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Sania-Liezel enter Eastbourne quarters
Indo-American pairing Sania Mirza and Liezel Huber defeated Croatian-British duo of Darija Jurak and Heather Watson to enter the quarterfinals of the women's doubles event at the Aegon International here Tuesday. The second seeds were not in their elements but managed to win their first round tie 7-6(4), 7-6(3) in one hour and 36 minutes on the grass courts of Devonshire Park. Sania-Liezel had ...
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32 die in Iraq suicide bombing
At least 32 people were killed and over 50 injured in twin suicide bomb attacks at a mosque in the Iraqi capital, an interior ministry official said. The attacks occurred around midday at the al-Husseiniyah mosque in al-Qahira district, when two suicide bombers blew themselves up during prayers, Xinhua reported. The official said the two attackers first shot dead the guards of the mosque with ...
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No corruption in Male airport deal says watchdog
The Maldives anti-corruption watchdog has ruled out any corruption in the deal to award the country's only operational international airport to Indian infrastructure giant GMR group, a media report said Tuesday. The $511 million project was abruptly cancelled by the Maldivian government in November 2012. The Anti-Corruption Commission's 61-page investigation report into alleged corruption in ...
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UNESCO inscribes East Rennell of Solomon Islands on list of world heritage in danger
Beijing, June 18 (Xinhua-ANI): The world heritage site of East Rennell has been inscribed on the list of world heritage in danger due to logging that is affecting the ecosystem of the Solomon Islands' world heritage site, according to a UNESCO press statement on Tuesday. "The World Heritage Committee determined that logging is threatening the outstanding universal value of East Rennell, and ...
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15 killed in Iraq suicide bombing
At least 15 people were killed and 30 others wounded in a suicide bomb attack at a Shia mosque in the Iraqi capital Tuesday, an interior ministry official said. The attack occurred around midday when a suicide bomber blew up his explosives-laden vest among worshippers at the mosque in al-Qahira district, Xinhua reported. The toll of the attacks could rise, officials said. Ambulances, civilian ...
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World North Korea condemns Hitler report
Hitler managed to rebuild Germany in a short time following its defeat in WWI, Kim Jong-un issued an order for the Third Reich to be studied in depth and asked that practical applications be drawn from it," the source reportedly ...
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Floods close Lourdes pilgrimage site in Pyrenees
The sanctuary of Lourdes flooded, in Lourdes, southwestern France, Tuesday, June 18, 2013. French rescue services and police are evacuating hundreds of pilgrims from hotels threatened by floodwaters from a rain-swollen river in the Roman Catholic shrine town of Lourdes. (AP Photo/Bob ...
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World markets mostly down as investors eye Fed
A worker stretches on a chair during a morning trading at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo Monday, June 17, 2013. Asian stocks edged up Monday amid hopes that the U.S. Federal Reserve will put off plans to wind down its stimulus program. Tokyo's Nikkei 225, the regional heavyweight, jumped 2.2 percent to 12,960.81, extending Friday's 2.4 percent gain. (AP Photo/Koji ...
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Disney World Raises Entrance Price For Magic Kingdom
Disney is trying something new. It's charging a higher admission price for the Magic Kingdom than its other theme parks in Orlando. A one-day pass to the Magic Kingdom now costs $95 -- compared to $90 for Epcot, Animal Kingdom or Hollywood ...
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World champion returns home
See your ad here JACOB Willcox has returned triumphant from Nicar agua after being named the U16 world surfing champion.The 15-year-old local competed in the 2013 Dakine World Junior Surfing Championship and in the finals took on Leonardo Fioravanti of Italy, Jake Marshall of the US and Reo Inaba of Japan.He beat them all with a score of 14.90 and some impressive man oeu vres. "Glad I could ...
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The Genting Group planning art exhibits and dragon dancers — and thats before Resorts World even opens
More gaming news In a 24-hour town where nonstop action on the Strip dictates the pace of business, most resort operators don't spend much time trying to draw vacationers to unopened properties. But that's exactly what the Genting Group plans to do. Hoping to transform an eyesore into a marketing campaign, the Malaysian gaming giant has proposed building exhibits along Las Vegas ...
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Brazil boosts security for Confed Cup
Rio de Janeiro - Brazil will deploy a special police force to help provide security for the Confederations Cup tournament following mass protests against government spending, the state news agency said on ...
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Assange fears arrest by US
London - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says he will not leave the sanctuary of the Ecuadorean embassy in London even if Sweden stops pursuing sexual assault claims against him, because he fears arrest on the order of the United ...
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Motorcycle bomber hits Yemeni market
Soldiers are seen in the streets of Sana'a, Yemen. Three people were killed and eight others were wounded when a suicide bomber riding a motorcycle blew himself up in a busy market in the north of the country, according to officials. File photo: Mohamed al-Sayaghi, ...
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Disabled woman ‘treated like a slave’
Chicago - A mentally disabled woman and her child were forced to live in an Ohio basement with snakes and pitbulls, and were treated like slaves for more than two years, US prosecutors said on ...
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Rousseff to marchers I can hear you
Sao Paulo - President Dilma Rousseff on Tuesday sought to defuse a massive protest movement sweeping Brazil, acknowledging the need for better public services and more responsive governance as demonstrations continued in some cities around the ...
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World Bank warns global warming woes closing in
The World Bank on Wednesday warned that severe hardships from global warming could be felt within a generation, with a new study detailing devastating impacts in Africa and ...
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Greece PM in fresh bid to break deadlock over broadcaster
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras will on Wednesday make a last-ditch effort in talks with coalition allies to avert a crisis over his controversial shutdown of the state broadcaster which threatens to bring down his ...
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The World Has Lost A Great Journalist Michael Hastings 1980-2013
Hastings was a fearless reporter. That word is used perhaps a bit too often to describe journalists, but Hastings lived it. He didn’t back down from anyone. ...
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Blast hits Syrian port city of Latakia
BEIRUT (Reuters) - A loud explosion was heard near a military site in the Syrian port city of Latakia on Wednesday, opposition groups and state media said, but the cause of the blast was unclear. Explosions in Latakia, part of President Bashar al-Assad's stronghold on the Mediterranean coast, have been rare during Syria's two-year-old conflict. State television said the blast was ...
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Saudi Tycoon Eyes Moscow as Site for World’s Tallest Building
tallest building by far, Russian Vesti FM radio reported, quoting UAE media. The prince is also considering Shanghai, London and New York as possible locations for the 1600-meter (5,280 feet) skyscraper but the countries interested in hosting the world’s tallest tower would need to offer attractive financing terms, tax breaks and other government support, Alwaleed said, Arabian Business ...
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Worlds displaced people at 18-year high of 45.2 million
A Syrian refugee is shown at a camp in Jordon last year. By the end of 2012, the world had 15.4 million refugees, 937,000 asylum seekers and 28.8 million people who had been forced to flee within the borders of their own countries. (Muhammad ...
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Its a dogs world
MAN'S BEST FRIEND IS EXCLUDED FROM FEW PLACES - THE WORKPLACE TYPICALLY BEING ONE OF THEM.But moves are afoot (or should we say apaw?) to change that. Launched in the United Kingdom in 1996, followed by the U.S. in 1999, Take Your Dog to Work Day is designed to raise awareness about pet adoption, rescue groups and the role dogs play in our lives. Several studies suggest having pets at work ...
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FBI Most Wanted criminal arrested
MEXICAN officials say they have arrested former US university professor Walter Lee Williams, an alleged child sexual predator on the FBI's list of top 10 Most Wanted ...
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Obama returns to Berlin
Five years and 50 years. As President Barack Obama revisits Berlin, he can't escape those anniversaries and the inevitable comparisons to history and personal ...
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Cost of driving is becoming punitive in Brisbane
Is driving in Brisbane becoming punitively expensive? With the recent toll increases, on top of those made in 2006 and 2008, as well as last year, and the recent mis-management surrounding the privatisation of major roads in Sydney, it seems that using major roads in Brisbane is going to become even more expensive.
Brisbane, like many cities across Australia, is facing a mounting budget deficit in the wake of the near-crippling financial crisis and ensuing recession, as the state capital, it must also oversee Queensland’s plunge in revenues, which has created a budget deficit of over $2.3 billion for the state. Read more
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