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UPDATE 1-Britain scrambles fighter jets to escort Pakistani passenger plane - 3 Hours ago

2:20pm BST (Adds background) LONDON, May 24 (Reuters) - Britain launched fighter jets on Friday to escort a Pakistan International Airlines plane carrying 297 passengers from Lahore after it was diverted

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IBC announces London Technology Booster speaker line-up and pre-event interactive - 4 Hours ago

PR Newswire LONDON, May 24, 2013 LONDON, May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --? IBC today reveals that in the run up to its new broadcast technology event, IBC London Technology Booster, it will be hosting a free

Exiled cleric who taught knifeman praises 'courage' - 112 Minutes ago

A Syrian-born Islamist cleric who taught one of the attackers accused of hacking to death an off-duty British soldier on a London street praised the attack for its "courage" and said Muslims would see

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UPDATE 1-Truck crash may have caused Washington state bridge collapse
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North Korea says will take 'positive steps' for peace
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Fuse Science, Inc. European Distribution Partnership Expands Rapidly PR Newswire
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China Biologic Comments on the Proposed Shanghai RAAS Transaction
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NASA Statement On Space Technology Meetings In Europe
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CBS goes undercover to reveal Bangladesh factory conditions
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French special forces took part in Niger operation: government - 4 Hours ago
French special forces took part in an operation at an army base in Niger on Friday to flush out Islamist militants suspected of involvement in an attack the previous day, Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le
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Kerry says talks with Israel, Palestinians 'very productive' - 5 Hours ago
12:15pm BST TEL AVIV (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday that his shuttle talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders on prospects for reviving direct negotiations had been "very
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Death toll from Guinea opposition march rises to four - 3 Hours ago
1:45pm BST CONAKRY, May 24 (Reuters) - The official death toll from Thursday's clashes between Guinean opposition protesters and police and government supporters rose to four on Friday, meaning at least
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Politics/Law

Emerson College Polling Society Survey Finds Congressman Markey Doubling His Lead - 3 Hours ago
PR Newswire BOSTON, May 24, 2013 BOSTON, May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --? The post-primary bounce for Republican U.S. Senate candidate Gabriel Gomez was short lived, according to a new Emerson College Polling

Clean Energy Advocates Hail Call On Capitol Hill To Release Long-overdue "Road Map" - 3 Hours ago
Push by Two Dozen U.S. House Members Seen As Major New Momentum for Release of Federal Research Findings PR Newswire WASHINGTON, May 24, 2013 WASHINGTON, May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today,
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Pakistan welcomes Obama drone speech - 5 Hours ago
Pakistani officials have welcomed a speech by US President Barack Obama vowing to rethink the use of drones, which have killed hundreds in Pakistan. The foreign ministry said it appreciated that Mr Obama
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Business

SAP to Accelerate Innovation for Cloud and SAP HANA® Through One Unified Development - 4 Hours ago
SAP Brings All Development Under the Leadership of Executive Board Member Dr. Vishal Sikka PR Newswire WALLDORF, Germany, May 24, 2013 WALLDORF, Germany, May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SAP AG (NYSE: SAP)
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Telmex Technological Institute Highlighted As a Pioneer in Innovation and Digital - 3 Hours ago
PR Newswire WASHINGTON, May 24, 2013 WASHINGTON, May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Due to its vast knowledge and experience in promoting digital inclusion and development throughout Latin America, the Telmex

Manitoba Tel agrees to sell Allstream to Egyptian billionaire - 3 Hours ago
Manitoba Telecom Services Inc. has struck a $520-million deal to sell its Allstream division to an investment firm controlled by Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris. Mr. Sawiris’s company, Accelero Capital
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Finance

US STOCKS-Futures slip, Wall Street set for weekly decline - 4 Hours ago
* Durable goods orders on tap * P&G shares rise after CEO replacement * Abercrombie shares fall after results * Futures off: Dow 64 pts, S&P 10 pts, Nasdaq 18 pts NEW YORK, May 24 (Reuters) - U.S. stock
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Futures slide; markets appear headed for down week - 3 Hours ago
NEW YORK -- Stock futures are sinking and it appears major U.S. indexes are heading for a down week roiled by corporate earnings, good and bad, and confusion about what the Fed will do next.Dow Jones
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ANALYSIS-German economy to pick up but fall short of traditional pace - 4 Hours ago
* Economists say Q1 disappointed hopes for dynamic recovery * Euro crisis, global slowdown, weak yen hurting exports * Govt hopes firms will start investing, economists doubtful * Weak economy could impact
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Sports

Nadal, Djokovic on semi-final collision course in Paris - 4 Hours ago
PARIS (Reuters) - Defending French Open champion Rafael Nadal was drawn in the same half as world number one Novak Djokovic on Friday as the Spanish claycourt machine chases a record eighth title at Roland
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Footballers cleared of sex assault - 4 Hours ago
Four Brighton and Hove Albion footballers have been found not guilty of sexually assaulting a teenage girl. Anton Rodgers, 20, George Barker, 21, Lewis Dunk, 21, and former team-mate Steve Cook, 22,
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Exclusive: Malaysia tycoon plans IPO of football club Cardiff City - sources - 5 Hours ago
By Yantoultra Ngui KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian billionaire Vincent Tan is exploring an IPO of British soccer team Cardiff City for as early as this year, people with knowledge of the matter told
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Industry

Sally Bercow tweet libelled Lord McAlpine - 5 Hours ago
The high court rules that a tweet sent by Sally Bercow, the wife of the Commons speaker, about Conservative peer Lord McAlpine was libellous. Ms Bercow had denied that what she had written libelled the
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NetSuite To Showcase Commerce Product Innovation And Customer Success At IRCE 2013 - 3 Hours ago
PR Newswire SAN MATEO, Calif., May 24, 2013 SAN MATEO, Calif., May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- NetSuite Inc. (NYSE: N), the industry's leading provider of cloud-based financials / ERP software suites, today
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IBM Helps Xiu.com Analyze Big Data to Grow Daily Sales 10 Times - 4 Hours ago
Leading online retailer offers a personalized shopping experience to Chinese consumers - 31 percent last shopped online, finds IBM survey PR Newswire BEIJING, May 24, 2013 BEIJING, May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/
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Internet

Sendmail Presents "DMARC State of the Union" Webinar PR Newswire - 3 Hours ago
/PRNewswire/ --? Sendmail, Inc. announced today it will host a new webinar to discuss how DMARC, a new standard for email authentication, can help organizations protect their messaging infrastructure
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Ashton Kutcher: 'Media @&$#%! Twitter up' - 3 Hours ago
Ashton Kutcher was the first to amass 1 million Twitter followers. But he's not happy with what Twitter has become. LAS VEGAS (CNNMoney) Ashton Kutcher was one of Twitter's first break-through celebrities.
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Facebook delays Home in Europe, seeks stronger 'First' impression - 5 Hours ago
Facebook Home needs some customization features before it will ship on the HTC First outside the U.S. IDG News Service - Users in the U.K. and France will have to wait a bit longer to get their hands
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Science

HCP Formulas Introduces Fibrenza™, a Natural, Ultra-Premium Systemic Enzyme Therapy - 3 Hours ago
PR Newswire TEMPE, Ariz., May 24, 2013 TEMPE, Ariz., May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --? The newly released flagship enzyme blend, Fibrenza™, utilizes advanced technology in a time-release capsule that offers
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Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: Mohawk Industries, Aruba Networks, Bayer, - 3 Hours ago
/PRNewswire/ --Zacks Equity Research highlights Mohawk Industries, Inc. (NYSE:MHK)as the Bull of the Day and Aruba Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:ARUN) as the Bear of the Day. In addition, Zacks Equity Research

Dow Begins Deploying K-Dow Award to Balance Sheet Business Wire - 2 Hours ago
MIDLAND, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Dow Chemical Company (DOW) today announced it plans to deploy part of its recent payment from the Petrochemical Industries Company of Kuwait (PIC) to reduce up to
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Technology

Microsoft reportedly to take cut on used Xbox One game sales - 2 Hours ago
(Credit: James Martin/CNET) Microsoft's policy concerning used Xbox One games has proven a bit confusing, but a new report may have spilled more concrete details. Citing information from "retail sources,"

DIY Market Slows Dramatically as 3-D Printing Hits Its Industrial Stride - 118 Minutes ago
Buyers hit the brakes on purchasing hobbyist 3-D printers in the past year, even as industrial-grade printers are playing a larger role in manufacturing finished parts rather than prototypes. Those were

'Kindle Worlds' Lets Authors Publish Fan Fiction — At Dubious Cost - 16 Hours ago
Kindle’s got a platform on which you can publish that Gossip Girl novel you’ve finished, and possibly even profit from it. Woo-hoo! Well, maybe. Image: CW Those of you furiously polishing your meticulously

Health

Diners Underestimate Calories in Fast Food - 4 Hours ago
People who eat at fast-food restaurants are consuming significantly more calories than they realize -- and teens are the worst offenders, a new study found. "Teens underestimate the number of calories
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McDonald's latest wheeze, the Mega Potato, comes in at 1,142 calories - 3 Hours ago
By Friday, 24 May 2013 The obesity debate rages on. Nevertheless, some clever bod over at McDonald's has decided to introduce the fast food giant's highest calorie menu item ever. Latest Stories from

Allergy Alert (mustard, milk, soy, wheat) - Nouvelle Orleans brand Marinades - 4 Hours ago
Reason for recall / advisory: Allergen - Milk, Allergen - Mustard, Allergen - Soy, Allergen - Wheat Hazard classification: Class 1 Company / Firm: Alimentation Nouvelle Orl?ans Distribution: Quebec Extent
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Culture

Former sex slaves demand Mayor Toro Hashimoto of Osaka Japan quit over remarks justifying - 4 Hours ago
Former sex slaves demand Mayor Toro Hashimoto of Osaka, Japan, quit over remarks justifying WWII "comfort women" South Korean Kim Bok-Dong, who served as a sex slave for Japanese soldiers during World

Effects of 12 weeks of tadalafil treatment on ejaculatory and orgasmic dysfunction - 3 Hours ago
Effects of 12 weeks of tadalafil treatment on ejaculatory and orgasmic dysfunction and sexual satisfaction in patients with mild to severe erectile dysfunction: Integrated analysis of 17 placebo-controlled

Sex Versus Smartphones? Women Prefer Their Mobile Devices - 4 Hours ago
NEW YORK (MainStreet) — Better not lose your best gal's smartphone. It could lead to a cold streak in the bedroom. Research from AVG Technologies, a mobile Internet services firm, shows women would give