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  Rinehart loses $7 bn but still Australia's richest

  22 May 2013 : Mining magnate Gina Rinehart had Aus$7 billion (US$6.8 billion) wiped off her fortune in the past year but remains Australia's wealthiest person, an annual rich list showed Wednesday.

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  Wallabies winger Ioane in doubt for Lions opener

  22 May 2013 : Wallaby winger Digby Ioane could miss the opening Test against the British and Irish Lions after undergoing a knee operation on Wednesday, rugby officials said.

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  BBC, UK university in row over N. Korea trip

  14 Apr 2013 : The BBC is embroiled in a row with the London School of Economics after one of its reporters allegedly posed as a student in order to film undercover in North Korea.

• Nepalese sets talk show record

  14 Apr 2013 : KATHMANDU - A Nepalese presenter has set the world record for the longest television talk show by staying on air for 62 hours and 12 minutes, organisers said Sunday.

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  Roadside bomb kills Pakistan party official

  14 Apr 2013 : A roadside bomb planted by the Taliban in restive northwest Pakistan killed a political party official on Sunday, a month before the country votes in a historic general election.

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  'Chinese hackers' deface Philippines news website

  14 Apr 2013 : Suspected Chinese hackers defaced the website of the Philippines News Agency (PNA) on Sunday, officials said, a possible repeat of cyber attacks last year also blamed on China during a territorial row.

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  Billions extra to reform education in Australia

  14 Apr 2013 : Australia has announced a Aus$14.5 billion (US$15.2 billion) plan to boost funding for schools in one of the country's biggest education reforms in decades.

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  Philippine gun lobby backs illegal weapon clampdown

  14 Apr 2013 : The Philippines' leading firearms lobby on Sunday said it backed a government campaign to clamp down on illegal guns following a spate of high-profile deaths this year.

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  Freed French hostage returns to France

  14 Apr 2013 : French photographer Pierre Borghi returned to France on Sunday, a week after he was freed in Afghanistan following four months in captivity, officials said.

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  Cuban Rigondeaux snaps Donaires' streak

  14 Apr 2013 : Cuba's Guillermo Rigondeaux beat Nonito Donaire by a unanimous decision to retain his WBA junior featherweight world title and hand the Filipino his first loss in 12 years.

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  Japan's figure skating star Asada set retire after Sochi

  14 Apr 2013 : Japanese figure skating star Mao Asada, the 2008 and 2010 world champion, said on Sunday she would retire from competition after next year's Sochi Winter Olympics.

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  6.6-magnitude quake strikes Papua New Guinea

  14 Apr 2013 : A strong 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck off Papua New Guinea on Sunday, the US Geological Survey reported, but a tsunami warning was not issued and no major damage was expected.

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