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Italian police arrest hundreds in anti-Mafia raids

The raids followed a wide-ranging investigation into a clan specialising in crimes linked to business and the financial sector, and exposed its deep …
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Apple shares slide as iPhone 4 concerns grow

Consumer Reports said on Monday it could not recommend the iPhone 4 — which sold 1.7 million units worldwide in its first three days — after its …
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U.S. signals flexibility on space weapons treaty

Frank Rose, deputy U.S. assistant secretary of state, also indicated that any future pact must prohibit land-based anti-satellite systems — a …
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Africa’s game parks rapidly losing animals

The continent-wide study by specialists, including from the London Zoological Society and U.N. environment programme (UNEP), late on Monday found …
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U.S. theaters seats get bigger to meet growing demand

A new report by Theatre Projects Consultants, a company that helps to design theaters, showed that from 1900 to 1990, the width of seats increased …
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Greece hopes last-minute arrivals will boost tourism

Officials have said revenues from tourism, making up a fifth of Greece’s 240 billion euro economy, were expected to drop by 10-15 percent as violent …
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Israeli bulldozers raze 4 east Jerusalem buildings

Jerusalem house demolitions are a volatile issue because of conflicting Israeli and Palestinian claims to the city’s eastern sector. Israel sees it as …
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Update: French lawmakers vote to ban burqa in public

The legislation, which still has to be vetted by the Constitutional Council, France’s highest constitutional authority, and approved by the Senate …
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Ever sent a racy text to the wrong person?

Under-25s are the most careless, with 43 percent admitting to sending fruity texts to the wrong contact. Men and women were equally guilty. "Text …
Reuters

Factbox: Polish-Lithuanian victory that broke the Teutonic Order

The battle, also known as the first battle of Tannenberg, was a major Polish-Lithuanian victory over the Knights of the Teutonic Order. The battle …
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Update: Yankees owner Steinbrenner dies

Steinbrenner, 80, passed away this morning in Tampa, Florida, the team said in a statement from his family. "Funeral arrangements will be private," …
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U.S. trade gap widens unexpectedly in May

The rise in imports shown by the Commerce Department report suggested domestic demand was holding up better than some had feared. But with more of …
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Armour makers busy ahead of Medieval battle replay

Samula is racing to add the final touches to the metal breastplates, helmets, gloves and other accoutrements needed by the Lublin knights before …
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United Nations sets out AIDS treatment plan to save 10 million

The UNAIDS Outlook report called for a simpler approach to tackling the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that causes AIDS, one it said could …
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Israel razes Palestinian homes under construction

Dozens of armed border police guarded an excavator as it tore apart the foundations of the cement structures in the Issawiya section of East …
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Malaysia minister meets tribe amid rape claims

Shahrizat Abdul Jalil also said police would reopen investigations into claims of abuse — including that some girls as young as 14 had been among …
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Safer sex by young in Africa drives HIV rates down

The prevalence of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that causes AIDS is falling among young people in 16 of the 25 countries most affected by …
Reuters

Belfast faces big cleanup after 2 nights of riots

Commuters faced delays going to work Tuesday as several roads were closed because of burned-out cars and other debris on some …
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