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US stocks dip in absence of 'fiscal cliff' deal
AFP, Published on 27/12/2012
» US stocks fell Wednesday amid uncertainty about whether a deal to avert the "fiscal cliff" could be reached by an end-of-year deadline.
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French power firm chief 'target of financial probe'
AFP, Published on 27/12/2012
» The head of the French electricity company EDF, Henri Proglio, is the target of a probe by France's General Finance Inspection service after he signed off on a proposed plan between EDF and the Chinese company CGNPC, a source close to the matter said Wednesday.
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Gripes for Ferguson despite thrilling United win
AFP, Published on 27/12/2012
» Manchester United's 4-3 victory over Newcastle United opened a seven-point gap at the top of the Premier League table, but the news was not all positive for Alex Ferguson and his team.
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Mancini won't blame Hart for City shocker
AFP, Published on 27/12/2012
» Roberto Mancini refused to blame goalkeeper Joe Hart for wrecking Manchester City's title challenge as the champions slipped to a shock 1-0 defeat at Sunderland.
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Hollande orders protection of French in C. Africa
AFP, Published on 27/12/2012
» President Francois Hollande Wednesday ordered tightened security for French nationals in the Central African Republic after violent protests denouncing the former colonial ruler for failing to help stem a rebel offensive.
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India gang-rape victim 'extremely critical'
AFP, Published on 27/12/2012
» Doctors in Singapore battled Thursday to save the life of an Indian student who sustained horrific injuries in a gang-rape, after she was dramatically airlifted from a hospital in New Delhi.
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Nelson Mandela released from hospital
AFP, Published on 27/12/2012
» South Africa's anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela was discharged from hospital on Wednesday after almost three weeks being treated for a lung infection but will continue to receive medical care at home, the presidency said.
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Starbucks boss: 'Come together' on fiscal deal already
AFP, Published on 27/12/2012
» Starbucks stirred the political pot Wednesday by urging its baristas to write "come together" on its cups as a way to pressure US lawmakers to compromise on a deal to avert a year-end fiscal crisis.
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Abu Sayyaf releases kidnap video
AFP, Published on 27/12/2012
» A new video emerged on Wednesday of an Australian man kidnapped by suspected Muslim extremists in the Philippines more than a year ago.
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Isolation and hardship hit Morocco's mountain Berbers
AFP, Published on 27/12/2012
» In a country on the doorstep of western Europe and popular for sunshine holidays, an unusually bitter winter has hit isolated mountain villages, causing hardship not usually associated with Morocco.
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