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Graeme McDowell sure McIlroy will part company with management
Northern Irish golfer Graeme McDowell has defended his slip about World No.2 Rory McIlroy leaving his management company, saying that although the move is not yet confirmed, it is already being much talked about in the golfing world. For weeks there have been whispers at big events in America that McIlroy is about to leave Horizon, the Dublin-based management agency that negotiated his 20 ...
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US says Pakistan curbing explosive fertilizers
ISLAMABAD -; Pakistan has taken a number of steps to prevent fertilizers made within its borders for agriculture from being used as explosives in roadside bombs that target American troops in Afghanistan, said a top U.S. military officer ...
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Silver drops despite steady market tone elsewhere
A man under an umbrella walks past an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo Monday, May 20, 2013. Japan's Nikkei 225 index jumped 1.4 percent to 15,352.84 as evidence of a steady economic recovery in the U.S. helped push Asian stock markets higher Monday. (AP Photo/Koji ...
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Pascoe heads seven-strong New Zealand team for IPC World Swimming Championships
May 20 - Six-time Paralympic champion Sophie Pascoe has been named to head a seven-strong New Zealand team going to the 2013 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Swimming World Championships in Montreal in ...
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Scores die in wave of Iraq bombs
Iraq 's minority Sunnis began protesting at what they say is mistreatment at the hands of the Shiite-led government. The mass demonstrations, which began in December, have largely been peaceful, but the number of attacks rose sharply after a deadly security crackdown on a Sunni protest camp in northern Iraq on April 23.Iraq's Shiite majority, which was oppressed ...
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Up to 79 people killed in wave of attacks in Iraq
A wave of attacks killed at least 79 people in Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq today, officials said, pushing the death toll over the past week to more than 200 and extending one of the most sustained bouts of sectarian violence the country has seen in ...
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With end of Afghan war in sight Europe pushes business
HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - The European Union threw its weight behind developing Afghanistan's small but promising private sector this week, in the hope that business can usher in stability and peace once foreign troops leave by the end of next ...
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Trust your memory Bad idea
>Editor's note: This is part of CNN's "Life's Work" series, which features innovators and pioneers who are making a difference in the world of health and medicine. (CNN) -- You probably feel pretty attached to your memories -- they're yours, after all. They define who you are and where you came from, your accomplishments and failures, your likes and dislikes. Your memories help you separate ...
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Man fined over royal manure plot
Sam Bracanov, here at Auckland District Court on November 13, 2012, has been fined for a plan to throw manure at Prince Charles and wife Camilla while they were in New Zealand last ...
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Four killed in botched bank robbery
FOUR people were killed and at least three injured Monday in a bank robbery in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba, police and first aid officials ...
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Azerbaijan queries Eurovision snub
Azerbaijan says Eurovision made a mistake when it recorded 'nul votes' from the country for Russia's Dina Garipova, above, at the Eurovision Song Contest. Picture: ...
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Measles surges in United Kingdom
MORE than a decade ago, British parents refused to give measles shots to at least a million children because of a vaccine scare that raised the specter of autism. Now, health officials are scrambling to catch up and stop a growing epidemic of the contagious ...
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Man refused overdraft kills four in Israeli bank
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A gunman shot dead four people execution-style in a bank in Israel on Monday after being refused an overdraft and cash from its automatic teller ...
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Car bombs target Shiites in Iraq killing more than 60
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - More than 60 people were killed in a series of car bomb explosions targeting Shi'ite Muslims across Iraq on Monday, police and medics said, part of the worst sectarian violence since U.S. troops pulled out in December ...
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Britain denies bail to radical cleric who faces deportation
Radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada is seen arriving back at his home after being released on bail, in London in this November 13, 2012 file ...
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Israel calls off UNESCO Jerusalem tour blaming Palestinians
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel said on Monday it had canceled a visit by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to Jerusalem's Old City, saying the Palestinians had sought to politicize a conservation ...
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Dubai Among World’s Top 5 Hottest Retail Destinations
London is the world's most important destination for international retailers, followed closely by Dubai, according to the annual CBRE report. ';How Global is the Business of Retail'; report by the global commercial real estate service and investment firm, CBRE, was released today, pointing out the hottest twenty retail destinations in the ...
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LG Boasts the Worlds First Unbreakable Smartphone
The device sporting this new screen recently made an appearance and bears a striking resemblance to the LG Optimus G Pro smartphone, according to 9to5 Google. The phone is mostly made of plastic and is quite bendable and flexible. The company claims it does not have a breaking point.This is a bold claim for LG. Sonim, another company that once believed it had created an unbreakable phone invited ...
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Economic case for UK to stay in Europe is overwhelming
First it was rebel members of parliament, now business leaders have waded into the debate over Britain’s membership of the European Union. Top industry figures have signed a letter in the British Independent newspaper, saying the economic case to stay in Europe is ';overwhelming.'; Virgin founder Richard Branson is among them.The leaders say the UK stands to lose up to 108 ...
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World War II graduates go to prom 70 years later
New Haven's Hillhouse High School class of 1943 never had a prom because of World War II. But finally, after a 70-year wait, classmates gathered to celebrate and ...
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Some Swedish youth riot over police shooting death
STOCKHOLM Gangs of youth angered by the police shooting death of an elderly man hurled rocks at police and set cars and buildings on fire in a Stockholm suburb early Monday, forcing the evacuation of an apartment block. Around 50 youths were involved in the riots in the suburb of Husby, west of Stockholm, police spokesman Lars Bystrom said. The youths set light to a parking garage, compelling ...
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Video Hot air balloon accident kills tourist in Turkey
Witnesses in Turkey say two hot air balloons ran into each other and one person died when one of the baskets fell to the ground. Charlie Rose ...
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Hezbollah suffers heavy losses fighting inside Syria
BEIRUT In what may be a first for the Syrian civil war, numerous reports claim Hezbollah suffered heavy losses aggressively fighting alongside the Assad regime's forces in a major battle outside of their home country of Lebanon. It is no secret the Lebanese militant group -- labeled terrorists by many in the West -- has been a strong backer of President Bashar Assad, along with Iran. They ...
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Watch Treasure Hunt Leads to Underwater Proposal
Check this out this is fantastic I can tell you. What I wanna steal any thunder isn't about coupled diving and look at -- and I learned that he winds down. They were diving they were on on of vacation obviously an. She hadn't -- big idea. He had that apparently there was a treasure map that he said that -- you know days their relationship was. Captured here we see it. What -- and then ...
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Watch Ben Affleck Gets Oscar Speech Do-Over on SNL
look at that. All those people came out to times square this morning. We're back, now, with a monday edition of "heat index," the hottest stories trending right now. Indeeding a do-over for ...
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Silicon Valley's Expo ambitions
Moffet Field, a fairly unknown former military airbase in Silicon Valley near Mountain View and Sunnyvale, may become the centerpiece of the 2020 World Expo if Governor Schwarzenegger and other advocated of a California bid get their way.
California wants one of its cities to host the 2020 World Expo, the event is a seminal one on the world calendar and is expected to draw in over 70 million visitors to Shanghai, the city currently hosting the exhibition, which last six months. Read more
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