy) merchant raider during World War II. It was designated as ‘Schiff 41’ and known to the Allied navies as Raider G. Best known for sinking the Australian light cruiser HMAS Sydney in November 1941 off Western Australia, a battle in which she was also destroyed, Kormoran … Read more