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- Central Bangkok risks only 'minor' flooding: Thai PM
- Greek PM wins vote, to meet president on coalition
- China to phase out incandescent light bulbs in 5 yrs - paper
- Not proper for PTPTN to stop loans for expenses - Khaled
- Najib calls on Muslims to defend unity
- Seoul roads to be repaved for radioactivity
- Dome screen puts Canadian audiences in the action
- Colombian forces kill FARC rebel leader - ministry
- VIDEO: Hundreds of Libyan prisoners freed
- Israeli navy intercepts Gaza-bound boats
- Rebel leader killed, Colombian ministry reports
- Italy government hangs by thread as coalition crumbles
- Same showmanship, new script for Berlusconi in Cannes
- VIDEO: Lost in Seoul
- VIDEO: Russian billionaire builds dream team
- U.S. Republican candidates woo Iowa insiders
- 44 trapped China miners rescued: CCTV
- Major British motorway crash kills several, many injured
- 21 N.Koreans found adrift off South: coastguard
- Jackson jury fails to agree verdict on first day
| Central Bangkok risks only 'minor' flooding: Thai PM Posted: 05 Nov 2011 12:20 AM PDT Bangkok's well-protected centre is only at risk of "minor" flooding, the Thai premier said Saturday, as the deluge closed in on the metropolis, inundating roads and threatening several subway stations.
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| Greek PM wins vote, to meet president on coalition Posted: 05 Nov 2011 12:25 AM PDT ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou survived a vote of confidence in parliament on Saturday, avoiding snap elections that would have torpedoed Greece's debt bailout deal and inflamed the euro zone's economic crisis.
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| China to phase out incandescent light bulbs in 5 yrs - paper Posted: 05 Nov 2011 12:25 AM PDT SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China will ban imports and sales of certain incandescent light bulbs starting next October to encourage the use of alternative lighting sources such as light-emitting diode (LED), the Securities Times reported on Saturday.
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| Not proper for PTPTN to stop loans for expenses - Khaled Posted: 04 Nov 2011 11:29 PM PDT Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin described the proposal by the National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) to stop giving loans for expenses as "not proper", stressing that those in the low-income group would need it.
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| Najib calls on Muslims to defend unity Posted: 04 Nov 2011 11:19 PM PDT Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has called on Muslims to defend unity, saying it is a pillar to the strength of Islam.
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| Seoul roads to be repaved for radioactivity Posted: 04 Nov 2011 11:15 PM PDT Two sections of road in the South Korean capital Seoul are to be repaved after they were found to be radioactive, officials said Saturday.
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| Dome screen puts Canadian audiences in the action Posted: 04 Nov 2011 11:15 PM PDT The audience finds itself inside a giant uterus. Or it flies around cathedral ruins. Or it is transported to a dark, lonely forest.
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| Colombian forces kill FARC rebel leader - ministry Posted: 04 Nov 2011 11:17 PM PDT BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian forces killed the FARC rebel leader, Alfonso Cano, in combat, delivering another big blow to Latin America's longest guerrilla insurgency, the Defence Ministry said on Friday.
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| VIDEO: Hundreds of Libyan prisoners freed Posted: 04 Nov 2011 10:49 PM PDT In Libya, the National Transitional Council is releasing hundreds of prisoners, many suspected Gaddafi loyalists, ahead of a major religious festival.
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| Israeli navy intercepts Gaza-bound boats Posted: 04 Nov 2011 10:25 PM PDT JERUSALEM, Nov 5 — The Israeli navy yesterday boarded two boats carrying pro-Palestinian activists towards the Gaza Strip in a fresh challenge to Israel's blockade of the Islamist-controlled territory. The military said in a statement the boats — a Canadian vessel called Tahrir and an Irish boat named Saoirse — which together had 27 people on ... 
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| Rebel leader killed, Colombian ministry reports Posted: 04 Nov 2011 09:01 PM PDT BOGOTA, Nov 5 — Colombian forces killed the FARC rebel leader Alfonso Cano in combat, delivering another big blow to Latin America's longest guerrilla insurgency, the Defence Ministry said yesterday. The FARC, or Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, has been battered by a US-backed military campaign started in 2002 and the waning insurgency has ... 
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| Italy government hangs by thread as coalition crumbles Posted: 04 Nov 2011 07:39 PM PDT ROME, Nov 5 — Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi refused to step down yesterday despite a party rebellion that has brought his centre-right coalition to the brink of collapse in the face of a growing economic crisis. Berlusconi is widely believed to have already lost the numbers he needs to survive in parliament but he told reporters at a ... 
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| Same showmanship, new script for Berlusconi in Cannes Posted: 04 Nov 2011 07:20 PM PDT CANNES, Nov 5 — On the surface it was the same old Silvio Berlusconi who arrived at the G20 summit in Cannes — beaming for the cameras as he stepped from his limousine, an overcoat hanging theatrically from his shoulders, a confident hand raised. Photographers captured the 75-year-old billionaire, whose private life makes headlines, appraising ... 
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| Posted: 04 Nov 2011 07:24 AM PDT A guide to getting around the huge and confusing South Korean city Seoul - with no maps and no smart technology.
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| VIDEO: Russian billionaire builds dream team Posted: 04 Nov 2011 05:58 PM PDT A Dagestani billionaire has created "the Manchester City of Russian football", drawing football stars from around the world to an unlikely and volatile new home.
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| U.S. Republican candidates woo Iowa insiders Posted: 04 Nov 2011 10:13 PM PDT DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - Five Republican presidential hopefuls auditioned for Iowa's party insiders at a fund-raising dinner on Friday, sparing each other from criticism but dishing up plenty of red-meat attacks on Washington and President Barack Obama.
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| 44 trapped China miners rescued: CCTV Posted: 04 Nov 2011 09:00 PM PDT Forty-four miners trapped underground after a rock blast in a Chinese coal mine were rescued and brought to the surface Saturday, CCTV state television reported.
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| Major British motorway crash kills several, many injured Posted: 04 Nov 2011 08:04 PM PDT A 27-vehicle pile-up on a British motorway in foggy and wet conditions sparked explosions and an inferno, leaving several people dead and around 35 injured, police and eyewitnesses said Saturday.
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| 21 N.Koreans found adrift off South: coastguard Posted: 04 Nov 2011 08:02 PM PDT A group of 21 North Koreans including children have been found adrift off the South's western coast, the South Korean coastguard said Saturday.
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| Jackson jury fails to agree verdict on first day Posted: 04 Nov 2011 08:01 PM PDT The jury in the manslaughter trial of Michael Jackson's doctor Conrad Murray failed Friday to reach a verdict on its first day of deliberations, court officials said.
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