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| 10/02/2012
Guinea massacre: Minister charged
| | A minister and military officer in Guinea is charged for his role in the killing in 2009 of scores of people during a protest against military rule. > more |
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| 09/02/2012
Court rejects Pakistan PM appeal
| | Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani will appear before the Supreme Court next week after it dismisses his appeal against contempt charges. > more |
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| 09/02/2012
VIDEO: Caught out on live TV - it's Odd Box
| | The toddler who's great at table tennis, the runaway rhino and the presenter not quite ready for her live broadcast - the week's weird and wonderful video stories in Newsbeat's Odd Box with Dominic Byrne. > more |
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| 09/02/2012
Tribe sues beer makers for $500m
| | South Dakota's Oglala Sioux tribe has sued major beer makers for $500m for fuelling chronic alcohol abuse in one of the poorest communities in the US. > more |
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| 09/02/2012
Greece deal fails to convince, EU demands more(Reuters)
| | Reuters - Greek political leaders said they had clinched a deal on economic reforms and spending cuts needed to secure a second bailout, but euro zone finance ministers demanded more measures and a parliamentary seal of approval before providing the aid. > more |
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| 09/02/2012
Biden says contraceptives fight can be worked out(Reuters)
| | Reuters - Vice President Joe Biden said on Thursday the White House was working to address concerns raised by the Catholic church over a new rule on contraceptives, and he believed an escalating election-year battle over the issue would be resolved. > more |
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| 09/02/2012
House passes curbs on lawmaker insider trading(Reuters)
| | Reuters - The House of Representatives on Thursday overwhelmingly passed new curbs on insider trading by lawmakers and other government officials despite complaints from Democrats and some Republicans that key anti-corruption provisions were dropped. > more |
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| 09/02/2012
Dwindling time, rising tension make Iran top fear(AP)
| |  AP - The United States and its allies believe the window to stop Iran from building a bomb is quickly closing, pushing conflict with the Islamic republic to the top of the Obama administration's national security worries in the midst of an election year.
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| 09/02/2012
Spanish judge 'will fight' ruling
| | Spain's most prominent judge, Baltasar Garzon, vows to fight his conviction and 11-year suspension from the judiciary for authorising prison phonetapping. > more |
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| 09/02/2012
Women at war: Pentagon is easing its job limits(AP)
| |  AP - New orders from the Pentagon: The military on Thursday formally opened thousands of jobs to women in units that are closer to the front lines than ever before, reflecting what's already been going on as female American soldiers fight and die next to their male comrades.
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| 09/02/2012
$25B settlement reached over foreclosure abuses(AP)
| |  AP - A landmark$25 billion settlement with the nation's top mortgage lenders was hailed by government officials Thursday as long-overdue relief for victims of foreclosure abuses. But consumer advocates countered that far too few people will benefit.
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| 09/02/2012
US Marines posed with Nazi symbol in Afghanistan(AP)
| |  AP - The Marine Corps on Thursday once again did damage control after a photograph surfaced of a sniper team in Afghanistan posing in front of a flag with a logo resembling that of the notorious Nazi SS— a special unit that murdered millions of Jews, gypsies and others.
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| 09/02/2012
NRC approves first new nuclear plant in a generation(Reuters)
| | Reuters - Regulators on Thursday approved plans to build the first new nuclear power plant in the U.S. in more than 30 years, despite objections of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission chairman, who cited safety concerns stemming from Japan's 2011 Fukushima disaster. > more |
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| 09/02/2012
Suffering deepens in bombarded Syrian city of Homs(AP)
| |  AP - Between blasts of rockets and mortar fire, Syrians used loudspeakers to call for blood donations and medical supplies Thursday in the stricken city of Homs, where a weeklong government offensive has created a deepening humanitarian crisis.
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| 09/02/2012
Fla. mogul, facing trial, adopts his girlfriend(AP)
| |  AP - The story already had people's attention: A multimillionaire polo magnate was accused of causing a drunken-driving wreck that killed a young man. But now, with his criminal trial approaching, a strange twist has raised even more eyebrows: He has adopted his 42-year-old girlfriend.
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| 09/02/2012
Laser radar spots quake changes
| | An earthquake fault zone in Mexico is imaged with unprecedented precision, thanks to improvements in Light Detection and Ranging - laser radar. > more |
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| 09/02/2012
ECB opens door to indirect Greece aid(Reuters)
| | Reuters - European Central Bank President Mario Draghi opened the door on Thursday to helping Athens indirectly after Greek politicians finally signed up to an austerity package following days of dither and delay. > more |
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| 09/02/2012
Watts lands Princess Diana role
| | British-born actress Naomi Watts is to portray Princess Diana in a new film believed to explore her relationship with the heart surgeon Hasnat Khan. > more |
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| 07/02/2012
Maldives leader quits after protests, VP sworn in
| | MALE, Maldives (AP) -- The first democratically elected president of the Maldives resigned Tuesday and was replaced by his vice president after the police and army clashed in the streets of the island nation amid protests over the arrest of a top judge.... > more |
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| 07/02/2012
Iran calls new US sanctions 'psychological war'
| | TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran on Tuesday dismissed the new U.S. sanctions, saying they are part of a "psychological war" meant to sow discontent among Iranians and insisting the measures would not halt the country's nuclear program.... > more |
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| 07/02/2012
Bishops told pedophiles lie, victims must be heard
| | ROME (AP) -- Psychologists told bishops from around the world Tuesday that priests who rape and molest children usually lie when confronted with an accusation, and that the church should listen to victims since they usually tell the truth and need to be believed in order to heal.... > more |
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| 07/02/2012
Putin pledges to cut officials' traffic privileges
| | MOSCOW (AP) -- Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Tuesday pledged to cut traffic privileges for officials, who routinely bypass Moscow's notorious traffic jams by ignoring basic rules of the road and even driving into oncoming lanes.... > more |
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| 07/02/2012
Dutch clean ice to raise chances of skating race
| | THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) -- Volunteers are pouring onto frozen rivers and lakes in the northern Netherlands to clean the ice of snow that is jeopardizing chances of a grueling speedskating race being held for the first time in 15 years.... > more |
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| 07/02/2012
Iran's parliament summons Ahmadinejad
| | TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran's parliament on Tuesday decided to summon President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for questioning over a long list of accusations, including that he mismanaged the nation's economy.... > more |
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| 07/02/2012
Russian FM in Syria amid escalating violence
| | BEIRUT (AP) -- Syrian forces renewed their assault on the flashpoint city of Homs on Tuesday as Russia's foreign minister held talks in Damascus with President Bashar Assad about the country's escalating violence.... > more |
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| 06/02/2012
Australians urged to flee flooding
| | Australian authorities on Monday pleaded with hundreds of people who had chosen to remain in a town in the path of rising flood waters to vacate their homes.  > more |
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| 06/02/2012
Foxconn story shrouded in secrecy
| | We meet her by chance on the side of a road. She looks the very model of a Chinese factory worker: young, vibrant, dressed in the cheap brand-name knockoff fashions so common of poor rural villages.  > more |
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| 04/02/2012
Russia, China veto U.N. plan for Syria(Reuters)
| | Reuters - Russia and China vetoed on Saturday a U.N. resolution that backed an Arab plan calling on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to quit, stalling global efforts to end his bloody crackdown on unrest after hundreds were reported killed in the city of Homs. > more |
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| 04/02/2012
Nevada holds Republican vote
| | Republicans in the US state of Nevada vote in caucuses to decide their choice of presidential candidate with Mitt Romney leading the field. > more |
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| 03/02/2012
FBI probes Anonymous phone hack
| | The FBI investigates how activists linked to Anonymous obtained a recording of a phone call between US and UK police on their operations against hacking. > more |
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| 03/02/2012
Canada PM wants RIM to grow as"a Canadian company"(Reuters)
| | Reuters - Canada's prime minister drew an apparent line in the sand on foreign takeovers on Friday, saying he wanted to see BlackBerry maker Research In Motion grow"as a Canadian company"and questioning whether hostile takeovers of key domestic firms are in the country's best interests. > more |
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| 03/02/2012
US girl home after huge tumour op
| | Nine-year-old Alannah Shevenell returns home more than three months after undergoing a transplant of six organs to remove a potentially deadly tumour. > more |
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| 03/02/2012
Huhne resigns over points charge
| | Chris Huhne vows to clear his name as he resigns as energy secretary to fight a charge of perverting the course of justice relating to a 2003 speeding case. > more |
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| 03/02/2012
Komen reverses move to cut Planned Parenthood funding(Reuters)
| | Reuters - Susan G. Komen for the Cure said on Friday it was retreating from a decision to cut funding to Planned Parenthood, which provides abortion and birth control services, and apologized for a move that thrust the world's largest breast cancer charity into a deeply politicized controversy. > more |
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| 03/02/2012
Job growth surges, jobless rate near 3-year low(Reuters)
| | Reuters - The economy created jobs at the fastest pace in nine months in January and the unemployment rate unexpectedly dropped to a near three-year low, giving a boost to President Barack Obama as campaigning heats up ahead of November elections. > more |
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| 03/02/2012
Heavy snowstorm hits Colorado on its way east(AP)
| | AP - A powerful winter storm swept across Colorado on Friday as it headed east, bringing blizzard warnings to eastern Colorado and western Kansas, and winter storm warnings for southeast Wyoming and western Nebraska. > more |
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| 03/02/2012
Some colleges cut tuition, hasten graduation(Reuters)
| | Reuters - Even before President Barack Obama announced plans last month to push colleges to improve affordability, a number of schools beat him to the punch by lowering tuition and helping students graduate in fewer semesters. > more |
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| 03/02/2012
Artist set for Facebook windfall
| | A US graffiti artist who painted Facebook's offices is set to become a millionaire when the social network begins trading as a public company. > more |
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| 03/02/2012
Maine girl bouncing back after 6-organ transplant(AP)
| |  AP - A 9-year-old Maine girl is home from a Boston hospital healthy, active and with high hopes— and a new stomach, liver, spleen, small intestine, pancreas, and part of an esophagus to replace the ones that were being choked by a huge tumor.
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| 03/02/2012
Major winter storm sweeping across Colorado(AP)
| | AP - A powerful winter storm swept across Colorado on Friday, forcing the state Department of Transportation to close portions of Interstate 70 and Interstate 25. The National Weather Service said snow was falling at 2 inches an hour on the Eastern Plains. > more |
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| 03/02/2012
Analysis: A sobering look at Facebook
| | SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - It's the year's hottest initial public offering, but some wealth managers find themselves having a hard time recommending Facebook to their clients.  > more |
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| 03/02/2012
Contraception mandate outrages religious groups(AP)
| |  AP - The Obama administration's decision requiring church-affiliated employers to cover birth control was bound to cause an uproar among Roman Catholics and members of other faiths, no matter their beliefs on contraception.
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| 03/02/2012
Cairo clashes over football anger
| | Egyptian protesters clash with security forces for a second day in Cairo, as anger over the deaths of dozens of football fans threatens political unrest. > more |
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| 03/02/2012
Cairo clashes over football anger
| | Egyptian protesters clash with security forces for a second day in Cairo, as anger over the deaths of dozens of football fans threatens political unrest. > more |
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| 03/02/2012
Merged Glencore, Xstrata would take aim at iron ore
| | SYDNEY (Reuters) - An $80 billion marriage of commodities trader Glencore and miner Xstrata could lead to a new round of takeovers in iron ore, creating a goliath eager to muscle its way onto one of mining's richest and most closely guarded industries.  > more |
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| 03/02/2012
Iran warns of retaliation over oil sanctions
| | TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Friday Iran would retaliate over Western-backed oil sanctions and any threat of attack, after U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta was cited as saying he feared a possible Israeli strike as early as April.  > more |
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| 03/02/2012
Why Russia protects Syria's Assad
| | As casualties mount before the brutal onslaught of Bashar al-Assad's forces against Syria's pro-democracy protesters, the Russians are being unhelpful again. In Washington and Brussels, even habitually cool diplomats have been showing frustration.  > more |
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| 03/02/2012
Senate OKs insider trading curbs on lawmakers
| | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Thursday approved new curbs aimed at preventing lawmakers from trading shares based on inside information, but also extended the bill's disclosure requirements to more than 300,000 other federal employees.  > more |
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| 03/02/2012
Opposition gains in Kuwait vote
| | Kuwait's Islamist-led opposition makes significant gains in the Gulf state's fourth parliamentary election in six years, official results show. > more |
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| 03/02/2012
Contraception mandate outrages religious groups(AP)
| | AP - The Obama administration's decision requiring church-affiliated employers to cover birth control was bound to cause an uproar among Roman Catholics and members of other faiths, no matter their beliefs on contraception.
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| 03/02/2012
Job growth seen slower in January
| | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employment growth probably slowed in January as messengers hired during the busy holiday shopping season were laid off, but the improving labor market trend should remain intact.  > more |
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| 03/02/2012
Legionella Britons die in Spain
| | Three British men die and three more people remain in hospital after contracting Legionnaires' disease while on holiday in Spain, a tour company says. > more |
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| 03/02/2012
Militants kill Pakistani soldiers
| | Militants have killed at least seven Pakistani soldiers in an attack on a checkpoint in Kurram tribal region near the Afghan border, officials say. > more |
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| 03/02/2012
Major snow storm targets Denver area
| | Light snow started falling in Denver on Thursday as it braces for a major winter storm that is expected to blast some areas with up to two feet in a few days.  > more |
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| 03/02/2012
Major snow storm targets Denver area
| | Light snow started falling in Denver on Thursday as it braces for a major winter storm that is expected to blast some areas with up to two feet in a few days.  > more |
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| 03/02/2012
Ex-Stanford exec returns for 2nd day of testimony(AP)
| |  AP - People who bought certificates of deposits, or CDs, from Texas financier R. Allen Stanford's Caribbean bank were wowed by financial statements and other reports that showed their investments were doing spectacularly well and the bank itself was on solid footing.
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| 03/02/2012
Maine girl bouncing back after 6-organ transplant(AP)
| | AP - A 9-year-old Maine girl is home from a Boston hospital healthy, active and with high hopes— and a new stomach, liver, spleen, small intestine, pancreas, and part of an esophagus to replace the ones that were being choked by a huge tumor.
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| 02/02/2012
Megaupload founder refused bail in New Zealand
| | WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A New Zealand court refused an appeal by the founder of online file-sharing site Megaupload.com to be freed on bail, Friday, agreeing with prosecutors there was a risk he would attempt to flee before an extradition hearing.  > more |
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| 02/02/2012
Supporters rally around Planned Parenthood(AP)
| |  AP - Supporters are rallying around Planned Parenthood after renowned breast cancer charity Susan G. Komen for the Cure decided to cut breast screening grants to the reproductive health organization.
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| 02/02/2012
Snow warning as freeze continues
| | The big freeze continues across Wales, with overnight temperatures dropping to -10C (14F) in Powys making it the coldest of the winter so far. > more |
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| 02/02/2012
Hacking Questions at Times of London
| | The hacking scandal at Rupert Murdoch?s British newspapers widened on Thursday when a lawmaker said police investigations had spread to the flagship Times of London.
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| 02/02/2012
VIDEO: Banned Chinese books popular in Taiwan
| | The Chinese government keeps a tight control on the publishing and importation of books, especially those on what it deems sensitive subjects. But in Taiwan, the trade in Chinese language books is thriving. > more |
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| 02/02/2012
VIDEO: Banned Chinese books popular in Taiwan
| | The Chinese government keeps a tight control on the publishing and importation of books, especially those on what it deems sensitive subjects. But in Taiwan, the trade in Chinese language books is thriving. > more |
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| 02/02/2012
Russia threatens UN veto on Syria
| | Russian officials say they will veto a new draft UN Security Council resolution on Syria if it is put to a vote on Friday, according to diplomats. > more |
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| 02/02/2012
Huhne speeding case decision due
| | Energy Secretary Chris Huhne finds out later whether he will face charges over claims his ex-wife accepted a penalty for speeding on his behalf. > more |
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| 02/02/2012
Obama plans push for veterans jobs programs(AP)
| | AP - In an effort to cut the unemployment rate among veterans, the Obama administration is calling for a new conservation program that would put veterans to work rebuilding trails, roads and levees on public lands. > more |
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| 02/02/2012
New Anti-Clotting Drug May Cut Brain Bleeding Risk: Study(HealthDay)
| | HealthDay - THURSDAY, Feb. 2 (HealthDay News) -- A new medication that helpsprevent strokes in people with the abnormal heart rhythm disorder known asatrial fibrillation poses less risk of bleeding in the brain than acommonly used drug, research comparing rivaroxaban (Xarelto) and warfarinsuggests. > more |
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| 02/02/2012
California woman's small claims victory resonates(AP)
| |  AP - Heather Peter's computer crashed under the onslaught of messages following her unique victory over Honda in small claims court— a win the California woman is hoping will lead other consumers to reject a class action settlement over defective hybrid cars.
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