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Top-seeded players out of Strasbourg International
STRASBOURG, France -; Top-seeded Marion Bartoli and No. 2 Tamira Paszek were eliminated from the first round of the Strasbourg International on ...
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Attacks Kill 8 in Iraq
New attacks in three Iraqi cities have killed at least eight people and wounded dozens more -- a day after more than 70 died in assaults on Shi'ite Muslims, stoking fears of all-out sectarian war with minority ...
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Filipino ultramarathon man Cesar Guarin is running the world
Cesar Guarin, seen here in Abu Dhabi recently, plans to be the first Filipino global runner, covering 42,000km across 47 countries. Fatima Al Marzooqi / The ...
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Introducing the Nokia Lumia 928 - a New Expression of the Worlds Most Innovative Smartphone
SUNNYVALE, CALIF., USA - Nokia announced in a press release the Nokia Lumia 928 smartphone, the latest installment in Nokia's Windows Phone 8 lineup, exclusive to Verizon Wireless. With Nokia's award-winning PureView imaging innovation, including optical image stabilization, the Nokia Lumia 928 enables people to capture bright, blur-free photos and videos, even in low light conditions ...
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More troops arrive in Egypts Sinai over hostages
An Egyptian Army vehicle with a tank heads to the closed Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza strip, in Sheikh Zuweyid, northern Sinai, Egypt, Monday, May 20, 2013. Security officials said 17 military and more than 20 police armored vehicles were deployed in northern Sinai Monday as a response to the kidnapping by suspected militants of six policemen and a border guard there last ...
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Europe captain to pick 3 for Ryder Cup up from 2
VIRGINIA WATER, England -; Europe captain Paul McGinley has given himself an extra pick for next year's Ryder Cup, copying American counterpart Tom Watson's decision to choose three ...
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Aaron Herraman 15 finishes second in world online maths competition
MCLAREN Vale teenager Aaron Herrman has defeated more than one million teenagers worldwide to finish second in an online maths competition. The Seaford 6-12 School student, 15, who has autism, is now busy fine-tuning his skills for a national competition later this year after taking second place in UNICEF's (the UN Children's Fund's) World Education Games. Aaron's mother Melinda ...
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Zuma ‘mourns with US’ after tornado
Johannesburg - President Jacob Zuma sent condolences to the United States on Tuesday after a tornado killed at least 51 people, the international relations department ...
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Tim Peake to become first official British astronaut to visit International Space Station - video
A former army test pilot is to become the first official British astronaut to visit the International Space Station. Major Tim Peake will live and work on the space station for six months in November 2015. At a news conference at the Science Museum in London, where he was announced as the first UK astronaut in space for 20 years, he said it is a great ...
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Bomb attacks kill at least 95 across Iraq
Iraqi security force members gather at the site of a car bomb attack in front of a crowded popular restaurant in Basra, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, May 20, 2013. (AP Photo/ Nabil ...
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Police hunting 3 suspects in Cannes jewellery heist
French police said Tuesday they were hunting three men suspected of being behind the spectacular theft last week of a million euros (US$1.4 million) worth of jewellery at the Cannes Film ...
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Pistorius brother cleared of crash
The brother of accused murderer and Olympian Oscar Pistorius cried tears of relief as a magistrate acquitted him of culpable homicide in the death of a woman in a car ...
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Apple still worlds most valuable global brand says report
(Credit: Millward Brown Optimor) Apple has again been crowned the most valuable global brand in the annual BrandZ report. Released today, Millward Brown ...
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Sectarian attacks in Iraq stoked by spillover from Syrian war
Sectarian struggle an Iraqi woman passes by the scene of a car bomb attack in Kamaliyah, a predominantly Shia area of eastern Baghdad. Photograph: Hadi ...
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Cannes In a Better World Girl with Dragon Tattoo Producers Unite for Viking Epic
Cannes: Zentropa Unveils Teaser Poster for Lars von Trier's 'Nymphomaniac' The book, one of the Sweden's best-selling novels, has been translated into 24 languages. It is the story of Red Orm, a 10th-century Norseman living in the pre-Christian nation of ...
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Nigeria seeks Nigers military support against Boko Haram
NIAMEY (Reuters) - Nigeria has asked neighboring Niger for support in a week-old offensive against Islamist insurgent bases in its semi-desert frontier region, underlining moves towards West African cooperation against jihadis seen as a cross-border ...
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Bulgarias ex-PM Borisov says he is convinced rivals can form government
Boiko Borisov, leader of centre-right GERB party, reacts before his meeting with Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev (not seen) in Sofia May 17, ...
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Coordinated Taliban attacks in Afghan south kill six policemen
LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Dozens of Taliban insurgents launched coordinated attacks on Afghan checkpoints in the south on Tuesday, killing at least six Afghan policemen, officials said, adding that a clash was going ...
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Saudi Arabia detains 10 more in Iran spying case
RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has detained 10 more people in a spying case it announced in March that it said was linked to Iran, state television reported on ...
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Russia says kills senior Islamist insurgent
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The right-hand man of Russia's most wanted insurgent was killed by security forces on Tuesday, officials said, as Moscow tries to contain militancy in its Caucasus region before it hosts the Winter Olympics near there next ...
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UKs Cameron committed to ruling in coalition until 2015 spokesman
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron is committed to governing as part of a two-party coalition until the next national election in 2015, his spokesman said on Tuesday, days after Cameron raised the prospect of the alliance breaking ...
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China boat captain says hijackers were in North Korea military uniforms in latest incident to stoke tensions
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, visits Breeding Station No. 621 of the Korean People's Army, under construction at an undisclosed location in North Korea, in an undated photo released by the Korean Central News Agency on May 21, ...
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Photos Rocker Buys Soap Stars Home
The frontman of Foster The People, Mark Foster, bought a ranch-style 3-bed home in Hollywood Hills from "General Hospital" actor Maurice Benard, according to the Real Estalker blog. Foster paid $2.155 million lower than the original listing of $3.599 million in 2008. Benard and his wife snagged the home for $420,000 in 1997. The home spans 4,637-square feet and sits on more than 1.2 ...
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Watch Yahoo Tumblr CEOs on $1.1 Billion Deal Incorporating Ads
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Photos Hangover Cast Reunites
Actor Bradley Cooper, director Todd Phillips, actors Ed Helms, and Zach Galifianakis arrive at the premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures' "Hangover Part 3", May 20, 2013 in Westwood, ...
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Albuquerque leading the way in sustainable development
The Global Warming debate over whether humans or natural processes are to blame for rising temperatures, is far from settled. But for many environmentalists and conservation groups there is a concern that the debate may detract from the fact that something must still be done about the unsustainable way in which humans currently live.
Albuquerque is leading many cities in the United States, and even the world, in efforts to develop a sustainable development program by which future generations will not have to suffer for the industry and economic growth of the present. Read more
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