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  IMF chief grilled in Paris court over 2007 payout scandal

  24 May 2013 : IMF chief Christine Lagarde faces another day of questioning after being grilled for hours Thursday by French prosecutors who are deciding if she should be charged over a state payout to a disgraced tycoon during her time as finance minister.

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  Obama tackles drones, Guantanamo in reset of war on terror

  24 May 2013 : President Barack Obama Thursday laid out new guidelines for drone strikes and launched a new bid to close Guantanamo Bay, warning that a "perpetual" US war on terror would be self defeating.

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  Japanese manufacturers' confidence improves: BoJ poll

  01 Apr 2013 : Confidence among large Japanese manufacturers improved in the first quarter, a central bank survey showed Monday, as Tokyo works to reverse years of limp growth in the world's third-largest economy.

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  Nok Air unveils Myanmar routes

  01 Apr 2013 : Nok Air plans to operate two new routes from Tak's Mae Sot district to Myanmar in preparation for the establishment of the Mae Sot special economic zone and the Asean Economic Community (AEC).

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  Powell withdraws from Stawell Gift meet with injury

  01 Apr 2013 : Jamaican former 100m world record-holder Asafa Powell has withdrawn from Australia's Stawell Gift with a hamstring injury, race organisers said on Monday.

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  Penguins' Crosby out indefinitely after jaw surgery

  01 Apr 2013 : Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby will be sidelined indefinitely after surgery to repair a broken jaw and damaged teeth, the National Hockey League team said on Sunday.

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  Points holds on to win Houston Open golf

  01 Apr 2013 : D.A. Points stayed steady after a lengthy rain delay, firing a six-under par 66 for a one-stroke victory in the $6.2 million US PGA Tour Houston Open.

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  McIlroy excited about game, extra Masters tuneup

  01 Apr 2013 : Rory McIlroy failed to recapture the World No. 1 ranking from Tiger Woods with a victory at the Houston Open, but he is excited about progress in his shotmaking and one last Masters tuneup event.

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  Taiwan, Germany seek potentially vast new energy source

  01 Apr 2013 : A research vessel carrying German and Taiwanese scientists set sail for waters off the island's southwestern coast on Sunday in search of methane hydrate, a potentially vast new energy source.

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  Murray back to No. 2: 'Hopefully I can go higher'

  01 Apr 2013 : Andy Murray's razor-thin victory over David Ferrer for the Miami Masters crown will send the Scot to No. 2 in the world rankings for the second time in his career, but he was too tired to celebrate on Sunday.

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  Sagan rapped for podium 'bottom-pinch'

  01 Apr 2013 : Highly-rated Slovakian cyclist Peter Sagan was accused of sexism and harassment on Sunday after he was pictured pinching the bottom of a podium girl after the Tour of Flanders.

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  YouTube to shut down - April Fool's

  01 Apr 2013 : In an elaborate April Fool's prank, YouTube announced Sunday it was going dark for a decade, and that the site was merely an eight-year contest to find the best video.

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