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  France legalises same-sex marriage

  18 May 2013 : France became the 14th country to legalise same-sex marriage Saturday after President Francois Hollande signed the measure into law following months of bitter political debate.

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  Three new suicides at Foxconn China factory

  18 May 2013 : Three Foxconn workers have committed suicide at a factory in China in the past three weeks, state media and a labour rights group said Saturday.

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  France legalises same-sex marriage

  18 May 2013 : France became the 14th country to legalise same-sex marriage Saturday after President Francois Hollande signed it into law following months of bitter political debate.

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  Becks prepares to sign off, Euro fight intensifies

  18 May 2013 : David Beckham stole many of the headlines in Ligue 1 before the weekend as he prepares to make the penultimate appearance of his glittering career for Paris Saint-Germain, while elsewhere the battle for France's final Champions League qualifying berth intensifies.

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  Yahoo Japan suspects 22m IDs stolen

  18 May 2013 : Yahoo Japan Corp. has said it suspects up to 22 million user IDs may have been stolen during an unauthorised attempt to access the administrative system of its Yahoo! Japan portal.

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  Litvinenko UK inquest in doubt after evidence excluded

  18 May 2013 : The inquest into the death in Britain of Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko was close to collapse Saturday after the coroner ruled he could not hear evidence about the alleged role of the Kremlin in his poisoning.

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  US psychiatry gets makeover in new manual

  18 May 2013 : The latest makeover to a massive psychiatric tome honored by some, reviled by others and even called the "Bible" of mental disorders is being released Saturday with a host of new changes.

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  IRS chief insists abuses were not political

  18 May 2013 : The outgoing head of the IRS told Congress that the US tax agency made "foolish mistakes" in targeting conservative groups, but insisted the action was not politically motivated.

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  Litvinenko UK inquest in doubt after evidence excluded

  18 May 2013 : The inquest into the death in Britain of Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko is close to being scrapped after the coroner ruled he could not hear evidence about the alleged role of the Kremlin in his poisoning.

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  Eurovision fever hits the land of ABBA

  18 May 2013 : Fans from around the world have descended on the Swedish city of Malmo for Saturday's final of the Eurovision Song Contest, with ABBA's Benny Andersson and Bjoern Ulvaeus expected to appear.

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  $1.4 mln jewel theft stuns Cannes

  18 May 2013 : Jewellery worth $1.4 million due to be loaned to stars at the Cannes Film Festival was stolen from a local hotel in a pre-dawn heist but the coveted Palme d'Or trophy was safe, officials said.

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  Leinster add to Stade agony with Challenge Cup win

  18 May 2013 : Leinster shrugged off the absence of star centre Brian O'Driscoll to beat Stade Francais 34-13 on Friday to clinch the European Challenge Cup.

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