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Thousands protest after gay mans murder in Manhattan
Thousands of New Yorkers -- including mayoral candidate Christine Quinn -- marched Monday to protest the shooting death of a gay man in the neighbourhood that was the cradle of the modern US gay rights ...
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Dozens dead as tornado hits US city
A powerful tornado swept through an Oklahoma City suburb on Monday, tearing down blocks of homes and at least two schools and leaving at least 51 people dead, local officials told US ...
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Severe weather
>Are you experiencing severe weather in your area? Send photos and videos to CNN iReport. But please remember to stay safe. For local coverage of Monday's devastating storms in Oklahoma, go to these CNN affiliates: KFOR, KOCO, KOKH, KOKI. Moore, Oklahoma (CNN) -- Rescue workers raced against time and darkness Monday night looking for survivors after a powerful tornado blasted an area outside ...
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Guatemalas Highest Court Overturns Genocide Conviction of Former Dictator
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Japan April exports seen up but trade deficit to persist
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's exports are expected to have risen in April from a year earlier for a second straight month led by U.S.-bound shipments of cars and Asian demand for electronics parts in a sign a weak yen and global recovery are helping the export-reliant ...
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>For local coverage of Monday's devastating storms in Oklahoma, go to these CNN affiliates: KFOR, KOCO, KOKH, KOKI(CNN) -- At least 51 people -- including seven children at an elementary school -- were killed when a massive tornado struck an area outside Oklahoma City on Monday afternoon, officials said. Seven children were killed at Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Oklahoma, a police ...
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Meuhedet employees hold one-day warning strike
Staffers of Kupat Holim Meuhedet - the country's third-largest health fund - halted traffic for a short time on Tel Aviv's Ibn Gvirol Street and in Jerusalem forced their way into the manager's office in the health fund's main building on Haturim Street on Monday.The actions were taken as part of a one-day warning strike over what the workers claim is foot-dragging in ...
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J’lem to forbid cigarette ads during Formula 1 race
The Jerusalem Municipality declared on Monday that it would not allow open or latent advertising for cigarettes or other tobacco products by sponsors of the famed racing car competition Formula 1 that is scheduled to take place in capital on June 13 and 14.The municipality made the statement ...
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Gas exports will create jobs in Israel
The Israeli government must educate the public as to how a strong natural gas export policy will not only strengthen the country's economic position globally but also create jobs at home, a United States Chamber of Commerce official ...
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Water consumption analysis finds faults leakages
A new data analytics technology will enable water utilities to closely monitor water consumption patterns in order to pinpoint system glitches or leakages from afar.In partnership with Israel's Arad Metering Technologies - known for its Dialog3G and City-Mind smart water metering systems used around the world - Haifa-based IBM Research Lab scientists have developed "Big Data" ...
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Oklahoma tornado Harrowing tales emerge from devastating twister
The heroics and the heartbreak: Harrowing tales emerge from devastating tornado - including hero teacher who laid on top of six students to protect ...
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Todays Oklahoma City twister bigger than one that left 44 people dead 14 years ago
The catastrophic storm that tore through the suburbs of Oklahoma City on Monday afternoon bears similarities to the devastating series of tornadoes that hit in May 1999 - killing 44 ...
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WATCH The horrific videos that show the devastating tornado as it tears through Oklahoma
At least 51 people have been confirmed dead, two elementary schools have been flattened and scores of students could be trapped under the rubble after a two mile-wide tornado touched down in a highly-populated suburb of Oklahoma City in one of the worst storms the area has ever ...
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Thrill-seeking underwater diver comes face-to-face with deadly Nile crocodiles
Lowered into the water in a cage, danger-mad 73-year-old Janet Martyn, from Walthamstow, London, is a matter of inches away from three deadly, 12-foot long Nile ...
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Clutching a pink balloon after a trip to McDonalds and buying sweets the children murdered by their father hours later
With them was their father, Julian Stevenson, who appeared relaxed as he ordered a baguette, casually dressed in flip-flops, camouflage Bermuda shorts and a light ...
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The day I fought for the Chinese army by John Simpson Veteran journalist reveals how he stopped students attacking soldiers at Tiananmen Square protests
The foreign correspondent claims he once ‘waded in’ during the Tiananmen Square protests in Peking and ‘whacked’ a mob of angry students to stop them killing Chinese ...
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Now police place journalists in same bracket as criminals Officers will be forced to name any friends who work in the media... or face the sack
Frontline police representatives have already warned that ambitious police managers and their political masters are trying to shut down whistleblowers and voices of ...
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Brain-boosting Mediterranean diet could slow down the onset of dementia more affectively than low-fat alternative
The diet enjoyed by countries in southern Europe has long been thought to combat heart disease and cancer because it is rich in fruit, vegetables, fish, nuts, whole grains and olive ...
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Hagues arms warning to Syria Foreign Secretary says Britain will arm rebels unless Assad comes to negotiating table
William Hague issued an ultimatum to Syrian dictator Bashar al Assad yesterday, warning Britain will arm the rebels seeking to oust him unless he comes to the negotiating ...
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G8 police get boiler suits to disguise them amid fears Northern Ireland summit could be targeted by terrorists
British police guarding the G8 summit will be 'disguised' as their Irish counterparts amid fears they could be targeted by Irish dissidents (stock ...
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Workers are more stressed and worried about keeping their jobs than ever before
Workers are more stressed, more under pressure and more worried about keeping their job than at any time since records more than 25 years ago, a damning study revealed ...
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Disabled girl judged not worth saving Charity claims hospital doctors let Tina Papalabropoulos die
In a highly critical report, the health ombudsman said doctors missed chances to save her life. Mencap called the death ‘an avoidable ...
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How echo technique could help the blind Visually impaired can locate items by listening to echoes - like dolphins and bats
The study involved a series of experiments with sighted and blind people to investigate their ability to identify the positions of an object using ...
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Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt to launch attack on failings of inaccessible family GPs
In a major speech, the Health Secretary will condemn the scandal of out-of-hours services where ‘you speak to a doctor who doesn’t know you from ...
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Cameron sends love letter to Tory loons As UKIP close to within two points the Prime Minister offers an olive branch to activists
The peace offering followed revelations that a senior ally of the Prime Minister had branded the party faithful ‘swivel-eyed loons’. MPs warn that his leadership is in peril amid discontent on Europe and gay ...
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Asia's largest ever infastructure project
The Trans-Asian Railway has been faltering since it was first proposed in the 1960s by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia Pacific (ESCAP). Throughout the 60s, 70s and 80s the project was hindered by political instability, the wars in Indochina, the reticence of China and a subsequent lack of finance in Asia for mega-projects of this kind.
Now, however, with China emerging as the number two most dominant economy in the world, the project to link two major continents (Asia and Europe) is finding its feet once more and the Chinese are looking into investment opportunities, with some aspects of the project, such as the several thousand kilometers that pass through Thailand, being slated for possible construction in 2013. Read more
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