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By , on May 22nd, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> WASHINGTON (AP) — US says 4 American citizens have been killed in drone strikes since 2009. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 22nd, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> LONDON (AP) — 2 UK govt officials: London attack appears to be motivated by radical Islam. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 22nd, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> PARIS (AP) — Cameron says strong indications that attack in London is terrorist incident. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 22nd, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> LONDON (AP) — French President Hollande: British soldier killed in attack in London. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 22nd, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> British police shot and wounded two men after a man thought to be a serving soldier was killed outside a London barracks, in an attack Prime Minister David Cameron called “truly shocking”. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 22nd, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> LONDON (AP) — UK official: Violent attack in London could be terror-related. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 22nd, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> BOSTON (AP) — Officials: Man lunged at FBI agent with knife while being questioned about Boston bombings. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 22nd, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> The black rainstorm warning did not hamper art collectors’ enthusiasm as sales were made the minute Art Basel Hong Kong opened its doors for the first time. Some galleries exhibiting at the first Hong Kong edition of the Swiss-owned modern and contemporary art fair reported encouraging sales results during the VIP preview, which took place immediately after Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying cut the ribbon at around noon. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 22nd, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> China and India sought to avoid letting their differences overshadow ties during Premier Li Keqiang’s maiden diplomatic trip to New Delhi this week, analysts said, despite his hosts’ lingering concerns about China’s involvement in South Asian affairs. Li arrived in Pakistan yesterday after a three-day visit to India that followed the resolution of a three-week border stand-off in the Depsang Valley in Ladakh. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 22nd, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> The long-awaited criminal trial of Peter Chan Chun-chuen – fung shui guru to Asia’s richest woman at the time of her death – may begin as early as tomorrow following the jury selection. Chan yesterday pleaded not guilty before Mr Justice Andrew Macrae on one count of forgery and one count of using a false instrument. The 53-year-old is accused of forging a will in the name of the late Chinachem chairwoman Nina Wang Kung Yu-sum some time between October 15, 2006, and April 8, 2007. The will bore the date October 16, 2006. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 22nd, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Torrential rain pounded the city for more than five hours early yesterday, causing landslides, flooding, traffic chaos and business disruptions. No injuries were reported, but more than 300 flights were delayed. A plane was struck by lightning but landed safely at Chek Lap Kok airport carrying 100 passengers and crew members. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 22nd, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> US federal prosecutors have charged a New York art dealer with tax fraud in connection with the sale of paintings she claimed to be the works of celebrated artists, but some of which the government said were fakes. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 22nd, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> North Korea has reappointed a hardline and loyal general as military chief in a move experts said was part of young leader Kim Jong-un’s attempt to tighten his grip on the armed forces. In a brief dispatch, the Korean Central News Agency referred to Kim Kyok-sik as chief of the Korean People’s Army general staff, a notch higher in the military hierarchy than his previous post of defence minister. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 22nd, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> China’s premier paid tribute to an Indian doctor who died treating Chinese troops more than 70 years ago, becoming a rare symbol of friendship between the two nations. Li Keqiang , like Chinese leaders before him, took time out of his hectic visit to India to meet relatives of Dwarkanath Kotnis, who provided medical aid for four years during the Sino-Japanese war of 1937-1945. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 22nd, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> A 61-year-old Irishman was charged in Britain yesterday, with the Irish Republican Army bombing of the queen’s ceremonial cavalry in Hyde Park in 1982, a strike at a top London tourist attraction that killed four soldiers and seven horses. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 22nd, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Amy Wu is no Hollywood celebrity but she and Angelina Jolie share a few things in common: they are both 37 years old, have been affected by breast cancer and are now sharing their personal stories with the world. Wu, an American-born writer and journalism lecturer based in Hong Kong, was diagnosed with early stages of breast cancer earlier this month. “High-grade DCIS,” Wu’s doctor told her on May 8, referring to ductal carcinoma in-situ, a fast-growing cancerous lump. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 22nd, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Until an outbreak of tornadoes in the past week, this year had been a relatively quiet one for twisters in the Midwest and Plains states. Weather experts said that had much to do with a weather phenomenon that also caused much of the east coast to shiver through colder-than-normal temperatures this spring. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 22nd, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> The scandal-shrouded closure of the short-lived Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange (HKMEx) raised questions about its governance and regulatory oversight, but the key to its demise was a simple inability to compete. Chairman Barry Cheung Chun-yuen’s grand plan for a new commodities exchange was unveiled at a mid-2008 press conference featuring a video of Financial Secretary John Tsang Chun-wah giving his blessing to the project. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 22nd, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Two Michelin chefs will face off in a contest to lose their chef’s trademarks – big round bellies – in the next three months. Both will make donations to charity and the loser will dress as a waitress and work at the winner’s restaurant for a day. Harlan Goldstein and Alvin Leung, friends for more than 15 years, met last week and found that both of them had gained some kilograms. They then decided to put up a weight-loss challenge to make themselves healthier and to promote healthy eating habits. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 22nd, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> After four years of development, Microsoft has staked a claim to the internet age living room with an eagerly awaited new generation Xbox One console touted as a home entertainment hub that goes far beyond games. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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