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Jun 19, 2013
4:46 am
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Afghanistan suspends security talks with US
"There is a contradiction between what the US government says and what it does regarding Afghanistan peace talks," a spokesman for Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Wednesday.
Jun 19, 2013
10:53 am
European Commission fines drug companies for delaying generic
The European Commission has fined Denmark’s Lundbeck and other drug companies for colluding to keep a generic antidepressant off the market.
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Jun 19, 2013
9:17 am
Barack Obama defends NSA surveillance programs in Europe
Obama claims that lives have been saved by NSA surveillance program, in remarks made during meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
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Faine Greenwood
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Jun 19, 2013
8:44 am
Applause is contagious, not based on performance: study
Researchers in Sweden have found that people applaud because others are doing the same.
BY
Alexander Besant
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Health
Jun 19, 2013
7:15 am
Google challenges surveillance gag order in wake of NSA revelations
Tech giant asks Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to allow it to publish national security data requests it receives from the US government.
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Faine Greenwood
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Jun 19, 2013
8:49 am
Syria a 'major new factor' in rising refugee numbers worldwide, UN says
More than 7 million people were displaced in 2012 alone.
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Freya Petersen
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Jun 19, 2013
6:33 am
Indian doctor creates "suicide-proof" ceiling fan
Ceiling fan designed by a Madhya Pradesh doctor won't support the weight of a person, and is intended to cut down on the suicide rate in India.
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Faine Greenwood
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Jun 19, 2013
7:19 am
India's killer monsoon strands thousands (PHOTOS)
The death toll from monsoon flooding has now topped 130, and is expected to rise further.
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Jason Overdorf
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Jun 19, 2013
5:30 am
'Mein 노력?' Kim Jong Un reportedly gives Hitler manifesto to staff
North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un is rumored to have distributed copies of Adolf Hitler's "Mein Kampf" to top officials earlier this year.
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Sarah Wolfe
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Jun 18, 2013
11:12 pm
Award-winning journalist Michael Hastings killed in car crash
Former Rolling Stone contributor best known for piece that brought down General Stanley McChrystal.
BY
Sarah Wolfe
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Jun 19, 2013
3:00 am
House Republicans pass 20-week abortion ban
The bill was sparked by the murder trial of Philadelphia abortion provider Kermit Gosnell.
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Jun 19, 2013
2:56 am
Herschel space telescope sent floating after decommissioned
Herschel, the largest and most powerful infrared telescope, ended its successful four-year mission to observe the galaxy.
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Alexander Besant
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Jun 19, 2013
2:08 am
Shimon Peres celebrates 90th birthday with Clinton, Blair and Streisand
Some 3,000 guests celebrated the 90th birthday of Israeli President Shimon Peres in Jerusalem.
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Samantha Stainburn
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Jun 19, 2013
2:06 am
ERT Greek public broadcaster back on the air but still set to shrink
The court upheld the government's plan to downsize and cut the number of staff at the state-sponsored network.
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Alexander Besant
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Jun 19, 2013
2:02 am
Montreal's mayor resigns
Michael Applebaum has resigned, saying he needs to focus on defending himself against corruption charges.
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Samantha Stainburn
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Jun 18, 2013
4:31 pm
Moderate quake rattles Lima, Peru
A medium-sized quake hits Lima, Peru.
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Kristin Deasy
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Jun 18, 2013
4:15 pm
Turkish reporter defends fake interview with CNN's Amanpour as 'sarcasm'
But Amanpour is not amused.
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Kristin Deasy
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Jun 18, 2013
3:45 pm
Clashes move closer to Syria's largest city
The bombings occured near the Kweiras and Mang air bases near the Turkish border, which rebels have been fighting for over the last two years.
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Alexander Besant
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Jun 18, 2013
3:33 pm
EU, US speeding ahead on massive transatlantic trade deal
The EU-US trade deal was in the works on the sidelines of the G8 summit.
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Talia Ralph
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Jun 18, 2013
2:21 pm
The 46 men stuck in Gitmo limbo
The United States names 48 Guantanamo captives — two of whom have died at the prison — deemed impossible to try yet too dangerous to release.
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Kristin Deasy
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Jun 18, 2013
11:52 am
Dozens of Shia worshippers killed in double suicide bombing in Iraq
Sixty people were also wounded in the attack that came amid increasing sectarian strife in the country.
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Alexander Besant
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