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  IRS unit head refuses to testify about targeting

  23 May 2013 : The head of the IRS office that oversees non-profit groups refused to testify at a congressional panel probing abuse at the US tax agency, but defiantly declared she had done nothing wrong.

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  US 'should act' on China intellectual property theft

  23 May 2013 : The United States should consider curbs on Chinese investment or even offensive operations against hackers to address the growing toll from intellectual property theft, a report said.

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  Concerns over African force in Mali grow as France withdraws

  10 Apr 2013 : As France begins withdrawing its troops from Mali, a top US defence official has said a UN-mandated African force was "incapable" of taking over the battle against Islamist extremists.

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  China firm sues Michael Jordan for $8m

  10 Apr 2013 : A Chinese sportswear firm sued by Michael Jordan over unauthorised use of his name has countersued the retired NBA superstar for $8.0 million for hurting its reputation, state media said Wednesday.

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  Most conflict-zone sex crimes are against children: charity

  10 Apr 2013 : Save the Children on Wednesday urged action after releasing a report claiming that most rape and sexual abuse victims in many of the world's conflict zones were children.

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  UK PM leads tribute to 'extraordinary' Thatcher

  10 Apr 2013 : British Prime Minister David Cameron hailed Margaret Thatcher as an "extraordinary" woman who had revived the country's fortunes, at a special parliamentary tribute to the divisive former leader Wednesday.

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  China records March trade deficit of $880 mn

  10 Apr 2013 : China recorded a rare trade deficit in March as imports exceeded exports by $880 million, data showed on Wednesday, as officials and analysts warned of lingering weakness in crucial overseas markets.

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  Serbia mourns 13 killed in 'monstrous' gun rampage

  10 Apr 2013 : Serbia holds a national day of mourning Wednesday after a war veteran went on a killing spree, shooting dead 13 relatives and neighbours including his son, his mother and a two-year-old child, in his tiny village near Belgrade.

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  South on alert for N.Korea missile test

  10 Apr 2013 : SEOUL - South Korea raised its military watch alert to "vital threat" on Wednesday ahead of an expected North Korean missile launch, as UN chief Ban Ki-moon warned the Korean peninsula may be slipping out of control.

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  Execution-free world getting closer: Amnesty

  10 Apr 2013 : The use of the death penalty is broadly diminishing around the world although a handful of countries that had not used capital punishment for several years resumed executions in 2012, Amnesty International said on Wednesday.

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  EU deal to tackle mining corruption

  10 Apr 2013 : EU legislators struck an anti-corruption deal that aims to force big mining companies to make public the payments they make to governments where they operate, officials said.

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  Ex-boss of failed UK bank returns knighthood

  10 Apr 2013 : The former boss of failed British bank HBOS will return his knighthood and forego 30 percent of his pension following last week's damning parliamentary report into its collapse during the financial crisis.

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