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The Buzz: CERN scientists find asymmetry in particle decay
Scientists at the world’s biggest atom smasher have found further reasons for the apparent lack of antimatter in the universe.A team working with data from ... Full story
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CHINA An American business group appealed to China to improve online security and ease restrictions on Web use by companies, warning that deteriorating access speeds ... Full story
ITALY: Enrico Letta appointed premier-designate
Italy’s president appointed Enrico Letta as premier-designate yesterday, asking him to form a coalition government representing Italy’s main parties to end two months of political ... Full story
UK Gov’t signs pact with Jordan in bid to remove Abu Qatada
The British government announced yesterday that it has signed a new treaty with Jordan in a bid to ease human rights concerns preventing the deportation ... Full story
This Day in History: 1983 ‘Hitler diaries’ published
The German magazine, Stern, has published the first instalment of the controversial “Hitler Diaries” - an account of World War II allegedly written by the ... Full story
Offbeat: US - Pup named Huckleberry crowned ‘Beautiful Bulldog’
If at first you don’t succeed, wipe the slobber off and try again.Just ask 4-year-old pup Huckleberry, who was crowned this week as this year’s ... Full story
The Buzz: Ralph Lauren to pay USD1.6M to settle bribery case
Ralph Lauren Corp. has agreed to pay USD1.6 million to resolve allegations that it bribed government officials in Argentina to get customs clearance for its ... Full story
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CHINA Yahoo's email service in China will close this summer as part of an arrangement worked out with its partner in that country, Alibaba Group. ... Full story
LIBYA: Car bomb targets French embassy
A car bomb targeted the French Embassy in the Libyan capital early yesterday, wounding two French guards and a Libyan teenager in an attack that ... Full story
BOSTON BOMBING: Suspect charged; religious motive seen
The two brothers suspected of bombing the Boston Marathon appear to have been motivated by a radical brand of Islam but do not seem connected ... Full story
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