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Merkel booed as she praises cuts in bailed-out Portugal
AFP, Published on 13/11/2012
» German Chancellor Angela Merkel acclaimed Portugal's austerity cuts during a visit to Lisbon on Monday but was met by furious protesters who draped city monuments in black sheets.
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Cray supercomputer named world's fastest
AFP, Published on 13/11/2012
» A Cray supercomputer at the US government's Oak Ridge National Laboratory was named Monday the world's fastest, overtaking an IBM supercomputer at another American research center.
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Anzac duo cited after opening November Tests
AFP, Published on 13/11/2012
» Australia's Rob Simmons and New Zealand's Adam Thomson could both miss the remainder of their respective countries' European Test tours after being cited for disciplinary offences, the Six Nations committee said in a statement on Monday.
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US vows to attack 'flaws' in UN Human Rights Council
AFP, Published on 13/11/2012
» The United States on Monday won a new term on the UN Human Rights Council and vowed to renew its campaign to put right "flaws" in the controversial body.
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Sumatran elephants probably poisoned for revenge: official
AFP, Published on 13/11/2012
» Three critically-endangered Sumatran elephants found dead in Indonesia's Riau province were probably poisoned in a revenge attack by palm oil plantation workers, an official said Monday.
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Djokovic wins ATP Tour Finals
AFP, Published on 13/11/2012
» Novak Djokovic produced a masterful display to end Roger Federer's reign as ATP Tour Finals champion as the world number one swept to a 7-6 (8/6), 7-5 victory in the final on Monday.
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Thousands to watch rare total eclipse in Australia
AFP, Published on 13/11/2012
» Tens of thousands of people were flocking to Australia's tropical north Monday to watch a rare total solar eclipse, a phenomenon officials say has not been seen in the region in 1,300 years.
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Trouble at Brazil mega-dam stops construction for now
AFP, Published on 13/11/2012
» Work on Brazil's controversial $13 billion Belo Monte mega-dam ground to a halt Monday after protesters torched buildings at three dam construction sites over the weekend, the developer said.
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Panetta on staying as Pentagon chief: 'Who the hell knows?'
AFP, Published on 13/11/2012
» Pentagon chief Leon Panetta, a longtime veteran of Washington politics, sidestepped questions Monday about whether he would quit his post as expected and retire.
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Top Australian jockey charged in betting scandal
AFP, Published on 13/11/2012
» Champion jockey Damien Oliver was charged by stewards over a betting scandal after he admitted putting money on a rival horse that won a race in which he was riding.
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