Moody's Slashes Portugal Rating to Junk Posted: 05 Jul 2011 12:50 PM PDT Portugal received a fresh blow as Moody's downgraded its sovereign debt rating to junk status, saying just like Greece it will likely require further aid.  
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Seoul Makes Final Push For '18 Winter Games Posted: 05 Jul 2011 12:59 PM PDT South Korea is resurrecting a government-business partnership for its final presentation to be chosen host of the 2018 Winter Games.  
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Boat sinks off Sudan coast, 197 killed: report Posted: 05 Jul 2011 01:05 PM PDT KHARTOUM (Reuters) - A boat packed with refugees bound for Saudi Arabia sunk off the Sudanese coast, killing 197 people, Sudanese media linked to the government said on Tuesday.  
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U.S. drones kill four militants in Pakistan's Waziristan Posted: 05 Jul 2011 12:51 PM PDT MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (Reuters) - Two U.S. drone aircraft fired three missiles into a house in Pakistan's North Waziristan region on the Afghan border on Tuesday, killing at least four militants, Pakistani intelligence officials said.  
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Boy fractures skull in roof fall Posted: 05 Jul 2011 12:47 PM PDT A nine-year-old boy is in hospital with a fractured skull after falling off the roof of a school in Twinbrook.  
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As Budgets Are Trimmed, Time in Class Is Shortened Posted: 05 Jul 2011 12:40 PM PDT School districts across the country are gutting summer-school programs, cramming classes into four-day weeks or lopping days off the school year.  
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ArtsBeat: Cy Twombly, Idiosyncratic Painter, Dies at 83 Posted: 05 Jul 2011 12:29 PM PDT Mr. Twombly was out of step with the movements of post-war American art, but he became one of the era's most important painters.  
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UN 'disturbed' over Somali hunger crisis Posted: 05 Jul 2011 12:19 PM PDT Some children fleeing to Ethiopia and Kenya to escape war and drought have died of malnutrition on the way, UN says.  
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Partner tried to save cobra man Posted: 05 Jul 2011 12:26 PM PDT The partner of a snake expert killed by one of his cobras tells an inquest into his death how she tried to save him.  
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Somalia 'human tragedy' warning Posted: 05 Jul 2011 11:36 AM PDT The levels of malnutrition among children fleeing Somalia's drought could lead to a "human tragedy of unimaginable proportions", the UN refugee head says.  
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Indian Minister Offers Clarification on Gay Sex Comments Posted: 05 Jul 2011 12:50 PM PDT Ghulam Nabi Azad said he had been misquoted at an AIDS prevention meeting when he appeared to describe homosexuality as a "disease" brought by foreigners.  
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Restive City a Test of Syrian Will Posted: 05 Jul 2011 12:19 PM PDT The scene of the largest protests yet, Hama has emerged as a potent challenge to President Bashar al-Assad.  
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Casey Anthony Not Guilty in Slaying of Daughter Posted: 05 Jul 2011 12:44 PM PDT The jury found the Orlando mother guilty of lesser charges in a case that transfixed America for three years.  
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Casey Anthony Acquitted of Murder Posted: 05 Jul 2011 11:26 AM PDT A Florida jury has acquitted Casey Anthony of murdering her 2-year-old daughter Caylee.  
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Chavez hails Venezuela's 200th 'birthday' Posted: 05 Jul 2011 01:06 PM PDT Parade marks two centuries since independence but Chavez, recovering from cancer surgery, limited to televised address.  
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Afghan death soldier identified Posted: 05 Jul 2011 12:59 PM PDT A British soldier found dead after going missing in southern Afghanistan is named by the Ministry of Defence as Highlander Scott McLaren.  
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3D DIY chocolate printer debuts Posted: 05 Jul 2011 07:08 AM PDT Chocolate lovers may soon be able to print their own 3D creations thanks to work by UK scientists.  
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Fighting kills 11 in Libyan city Posted: 05 Jul 2011 11:31 AM PDT Renewed fighting around the Libyan rebel-held city of Misrata kills at least 11 people, as the rebellion against leader Col Muammar Gaddafi continues.  
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Guards bag prisoner in Mexico suitcase jailbreak Posted: 05 Jul 2011 11:32 AM PDT MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A Mexican prisoner hoped to take a trip to freedom by packing himself into his girlfriend's suitcase.  
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Portugal debt downgraded to junk Posted: 05 Jul 2011 12:57 PM PDT The credit ratings agency Moody's downgrades Portugal's debt to junk status saying there is a growing risk it will need another bail-out.  
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