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New telescope to be in South Africa, Australia
AMSTERDAM (AP) -- An organization planning to build the world's largest and most sensitive radio telescope says it will be constructed in both Australia and South Africa....
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Canine stars compete for Cannes' Palm Dog
CANNES, France (AP) -- Move over, Brad Pitt and Nicole Kidman. The Cannes Film Festival's four-legged stars are in the spotlight with the contest for the event's best canine performance....
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Situation in Congo deteriorating, Red Cross
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) -- The International Committee of the Red Cross says a new rebellion in eastern Congo has spread to remote and difficult-to-reach areas, causing the humanitarian situation to deteriorate significantly....
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Fists fly in Ukraine over use of Russian
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) -- Opposition lawmakers on Friday blocked the Ukrainian Parliament a day after a brawl in the chamber sent one legislator to the hospital....
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Cronenberg's "Cosmopolis" mirrors troubled times
CANNES, France (AP) -- In the movie "Cosmopolis," director David Cronenberg goes on a visceral day-trip inside the limousine of a tycoon - who cares little for bloody, populist riots taking place outside his car....
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Olympic mystery: Where is the London cauldron?
LONDON (AP) -- London's Olympic Stadium is ready, with a pristine track, a well-manicured grassy field and rows of gleaming seats to welcome 80,000 fans. But one thing is clearly missing....
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UN rights chief: Suspend Zimbabwe sanctions
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) -- The U.N. human rights chief has called for the suspension of Western sanctions against Zimbabwe's president and his loyalists....
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Wall Street futures mixed ahead of holiday
U.S. stock futures are mixed ahead of the long holiday weekend on concerns over the lack of a concrete plan to keep Greece in the European currency union.
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Vatican tracks down document holder
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- The Vatican says it has identified someone illegally holding secret documents as it tries to get to the bottom of an embarrassing leaking scandal....
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Priest apologizes for unholy language on Facebook
LONDON (AP) -- A British priest had apologized for some unholy language on his Facebook page....
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3 young actors seize the day, go 'On the Road'
CANNES, France (AP) -- Kristen Stewart understands the lure of the open road. So do her "On The Road" co-stars, Garrett Hedlund and Sam Riley....
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Gunmen kill 7 in attack on bus in Pakistan
Police say gunmen have killed at least seven passengers in an attack on a bus in southern Pakistan.
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France says will pull all combat troops from Afghanistan this year
All French combat forces will pull out of Afghanistan by the end of the year, France's new president said in Kabul today, but some trainers will remain to help Afghanistan's nascent security forces.
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Thai king makes 1st trip outside Bangkok in years
BANGKOK (AP) -- Thousands of Thais lined the roads in Bangkok and near the historic capital Ayutthaya on Friday to see the country's 84-year-old monarch on his first trip outside the capital in almost three years....
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This is pop? A look at wacky Eurovision contenders
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) -- A memorable melody. Distinctive stage presence. Some horse-trading of votes....
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Breeze of Arab Spring felt on Cannes red carpet
CANNES, France (AP) -- The ripples of the Arab Spring are being felt in summery Cannes, where films from Egypt and Syria, as well as a documentary about the overthrow of Libya's Moammar Gadhafi, are being screened alongside the latest features from the world's heavyweight directors....
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Egypt's ultraconservatives planting seeds in vote
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (AP) -- For Egypt's most conservative Islamists, the country's first competitive presidential election has been a test of their political savvy as they try to plant the seeds for turning the country into an Islamic state....
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World markets up tepidly as traders brush off woes
Asian stocks struggled for firm footing today as investor nerves were tested by fizzling economic growth in China, but European markets headed higher as traders kept fingers crossed that Greece would avoid financial chaos.
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German doctors apologize for Nazi-era crimes
BERLIN (AP) -- Germany's medical association has adopted a declaration apologizing for sadistic experiments and other actions of doctors under the Nazis....
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Everest climber skips summit, rescues friend
ISTANBUL (AP) -- An Israeli who rescued a distressed climber on Mount Everest instead of pushing onward to the summit says the man he helped, an American of Turkish origin, is like a brother....
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Cambodia land activists' convictions called unjust
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) -- Human rights groups in Cambodia have expressed outrage over prison sentences imposed on 13 women who were protesting being evicted from their land without adequate compensation....
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Top Philippine judge says he didn't declare $2.4M
w MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- The chief justice of the Philippine Supreme Court has testified at his impeachment trial that he did not violate any laws when he failed to declare $2.4 million in bank accounts....
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Small Brotherhood lead in early Egypt vote results
CAIRO (AP) -- Partial results from Egypt's first genuinely competitive presidential elections announced Friday showed the candidate of the powerful Muslim Brotherhood leading with a narrow edge in a five-way race....
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Backlash against African migrants in Israel
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Recent rapes blamed on African migrants have ignited a political and emotional backlash against their ballooning numbers, with Israelis and their leaders stridently - and in an alarming new development, violently - calling for their expulsion....
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Lady Gaga won't change show for protests: manager
SINGAPORE (AP) -- Lady Gaga's manager says the pop diva has no plans to tone down her act, even if that prevents her from performing in some countries on her Asian tour....
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