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Soldier hacked to death in London in suspected Islamist attack
MAY 22, 2013 | REUTERS
LONDON (Reuters) - A British soldier was hacked to death by two men shouting Islamic slogans in a south London street on...
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U.S. acknowledges killing four Americans in overseas attacks
MAY 22, 2013 | REUTERS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government formally acknowledged on Wednesday for the first time that it had killed four...
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Storm shelters few in 'Tornado Alley'
MAY 22, 2013 | AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE
Seventy-five percent of the world's tornadoes occur in the United States, yet few people who live in "Tornado Alley"...
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North Korean leader sends special envoy to China
MAY 22, 2013 | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NKorean leader sends envoy to ally China, veering from nuclear war threats to diplomacy PYONGYANG, North...
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U.S. may boost Syria rebels if Assad won't talk peace
MAY 22, 2013 | REUTERS
AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Washington threatened on Wednesday to increase support for Syria's rebels if President Bashar...
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Russian punk band member starts hunger strike to protest court ruling

MAY 22, 2013 | REUTERS

Berezniki, Russia (Reuters) - A member of the...

Verzilov, husband of jailed punk group Pussy Riot band member Tolokonnikova, holds a placard outside a court building in Berezniki

French far-right pays tribute to Notre Dame suicide

MAY 22, 2013 | AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE

France's far-right paid tribute to a writer and...

People watch as French police cordon off the front of Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral on May 21, 2013

IRS unit head refuses to testify about targeting

MAY 22, 2013 | AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE

The head of the IRS office that oversees...

Internal Revenue Service Director of Exempt Organizations Lois Lerner(C) is sworn in, May 22, 2013 in Washington, DC

Iran pushes ahead with new nuclear plant that worries West

MAY 22, 2013 | REUTERS

VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran is pressing ahead with the...

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visits the Natanz nuclear enrichment facility

FBI shoots, kills man linked to Boston bomb suspect

MAY 22, 2013 | AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE

A man being questioned by the FBI over the Boston...

A Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) evidence response team works on May 22, 2013 in Orlando, Florida

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Iron woman Zheng stuns Wozniacki in Brussels

MAY 22, 2013 | AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE

China's Zheng Jie knocked top seed Caroline Wozniacki out of the Brussels Open on Wednesday, just...

Chinese player Zheng Jie returns a ball to Caroline Wozniacki in Brussels, on May 22, 2013

Pregnant Cheruiyot out of world championships

MAY 22, 2013 | AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE

Kenya's double world 5,000m and 10,000m champion Vivian Cheruiyot is expecting her first child and...

Kenya's Vivian Cheruiyot reacts after winning the 5000m Women's Race on September 8, 2011, in Zurich

Japan nuclear reactor atop active fault: regulator

MAY 22, 2013 | AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE

Japan's nuclear watchdog said Wednesday that one reactor was sitting directly above an active...

Shunichi Tanaka, chairman of the Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority, answers questions in Tokyo on January 23, 2013

Japan's Daiichi says key details 'concealed' in Ranbaxy sale

MAY 22, 2013 | AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE

The Japanese owners of Ranbaxy on Wednesday accused former shareholders of the Indian company of...

Indian employees of the Ranbaxy leave work from the Toansa village in Ropar on May 14, 2013

'British solider' butchered in suspected Islamist attack

MAY 22, 2013 | AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE

A man believed to be a British soldier was brutally murdered by suspected Islamists near a London...

A police forensics officer takes photographs inside a cordoned off area in Woolwich, east London, on May 22, 2013

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HP profit down 32 percent, shares up as results beat estimates

MAY 22, 2013 | REUTERS

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co raised its 2013 earnings outlook after beating low...

Power of US tornado dwarfs Hiroshima bomb

MAY 21, 2013 | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

US killer tornado had power of many Hiroshima atomic bombs WASHINGTON (AP) — Wind,...

Power of Moore tornado dwarfs Hiroshima bomb

Twitter beefs up security safeguards after recent attacks

MAY 22, 2013 | REUTERS

(Reuters) - Twitter Inc began introducing new technology on Wednesday to shore up security for...

New Xbox One unveiled as home entertainment hub

MAY 21, 2013 | AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE

Microsoft staked a claim to the Internet Age living room with an eagerly awaited new generation Xbox...

A member of the Microsoft security team watches over the Xbox One console at Microsoft's campus on May 21, 2013

Google boss says company is doing 'right thing' on tax

MAY 22, 2013 | AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE

Google boss Eric Schmidt insisted Wednesday his company was trying to do the "right thing" as it...

Google executive chairman, Eric Schmidt, speaks in Tokyo on September 25, 2012

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EXCLUSIVE-Glencore, Trafigura Iran deals may have skirted sanctions-UN
MAY 22, 2013 | REUTERS
UNITED NATIONS, May 22 (Reuters) - Metals swap deals with Iran by Switzerland-based commodities...> Full Story

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Business

EXCLUSIVE-Glencore, Trafigura Iran deals may have skirted sanctions-UN
MAY 22, 2013 | REUTERS
UNITED NATIONS, May 22 (Reuters) - Metals swap deals with Iran by Switzerland-based commodities...> Full Story

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U.S. Politics

4 Americans killed since 2009 in US drone strikes
MAY 22, 2013 | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Obama administration acknowledges 4 American citizens killed in US drone strikes since 2009...> Full Story

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United States

Chicago board votes to close 50 schools
MAY 22, 2013 | REUTERS
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Chicago Board of Education voted on Wednesday to close 50 schools -...> Full Story

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United Kingdom

Britain offers visas to its Afghan interpreters
MAY 22, 2013 | REUTERS
LONDON (Reuters) - Around 600 interpreters who serve alongside British soldiers in Afghanistan are...> Full Story

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Canada

Canada lifts ban on gay men donating blood
MAY 22, 2013 | AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE
Canadian health authorities lifted Wednesday what was effectively a ban on gay men giving blood,...> Full Story

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Australia & N. Zealand

Rinehart loses $7 bn but still Australia's richest
MAY 22, 2013 | AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE
Mining magnate Gina Rinehart had Aus$7 billion (US$6.8 billion) wiped off her fortune in the past...> Full Story

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Europe

EXCLUSIVE-Glencore, Trafigura Iran deals may have skirted sanctions-UN
MAY 22, 2013 | REUTERS
UNITED NATIONS, May 22 (Reuters) - Metals swap deals with Iran by Switzerland-based commodities...> Full Story

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Asia

China milk powder firms court foreign cachet for domestic gains
MAY 22, 2013 | REUTERS
SHANGHAI, May 23 (Reuters) - The rolling green hills and gurgling blonde toddlers in the ads for...> Full Story

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Africa

Mugabe signs new Zimbabwe constitution into law
MAY 22, 2013 | AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE
President Robert Mugabe signed Zimbabwe's new constitution into law Wednesday, clearing the path to...> Full Story

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South America

Iran candidate list for presidential race
MAY 21, 2013 | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Candidate list for Iran's presidential election to succeed Ahmadinejad The eight...> Full Story

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Science

Farmers plant rice near crippled Fukushima site
MAY 22, 2013 | AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE
Farmers have resumed planting rice for market only 15 kilometres (nine miles) from Japan's crippled...> Full Story

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Health

Online tool helps control blood pressure long term
MAY 22, 2013 | REUTERS
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a new study, people with high blood pressure who could communicate...> Full Story

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Technology

Twitter beefs up security safeguards after recent attacks
MAY 22, 2013 | REUTERS
(Reuters) - Twitter Inc began introducing new technology on Wednesday to shore up security for...> Full Story

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Environment

America's frogs and toads disappearing fast, study warns
MAY 22, 2013 | REUTERS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Frogs, toads and salamanders have been in trouble for decades, but a new...> Full Story

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Sports

Bears linebacker Urlacher retires after 13 seasons
MAY 22, 2013 | REUTERS
(Reuters) - Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher announced his retirement on Wednesday, ending a...> Full Story

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Entertainment

Seen and heard at the Cannes Film Festival
MAY 22, 2013 | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
At the Cannes Film Festival: Damian Lewis to Scotland; workplace love; 'Rabbit' sequel...> Full Story

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Travel

Cruise industry announces passenger bill of rights
MAY 22, 2013 | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Cruise industry association announces member companies adopting passenger bill of rights...> Full Story

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