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Powerful Cyclone Phet barrels toward Oman

Phet was not expected to make landfall in Oman, but should instead turn to skim parallel to the Sultanate’s shore before roaring northeast toward …
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Caffeine addicts get no real perk from morning cup

Bristol University researchers found that drinkers develop a tolerance to both the anxiety-producing and the stimulating effects of caffeine, …
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Analysis: Europe faces summer of intermittent unrest

Long regarded as the most prone to street violence in western Europe — as well as the most financially troubled — Greece has seen several angry …
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European unions to rally against budget cuts

The rally is timed to coincide with a meeting of European Union finance ministers, and unions may also organise strikes or protests in other …
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Ireland’s unemployment rate hits 16-year high

The Central Statistics Office said unemployment rose in May to 13.7 percent from the previous rate of 13.4 percent, a level that had held firm through …
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Somali pirates seize Panama-flagged vessel

EU NAVFOR said a U.S. warship had seen at least one person with a rocket-propelled grenade launcher on board the MV QSM Dubai. It said the crew were …
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Magnitude 6.2 earthquake rattles Papua New Guinea

No casualties or damage was immediately reported. The U.S. Geological Survey statement said the quake struck Wednesday evening under the northwest …
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Study: Go veggie, cut fossil fuels to aid planet

The report said food production and fossil fuel use caused pollution, greenhouse gases, diseases and forest destruction. "How the world is fed and …
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British firms’ foreign takeovers hit record low in

The Office for National Statistics said spending by UK firms on foreign acquisitions fell to 192 million pounds in the three months to March, the …
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Experts: Powers should consider Iran fuel offer

The nine experts, including former weapons inspector David Kay, former U.S. Under Secretary of State Tom Pickering and arms control experts Jeffrey …
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Blagojevich corruption trial may touch Obama

Among the 24 counts of fraud, conspiracy, bribery and racketeering that could land Blagojevich a long prison sentence are charges he dangled President …
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Wall Street Journal: Transcript released in crash that killed Poland’s President

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Analysis: Eastern Europe remittances dry up as richer west struggles

Analysts say exact calculations for how much the slump may shave off GDP across the region are hard to pin down. However, in one of the region’s …
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Butt test shows US cigarettes high in chemicals

Their unique study also demonstrated that the amounts of these carcinogens in a smoker’s cigarette butts directly correlated with tell-tale …
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Polish president was warned

About 15 minutes before the plane crashed, Mariusz Kazana, the Polish foreign ministry’s protocol chief, entered the cockpit and was told by the …
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Fallen bridges hamper Guatemala storm rescue

Dozens of people were still missing and rescue teams struggled to reach remote rural communities after the storm cut off roads and destroyed up to 18 …
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Building collapse kills 9, injures many in Bangladesh

At least 50 people were injured in the collapse of the building, which police said was badly constructed. Rescue teams were scouring through the …
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African mining may be driving tuberculosis epidemic

Researchers from Britain and the United States said their study suggested that crowded living and working conditions, dust in mines, and the spread …
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