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Senate backs libel help for U.S. writers abroad

The voice vote sent the bill to the House for final action. U.S. federal courts would be prevented from recognizing or enforcing a foreign judgment …
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Two skydiving seniors die when chutes tangle in U.S.

State police say Theodore Wilson, 70, of New Rochelle, New York, and 75-year-old George Flynn, of Colonia, New Jersey, tumbled about 75 feet (23 …
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Screening speech may aid autism diagnosis

The small recorder fits into a child’s pocket and analyzes the words the child says during the day, and a software program evaluates how the child …
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French air traffic controllers to strike this week

France’s civil aviation authority said it asked airlines to cancel 20 percent of flights Wednesday at Charles de Gaulle airport and 50 percent at …
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Canada soldier not guilty of murder in Afghanistan

Captain Robert Semrau, however, was convicted Monday on the lesser military charge of disgraceful conduct. The murder charge carries a mandatory …
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American gay rights group gets UN accreditation

The 54-member council approved the U.S.-based group’s application for consultative status by a vote of 23-13 with 13 abstentions. The organization, …
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Guard troops to head to border states

The troops will be armed, but can use their weapons only to protect themselves, General Craig McKinley, chief of the National Guard Bureau said at a …
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Clinton in Afghanistan to refine war aims

Arriving in Kabul to attend an international conference on Afghanistan after two days of talks in Islamabad, Clinton said she would urge Afghan …
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Brazil to invest $3 billion on airports for 2014 World Cup

Officials also guaranteed investments of about $400 million in ports, hoping to make sure the country is ready to host football’s biggest …
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Eminent mathematician David Blackwell dead at 91

University of California, Berkeley officials said Blackwell died of natural causes at a Berkeley hospital on July 8. Blackwell was the first tenured …
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Nyrstar of Belgium buys 2 Peru mines for $23 million

The world’s No.1 zinc producer says the Contonga mine contains zinc, copper and silver and has a current yield of 660 tons per day of metal. The …
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New Israeli rocket shield passes final test

U.S. President Barack Obama in May asked Congress for $205 million to support the development of "Iron Dome", which intercepts short-range rockets …
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Car bomb kills 4 north of Baghdad

Police and hospital officials said the blast occurred Monday evening near a restaurant and coffee shop in Baqouba. They spoke on condition of …
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Nigeria president signs into law “bad bank” bill

Establishment of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) is considered vital to restoring confidence in the OPEC member’s banking …
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Anti-AIDS gel helps prevent infection, study finds

The results need to be confirmed, and scientists disagree about whether this amount of protection is enough to justify using the gel now. But it is …
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Ivory Coast interior minister cleared of graft

President Laurent Gbagbo ordered the investigation last month, following accusations voiced in the press that Tagro, a close ally to the president, …
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Al-Qaida cleric: Yemen to be Obama’s Afghanistan

The 13-minute audio message, in English, comes just days after the U.S. Treasury department put Anwar al-Awlaki on its list of Specially Designated …
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Hungary now Europe’s austerity test case after IMF row

Talks between the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and European Union and Hungary’s recently elected centre-right Fidesz government fell through …
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