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North Korea says missiles can strike US mainland

by  Agence France-Presse  on  October 09, 2012

North Korea said Tuesday, October 9, it possessed "strategic rocket forces" capable of striking the US mainland, as it...

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Austrian eyes record jump from edge of space in US

by  Agence France-Presse  on  October 09, 2012

Felix Baumgartner will ascend to 120,000 feet -- nearly 23 miles, or 36 km -- in a capsule taken up to the edge of the...

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Romney batters Obama on Mideast 'failures'

by  Agence France-Presse  on  October 09, 2012

Buoyed by better poll numbers and a debate triumph, White House challenger Mitt Romney sought to build momentum Monday,...

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Post debate, Obama loses five point lead over Romney

by  Agence France-Presse  on  October 08, 2012

Latest Gallup poll reveals President Barack Obama lost a five-point lead after last week's debate with Republican rival...

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Turkish military retaliates after latest Syrian shell

by  Agence France-Presse  on  October 08, 2012

Turkey's military struck back at Syrian military positions after a shell fired by the neighboring country landed in a...

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British-Japanese duo win Nobel for stem cell research

by  Agence France-Presse  on  October 08, 2012

Shinya Yamanaka of Japan and John B. Gurdon of Britain won the Nobel Medicine Prize on Monday, October 8, for their...

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UN Sec-Gen: Escalation on Syria-Turkey border 'extremely dangerous'

by  Agence France-Presse  on  October 08, 2012

"The escalation of the conflict along the Syrian-Turkish border and the impact of the crisis on Lebanon are extremely...

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China warns of 'prejudice' in US telecom report

by  Agence France-Presse  on  October 08, 2012

Beijing on Monday, October 8, urged Washington to "set aside prejudices" after a draft Congressional report said...

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6.0 quake strikes off Mexico coast: USGS

by  Agence France-Presse  on  October 08, 2012

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 struck off the Mexican Pacific coast late Sunday, October 7 (Monday, October 8 in...

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Medicine prize kicks off Nobel week

by  Agence France-Presse  on  October 08, 2012

The 2012 Nobel Prize season opens Monday, October 8, with the award for medicine, marking the start of a week of...

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