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Unknown fault 'caused latest Japan quake'

Officials believe a previously unknown active fault may have caused the magnitude-6.3 earthquake in western Japan this weekend.
April 14, 2013, 8:49 pm
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German parts maker Schaeffler to cut up to 750 jobs-union

BERLIN (Reuters) - German union IG Metall said on Sunday that car parts supplier Schaeffler plans to weed out as many as half of 1,500 jobs at a facility in western Germany.
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April 14, 2013, 8:25 pm

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China H7N9 bird flu area spreads, two new deaths

BEIJING (AFP) - China's H7N9 bird flu spread west to the central province of Henan on Sunday, as government websites and state media reported two deaths and 11 new cases nationwide.
April 14, 2013, 7:46 pm

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Swiss president rejects tax information exchange with EU

ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland does not need to consider an automatic exchange of information with tax authorities in the European Union, its president said in a newspaper interview.
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April 14, 2013, 7:12 pm

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Bali crash highlights risks of Lion Air expansion

JAKARTA (AFP) - The dramatic crash of a Lion Air plane into the sea off Bali has raised fears Indonesia's fastest-growing carrier may be putting passenger safety at risk with its huge expansion plans, analysts said Sunday.
April 14, 2013, 7:09 pm

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CVC considers takeover bid for Betfair - reports

LONDON (Reuters) - CVC Capital Partners, the private equity firm that owns Formula One, is in the early stages of preparing an offer for online gambling group Betfair , according to medi...
April 14, 2013, 6:54 pm

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Bombs and gun battles kill at least 19 in Somali capital

By Abdi Sheikh and Feisal Omar
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - At least 19 people were killed in the Somali capital on Sunday in bomb attacks carried out by militants linked to al Qaeda and subse...
April 14, 2013, 6:13 pm

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Cardinal says church needs 'better discipline'

SYDNEY (AFP) - Australia's most senior Catholic cleric Cardinal George Pell, picked by the pope to help advise him on governance and reforms, said Sunday "better discipline" was needed in the church.
April 14, 2013, 6:07 pm
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Analysis - Euro zone bank troublespots don't come down to size

By Carmel Crimmins and Sinead Cruise
DUBLIN/LONDON (Reuters) - Though the implosion of Cyprus's bloated banking system has put other euro zone economies with outsized financial sectors ...
April 14, 2013, 5:18 pm

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Cyprus central bank chief calls for its independence to be respected

By Karolina Tagaris
NICOSIA (Reuters) - Cyprus's central bank governor said on Sunday he was willing to work with the government to pull the island out of its economic crisis, provided ...
April 14, 2013, 5:05 pm

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Philippine gun lobby backs illegal weapon clampdown

MANILA (AFP) - The Philippines' leading firearms lobby on Sunday said it backed a government campaign to clamp down on illegal guns following a spate of high-profile deaths this year.
April 14, 2013, 3:44 pm

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Billions extra to reform education in Australia

SYDNEY (AFP) - Australia has announced a Aus$14.5 billion (US$15.
April 14, 2013, 3:32 pm

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Bankers count on watered down EU trading tax

By Swaha Pattanaik and Simon Jessop
LONDON (Reuters) - Bankers are confident they can persuade the European Union that its proposed financial trading tax poses enough risks to strugglin...
April 14, 2013, 3:12 pm

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Japan's figure skating star Asada set retire after Sochi

TOKYO (AFP) - Japanese figure skating star Mao Asada, the 2008 and 2010 world champion, said on Sunday she would retire from competition after next year's Sochi Winter Olympics.
April 14, 2013, 3:07 pm

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6.6-magnitude quake strikes Papua New Guinea

SYDNEY (AFP) - A strong 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck off Papua New Guinea on Sunday, the US Geological Survey reported, but a tsunami warning was not issued and no major damage was expected.
April 14, 2013, 2:54 pm

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Myanmar leader unity plea in New Year speech

YANGON (AFP) - Myanmar's reformist president called for multi faith harmony in a national address to mark the country's New Year celebrations on Sunday, following recent anti-Muslim unrest that has scarred communities.
April 14, 2013, 2:02 pm

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Polio vaccine developer Koprowski dies

Dr Hilary Koprowski, a pioneering virologist who developed the first successful oral vaccination for polio, has died at his Philadelphia home. He was 96.
April 14, 2013, 1:37 pm

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Aussie trio in the hunt to break Masters hex

AUGUSTA, Georgia (AFP) - No Australian has ever won the Masters, but Adam Scott, Marc Leishman and Jason Day enter Sunday's final round at Augusta National with a golden opportunity to end the green jacket jinx.
April 14, 2013, 1:05 pm

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Ahead of the curve: but bendable screens still seek breakthrough

By Jeremy Wagstaff and Sinead Carew
SINGAPORE/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The touted arrival this year of wearable gadgets such as computer displays strapped to wrists and in wrap-around glass...
April 14, 2013, 12:18 pm

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Insight - Once a landlord's serf, a Pakistani woman enters election fray

By Matthew Green
HYDERABAD, Pakistan (Reuters) - When Veero Kolhi made the asset declaration required of candidates for Pakistan's May elections, she listed the following items: two bed...
April 14, 2013, 11:58 am

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