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Bernanke, in commencement address, upbeat on innovation outlook

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke painted an upbeat picture on Saturday for the potential of innovation to lift living standards, delivering a sweeping look at the last...
May 19, 2013, 1:21 am
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EU finds time to tell restaurants how to serve olive oil

By Charlie Dunmore
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Critics ridiculed European Union bureaucrats on Saturday for taking time off fighting the euro zone's debt crisis to impose strict new rules on h...
May 19, 2013, 1:20 am

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Anger as Afghan MPs halt women's bill debate

KABUL (AFP) - The Afghan parliament on Saturday cut short a debate on a bill to protect women from violence after complaints from some traditionalist MPs that it was against Islamic teaching.
May 19, 2013, 1:18 am

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Eurovision fever hits the land of ABBA

MALMO, Sweden (AFP) - Almost 40 years after launching supergroup ABBA, the Eurovision Song Contest returned to Sweden on Saturday for the final of an annual kitsch extravaganza Europeans love to mock.
May 19, 2013, 1:11 am

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Google's wearable Glass gadget: cool or creepy?

By Alexei Oreskovic
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google staged four discussions expounding on the finer points of its "Glass" wearable computer during this week's developer conference. Mis...
May 19, 2013, 12:08 am

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New Xbox more than a game console for Microsoft

By Malathi Nayak and Bill Rigby
SAN FRANCISCO/SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp is set to make a splash this week with the eagerly awaited unveiling of its new Xbox game console, eight...
May 19, 2013, 12:08 am

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Google's wearable Glass gadget: cool or creepy?

By Alexei Oreskovic
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google staged four discussions expounding on the finer points of its "Glass" wearable computer during this week's developer conference. Mis...
May 19, 2013, 12:06 am

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New Xbox more than a game console for Microsoft

By Malathi Nayak and Bill Rigby
SAN FRANCISCO/SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp is set to make a splash this week with the eagerly awaited unveiling of its new Xbox game console, eight...
May 19, 2013, 12:05 am

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Greece's Piraeus hire banks to advise on share issue - sources

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's second-largest lender Piraeus Bank has hired four international investment banks as advisers on its 7.33 billion euro (£6.2 billion) share issue, two banke...
May 19, 2013, 12:02 am

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Walker rescued after five days in bushland

Emergency services have rescued a hiker who ran into difficulty after spending five days in bushland north-west of Sydney.
ABC - May 18, 2013, 11:50 pm
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Del Toro branches out with Freudian drama at Cannes

CANNES, France (AFP) - Oscar winner Benicio Del Toro stars in French Cannes contender "Jimmy P.
May 18, 2013, 11:50 pm

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Armed Tuareg and Arab groups clash in northern Mali

By David Lewis
BAMAKO (Reuters) - Fighting has broken out in northern Mali between Tuareg separatists and local Arab-led gunmen, only days after the African country won a $4.2 billion a...
May 18, 2013, 11:37 pm
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Alpine in talks with FCC on financing - CEO

VIENNA (Reuters) - Alpine, the Austrian unit of Spanish construction group FCC , will hold talks with its owners on how to meet its financing needs and has many options open, Chief Execu...
May 18, 2013, 10:50 pm
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Mourinho lambasted after cup final loss

MADRID (AFP) - The day after Atletico Madrid ended 14 years of hurt to finally beat Real Madrid 2-1 and lift the Copa del Rey at the Santiago Bernabeu, the Spanish press was left to reflect on a disappointing season for Los Merengues and almost certainly the final chapter in Jose Mourinho's time in charge of Real.
May 18, 2013, 10:47 pm

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Germany's Merkel visits Pope, urges tougher market controls

By James Mackenzie
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel met Pope Francis on Saturday and, apparently responding to his criticism of a heartless "dictatorship of the ...
May 18, 2013, 10:43 pm

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Eight killed, 10 policemen kidnapped in Iraq's Sunni heartland

RAMADI, Iraq (Reuters) - Suspected Sunni Muslim militants killed four state-backed Sunni fighters in Iraq on Saturday, security sources said, apparently viewing them as collaborators with the Shi'ite-...
May 18, 2013, 10:18 pm
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Aide to Japanese PM returns from North Korea

TOKYO (AFP) - An aide to the Japanese premier returned home from a controversial trip to North Korea on Saturday, reportedly saying he had demanded Pyongyang's act swiftly on its kidnapping of Japanese nationals.
May 18, 2013, 10:16 pm

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Sri Lanka Tamils defy ban on rebel memorial

COLOMBO (AFP) - Sri Lanka's main opposition Tamil party Saturday defied a military ban and staged a commemoration of their war dead as the government celebrated the fourth anniversary of defeating Tamil Tiger rebels.
May 18, 2013, 10:14 pm

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Afghan parliament fails to pass divisive women's law

By Miriam Arghandiwal and Ibrahimi Aziz
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's parliament failed to pass a law on Saturday banning violence against women, a severe blow to progress made in wom...
May 18, 2013, 9:52 pm

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Hopes fade for trapped Indonesian miners

As rock continues to fall in a collapsed tunnel at an Indonesian mine, hopes have faded for the lives of 23 miners still trapped.
May 18, 2013, 9:52 pm

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