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By , on May 24th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Today is Friday, May 31, the 151st day of 2013. There are 214 days left in the year. Highlights in history on this date: 1043 – Lady Godiva rides naked through the market square in Coventry, England. 1520 – After being a hostage in Denmark, young nobleman Gustav Vasa slips back into Sweden to start a rebellion against the Danes that will establish Swedish independence. 1790 – The U.S. copyright law is enacted
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By , on May 23rd, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Amnesty International said on Thursday millions of people who have fled conflict or persecution, and migrants who have left home in search of work, have suffered abuses at the hands of state authorities or employers. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 21st, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> China’s small traditional trade in carving uses ivory acquired through legal auctions and in no way encourages or worsens the problem of elephant poaching in Africa, a senior Chinese official said on Tuesday. Demand for ivory as an ornamental item is soaring in Asia and especially in China, driven by the rising purchasing power of the region’s newly affluent classes as well as growing Chinese investment in Africa and demand for its resources. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 15th, 2013 
Criminals who kill police officers will face minimum whole life sentences, the home secretary will tell the Police Federation conference.
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By , on May 13th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> The UK’s 100 biggest public companies are running more than 8,000 subsidiaries or joint ventures in onshore and offshore tax havens, according to research published on Monday (12MAY), raising fresh concerns about the full extent of corporate tax avoidance. The figures, published by the charity ActionAid, show that only two of the companies listed on the UK’s FTSE 100 have no subsidiaries in tax havens – while companies such as Barclays and Tesco own hundreds. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 7th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> GENEVA (AP) — The World Trade Organization has settled on Roberto Azevedo of Brazil, a well-known diplomat and consummate insider in Geneva circles, to serve as its director-general for the next four years, officials said Tuesday. Azevedo won by positioning himself as someone who could turn around — even heal — the organization as it struggles for relevancy in global trade negotiations. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 2nd, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> A British millionaire was on Thursday jailed for 10 years for selling fake bomb detectors to the Iraqi government and other countries, by a judge who told him he had blood on his hands. James McCormick made an estimated £50 million (HK$604 million) from selling the devices, which prosecutors said were based on a novelty golf ball finder and had no scientific basis. Last week, a jury at London’s Old Bailey found the 57-year-old guilty of three counts of fraud. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 2nd, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> LONDON (AP) — A British judge on Thursday sentenced a businessman who sold fake bomb detectors to 10 years in jail, saying the millionaire had shown a cavalier disregard for potentially fatal consequences. James McCormick made an estimated 50 million pounds ($77.8 million) from the sales of his non-working detectors — which were based on a novelty golf ball finder — to countries including Iraq, Belgium, Niger and Saudi Arabia. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 1st, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Hong Kong customs officers have seized 113 ivory tusks worth about HK$3 million on the Chinese ivory market, officials said on Wednesday. The smuggled ivory was seized at the airport on Tuesday in a container marked “spare parts” from Burundi which was bound for Singapore, said an official statement. The total seizure, weighing 300kg, was worth an estimated HK$3 million. “Upon X-ray image analysis, the consignment was detected to contain ivory tusks instead of spare parts,” the statement said. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By By MIKE PFLANZ, on May 1st, 2013 Despite the dirty, difficult daily labor, the empty stands and the low pay, Kenya’s hardy horse racing community is deeply committed to keeping the sport alive.
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By , on April 28th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Two Hongkongers shortlisted for Australia’s Best Jobs in the World campaign are a step closer to having their dreams come true – and they’re still pinching themselves. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on April 27th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> A veteran safari guide from Africa says the only way to stop the illegal trade in elephant tusks and rhinoceros horns to China is by educating mainland buyers. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By By DOUGLAS MARTIN, on April 21st, 2013 Mrs. Merz founded a wildlife reserve in Kenya that has helped the black rhinoceros come back from the brink of extinction.
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By , on April 21st, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> LONDON (AP) — Tsegaye Kebede claimed a second London Marathon title on Sunday, cheered through the streets by thousands of spectators reassured by enhanced security at the first major race since the twin bombings at the Boston event. A race that started with tributes to the Boston victims with a moment of silence ended with a thrilling conclusion under clear blue skies. With a black ribbon pinned to his chest, Kebede chased down Emmanuel Mutai in the closing stages, and overtook the tiring Kenyan to cross the line first in front of Buckingham Palace. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on April 21st, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> LONDON (AP) — Priscah Jeptoo of Kenya wins women’s race at London Marathon. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on April 18th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> In her first seven months as UN envoy on sexual violence in conflict, Zainab Hawa Bangura has visited a Congolese district where rebels raped babies, and Somalia where a woman was paid US$150 restitution for the rape of her four-year-old daughter. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on April 15th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Two explosions hit the Boston Marathon as runners crossed the finish line on Monday, killing at least two people and injuring 73 on a day when tens of thousands of people pack the streets to watch one of the world’s best known marathons. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on April 15th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> BOSTON (AP) — Rita Jeptoo of Kenya wins her second Boston Marathon. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on April 11th, 2013 
The Korean crisis will be high on the agenda when foreign ministers from the G8 group of nations hold talks in London.
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By , on April 10th, 2013 
Asda is recalling all corned beef from its budget range after “low levels” of phenylbutazone were found, the first case involving the veterinary drug.
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Friday, May 31
<!– google_ad_section_start –> Today is Friday, May 31, the 151st day of 2013. There are 214 days left in the year. Highlights in history on this date: 1043 – Lady Godiva rides naked through the market square in Coventry, England. 1520 – After being a hostage in Denmark, young nobleman Gustav Vasa slips back into Sweden to start a rebellion against the Danes that will establish Swedish independence. 1790 – The U.S. copyright law is enacted
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