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Alex Ferguson's farewell speech

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom (AFP) - Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson said farewell to Old Trafford with a typically passionate speech after his side's 2-1 victory over Swansea in his final home match in charge of the team.
May 13, 2013, 3:17 am
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Superdaddy Pyros keeps Pyrenees bear numbers up

TOULOUSE, France (AFP) - The number of bears roaming the Pyrenees remained stable at a minimum of 22 last year, thanks largely to the continued virility of Pyros, the undisputed daddy of the colony.
May 13, 2013, 3:05 am

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Pope Francis canonises first saints of his reign

VATICAN CITY (AFP) - Pope Francis on Sunday created the first saints of his reign, canonising some 800 Italian martyrs who refused to convert to Islam in the 15th century, as well as a Colombian and a Mexican who founded congregations.
May 13, 2013, 3:03 am

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Turkey worried about 'rising xenophobia' in Europe

BERLIN (AFP) - Turkey's foreign minister voiced concern Sunday about rising anti-foreigner sentiment in crisis-hit Europe, on a visit to Germany where a neo-Nazi cell's bloody murder spree claimed mostly Turkish migrants among its victims.
May 13, 2013, 2:48 am

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Greece invokes emergency powers to block teachers' strike

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece has threatened high school teachers with arrest if they go ahead with a nationwide strike that would disrupt university entrance exams that start this week, the official gove...
May 13, 2013, 2:39 am

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EU ministers to thrash out tax clampdown

BRUSSELS (AFP) - As tens of millions languish on the dole with EU austerity blamed for deepening recession, finance ministers will switch their focus Tuesday from bailout negotiations to the pursuit of a trillion-euro annual tax-fraud bounty.
May 13, 2013, 2:07 am
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Hungarian drives to hospital holding sawn-off arm

VIENNA (AFP) - A Hungarian man who sawed off one of his arms by accident below the elbow managed to drive 15 kilometres (10 miles) to hospital in Austria clutching the severed limb, police said Sunday.
May 13, 2013, 1:47 am

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Fernando Alonso warns Ferrari fans he needs more speed

BARCELONA (AFP) - Fernando Alonso warned on Sunday that despite his victory in the Spanish Grand Prix, Ferrari are still behind rivals Red Bull and Lotus in terms of sheer pace and performance.
May 13, 2013, 1:45 am

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Ferguson, Scholes set for Old Trafford swansong

LONDON (AFP) - Alex Ferguson arrived at Old Trafford for the final time as Manchester United manager on Sunday, as he prepared to say an emotional farewell in his last home game.
May 13, 2013, 1:37 am

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History will judge me 'fairly': Mubarak

CAIRO (AFP) - Ex-president Hosni Mubarak, on trial for the death of protesters during Egypt's 2011 uprising that toppled him, said future generations would judge him "fairly" in an interview published on Sunday, but his lawyer denied the exchange took place.
May 13, 2013, 1:16 am

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Abu Dhabi's new financial zone to benefit Dubai - executive

By Stanley Carvalho
ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi's planned financial zone will complement Dubai, which should benefit from a deepening of financial markets in the United Arab Emirate...
May 13, 2013, 1:06 am
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Bilfinger to cut Europe dependence with Asia, U.S. push - magazine

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German construction and industrial services group Bilfinger SE plans to reduce its dependency on Europe by pushing expansion in Asia and the United States, Chief ...
May 13, 2013, 1:04 am
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Ambulance says demand driving slower responses

Ambulance Victoria says growing demand for its services has contributed to worsening response times.
ABC - May 13, 2013, 12:36 am

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US kidnap suspect's brothers swear they were unaware

CHICAGO (AFP) - The brothers of the US man charged with kidnapping and raping three women, locking them in his home for a decade, said they had no idea what was happening, in an interview aired in part on Sunday.
May 13, 2013, 12:34 am

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Netanyahu takes flak over bed on a plane

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Benjamin Netanyahu is changing his mid-air sleeping arrangements after a public flap over a $127,000 custom-built bedroom for the Israeli prime minister and his wife on a flight ...
May 13, 2013, 12:14 am

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U.S. broadcast TV ratings slide pressures ad rates at "upfronts"

By Lisa Richwine and Liana B. Baker
(Reuters) - U.S. broadcast networks head into their biggest ad-selling season this week, competing with streaming services like Netflix, battling onl...
May 13, 2013, 12:06 am
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Egypt paper Mubarak interview fake: lawyer

Hosni Mubarak's lawyer Fareed al-Deeb has denied the former Egyptian president gave an interview to a reporter of the al-Watan newspaper.
May 13, 2013, 12:05 am

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Government to cut $580m from public service

The Federal Government has confirmed there will be a $580 million cut to the public service in Tuesday's budget, with the reduction to take place over four years.
ABC - May 12, 2013, 11:58 pm
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Bangladesh to raise garment workers' minimum wages

DHAKA (AFP) - Bangladesh has set up a panel to raise the minimum wage for millions of garment workers, a minister said Sunday, as tens of thousands protested over poor conditions highlighted by a series of disasters.
May 12, 2013, 11:46 pm

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Bangladesh collapsed building death toll rises to 1,125

DHAKA (AFP) - The death toll from the collapse of a garment factory complex in Bangladesh rose to 1,125 on Sunday after 15 more bodies were found in the rubble overnight, 19 days after the disaster struck.
May 12, 2013, 11:45 pm
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