Tuesday, May 21st, 2013

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Massive tornado strikes Oklahoma City (west copy)

Massive tornado strikes Oklahoma City

Search for survivors as death toll rises in devastated Moore.

Related:: PICTURE GALLERY; VIDEO; Weather radar; West Australian describes tornado terror

Philippines boosts military to resist 'bullies'

MANILA (AFP) - Philippine President Benigno Aquino on Tuesday announced a $1.
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China says North Korea released detained sailors

BEIJING (AFP) - North Korea released 16 Chinese fishermen and their boat Tuesday, Beijing said, demanding an explanation after the kidnapping by armed attackers heightened strains between the neighbours.
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Syria, Israel exchange fire over border

Syria said it destroyed an Israeli military vehicle while Israeli said gunfire from Syria had hit an Israeli patrol.
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US scientist's family walks out of Singapore inquest

SINGAPORE (AFP) - The family of a US scientist found hanged last year in Singapore walked out of a coroner's inquiry into his death Tuesday, saying they had "lost faith" in the proceedings.
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Bombings in Iraq kill at least 12

KIRKUK, Iraq (Reuters) - Several bomb blasts killed at least 12 people in Iraq on Tuesday, police said, a day after more than 70 died in attacks on majority Shi'ites, stoking fears of all-out sectaria...
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91 dead as massive tornado strikes US

Twenty children are among 91 killed when a huge tornado ripped through an Oklahoma City suburb leaving the area looking more like a war zone.
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Germany on track for solid second quarter recovery - Bundesbank

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany, the euro zone's largest economy, is on track for a solid recovery thanks to a pick-up in demand for its products from abroad, the Bundesbank said on Tuesday.
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Mercedes South Africa strike ends, union demands sector pay hike

By Wendell Roelf
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - A two-day wildcat strike at a Mercedes Benz plant in South Africa ended on Tuesday but industrial union NUMSA demanded a hefty pa...
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Aussie garden wins Best in Show at Chelsea

Australia's audacious garden design has won the top prize at the prestigious Chelsea Flower Show for the first time.
May 21, 2013, 5:33 pm
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Fiat Industrial seeks UK residence to cut tax bill

By Jennifer Clark
MILAN (Reuters) - Truck and tractor maker Fiat Industrial intends to move its tax residence to the UK from Italy after its planned merger with unit CNH &...
May 21, 2013, 5:18 pm

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Royal Mail profit soars before privatisation

By Neil Maidment
LONDON (Reuters) - Royal Mail more than doubled annual profit on the back of an online shopping boom, providing a timely boost as it plans for a stock market listing th...
May 21, 2013, 5:02 pm

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EU antitrust regulators to rule on ICE, NYSE deal by June 24

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European antitrust regulators will decide by June 24 whether to clear an $8.2 billion (5.4 billion pounds) takeover bid by IntercontinentalExchange Inc for New York ...
May 21, 2013, 4:57 pm
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Buy-to-let lender Paragon to set up bank next year

LONDON (Reuters) - British buy-to-let mortgage lender Paragon plans to set up a bank next year, offering personal and car loans, Chief Executive Nigel Terrington told Reuters on Tuesday...
May 21, 2013, 4:53 pm
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Pakistan's Imran Khan to leave hospital

ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Pakistani politician Imran Khan is to leave hospital on Wednesday, his party and medics said Tuesday, two weeks after breaking bones in his back in a fall at an election rally.
May 21, 2013, 4:52 pm
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Australian zoo says white rhino birth 'sign of hope'

SYDNEY (AFP) - An Australian zoo said Tuesday the birth of a southern white rhinoceros was a "sign of hope" for the species given the escalation of poaching in Africa.
May 21, 2013, 4:45 pm

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Chinese PM vows to open up markets to India

NEW DELHI (AFP) - Visiting Premier Li Keqiang promised Tuesday to open China's vast domestic market wider to Indian businesses and narrow a gaping trade deficit, a longstanding irritant with New Delhi.
May 21, 2013, 4:43 pm

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Inflation falls in April, giving more leeway for stimulus

By Christina Fincher and Olesya Dmitracova
LONDON (Reuters) - Inflation fell twice as fast as expected last month, giving incoming Bank of England governor Mark Carney more leeway to su...
May 21, 2013, 4:36 pm

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Guatemala ex-ruler conviction overturned

The genocide conviction against former dictator Jose Efrain Rios Montt, sentenced to 80 years jail, has been overturned.
May 21, 2013, 4:23 pm

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Credit Suisse replaces Morgan Stanley as No. 2 Asia prime broker

By Nishant Kumar
HONG KONG (Reuters) - The Asian prime brokerage unit of Credit Suisse has replaced Morgan Stanley as the second largest firm servicing the region's $148 billion hedge f...
May 21, 2013, 3:56 pm

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Family of US scientist walks out of coroner's inquiry

SINGAPORE (AFP) - The family of a US scientist found hanged in Singapore last year walked out of a coroner's inquiry into their son's death Tuesday, saying they had "lost faith" in the proceedings.
May 21, 2013, 3:54 pm

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