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Men pictured after Woolwich attack London attack 'hard to prevent'

Preventing the killing of a British soldier on a London street would have been "incredibly hard", MI6's former head of counter-terrorism says.

Part of Interstate 5 bridge collapsed in Skagit River near Mount Vernon, Washington. 23 May 2013 US road bridge falls into river

Three people have been rescued after part of a road bridge collapsed into the Skagit River in the US state of Washington, officials say.

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Dow Jones 15294.50 - -12.67 -0.08%
Nasdaq 3459.42 - -3.88 -0.11%
FTSE 100 6710.34 + 13.55 0.20%
Dax 8376.90 + 24.92 0.30%
Cac 40 3985.87 + 18.72 0.47%

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The casket containing the body of late author Chinua Achebe is carried to the funeral service in Ogidi, Nigeria on 23 May 2013 Thousands at author Achebe's funeral

Thousands of mourners attend the funeral of renowned Nigerian author Chinua Achebe in his home town of Ogidi in Anambra state.

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Statin pill Some statins 'raise diabetes risk'

Some drugs taken to protect the heart may increase the risk of developing Type-2 diabetes, according to researchers in Canada.

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Google has acquired a US start-up that generates power using turbines flying on robotic tethered kites.

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Cockroaches are outsmarting our efforts to kill them by evolving to avoid the taste of sugar traps, a study reveals.

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Las grietas del modelo chileno

La polémica entre el gobierno y la oposición sobre el desempeño económico de Chile en los últimos años omite un dato esencial: este país, siempre presentado como el modelo a imitar en la región, depende del precio del cobre.

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汤显明:中国签反腐败约后廉署增酬酢

香港前廉政专员汤显明再度出席廉署酬酢开支聆讯时后表示,廉署酬酢增加是因为要为全球推行反腐公约。

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اجتماعات اسطنبول: ائتلاف قوى المعارضة السورية يواصل اجتماعاته لبحث مؤتمر "جنيف 2"

ائتلاف قوى المعارضة السورية يواصل اجتماعاته لليوم الثاني في اسطنبول لبحث مشاركته في المؤتمر الدولي الذي اقترحته روسيا والولايات المتحدة "جنيف 2" لإيجاد حل سياسي للأزمة السورية المستمرة منذ أكثر من عامين.

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دفاع اوباما از کاربرد 'عادلانه' هواپیماهای بدون سرنشین

باراک اوباما با عادلانه دانستن کاربرد هواپیماهای بدون سرنشین برای هدف قرار دادن تندرویان به عنوان یک اقدام دفاعی، از کنگره خواسته است مانع از تلاش او برای انتقال زندانیان گوانتانامو به بازداشتگاه های فوق‌امنیتی در خاک آمریکا نشوند.

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