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Gun scare, jewellery stolen at Cannes

Cannes security threat

A man has been arrested after shots were fired at the Cannes Film Festival, sparking panic on a dramatic day that also featured a jewellery heist.

Li gets better of Ding at table tennis worlds

PARIS (AFP) - Olympic champion Li Xiaoxia knocked off top seed and title-holder Ding Ning in a thrilling contest to reach the final of the World Table Tennis Championships in Paris on Saturday.
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Philippines beat UAE in relegation battle

MANILA (AFP) - The Philippines beat the United Emirates 24-8 in the Asia Five Nations on Saturday as the hosts' maiden win ensured their survival in their first season in the region's top flight.
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Matt Griffin on course for SK Telecom Open win

JEJU ISLAND, South Korea (AFP) - Australian Matt Griffin was on course for his second OneAsia title in the space of a year after hitting a par 72 to gain a one-shot lead in the penultimate round of the SK Telecom Open.
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Switzerland close to deal in U.S. tax dispute: finance minister

ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland is on the brink of a deal to settle a long-running dispute with U.S. authorities over Swiss banks accused of helping wealthy Americans evade billions of dollars of tax, ...
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France gets Pentagon backing to buy U.S.-made drones - paper

PARIS (Reuters) - France has received approval from the U.S. Pentagon to buy two Reaper drones for intelligence gathering, and now only needs backing from Congress, Le Monde newspaper said on Saturday...
1 hour, 17 minutes ago
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Nigerian military says 10 rebels killed, 65 arrested

LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria's military said on Saturday it had killed 10 insurgents and arrested 65 as part of an offensive meant to wrest back control of parts of its remote northeast from an Islamist ...
1 hour, 21 minutes ago
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India says all issues 'on the table' on China PM's visit

NEW DELHI (AFP) - India says all issues will be "on the table", including a recent border spat and a festering trade imbalance, during Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's visit to the South Asian giant which starts on Sunday.
1 hour, 21 minutes ago

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French probe finds LVMH built up Hermes stake in secret-paper

PARIS (Reuters) - The French stock market authority has found LVMH secretly bought shares in rival Hermes to build a stake, and not merely make a financial investment a...
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Bernanke, in commencement address, upbeat on innovation outlook

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke painted an upbeat picture on Saturday for the potential of innovation to lift living standards, delivering a sweeping look at the last...
1 hour, 35 minutes ago

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New Xbox more than a game console for Microsoft

By Malathi Nayak and Bill Rigby
SAN FRANCISCO/SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp is set to make a splash this week with the eagerly awaited unveiling of its new Xbox game console, eight...
May 18, 2013, 10:08 pm

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Google's wearable Glass gadget: cool or creepy?

By Alexei Oreskovic
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google staged four discussions expounding on the finer points of its "Glass" wearable computer during this week's developer conference. Mis...
May 18, 2013, 10:06 pm

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Greece's Piraeus hire banks to advise on share issue - sources

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's second-largest lender Piraeus Bank has hired four international investment banks as advisers on its 7.33 billion euro (£6.2 billion) share issue, two banke...
May 18, 2013, 10:02 pm

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N. Korea fires short-range missiles

SEOUL (AFP) - North Korea on Saturday launched three short-range missiles into the Sea of Japan, apparently as part of a military drill, South Korea's defence ministry said.
May 18, 2013, 9:55 pm

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Armed Tuareg and Arab groups clash in northern Mali

By David Lewis
BAMAKO (Reuters) - Fighting has broken out in northern Mali between Tuareg separatists and local Arab-led gunmen, only days after the African country won a $4.2 billion a...
May 18, 2013, 9:37 pm
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Alpine in talks with FCC on financing - CEO

VIENNA (Reuters) - Alpine, the Austrian unit of Spanish construction group FCC , will hold talks with its owners on how to meet its financing needs and has many options open, Chief Execu...
May 18, 2013, 8:50 pm
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Germany's Merkel visits Pope, urges tougher market controls

By James Mackenzie
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel met Pope Francis on Saturday and, apparently responding to his criticism of a heartless "dictatorship of the ...
May 18, 2013, 8:43 pm

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Eight killed, 10 policemen kidnapped in Iraq's Sunni heartland

RAMADI, Iraq (Reuters) - Suspected Sunni Muslim militants killed four state-backed Sunni fighters in Iraq on Saturday, security sources said, apparently viewing them as collaborators with the Shi'ite-...
May 18, 2013, 8:18 pm
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Aide to Japanese PM returns from North Korea

TOKYO (AFP) - An aide to the Japanese premier returned home from a controversial trip to North Korea on Saturday, reportedly saying he had demanded Pyongyang's act swiftly on its kidnapping of Japanese nationals.
May 18, 2013, 8:16 pm

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Afghan parliament fails to pass divisive women's law

By Miriam Arghandiwal and Ibrahimi Aziz
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's parliament failed to pass a law on Saturday banning violence against women, a severe blow to progress made in wom...
May 18, 2013, 7:52 pm

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Hopes fade for trapped Indonesian miners

As rock continues to fall in a collapsed tunnel at an Indonesian mine, hopes have faded for the lives of 23 miners still trapped.
May 18, 2013, 7:52 pm

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