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Clarke finds positives in drawn S.Africa Test
AFP, Published on 13/11/2012
» Skipper Michael Clarke said the big positive for Australia in Tuesday's drawn Gabba Test was his team's bowling performance against South Africa's heavyweight top order.
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ADB: High tobacco prices save lives
Published on 13/11/2012
» Smoking-related deaths in Thailand and four other Asian countries where tobacco use is amongst the highest in the world would drop by 20% if cigarette prices were doubled by increased taxation, according to an Asian Development Bank study relased on Tuesday.
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Terror suspect Abu Qatada released from British jail
AFP, Published on 13/11/2012
» British authorities reluctantly released terror suspect Abu Qatada on bail Tuesday after judges ruled that the radical cleric dubbed Osama bin Laden's right-hand man in Europe should not be extradited to Jordan.
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French tell Amazon to download tax bill for $252 mn
AFP, Published on 13/11/2012
» France has demanded $252 million in back taxes from Amazon, it emerged on Tuesday, increasing the pressure on the online retailer over its controversial corporate structure in Europe.
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'Call of Duty' blockbuster returns with 'Black Ops 2'
AFP, Published on 13/11/2012
» The blockbuster video game franchise "Call of Duty" returns on Tuesday with a futuristic new instalment in which shadowy activists use social networks to threaten the United States.
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Myanmar quake's death toll rises
AFP, Published on 13/11/2012
» A powerful earthquake that struck Myanmar at the weekend has left 38 people dead or missing, the Red Cross said on Tuesday as a new tremor rattled the government's showpiece capital Nya Pyi Taw.
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Obama confronts Petraeus sex scandal
AFP, Published on 13/11/2012
» President Barack Obama was confronted by the sex scandal that has rocked the US security establishment Wednesday as he prepared his first news conference since the fall of CIA chief David Petraeus.
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Greece raises 4 bn euros in bond sale
AFP, Published on 13/11/2012
» Greece raised 4.062.5 billion euros ($5.16 billion) on Tuesday to avert default this week.
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China ex-leader Jiang a new force behind scenes
AFP, Published on 13/11/2012
» He was wrongly reported dead last year, and his political influence was said to have faded as a younger generation assumed control of China, but former President Jiang Zemin has made a surprise comeback.
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Asia's mega-cities 'more vulnerable to disasters'
AFP, Published on 13/11/2012
» Asia's cities are becoming increasingly vulnerable to natural disasters as they struggle with poor planning, population explosions and climate change, the Asian Development Bank warned on Tuesday.
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