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  Rescuers dig for life after US tornado kills 24

  22 May 2013 : Families returned to a blasted moonscape that had been an American suburb Tuesday after a monstrous tornado tore through the outskirts of Oklahoma City, killing at least 24 people.

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  Injured Murray withdraws from French Open

  22 May 2013 : Andy Murray will miss the French Open with the back injury that flared up at the Rome Masters, the world number two announced on Tuesday.

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  Japan banks post big annual profits, warn on outlook

  15 May 2013 : Japan's three largest banks on Wednesday reported healthy annual profits driven by their overseas operations, reduced costs and investment gains, but warned over the outlook for this year.

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  Beyonce to hold Belgium concert after cancelling show

  15 May 2013 : Pop diva Beyonce promised her fans a great concert Wednesday evening in Antwerp saying she was feeling "much better" after cancelling a show in the Belgian city the previous day due to exhaustion and dehydration.

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  QPR star Remy arrested on suspicion of rape

  15 May 2013 : QPR's France striker Loic Remy has been arrested on suspicion of rape, according to sources on Wednesday.

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  Eurozone trapped in austerity-led recession

  15 May 2013 : The dogged recession across the eurozone has snared key economy France, with the latest EU figures released Wednesday showing a full year-and-a-half of contraction as tens of millions languish in unemployment.

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  France slips into recession in new woe for Hollande

  15 May 2013 : France fell into recession in the first quarter of this year with the economy shrinking by 0.2 percent, official figures showed Wednesday, in further bad news for President Francois Hollande's embattled Socialist government.

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  Ferdinand calls time on England career

  15 May 2013 : Rio Ferdinand announced on Wednesday that he was calling time on his England career to concentrate on his club duties at Manchester United.

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  Syria rebels vow to crack down after video outrage

  15 May 2013 : The rebel Free Syrian Army pledged Wednesday to punish atrocities amid outrage over a video showing the mutilation of a corpse, as the regime ruled out discussing President Bashar al-Assad's departure in negotiations.

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  'Gatsby' stars grace Cannes ahead of grand opening

  15 May 2013 : Stars of "The Great Gatsby" rolled into Cannes for the European premiere of Baz Luhrmann's controversial 3D epic, which was to kick off the world's most prestigious film festival late Wednesday.

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  Environmentalist outrage as Rio Tinto gets mine go-ahead

  15 May 2013 : Australia on Wednesday gave Rio Tinto the go-ahead for a controversial Aus$1.3 billion (US$1.3 billion) bauxite mine project in a decision environmentalists blasted as "vandalism on a grand scale".

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  Indian medics conduct 'perfect' op on baby's swollen head

  15 May 2013 : Doctors carried out life-saving surgery Wednesday on an Indian baby suffering from a rare disorder that caused her head to swell to nearly double its size, in a case that aroused sympathy worldwide.

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