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Rubber bullets fired at South African mine strikers, several hurt

By Wendell Roelf CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Ten striking South African miners were taken to hospital on Tuesday after being hit by…

Tourists on Nissi beach in Cyprus on May 1, 2013

EU swimming beaches get clean bill of health

The vast majority of some 22,000 swimming bea…

Rescuers look for survivors after a blast ripped through an explosives factory in Zhangqiu, on May 20, 2013

China factory blast leaves 13 dead, 20 missing

A blast which ripped through an explosives pl…

UK first in EU to get Merck's new Schmallenberg vaccine Reuters - Tue, May 21, 2013
LONDON (Reuters) - British farmers will be the first in Europe to get a vaccine against Schmallenberg virus, a new livestock disease that hit the continent in 2011. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said on Tuesday that MSD Animal Health, a unit of Merck & Co, had been issued a licence for the new vaccine …
Pepsi to march in, as foreign troops leave Afghanistan Reuters - Mon, May 20, 2013
KABUL (Reuters) - PepsiCo will open its first plant in Afghanistan in 2014, its Afghan partner said on Monday, the same year foreign troops complete their withdrawal from the country after 13 years of war. "It will go on stream in 2014," Hamed Kakar, head of marketing for Dubai-based Alokozay, which has an exclusive bottling …
Madeleine Suspects 'Not Fully Investigated' Martin Brunt, Crime Correspondent, Praia da Luz, Portugal - Sky News - Mon, May 20, 2013
Known paedophiles, holidaymakers and Ocean Club staff are thought to be among the dozen suspects identified in a Scotland Yard review of the Madeleine McCann case.
Eurovision winner gets triumphant welcome in Denmark AFP - AFP - Sun, May 19, 2013
Exuberant Copenhageners braved the chill Sunday to celebrate Eurovision Song Contest winner Emmelie de Forest in Denmark's iconic Tivoli Gardens amusement park.
EU, China have 'much to lose' in case of trade war Bryan MC MANUS - AFP - Sun, May 19, 2013
Staff of a solar power plant work on solar panels in Hami, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on May 8, 2013. The latest tit-for-tat EU-China trade disputes could signal worse to come but ...
Germans blame euro zone crisis for Eurovision debacle Reuters - Sun, May 19, 2013
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germans lamented their unexpectedly poor showing at the Eurovision Song Contest, blaming Chancellor Angela Merkel's tough stance in the euro zone crisis for their failure to win any points from 34 of the 39 countries voting. Denmark's Emmelie de Forest won the event, watched by around 125 million people …
Eurovision: Denmark's Emmelie De Forest Wins Sky News - Sun, May 19, 2013
Denmark's Emmelie de Forest has won this year's Eurovision Song Contest with her ethno-inspired flute and drum tune Only Teardrops.
Flax plant 'can fight infection' Press Association - Sun, May 19, 2013
A plant first used by prehistoric man 30,000 years BC can help fight infections, according to scientists following a four-year research project.
Denmark wins Eurovision on ABBA's turf with folksy ballad Mia Shanley - Reuters - Sun, May 19, 2013
By Mia Shanley MALMO, Sweden (Reuters) - Denmark's Emmelie de Forest won Eurovision on Saturday before an international TV audience of around 125 million, clinching the coveted crown of euro-pop with a folksy ballad backed by a wall of fire, flutes and drums. The barefoot 20-year-old blonde stole the show as predicted by …
Denmark's folksy ballad wins Eurovision Mia Shanley - Reuters - Sun, May 19, 2013
By Mia Shanley MALMO, Sweden (Reuters) - Denmark's Emmelie de Forest won Eurovision on Saturday before an international TV audience of around 125 million, securing the coveted crown of euro-pop with a folksy ballad backed by flutes and drums. The barefoot 20-year-old stole the show as predicted by bookmakers with "Only …
Agonising family choice in Japanese film at Cannes festival Alexandria Sage - Reuters - Sat, May 18, 2013
By Alexandria Sage CANNES (Reuters) - A film about baby-switching by Japan's Kore-eda Hirokazu that ponders nature versus nurture premiered at the Cannes film festival on Saturday, joining an Iranian challenger as contenders for the top prize. "Soshite Chichi Ni Naru" ("Like Father, Like Son") is one of two Japanese films …
Oil laundering plant discovered Press Association - Sat, May 18, 2013
An oil laundering plant with the capacity to process more than 2.5 million litres of fuel a year has been discovered in Dublin.
Hong Kong launches first electric taxis AFP - Sat, May 18, 2013
People look at an electric taxi on a street in Hong Kong, on May 18, 2013. HK saw its first electric taxis hit the streets in a step towards reducing the city's high levels of roadside pollution. The 45 ...
Black Bear Shot Down From Back Garden Tree Sky News - Fri, May 17, 2013
A bear weighing nearly 300lb has been tranquillized and removed from a homeowner's backyard after it was discovered resting up a tree.
Tata Steel favours EU funds to soften impact of plant closures Silvia Antonioli - Reuters - Fri, May 17, 2013
By Silvia Antonioli BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Tata Steel , the second largest steel producer in Europe, supports proposals to use EU funds to soften the blow of steel plant closures, regional chief executive Karl-Ulrich Köhler said. A prolonged contraction in steel demand has led many producers to seek cuts in capacity, only …