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Pakistan players quizzed over ‘scam’

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Three Pakistan cricketers have been quizzed by police over alleged involvement in a betting scam – but the team manager denies Pakistan cricket is “institutionally corrupt”. Read more

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Jobs data to show severity of malaise (Reuters)

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The patient clearly looks ill, but is there at least a steady pulse? Read more

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7 US troops killed in latest Afghanistan fighting (AP)

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Play Video FOX News  – Taliban Gaining Ground in Afghanistan? Slideshow:Afghanistan Play Video Barack Obama Video:Obama and the Iraq War FOX News Play Video Barack Obama Video:Weekly Presidential Address: Iraq war AP AP – Abdul Manan, a candidate for the September Parliament elections is brought to a hospital, after being … By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN, Associated Press Writer Christopher Bodeen, [...]

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Discovery of wheat’s genetic code to boost harvests

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British scientists have decoded the genetic sequence of wheat — one of the world’s oldest and most important crops — a development they hope could help the global staple meet the challenges of climate change, disease and population growth. Read more

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Supporters dismissed rape accusations against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange… but the two women involved tell a different story

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Assange, 39, was attending a seminar in Stockholm earlier this month when he found himself facing charges of rape and sexual molestation – charges that were then, amid much confusion, withdrawn and which he strenuously denies. Read more

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World's Worst Earthquakes

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When faults let loose with a mighty rumble, the reverberations are felt across the globe. As Mother Nature takes lives and property with such minute warning, super temblors anywhere in the world remind those in quake-prone zones of the vulnerability of great metropolitan regions and remind us to be prepared with good building codes and [...]

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Jimmy Carter Secures American’s Release in North Korea

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It wasn’t with the media fanfare that occurred a year ago when former President Bill Clinton flew to North Korea to secure the release of journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling, who were working for Al Gore’s San Francisco-based Current TV when they were captured at the Chinese border and sentenced to 12 years of [...]

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Fine line

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More and more of the American people are choosing to live in closed circles of collective concurrence… Terry Teachout Read more

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China Angry At Hostage-Taker’s Funeral

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11:48am UK, Saturday August 28, 2010 Lulu Sinclair, Sky News Online China has expressed anger that a Philippines flag covered the coffin of the hostage taker in Manila responsible for the deaths [...]

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Justin Long: ‘Barrymore is great kisser’

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WENN Justin Long has insisted that Drew Barrymore is a “great kisser”. The actor, who co-stars with his on-off girlfriend in Going The Distance, also claimed that he didn’t have to adapt to Barrymore’s kissing during filming because he was already accustomed to her style, reports STV. “[Barrymore's] a great kisser… I just want to [...]

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