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Alaska volcano still shooting lava

Alaska volcano still shooting lava

A narrow ash plume extends several hundreds of kilometres southeast from the remote Pavlof Volcano.

China, India PMs to discuss border dispute, trade

NEW DELHI (AFP) - Visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will hold talks with a string of Indian leaders on Monday as the two sides look to rebuild trust after a recent flare-up in a border dispute as well as boost trade.
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Zhang, Wang in final as Li wins women's gold

PARIS, France (AFP) - Reigning champion Zhang Jike of China moved to within one victory of retaining his title at the World Table Tennis Championships in Paris on Sunday with a ruthless dismissal of compatriot and world number one Xu Xin.
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Insight - Despite curbs, China's vast hot money triangle flourishes

By James Pomfret and Matthew Miller
ZHUHAI, China/HONG KONG (Reuters) - In an underground mall just a stone's throw from China's teeming border with Macau, a row of 30 small shops with ...
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Yahoo's board approves Tumblr acquisition - WSJ

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc's board has approved a deal to buy blogging and social networking site Tumblr for $1.1 billion (724 million pounds) in cash, the Wall Street Journal cited people fa...
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One dead in Tunisia clashes

Tunisian police have clashed with hundreds of hardline Islamists whose group was prevented from meeting, leaving one person dead and several injured.
1 hour, 26 minutes ago
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Pakistan holds repeat poll despite killing

KARACHI (AFP) - Under tight security, Pakistani officials Sunday held a repeat election in a district of violence-plagued Karachi, despite the killing of a senior politician in the city the day before.
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Protesting Egyptian police block Israel border crossing

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian police enraged by the kidnapping of seven of their colleagues by Islamist gunmen in the Sinai Peninsula blocked a commercial border crossing with Israel on Sunday to pressur...
May 20, 2013, 3:14 am
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AP chief says phone probe makes news sources reluctant to talk

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department's seizure of phone records for journalists at the Associated Press is hurting the agency's ability to gather news, the wire service's Chief Executive...
May 20, 2013, 1:38 am

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Hezbollah steps up Syria battle, Israel threatens more strikes

By Khaled Yacoub Oweis
AMMAN (Reuters) - Lebanese Hezbollah militants attacked a Syrian rebel-held town alongside Syrian troops on Sunday and Israel threatened more attacks on Syria to ...
May 20, 2013, 1:30 am

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Li wins world title, completes grand slam

PARIS, France (AFP) - China's Li Xiaoxia claimed her maiden world championship title in Paris on Sunday to complete a career grand slam after defeating compatriot Liu Shiwen in an enthralling final.
May 20, 2013, 12:53 am

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Obama to discuss al Qaeda, drones, Guantanamo Bay in Thursday speech

By Steve Holland
ATLANTA (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, under fire for security lapses at a U.S. mission in Libya, will in a speech on Thursday lay out his wide-ranging counter-ter...
May 19, 2013, 11:50 pm

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ENRC details founders' $2.3 billion cash-and-share bid plan

LONDON (Reuters) - Kazakhstan's government and the trio of founders behind miner ENRC , seeking to take the company private, have offered shares in rival Kazakhmys as well ...
May 19, 2013, 11:47 pm
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MPs consider probe into transparency of mining firms

By Clara Ferreira-Marques
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's parliament will this week consider whether to probe the transparency of oil and mining firms listed in London, an issue highlighte...
May 19, 2013, 11:38 pm
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Labour party calls for country-by-country tax reporting

By Tom Bergin
LONDON (Reuters) - Opposition Labour party, tapping into widening public anger over corporate tax avoidance, wants the government to push for new international rules to fo...
May 19, 2013, 11:30 pm

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EU, China have 'much to lose' in case of trade war

BRUSSELS (AFP) - The latest tit-for-tat EU-China trade disputes could signal worse to come but both sides have a lot to lose if things get out of hand and harm the much-needed economic growth they seek, analysts said.
May 19, 2013, 10:34 pm

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Thousands in Taiwan rally against nuclear power

TAIPEI (AFP) - Thousands of Taiwanese marched through the capital Taipei on Sunday urging the government to halt construction of a nearly completed nuclear power plant, citing the Japanese atomic crisis.
May 19, 2013, 10:07 pm

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Syrian army, Hezbollah attack rebels in border town - opposition

By Khaled Yacoub Oweis
AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian troops supported by Hezbollah militants launched an offensive to retake a major town near Lebanon from rebels on Sunday, the heaviest fig...
May 19, 2013, 9:40 pm

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Analysis - Frontier Markets booming but risks mounting

By Manuela Badawy
NEW YORK (Reuters) - With the world's biggest central banks driving yields on safe assets to near zero, some investors are tossing caution to the wind and rushing to b...
May 19, 2013, 9:31 pm

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German minister calls EU move on China solar 'grave mistake'

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Economy Minister Philipp Roesler said the European Commission made a "grave mistake" by agreeing to impose punitive import duties on solar panels from China and urged the Com...
May 19, 2013, 8:49 pm

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After crushing Mali Islamists, France pushes deal with Tuaregs

By David Lewis
BAMAKO (Reuters) - After winning adulation across Mali for a five-month military offensive that crushed al Qaeda fighters, France is now frustrating some of its allies by...
May 19, 2013, 8:42 pm

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