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- VIDEO: Protesters hit by water cannon in Chile
- Two Japanese land on disputed island: coastguard
- IMF chief warns over slowing global growth
- Hong Kong customs officers make record cocaine bust
- Taiwan diplomat suspended over US maid abuse case
- Defection cheers anti-Assad coalition at Paris meet
- VIDEO: Australia's Guides change pledge
- VIDEO: San Diego's 30-second fireworks
- Myanmar detains Thai villagers in unclear border area
- IMF chief hails 'significant steps' on eurozone crisis
- Myanmar detains dozens of Thai villagers
- Japan's government could run out of cash by October
- Aussie Girl Guides ditch pledge to queen and God
- 10 aid workers held for 'questioning' in Myanmar: UN
- Heat wave
- Yacht capsizes off New York's Long Island, three drown
- Yacht capsizes off New York's Long Island, three drown
- Source of deadly Colorado wildfire located, cause unknown
- Source of deadly Colorado wildfire located, cause unknown
- Mexican vote recount confirms Pena Nieto win
| VIDEO: Protesters hit by water cannon in Chile Posted: 05 Jul 2012 09:22 PM PDT Police broke up a union workers' march through the Chile capital Santiago on Thursday, arresting 12 demonstrators.
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| Two Japanese land on disputed island: coastguard Posted: 06 Jul 2012 12:21 AM PDT Two Japanese nationals have landed on a disputed island claimed by Tokyo, Beijing and Taipei, despite warnings from the coastguard to stay away, an official said Friday.
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| IMF chief warns over slowing global growth Posted: 06 Jul 2012 12:20 AM PDT International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde on Friday warned that the global economy was slowing, with a soon-to-be published growth outlook lower than earlier forecasts.
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| Hong Kong customs officers make record cocaine bust Posted: 06 Jul 2012 12:20 AM PDT Hong Kong customs officers said Friday they had made the city's largest ever cocaine bust, after finding almost 650 kilograms of the drug -- with a street value of about $98 million -- in a shipping container.
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| Taiwan diplomat suspended over US maid abuse case Posted: 06 Jul 2012 12:18 AM PDT A senior Taiwanese diplomat deported by the United States over a maid abuse case has been suspended from her job for two years, Taiwanese authorities said Friday.
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| Defection cheers anti-Assad coalition at Paris meet Posted: 05 Jul 2012 11:39 PM PDT PARIS (Reuters) - Reports of the defection of a general who is a personal friend of Bashar al-Assad will cheer the Syrian leader's enemies at a meeting in Paris on Friday of the Western and Arab states that want to drive him from power. 
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| VIDEO: Australia's Guides change pledge Posted: 06 Jul 2012 12:09 AM PDT Director of the Girl Guides of Australia, Belinda Allen, says plans to drop their allegiance to the Queen and God, aim to make the Guides' promise ''meaningful and relevant'' to girls of the 21st century.
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| VIDEO: San Diego's 30-second fireworks Posted: 05 Jul 2012 10:04 AM PDT A technical error means a 20 minute fireworks display for US Independence Day in San Diego lasted an explosive 30 seconds
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| Myanmar detains Thai villagers in unclear border area Posted: 05 Jul 2012 11:14 PM PDT BANGKOK (Reuters) - Myanmar's army has detained 75 Thai villagers suspected of encroaching on Myanmar soil in an area where the border is not properly demarcated, a Thai deputy prime minister said on Friday. 
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| IMF chief hails 'significant steps' on eurozone crisis Posted: 05 Jul 2012 11:06 PM PDT International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde on Friday hailed recent "significant steps" to contain the eurozone crisis but warned that "more needs to be done".
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| Myanmar detains dozens of Thai villagers Posted: 05 Jul 2012 11:06 PM PDT At least 70 Thai nationals have been detained in neighbouring Myanmar after illegally crossing the border to run rubber and palm plantations, the Thai military said Friday.
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| Japan's government could run out of cash by October Posted: 05 Jul 2012 10:41 PM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government could run out of money by the end of October, halting all state spending including salaries, pensions and unemployment benefits, because of a standoff in parliament that has blocked a bill to finance the deficit. 
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| Aussie Girl Guides ditch pledge to queen and God Posted: 05 Jul 2012 10:21 PM PDT Australia's Girl Guides will no longer promise to serve the queen or uphold their duty to God, choosing instead to "be true to myself" and "serve my community and Australia".
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| 10 aid workers held for 'questioning' in Myanmar: UN Posted: 05 Jul 2012 10:20 PM PDT Ten aid workers including some UN staff have been detained in western Myanmar in the wake of deadly communal unrest, the body said Friday, as rights groups warned of mass detentions of Muslims in the restive area.
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| Posted: 05 Jul 2012 08:57 PM PDT Children play in a fountain at the Yards Park in Washington, DC. A record heat wave has hit the area for more than a week.
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| Yacht capsizes off New York's Long Island, three drown Posted: 05 Jul 2012 08:22 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - A private yacht ferrying 27 friends and family to watch Fourth of July fireworks capsized off New York's Long Island and three children drowned, Nassau County police said on Thursday. 
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| Yacht capsizes off New York's Long Island, three drown Posted: 05 Jul 2012 08:22 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - A private yacht ferrying 27 friends and family to watch Fourth of July fireworks capsized off New York's Long Island and three children drowned, Nassau County police said on Thursday. 
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| Source of deadly Colorado wildfire located, cause unknown Posted: 05 Jul 2012 07:24 PM PDT DENVER (Reuters) - Investigators probing the cause of the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history have located the point of ignition but have not concluded how the blaze started, officials said on Thursday. 
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| Source of deadly Colorado wildfire located, cause unknown Posted: 05 Jul 2012 07:24 PM PDT DENVER (Reuters) - Investigators probing the cause of the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history have located the point of ignition but have not concluded how the blaze started, officials said on Thursday. 
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| Mexican vote recount confirms Pena Nieto win Posted: 05 Jul 2012 06:16 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A recount on Thursday showed Mexico's Enrique Pena Nieto as the clear winner of Sunday's presidential election, but the runner-up still refused to concede, alleging Pena Nieto's party bought millions of votes. 
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