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France arrests on-the-run 'Pink Panther' gang member
AFP, Published on 22/08/2013
» French police have arrested a suspected member of the infamous Pink Panther gang of international jewel thieves who had been on the run since escaping from a Swiss prison in May.
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England's gamble backfires as new boys toil
AFP, Published on 22/08/2013
» England's selection gamble backfired as surprise debutants Simon Kerrigan and Chris Woakes suffered a chastening introduction on the first day of the fifth Test against Australia on Wednesday.
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Fish withdraws from US Open
AFP, Published on 22/08/2013
» American Mardy Fish announced Wednesday that he has withdrawn from the US Open because of a health problem.
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Australian PM Rudd pressures election rival on cuts
AFP, Published on 22/08/2013
» Australia's embattled Prime Minister Kevin Rudd Wednesday used a televised forum to confront his election rival Tony Abbott on spending, demanding the opposition leader reveal where he would make cuts if elected.
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Indonesia arrests four over Myanmar embassy plot
AFP, Published on 22/08/2013
» Indonesian police have arrested four men suspected of involvement in a failed plot to bomb the Myanmar embassy in Jakarta, an official said Wednesday.
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Eighteen dead as Indonesia bus plunges into river
AFP, Published on 22/08/2013
» Eighteen people were killed and dozens injured Wednesday when a bus plunged into a river as it returned from a church outing on Indonesia's main island of Java, police said.
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Scientists find another flu virus in Chinese chickens
AFP, Published on 22/08/2013
» Scientists studying the H7N9 bird flu virus that has killed more than 40 people since March said Wednesday they had discovered another H7-type virus lurking in chickens in China.
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China police detain protesters at Bo trial venue
AFP, Published on 22/08/2013
» Protesters gathered outside a courthouse in eastern China Wednesday in hopes of taking advantage of the media frenzy surrounding the country's highest-profile case in decades, the trial of ousted politician Bo Xilai.
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Timing of cutback to Fed stimulus still unclear
AFP, Published on 22/08/2013
» The timing of the Federal Reserve's plan to reduce its stimulus program remained unclear Wednesday after minutes of its last policy meeting showed divisions over the strength of economic growth.
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Rio mayor opposes Olympics
AFP, Published on 22/08/2013
» Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes said it was "a shame" that Brazil is hosting the 2016 Summer Olympics because the country lacks a sports policy.
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