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Indon ferry disaster kills 29
Rescuers save more than 240 people aboard a crowded Indonesian passenger ferry that sank in rough waters off Sumatra island, but 29 people died and at least 17 others are missing.
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Tax credits fuel 10 percent surge in US home sales
WASHINGTON (AFP) - A rush to cash in on tax incentives helped to push up sales of existing US homes by 10.1 percent in October giving momentum to the ailing sector, industry data showed Monday.
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Incumbent Basescu tops Romanian poll first round
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - President Traian Basescu led by a slim margin in the first round of Romania's presidential election on Monday, but the close results pointed to tough talks ahead to build a new government.
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Iraq parliament passes new vote law, veto unresolved
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's parliament on Monday approved an amended law needed to hold an election next year, but the new text risks being vetoed a second time -- which could delay both the vote and next year's partial U.S. troop withdrawal.
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Iraq parliament passes new vote law
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's parliament on Monday approved an amended law needed to hold an election next year, but the new text risks being vetoed a second time -- which could delay both the vote and next year's partial U.S. troop withdrawal.
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Rolling Stone Italy names Berlusconi 2009 rock star
ROME, (Reuters) - The Italian edition of Rolling
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Stone has named Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi its "rock star
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Germany sets up betting scandal task force
BERLIN (AFP) - The German Football Federation (DFB) and the German Football League (DFL) announced on Monday the creation of a task force here to probe a betting scandal which has rocked European football.
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US coach of Norwegian team fired
OSLO (AFP) - The Norwegian speedskating federation on Monday fired the coach of its national team, American Peter Mueller, after he was accused of making inappropriate comments to an athlete.
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US to present emissions target at Copenhagen
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States plans to join other developed nations in presenting an emissions target at the UN climate summit in Copenhagen, a senior administration official said Monday.
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Japanese hostage in Yemen freed: governor
SANAA (AFP) - A Japanese engineer kidnapped by tribesmen near the Yemeni capital on November 15 was released on Monday, Sanaa's governor Numan Duid announced.
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Israel says no deal yet on Shalit prisoner swap
JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israel said on Monday there was no deal yet on a prisoner swap with Hamas, as efforts appeared to gather pace on an accord that could see a Gaza-held soldier exchanged for hundreds of Palestinians.
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Darwin book found on shelf worth up to $100,000
LONDON, Nov 23 (Reuters) - A first edition of Charles
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Darwin's "On the Origin of Species," which had been kept in a
bookcase in the toilet of a British house for years, will go on
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Indonesian ferry captain blames storm for sinking
TANJUNG BALAI, Indonesia (AFP) - The captain of an Indonesian ferry which sank killing 29 people rejected claims of overcrowding Monday and blamed a freak storm for the disaster, as officials launched an investigation.
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Strike shuts down Pompidou Centre
PARIS (AFP) - The Pompidou Centre was forced to shut down on Monday after staff went on strike to protest planned job cuts at the Parisian mecca of modern and contemporary art.
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Iraq vote in fresh doubt as new bill faces veto
BAGHDAD (AFP) - Iraq's upcoming general election will be delayed, a top MP warned, because an amended electoral law agreed on Monday is likely to be vetoed for a second time by the country's Sunni vice president.
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Japan's Murakami says metaphor more real after 9/11
TOKYO, Nov 23 (Reuters) - In the chaotic world after the
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Cold War and the Sept. 11 2001 attacks, Japanese author Haruki
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Weisz, "Jerusalem" win London Standard theatre awards
LONDON, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Rural English tale "Jerusalem"
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was named best play at the London Evening Standard Theatre
Awards on Monday, and Briton Rachel Weisz picked up the best
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Eight dead in Russia munitions blast: ministry
MOSCOW (AFP) - Eight soldiers died in a munitions blast Monday in central Russia, a defence ministry spokesman said, at the same arms depot where two died in a huge accidental weapons explosion 10 days earlier.
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Macau plans Michael Jackson shrine to house iconic glove
HONG KONG, Nov 23 (Reuters) - A casino in the Chinese
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gambling haven of Macau will open Asia's first Michael Jackson
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Nadal's nemesis Soderling strikes again
LONDON (AFP) - Rafael Nadal was beaten in straight sets by Robin Soderling in his opening match at the ATP World Tour Finals on Monday, the Swede repeating his shock French Open win over the Spaniard.
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British TV star Susan Boyle's album goes on sale
LONDON (AFP) - British reality TV singing sensation Susan Boyle's debut album went on sale Monday, having already become the most pre-ordered CD in the history of online retailer Amazon.
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Gareth Parker
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Tiffany Fox
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