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SYDNEY Dejounte Murray Jersey , Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- The Australian market is higher on Thursday, on the back of an overnight rally in base metal prices.


At 10:50 (AEST), the benchmark S&PASX 200 index was up 11.60 points, or 0.20 percent, at 5,796.70 Derrick White Jersey , while the broader All ordinaries index rose 11.80 points, or 0.20 percent, at 5,842.50.


"There was a significant bounce in base metal prices and that has made materials the best performing sector today," CMC Markets chief market analyst Ric Spooner told Xinhua on Thursday.


"However oil prices slipped after the announcement of increased production in the U.S. which has seen the energy space under pressure."


The biggest story of the morning has been the decline in telecommunication giant Telstra's share price, which fell more than 10 percent at one point.


"We saw a very negative reaction to their profit result and the fact they have changed their dividend policy Kyle Anderson Jersey , by cutting it," Spooner explained.


The Commonwealth Bank added 0.36 percent, Westpac Bank edged lower at 0.09 percent, ANZ dipped 0.07 percent and National Australia Bank was down 0.16 percent.


BHP climbed 0.99 percent, Rio Tinto jumped 1.93 percent, Fortescue Metals surged 2.73 percent and Newcrest Mining rallied 2.01 percent.


Woodside Petroleum tumbled 2.17 percent Tony Parker Jersey , Santos dropped 1.35 percent and Oil Search fell 0.47percent.


Wesfarmers soared 2.32 percent and Woolworths lifted 0.33 percent.


Telstra's plummeted 9.35 percent, Qantas shot up 1.89 percent and CSL gained 1.65 percent.


GENEVA, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Tuesday welcomed the repeal of laws in Lebanon, Tunisia and Jordan that allowed rapists to avoid criminal prosecution by marrying their victims.


"To punish a rape victim by making her marry the perpetrator of a horrible crime against her, there is no place in today's world for such hideous laws," he said in a statement issued Tuesday.


"I warmly welcome the stand that lawmakers in Lebanon George Gervin Jersey , Tunisia and Jordan have taken towards eliminating violence against women and ensuring that perpetrators of such violence are held to account," he added