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UK emergency committee meets over slaying
MAY 23, 2013 | AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE
Britain's national security chiefs met on Thursday as counter-terrorism police investigated the murder of a soldier who...
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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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UN chief visits Goma after deadly fighting
MAY 23, 2013 | AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE
UN chief Ban Ki-moon arrived in the DR Congo flashpoint city of Goma on Thursday after three days of sometimes deadly...
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Kerry begins round of talks with Israel, Palestinians
MAY 23, 2013 | REUTERS
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Secretary of State John Kerry began a round of separate talks with Israeli and Palestinian...
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Syria opposition open key talks in Istanbul
MAY 23, 2013 | AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE
Syria's main opposition group opened key talks Thursday in Istanbul to debate whether to negotiate with the regime on...
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US, Israel raise hopes for Mideast peace restart

MAY 23, 2013 | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

In Jerusalem, Kerry and Netanyahu raise hopes for...

US, Israel raise hopes for Mideast peace restart

Barred from poll, Rafsanjani calls Iranian leaders ignorant

MAY 23, 2013 | REUTERS

DUBAI (Reuters) - Former president Akbar Hashemi...

Iran's former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani attends Iran's Assembly of Experts' biannual meeting in Tehran

Stricken Japan nuke plant struggles to keep staff

MAY 23, 2013 | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Stricken Japan nuke plant struggles to keep...

Bangladesh: Owners' many failings led to collapse

MAY 23, 2013 | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Bangladesh probe faults swampy land, poor building...

Building materials blamed in Bangladesh disaster

IMF's Lagarde in court for French arbitration case

MAY 23, 2013 | REUTERS

PARIS, May 23 (Reuters) - IMF chief Christine...

IMF chief Lagarde arrives to be questioned by a French magistrate in Paris

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UK emergency committee meets over slaying

MAY 23, 2013 | AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE

Britain's national security chiefs met on Thursday as counter-terrorism police investigated the...

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

UN chief visits Goma after deadly fighting

MAY 23, 2013 | AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE

UN chief Ban Ki-moon arrived in the DR Congo flashpoint city of Goma on Thursday after three days of...

World Bank President Jim Yong Kim (left) and Ban Ki-moon give a press conference on May 22, 2013 in Kinshasa

Nissan says to recall 841,000 cars over steering glitch

MAY 23, 2013 | AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE

Japan's number two carmaker Nissan said Thursday it would recall some 841,000 compact cars worldwide...

Visitors inspect a Nissan Micra car at an assembly plant in the Indian city of Chennai, on March 17, 2010

SABMiller profits fall but emerging markets grow

MAY 23, 2013 | AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE

Britain-based brewer SABMiller suffered a drop in annual net profit after exceptional gains the...

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China's Lenovo sees 34 percent net profit jump

MAY 23, 2013 | AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE

Chinese computer maker Lenovo Group Thursday announced a jump in net profit for the financial year...

Lenovo introduces the new Thinkpad Helix at an electronics show in the US city of Las Vegas on January 6, 2013

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Samsung sells more than 10 mn Galaxy S4 smartphones

MAY 23, 2013 | AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE

South Korea's Samsung Electronics said Thursday its latest flagship Galaxy S4 had become its fastest...

Samsung Electronics employees display the new Galaxy S4 smartphones during an event in Seoul on April 25, 2013

NASA investing in 3-D food printer for astronauts

MAY 22, 2013 | REUTERS

* Texas firm wins NASA study contract * Aims to build, test synthetic food system for...

Tourists take pictures of a NASA sign at the Kennedy Space Center visitors complex in Cape Canaveral, Florida

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

Submerged structure stumps Israeli archaeologists

MAY 23, 2013 | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Huge submerged mystery structure in Sea of Galilee stumps dry-docked Israeli archaeologists...

Submerged structure stumps Israeli archaeologists

Solar plane sets distance record on US tour

MAY 23, 2013 | AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE

The first manned aircraft that can fly day and night powered only by solar energy set a new distance...

The Solar Impulse plane takes off from Moffett Field in Mountain View, California, on May 3, 2013

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Czech police search for American suspected of killing family
MAY 23, 2013 | REUTERS
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Police are searching for an American man suspected of killing four members of a...> Full Story

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Business

France's Hollande says Europe must prioritize creating jobs
MAY 23, 2013 | REUTERS
LEIPZIG, Germany (Reuters) - Europe must prioritize creating jobs and hope for its youth, French...> Full Story

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U.S. Politics

House to vote on variable rate student loans
MAY 23, 2013 | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
House set to OK pegging student loan rates to financial markets despite a veto threat...> Full Story

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United States

Chicago board approves largest school closing
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

British Prime Minister seeks answers after soldier hacked to death
MAY 23, 2013 | REUTERS
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron convened an emergency meeting of his intelligence...> 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

Ford to close Australia auto plants
MAY 22, 2013 | REUTERS
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co <F.N> said on Thursday it is closing its two Australian auto...> Full Story

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Europe

Czech police search for American suspected of killing family
MAY 23, 2013 | REUTERS
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Asia

Japan vice econmin: Thursday Nikkei plunge a 'temporary adjustment'
MAY 23, 2013 | REUTERS
TOKYO (Reuters) - Thursday's plunge in Tokyo stock prices represents a short-term pullback from...> 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

Outrage grows over scandal-tainted Malaysia state boss
MAY 23, 2013 | AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE
Despite earning a civil servant's salary for three decades, Taib Mahmud, the powerful chief minister...> Full Story

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Health

FEATURE-Pfizer takes its shot at a vaccine for evasive superbug
MAY 23, 2013 | REUTERS
CHICAGO, May 23 (Reuters) - Kathrin Jansen is a microbiologist with at least two breakthrough...> Full Story

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Technology

Solar plane sets distance record on US tour
MAY 23, 2013 | AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE
The first manned aircraft that can fly day and night powered only by solar energy set a new distance...> Full Story

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Environment

Solar plane sets distance record on US tour
MAY 23, 2013 | AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE
The first manned aircraft that can fly day and night powered only by solar energy set a new distance...> Full Story

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Sports

LeBron James delivers winner as Heat beat Pacers
MAY 23, 2013 | AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE
LeBron James drove for a game-winning layup as time expired to give the Miami Heat a thrilling...> Full Story

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Entertainment

Celeb birthdays for the week of May 26-June 1
MAY 23, 2013 | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 26-June 1 May 26: Sportscaster Brent Musburger...> Full Story

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Travel

Trial for captain in deadly shipwreck in Italy
MAY 22, 2013 | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Judge in Italy orders trial for captain in shipwreck of Costa Concordia, which killed 32...> Full Story

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