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  Probe opened into US train crash, major disruption seen

  19 May 2013 : Officials have opened an investigation into a rush-hour collision between two commuter trains that injured 70 passengers and severed a key rail link in the northeastern United States.

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  Lotto fever strikes US as jackpot swells

  19 May 2013 : Americans have lined up in droves across the country to buy Powerball Lottery tickets in the hopes of winning the record $600 million jackpot, the largest in the 21-year history of the game.

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  Italian-style coffee philanthropy takes hold in Bulgaria

  26 Mar 2013 : Can't afford coffee? No matter. In Bulgaria, an old Italian tradition that sees good souls buying hot drinks for those who struggle to make ends meet has taken hold after weeks of tensions over deepening poverty.

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  Tigers Woods is No. 1 again

  26 Mar 2013 : Tiger Woods reclaimed the world number one spot on Monday for the first time since he was brought low by scandal, winning the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

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  Cyprus banks to open Tuesday except for two worst-hit: CNA

  26 Mar 2013 : Cyprus banks except for its two biggest lenders, the two worst-hit by a financial crisis, are to reopen on Tuesday after a 10-day lockdown for fear of a run on deposits, state media reported.

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  Boeing completes flight to test Dreamliner battery

  26 Mar 2013 : Aerospace giant Boeing said that a test flight of its troubled Dreamliner went according to plan, in its latest step in returning to service the 787 fleet, grounded by two battery incidents.

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  Cyprus central bank names administrator for Laiki

  25 Mar 2013 : The Central Bank of Cyprus announced the appointment on Monday of an administrator to wind up second largest lender Laiki under a painful restructuring plan that was a condition of a eurozone bailout.

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  Vilanova to return to Barcelona this week

  25 Mar 2013 : Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova will return to the Nou Camp "this week" from New York, where he has been receiving treatment for cancer, the Spanish giants said Monday.

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  Pakistan's Sharif holds huge election rally

  25 Mar 2013 : The frontrunner in Pakistan's election race, opposition leader Nawaz Sharif, attracted tens of thousands to a rally at which he promised development and economic revival.

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  Keep calm and carry on, urges Spain coach

  25 Mar 2013 : Spain coach Vicente Del Bosque has told his team to dismiss the doubts and remain faithful to their way of playing in Tuesday's crunch World Cup qualifier against France.

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  EU suspends most Zimbabwe sanctions, leaves Mugabe on list

  25 Mar 2013 : The EU suspended an assets freeze and visa ban Monday against most Zimbabwean firms and people on its sanctions list in reward for a "credible" March referendum, but President Robert Mugabe and a handful of others remained on its blacklist.

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  Kerry backs Afghanistan despite Karzai outbursts

  25 Mar 2013 : US Secretary of State John Kerry made an unannounced visit to Kabul on Monday and vowed to stick by Afghanistan despite President Hamid Karzai's hostility to US-led military efforts in the country.

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