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World’s oldest person dies at 114

Kama Chinen from Japan died on May 2, aged 114 years and 357 days, Guiness World Records said on its website. The world’s oldest person is now …
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Failed New York Times Square bomber from respectable background

Faisal Shahzad, a naturalised American, has admitted to trying to detonate the bomb in a sports utility vehicle and receiving explosives-making …
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Iran agrees ‘in principle’ to Brazil’s mediation

"In a telephone conversation with his Venezuelan counterpart, Ahmadinejad agreed in principle to Brazil’s mediation over the nuclear fuel deal," Fars …
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Nukes, trade underpin North Korea leader’s China visit

Chinese officials have refused to confirm Kim’s presence in the country, though he has been seen several tims since arriving aboard his armored train …
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Flight restrictions imposed again in Ireland

The IAA, which stopped flights in most of Ireland for several hours on Tuesday, said it would halt all Dublin flights from 1000 GMT due to risk of …
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Finland financial ministry says Greece problems could spread

"Our economies are so linked that a risk that problems spread from a country to another is very high," Finance Minister Jyrki Katainen said in an …
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Times Square bomb plot spotlights larger U.S. fear

The "nightmare" of nuclear terrorism was the theme of President Barack Obama’s security summit last month, but many in the U.S. intelligence …
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No threat from smoking suitcase at Houston airport

Officials say luggage was being taken off a KLM flight that had arrived at George Bush Intercontinental Airport from Amsterdam on Tuesday when a …
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U.S. questions nighttime Tylenol, Excedrin data

Patients taking the drugs, most commonly sold as Johnson & Johnson’s Tylenol PM and Novartis AG’s Excedrin PM, did not fall asleep significantly …
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New York police halt ‘robbery’ during filming

The confrontation ended peacefully when officers ordered an actor playing a gunman to drop his weapon. "I made the mistake," Fred Carpenter told …
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Mexico sees no quick victory in drug war

Security Minister Genero Garcia Luna told the Reuters Latin American Investment Summit in Mexico City that his country could not expect a quick …
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Indonesian finance minister named World Bank Group director

World Bank President Robert Zoellick said Indrawati has been an outstanding finance minister and said she would play a key role in helping to lead …
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Pakistan native admits to Times Square bomb plot

Faisal Shahzad, a naturalized U.S. citizen who recently spent five months in Pakistan, was arrested on terrorism and weapons of mass destruction …
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IMF meets Sunday to approve $40 billion Greek loan

The bailout also includes $105 billion loan from the 15 other European Union members who use the euro as their currency. An IMF spokesman said …
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WHO alerts visitors to South Africa of fever outbreak

The United Nations health agency issued the warning Tuesday after a woman fell ill in Germany after a three-week trip in South Africa, which hosts …
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Security scare disrupts Dutch war memorial tribute

Several thousand people are attending the ceremony at the war monument in Dam Square in central Amsterdam. It is unclear what prompted the security …
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Gulf Coast watches, waits for path of oil spill

So far only sheens have reached some coastal waters. The oil has lingered in the Gulf for two weeks, despite an uncapped seafloor gusher. The slow …
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Shell: Almost 14,000 tons of oil spilled in Nigeria

The amount of oil spilled by Shell’s Nigerian subsidiary was more than double the amount that poured into the delta in 2008, and quadruple what was …
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