Wednesday, August 8, 2012

The Nightly World News Report of the 8th of August 2012



now The Star ‏@staronline
Suspected Kurd militants attack military bus in Turkey http://dlvr.it/1zD9tQ 
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Parents warned on milk formula, http://ow.ly/cQiTF 
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Spain orders arrest of Robin Hoods http://dlvr.it/1zD2yV 
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One dead, six injured in road mishap in Morigaon http://bit.ly/TiTJv7 
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(LEAD) Seoul shares jump 1.96 pct on foreign buying http://bit.ly/ONbtLY 
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1 killed, several wounded in Lebanon-Syria border clash http://bit.ly/MRVTyf 
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Military vehicle attacked in western Turkey: media http://bit.ly/O5LPWx 
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Once Mighty, Somalia’s Army Struggles to Rebuild http://bit.ly/O5Lpzv 
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Afghan soldier fires at#US-led troops http://dlvr.it/1zCrjr 
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(LEAD) First algae warning issued for Seoul's Han River in 4 yrs http://bit.ly/ONbdMM 
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Opposition to Hold Weekly Protests in Support of Arrested Activists http://tmt-go.ru/466340  #news
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Moody's lowers India growth forecast to 5.5% blames government for losing its way - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Moodys-lowers-India-growth-forecast-to-5-5-blames-government-for-losing-its-way/articleshow/15416124.cms …
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#BreakingNews: Around 100 people killed from the Syrian regime forces on Wednesday: Sham Network
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Shares in Europe rise out the gate http://on.mktw.net/P1idrQ 
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Tehran denies kidnapped Iranians killed in Syria http://reut.rs/QgVKUD 
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Pfizer settles bribery charges in 8 countries, including China http://bit.ly/NkJTWW 
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now Press TV ‏@PressTV
Tribesmen, insurgents clash in Syria http://dlvr.it/1zCZlD 
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Defections harry #Syrian regime, but core intact: analysts http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/08/09/231222.html …
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California city weighs political changes after violent protests http://reut.rs/MRMgQ2 
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9 Pangasinan towns flooded http://bit.ly/QHzo2P 
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Hong Kong tests babies over Japanese formula which lacked sufficient iodine http://bit.ly/MRLIcV 
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65 Chinese fishermen set free by Russia, http://ow.ly/cQitM 
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Morgan Drops Bond Traders, Adds Computers: In a move to repair its flagging bond-trading business, Morgan Stanle... http://on.wsj.com/RrQWzD 
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China industrial production, retail sales for July miss forecasts http://on.mktw.net/P1aABL 
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Ramdev begins second round of protest at Ramlila Maidan http://toi.in/HqktMa 
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nytimesworld: Kunar Province Suicide Bombings Kill 4 in Afghanistan http://nyti.ms/O5bwXn 
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WantChinaTimes: Chinese parents eager to send children to private high schools http://bit.ly/P0OvDd 
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cnni: Hack forces Apple and Amazon to change security policies http://cnnmon.ie/NoCMLj  via CNNMoney
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MarketWatch: Bank of Japan says exports moderating, risks remain; holds rates, asset-buying steady http://on.mktw.net/P0Ze0y 
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ABSCBNNews: Some areas may be experiencing water shortage/cutoff. We are focusing on normalizing water production|via maynilad #Phillipines
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AJEnglish: Taliban threaten to kill 'liberal' Imran Khan http://aje.me/QgDXN4 
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WantChinaTimes: China's power supply, demand stable in July: state commission http://bit.ly/P0Vw79 
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dawn_com: Karachi violence claims three lives, FIR for blast registered | http://DAWN.COM  http://trib.al/iVUzAZ 
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PostWorldNews: 3 buses burned, clashes with police as thousands protest demanding free education in Chile http://wapo.st/QgGNls 
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staronline: North Korea famine not imminent but flood impact not yet clear - U.N http://dlvr.it/1zBkN7 
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WantChinaTimes: Two arrested for deadly bombing in SW China http://bit.ly/P0VvQz 
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U.S. starts its first Agent Orange cleanup in Vietnam http://reut.rs/N7mdsE 
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Two New Mexico officials were arrested Wednesday and charged with securities fraud. http://on.wsj.com/NegmzP 
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PostWorldNews: Longtime leader of Denmark's populist party to resign http://wapo.st/NdOQ5q 
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cnnbrk: Top #Komen foundation leaders announce plans to leave posts. http://on.cnn.com/QGXgDE 
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AJEnglish: Video: Belarus-Sweden ties plummet after bear drop http://aje.me/NemtUM 
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dawn_com: Afghanistan restores Nato supplies | http://DAWN.COM  http://trib.al/0q6hOt 
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Reuters: Special Report: As Myanmar reforms, discontent grips countryside http://reut.rs/Qgnbhg 
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NBCNews: Susan G. Komen for the Cure announces change in leadership - KING5Seattle http://nbcnews.to/OQTG9n 
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PressTV: Syrian Army has killed large number of insurgents in Aleppo's Hreitan region as fierce fighting between... http://fb.me/1BqLIwXpr 
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AP: BREAKING: Closely orchestrated murder trial of wife of disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai begins: http://apne.ws/QgoRap  -AB
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ABC: Houston Massage Therapist Indicted for Alleged Sexual Assault http://abcn.ws/RrhpNP 
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staronline: Myanmar seeks to rejoin top rice exporters http://dlvr.it/1z9TYM 
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MarketWatch: China's July consumer prices rise 1.8% vs. 1.7% forecast; wholesale prices deflate 2.9% http://on.mktw.net/PG6I5e 
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ABSCBNNews: 3 killed in Marawi ambush http://bit.ly/MkbkT3 
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Marawi Mayor Salic also checking reports a 10-year old boy was also killed in connection with the ambush near MSU | via @donronX
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PostWorldNews: Gunmen kill 5 family members, including toddler, at home in Mexican resort city of Acapulco http://wapo.st/Qgs35U 
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China inflation rate dips further http://bbc.in/O5Pq4d 
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jordantimes: Parliamentary elections the defining moment in Jordan Spring - King http://ow.ly/cQ0Qx 
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AFP: Brutal killings claim at least 14 lives across Mexico, in latest bloodshed fueled by warring drug cartels http://bit.ly/RrlFwJ  #AFP
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ChinaDailyUSA: Crackdown planned on illegal river sand mining http://bit.ly/QFrneB 
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PressTV: Elderly woman self-immolates in#Israel http://dlvr.it/1z8Zv4 
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New clashes in Aleppo as Jordan announces arrival of defected Syrian PM http://wapo.st/QeRcxL 
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Japan stocks inch higher ahead of Chinese economic data; Nikkei Average up 0.1% http://on.mktw.net/PFZtue 
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globeandmail: From GlobeOlympics: US overwhelms Australia 119-86 in Olympic hoops http://bit.ly/QgenYx  #london2012
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IndyWorld: Away from the famines, Africa confronts a new killer: obesity http://ind.pn/MzMAY7 
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Reuters: American imprisoned in Nicaragua gets long-awaited appeal hearing http://reut.rs/N6QCas 
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PressTV: 3 security forces killed in SE Congo http://dlvr.it/1z8psS 
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Rupert Murdoch's embattled media giant News Corp posts net loss of $1.51 billion in its fiscal fourth quarter http://yhoo.it/O4yxcY  #AFP
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Syrian troops push back rebels in Aleppo offensive http://reut.rs/Ne3V7e 
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thetellblog: Zynga COO John Schappert resigns after reshuffle at social-gaming firm http://on.mktw.net/PFM8BX 
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Indiana says swine flu cases rise ten-fold, now at 113 http://reut.rs/Ne3Mk4 
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Refugees: 581 Syrians crossed the border last night & were transferred to Za'tari in #Jordan. Population now 3814, & more should be coming.
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EpochTimesChina: Samsung Supplier in China Employs Children, Hits Workers, Group Says http://ept.ms/QfZ4PG  #BusinessEconomy
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BBCWorld: Rupert Murdoch's US company News Corp records 4th quarter loss of $1.6B (£1B), partly due to publishing arm http://bbc.in/O5p4PN 
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RT_America: Occupier charged with terroristic felony for protesting in front of bank http://on.rt.com/dhdjnj  #OWS
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UPI: OLYMPICS ALERT: It's gold for Allyson Felix! And bronze for Carmelita Jeter! In the 200m sprint #TeamUSA
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UPI: OLYMPICS ALERT: Aries Merritt and Jason Richardson go 1-2 in the men's 110m hurdle #TeamUSA
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PostWorldNews: As thousands protest for school reform in Chile, 3 buses set alight http://wapo.st/NdQioG 
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DailyStarLeb: Aries Merritt of U.S. wins 110-meter hurdles gold http://bit.ly/MzfyYd 
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RT_com: TSA harassment sends rape victim to emergency room http://on.rt.com/j3d3wp 
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cnnbrk: #OLYMPICS RESULT: U.S. sprinters win the gold and silver medals in the men's 110-meter hurdles.
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staronline: Athletics: Russian Antyukh women's 400 hurdles gold http://dlvr.it/1z7K0r 
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cnnbrk: #OLYMPICS RESULT: Brittney Reese of the United States won the gold in the women's long jump. http://on.cnn.com/QGnBBT 
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ZeeNews: Egypt's military declares victory against Sinai militants: For the first time since the Yom Kippur war of 1... http://bit.ly/Mz5e2l 
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11-year-old girl ‘married’off to elderly man http://trib.al/NbRQKG 
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GlobeOlympics: Americans Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings win Olympic beach volleyball gold http://bit.ly/P0nj7B  #london2012
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gerryshih: Breaking: Zynga COO John Schappert has resigned
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Gunmen kill family of five in Acapulco http://reut.rs/NdX51o 
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African leaders fail to agree on Congo force http://reut.rs/NdX9yb 
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Monster Beverage shares tank 16% late after company misses profit target http://on.mktw.net/P0gZwY 
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CNNMoney: U.S. stocks close little changed after three straight days of gains. Nasdaq drops0.2%. S&P & Dow edge up0.1%. http://cnnmon.ie/bkgnews 
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cnnbrk: #OLYMPIC RESULTS: Allyson Felix of the United States won the gold medal in the women's 200 meters. http://on.cnn.com/QGnBBT 
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Armenian Gas Deal Reached http://tmt-go.ru/466331  #business
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globeandmail: From GlobeOlympics: Usain Bolt easily advances to Olympic 200m final http://bit.ly/QfOXdy  #london2012
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Ex-GM Workers Protest in Colombia http://on.wsj.com/Thyg5G 
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Iraq’s Kurdish region resumes crude oil pumping http://wapo.st/OT3AVp 
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Jamaica's Yohan Blake runs 20.01secs (and risks a very late ease-up) in the 1st men's 200m semi to reach the final with USA's Spearman
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MoscowTimes: Putin Contradicts Medvedev on Georgia War http://tmt-go.ru/466325  #news
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staronline: Volleyball - Italy click to stun U.S. http://dlvr.it/1z5vDt 
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ZeeNews: 7 Maoist leaders granted political prisoner status http://bit.ly/OSNJ9m 
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dawn_com: Gold edges up, volumes thin | http://DAWN.COM  http://trib.al/f9DOYp 
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MoscowTimes: Second Swine Fever Case Found at Basel Unit http://tmt-go.ru/466317  #news
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AJEnglish: US temple gunman 'shot himself' http://aje.me/NdMvYp 
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PressTV: 10 more insurgents killed in Aleppo http://dlvr.it/1z60bz 
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BBCWorld: Top Colombian drug lord arrested http://bbc.in/OPrAvf 
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staronline: Gunshots fired near Palestinian PM's compound http://dlvr.it/1z6DcM 
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BBCWorld: July hottest US month on record http://bbc.in/OPq5gA 
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VOAAfrica: Zimbabwe Civic Groups Protest Bad Water http://bit.ly/O3ZU78 
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Sikh temple gunman killed himself after rampage http://bit.ly/QG61xF 
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Does sanitation as a human right = free toilets? http://ow.ly/cJMqD 
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Canada's Carol Huynh wins bronze in Olympic wrestling . Brings Canadian medal total to 14 at #thegames
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ZeeNews: Assam violence: Govt says Army on alert; Oppn attacks in Par http://bit.ly/Rqo2zR 
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globeandmail: Canadian house prices to slip, then likely stagnate for years http://bit.ly/Qfc5ZP 
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wmwitkowski: Treasurys fall after 10-year auctioned at 1.680%, demand weak from direct bidders http://on.mktw.net/OZUaJO  via MarketWatch
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Independent: Republic of Ireland abandoning religion faster than almost every other country in the world http://ind.pn/Mwa9v1 
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staronline: Russian generals attack Medvedev over Georgia war http://dlvr.it/1z5M2x 
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WSJ: At 8.3%, unemployment rate is higher under Barack Obama than any president seeking re-election since FDR. http://on.wsj.com/QffyYh 
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MarketWatch: The Fed is scheduled to buy long-dated Treasury securities today for Operation Twist stimulus program: http://on.mktw.net/NcX6mt 
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655,000 displaced in Sudan border states: U.N. http://reut.rs/NdFoPI 
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staronline: Basketball - Spain beat France in bad-tempered clash http://dlvr.it/1z5Nrb 
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Eleven worshippers killed by car bomb explosion at Shia ceremony south of #Iraq's capital Baghdad. Details soon http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/ 
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The Morning World News Report of the 8th of August 2012



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Belgium considers closing two nuclear reactors over insecurity http://on.rt.com/f84jq0  #news
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China sweeps all 4 golds in Olympic table tennis http://bit.ly/QLSt65 
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Eighty police officers search for 12-year-old #TiaSharp, who went missing from her grandmother's home in London http://bbc.in/OOreVy 
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Some 402 members of the S&P 500 index are now making payouts to shareholders: http://on.mktw.net/QeXygE 
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Hewlett-Packard shares open higher on upward profit revision; to take $8 billion charge http://on.mktw.net/PF3kYr 
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McDonald's posts flat comparable sales for July; U.S. sales off 0.1%, Europe down 0.6% http://on.mktw.net/PEUg5O 
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Bo Xilai's son submits witness statement to murder trial of his mother http://bit.ly/RoreMj 
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(Olympics) S. Korea takes silver in men's team table tennis http://bit.ly/QFO42h 
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WATCH LIVE NOW: U.S. boxer @claressashields fights Marina Volnova (KAZ) to get to gold-medal match: http://nbco.ly/MjaZQp  #boxing
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Platon Lebedev’s Jail Term Lowered by Russian Court http://nyti.ms/O2KPm4 
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2 Thai robbers sentenced to life in prison for killing Australian tourist on resort island http://wapo.st/MO49PK 
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American Eaton holds early lead in decathlon http://dlvr.it/1z3bSj 
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Wall Street dips after three days of gains, central banks eyed http://reut.rs/Ndbr2b 
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Starbucks invests $25 million in mobile-payment start-up Square. Customers just speak their name to pay. http://on.wsj.com/QeW7Px 
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Alert at World Trade Center draws fire crews, quickly controlled http://reut.rs/N4kZOG 
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Hungary win sprint finish for K2 gold http://dlvr.it/1z0BBy 
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Belarus pulls embassy staff from Sweden over toy bear drop http://dlvr.it/1yzWHn 
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#Ukraine's Yanukovich signs new language law http://on.rt.com/2ycadx  #news
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1. House Speaker Says Hartati Was ‘Forced’ to Bribe http://jglo.be/eg9G 
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Attitude toward sex, pregnancy changing http://bit.ly/MxUOA9 
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Macy's Raises Outlook as Profit Surges: Macy's second-quarter profit surged 16% as the department-store operator... http://on.wsj.com/MxZYMo 
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#DRC: 11,000+ Congolese refugees have returned home this yr - read how #UNHCR assists them: http://rfg.ee/cOZ40 
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More: Firefighters battling blaze on 88th floor of One World Trade Center in New York http://on.rt.com/4f8287 
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BREAKING: Fire reported in skyscraper on NY Ground Zero site http://on.rt.com/4f8287 
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Pussy Riot face 3 years in jail http://huff.to/NDUn17 
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5 Luzon dams continue to release water http://bit.ly/OR3m14 
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Philippines floods: 11 killed, 1 million displaced (PHOTOS) http://on.rt.com/hlpxx9 
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BREAKING: Ambassador Mohamed Refaat Tahtawy appointed as presidential chief of staff. #Egypt
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Turkish lawyer linked to Al-Qaeda killed in Syria http://bit.ly/Mv2eya 
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Yemen foils Qaeda plot, seizes 40 explosive belts http://bit.ly/QFsMSr 
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Violence by Maoists will not be tolerated: Mamata: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee visited Junglemahal, the erstw... http://tinyurl.com/8zkyplk 
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Four held for abducting UP Jal Nigam executive engineer http://bit.ly/ORtMjl 
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Typhoon Haikui slams Shanghai http://bit.ly/OQXhla 
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Gunmen kill three soldiers at DR Congo airport: U.N. http://bit.ly/Rp7Lex 
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Deadly rains relent over Philippines http://bit.ly/QERYbQ 
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StarHub posts 11% net profit increase to $87m for 3 months to June 30 http://bit.ly/NiX5eN 
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Gunmen kill three in #Nigeria mosque attack http://ow.ly/cOODo 
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Rains ease after flooding kills 11 in #Philippines http://ow.ly/cOMKS 
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Bank of England cuts UK growth forecast for 2012 to close to zero, rather than 0.8% predicted in May http://bbc.in/ONm504 
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Constable booked for molesting 5-yr-old in Nashik http://bit.ly/MNK3oN 
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One killed, two wounded in north Lebanon dispute http://bit.ly/MtpI6R 
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Morsi replaces intel. chief, governor http://dlvr.it/1z3rpz 
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Egypt president Morsi sacks North Sinai governor after attack by militants; appoints new intelligence chief, spokesman says - @Reuters
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Elderly woman lights herself on fire, becoming fourth #Israeli #selfimmolator in a month http://htz.li/O30amL 
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#BreakingNews: Syrian security forces shell countryside of Abu Kamal in Deir al-Zour: activists
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#BreakingNews: Jordanian government confirms that defected Syrian PM has entered the country
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Russia's defense ministry denies report that Syrian rebels killed a Russian general, officer with same name meets press in Moscow - @Reuters
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#BreakingNews: 34 killed by the security forces across Syria: Syrian Media Network
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#BreakingNews: Israel arrests 23 people for their affiliations and dealings with Hezbollah: correspondent
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"#PussуRiot trial draws to close. Nadia makes her final plea, comparing the case to a Stalin-era trial" - @BBCDanielS http://bbc.in/Mq2M8u 
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#Afghan civilian casualties down 15 percent in first half of 2012: UN #Alarabiya
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#BreakingNews: Syria army launches Aleppo ground assault: security official
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Three Nato service members killed in insurgent attack in eastern #Afghanistan. Details soon: http://bbc.in/ONg57x 
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Standard Chartered shares rebound http://bbc.in/ONe4YV 
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Syrian rebel group claims it killed #Russian general working as adviser to #Syria's ministry of defense http://htz.li/MtvnJT 
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Fierce fighting under way in #Aleppo's Salaheddine district, #FSA denies reports it has withdrawn from there http://aje.me/KL34vQ 
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Opposition group denies rebels abandoning frontline district in #Aleppo http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/08/08/231062.html …
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3 killed in bomb attack in#Afghanistan http://dlvr.it/1yyXqq 
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