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Barclays CEO Diamond quits in rate-fixing scandal
LONDON — Barclays Chief Executive Bob Diamond resigned Tuesday, the biggest scalp in a financial markets scandal that has ripped through the bank’s senior management and sown the seeds for a new in...
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Dalai Lama pushes monks to tackle science
SARAH, India — The shouts of more than a dozen Tibetan monks echo through the small classroom. Fingers are pointed. Voices collide. When an important point is made, the men smack their hands togeth...
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Associated Press A wall painting by artist Josef Kristofoletti is seen at the Atlas experiment site at the European Center for Nuclear Research, CERN, outside Geneva, Switzerland. The painting shows how a Higgs boson might look.
‘God particle’ evidence found
GENEVA — Physicists say they have all but proven that the “God particle” exists. They have a footprint and a shadow, and the only thing left is to see for themselves the elusive subatomic particle ...
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Morsi, Egypt’s new leader, claims revolution’s mantle
CAIRO — Standing before tens of thousands of adoring supporters in Tahrir Square, President Mohammed Morsi opened his jacket in a show of bravado to prove he was not wearing a bullet-proof vest. Th...
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Associated Press The skyline of Dubai is seen from the rear deck of the Queen Elizabeth 2. Istithmar World, the Dubai state investment company that owns the ship, outlined plans Monday to turn the retired cruiseliner into a 300-room hotel in Port Rashid, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Oceanliner QE2 to host visitors once again as hotel in Dubai
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Queen Elizabeth 2’s Dubai owners outlined plans Monday to turn the storied cruise liner into a dockside hotel that will keep many existing furnishings intact, endi...
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Philippine crocodile declared the largest in captivity
MANILA, Philippines — A huge crocodile known as Lolong has brought pride, fear, tourism revenue and attention to the remote southern Philippines town where it was captured. And now it has claimed a...
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Report: North Korea ships arms, violating United Nations sanctions
UNITED NATIONS — North Korea continues to violate U.N. sanctions by attempting to ship arms to Syria and Myanmar and illegally importing luxury goods, according to a long-awaited report by a U.N. e...
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Afghanistan drawdown includes many trainers
CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan — For today’s drill, an instructor explains, the Taliban will be played by U.S. Marines, and the “village” will be just down from the driving practice loop. An Afgh...
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Old guard leads, ruling party yields
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s old guard prepared to sail back into power after a 12-year hiatus Sunday as the president of the long-ruling party said that all exit polls “irreversibly” favored its preside...
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NATO says 3 service members killed
KABUL, Afghanistan — A man in an Afghan police uniform on Sunday shot and killed three foreign troops in southern Afghanistan, the U.S.-led coalition said in a statement. It did not any other de...
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