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Magnitude 5.7 quake strikes southern California

The quake was centered about 5 miles (9 km) southeast of Ocotillo, California, and occurred at 0426 GMT, the USGS said. It was felt in San Diego on …
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Philippines radio commentator shot dead

Desiderio Camangyan, 52, a public affairs radio anchor in Mati, about 1,000 kilometres southeast of Manila, was shot twice from behind by a lone …
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Armed couple detained at key U.S. military base

The suspects were stopped at a gate outside MacDill Air Force Base near Tampa and taken into custody after they were unable to show proper …
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World’s richest want better health for Latam poors

Mexican tycoon Slim took the top spot in the Forbes’ list of the world’s wealthiest for the first time this year. He and Microsoft’s Chairman Bill …
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Fugitive TV tycoon denounces Venezuela’s Chavez

Authorities in the OPEC nation issued a warrant for Guillermo Zuloaga and raided his house on Friday, accusing him of illegally storing new vehicles …
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Guatemala storm rebuilding to cost up to $1 billion

"We are getting strong support from the international community but Guatemala has to demonstrate that it has a high tax level and transparency," …
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Bill Gates, Carlos Slim announce $150 million for health

Foundations run by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and Mexican telecom magnate Carlos Slim will each donate $50 million to the 2015 Meso-American …
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Police take over security at Cape Town stadium

World Cup organizers said they called in police after stadium staff left their posts in a wage dispute with Stallion Security Consortium. The match …
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News Corporation makes bets on journalism ventures

Rupert Murdoch’s media conglomerate said Monday that it has acquired Skiff LLC, a company started by magazine and newspaper publisher Hearst Corp. …
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Pesticides, genes combine to up risk of Parkinson’s

Researchers found that among men exposed to pesticides such as DDT, carriers of the gene variants were three and a half times more likely to develop …
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Teen sailor’s family denies plan for reality show

Jeff Casher says he spoke with Abby Sunderland’s father Monday and Laurence Sunderland says such a show was discussed last year when her brother Zac …
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Palin ‘would love’ Thatcher meeting

Palin wrote in a Facebook posting Monday that she’s been invited to London — she didn’t say by whom — and the invitation included an offer to …
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Brain scan study confirms role of Alzheimer’s genes

A team at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston used magnetic resonance imaging or MRI scans to study changes in brain structures — such as the …
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Supply shortages slowing Gulf oil spill cleanup

Almost two months after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, shortages of government-required protective gear and cleaning …
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Microsoft makes big push for new game audience

On Monday, Microsoft detailed its new Kinect game technology, coming this fall for the Xbox 360 game console. Once known as Project Natal, the …
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European Union leaders to back levy on financial institutions

"The European Council agrees that a levy on financial institutions should be introduced to ensure that they contribute to the cost of crises," the …
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European Union leaders to approve start to Iceland accession

"Having considered the application… (the EU) decides that accession negotiations should be opened," said a draft statement expected to be approved …
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Chinese weapons make Europe arms fair debut

The arrival of six Chinese defence companies at Eurosatory, the world’s largest arms fair for land weaponry, contrasted with a European Union ban on …
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