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Missile may have caused TWA crash (The West)

Missile may have caused TWA crash

Former investigators of 1996 crash say aircraft was brought down by an external explosion.

Sopranos star James Gandolfini dead at 51

The American actor famous for playing Tony Soprano has died of a heart attack, according to media sources.
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PNG barge overturns near Port Moresby

A sea rescue is underway in Papua New Guniea after a barge overturned north of the capital Port Moresby in the early hours of Thursday.
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Analysis - Sprint should raise Clearwire bid to avoid Dish tension

By Sinead Carew and Liana B. Baker
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sprint Nextel Corp should consider raising its offer price for Clearwire Corp or risk being saddled wi...
1 hour, 36 minutes ago

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Kate opts for a natural birth

The Duchess of Cambridge is hoping to have a natural birth at St Mary's Hospital in London, sources say, and she does not know the baby's sex.
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New bookkeeping rule to prise open insurers' "black box" accounts

By Huw Jones
LONDON (Reuters) - An international bookkeeping regime being unveiled on Thursday will iron out national variants in insurers' "black box" balance sheets although the trans...
1 hour, 48 minutes ago
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Myanmar constitution likely to dash Suu Kyi's presidential hopes

By Jared Ferrie
YANGON (Reuters) - Her adoring compatriots believe democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi is destined to become Myanmar's next president. But don't bet on it.
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1 hour, 51 minutes ago

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Kim Dotcom slams Megaupload 'data massacre'

WELLINGTON (AFP) - Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom Thursday condemned a Dutch company's decision to delete million of files belonging to users of his defunct website, calling it "the largest data massacre in the history of the Internet".
June 20, 2013, 6:05 am

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US lashes China, Russia for human trafficking

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States on Wednesday downgraded China, Russia and Uzbekistan to the bottom of a US table for failing to make greater efforts to combat human trafficking, a move that may spark sanctions.
June 20, 2013, 5:53 am

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Magnitude 5.7 quake hits central Chile, no damage reported

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.7 earthquake hit the central Chilean region of Valparaiso at 5:30 p.m. (2130 GMT) on Wednesday, causing buildings to sway in the nearby capital of Santiago but no re...
June 20, 2013, 5:41 am
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EU strikes deal on long-term budget, but approval in doubt

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Negotiators reached a provisional deal on Wednesday to finalise the European Union's 960 billion euro (824 billion pounds) long-term budget, but ratification of the deal was immed...
June 20, 2013, 5:30 am

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North Korea ready to return to nuclear talks: China

BEIJING (AFP) - North Korea expressed willingness Wednesday to rejoin long-stalled nuclear talks, according to its ally China, but the United States, Japan and South Korea called for action instead of words.
June 20, 2013, 4:10 am

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Bank of England's King makes last call for more stimulus, bank reform

By David Milliken
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's economic recovery is not yet secure and more needs to be done to ensure the country's banks no longer pose a threat to taxpayers, Bank of ...
June 20, 2013, 4:02 am

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US, allies say N.Korea must denuclearize

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States, South Korea and Japan said Wednesday that North Korea must end its nuclear program if it wants better ties, after Pyongyang said it was willing to return to talks.
June 20, 2013, 3:52 am

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Britain to start sale of Lloyds soon, review RBS split

By Matt Scuffham and David Milliken
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is ready to start selling its shares in Lloyds Banking Group and will examine whether to break up Royal Bank of Scotland, ...
June 20, 2013, 3:47 am

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Scientists crack hologram hurdle

Star Wars-style holographic videos could soon be available to watch on a laptop after a scientific breakthrough.
June 20, 2013, 3:17 am
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RCS Mediagroup accepts offer from PRS for magazines

MILAN (Reuters) - Italian publisher RCS Mediagroup said on Wednesday it accepted an offer from PRS Srl to buy 14 magazines it had put up for sale as part of a restructuring plan.
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June 20, 2013, 2:59 am
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Cambodia PM says garment firms may quit over wage rows

PHNOM PENH (AFP) - Cambodia's strongman Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday warned garment workers that protests demanding higher wages could push manufacturers to quit the country.
June 20, 2013, 2:46 am

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Carter in reshaped All Blacks for third Test

WELLINGTON (AFP) - The return of veteran Dan Carter and the injection of new blood headline a raft of changes to the All Blacks for the final Test against France on Saturday.
June 20, 2013, 2:13 am

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Exclusive - Forest mulls bid for Irish drugmaker Elan: sources

By Jessica Toonkel and Soyoung Kim
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Forest Laboratories Inc , the specialty drugmaker that counts investor Carl Icahn as a major shareholder, is among a...
June 20, 2013, 1:56 am
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Ireland to put off sale of Aer Lingus stake - minister

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's government does not think the time is right for it to sell its 25 percent stake in Aer Lingus , the minister in charge of the country's privatisation plan sa...
June 20, 2013, 1:45 am

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