China Seeks Bigger Role in Australia Economy Posted: 26 Apr 2011 10:08 AM PDT China aspires to play a greater role in Australia's economy, one of the country's top leaders said, signaling Beijing's aspirations for its companies to make inroads beyond simply extracting resources.  
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Lee Kuan Yew: World Needs Strong U.S. Posted: 26 Apr 2011 11:26 AM PDT Singapore's former prime minister said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal that the U.S. needs to put its fiscal house in order and that it is in the world's interests for the U.S. to remain a pre-eminent power.  
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Monaco Looks for Own Wedding Boost Posted: 26 Apr 2011 11:08 AM PDT The July marriage of Monaco's ruler, Prince Albert, could help the city-state carve out a new niche as a venue for lavish weddings.  
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In Japan’s Nuclear Nexus, Safety Is Left Out Posted: 26 Apr 2011 11:59 AM PDT The ties binding power companies, utilities, regulators and politicians underlie the establishment's push to increase nuclear power at all cost.  
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Media Decoder: Couric Confirms Departure From CBS Posted: 26 Apr 2011 11:45 AM PDT ABC has emerged as the dark-horse candidate to land Katie Couric's planned syndicated show.  
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New tax campaign targets plumbers Posted: 26 Apr 2011 12:07 PM PDT The taxman is targeting plumbers and others who work for cash in a fresh campaign against those not paying tax.  
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Restaurant Review: The Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare Posted: 26 Apr 2011 11:15 AM PDT César Ramirez's restaurant in downtown Brooklyn is a kind of sui generis exercise in personal expression, and one of the more extraordinary restaurants in New York City.  
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Indian bank blamed as termites eat cash Posted: 26 Apr 2011 11:14 AM PDT An Indian bank is reported to have found staff of a local branch guilty of laxity after thousands of dollars worth of notes were damaged by termites.  
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Dramatic particle find 'premature' Posted: 26 Apr 2011 11:23 AM PDT Speculation about a dramatic finding in the search for the elusive Higgs boson particle is premature, according to experts.  
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VIDEO: Syria sanction threat as violence escalates Posted: 26 Apr 2011 11:04 AM PDT UK Foreign Secretary William Hague warns Syria of sanctions if the violent crackdown continues.  
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Balloon-Borne Messages to North Korea Have Detractors on Both Sides of Border Posted: 26 Apr 2011 10:51 AM PDT Political agitators, Christian proselytizers and North Korean defectors plan to send millions of leaflets aloft in coming weeks.  
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'Inside help' in Afghan jailbreak Posted: 26 Apr 2011 10:54 AM PDT Afghanistan's justice minister says the 488 inmates who escaped from Kandahar's main prison through a Taliban-dug tunnel must have had inside help.  
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Weather good for shuttle farewell Posted: 26 Apr 2011 10:55 AM PDT Forecasters say there is currently just a 20% chance of poor weather conditions keeping shuttle Endeavour from launching on its final mission on Friday.  
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Libya rebels try to impose order, boost credibility Posted: 26 Apr 2011 12:12 PM PDT AJDABIYAH, Libya (Reuters) - Libya's rebel army has replaced ragtag volunteers with polished officers to guard the flash-point eastern town of Ajdabiyah, as it seeks to bolster its image as a credible adversary of Muammar Gaddafi.  
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Syria extends military crackdown Posted: 26 Apr 2011 10:29 AM PDT Rights groups report more deaths and arrests as Assad sends troops to put down protests in Deraa, Doumaa and Baniyas.  
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Crowds gather for guru's funeral Posted: 26 Apr 2011 10:24 AM PDT Indian PM Manmohan Singh and Congress leader Sonia Gandhi join mourners saying farewell to the guru Sri Satya Sai Baba.  
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American Finds a Home in Chinese Record Books Posted: 26 Apr 2011 10:32 AM PDT Quincy Douby, a Brooklyn native who scored 53 points in Game 1, has the Xinjiang Guanghui Flying Tigers fighting for the Chinese Basketball Association title.  
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Live - Tuesday football Posted: 26 Apr 2011 10:14 AM PDT Man Utd play Schalke 04 in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final in Gelsenkirchen, while Stoke host relegation-threatened Wolves in Tuesday's Premier League match.  
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51 hostages rescued in Mexican border city Posted: 26 Apr 2011 08:14 AM PDT Mexican federal police rescued 51 migrant hostages who were being held in northeastern Mexico, the country's public security ministry said Tuesday.  
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Two in court after 'hate raids' Posted: 26 Apr 2011 10:02 AM PDT Two men arrested in a crackdown on alleged sectarian internet campaigns appear at Glasgow Sheriff Court.  
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