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Kylie Minogue commends Angelina Jolie over breast surgery
May 24 - Australian pop star Kylie Minogue praises Angelina Jolie following revelations that she had a double mastectomy to minimise her chances of developing breast cancer. (Rough cut - no reporter narration)
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Insight: Luxury brands position for U.S. boom
PARIS/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Most men might balk at spending $600 on a pair of Dior sneakers but for U.S. shoppers like Ephraim, an upbeat 30-year-old, such indulgences are becoming increasingly commonplace.
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News Corp's publishing business to initiate stock buyback
(Reuters) - News Corp set the distribution ratios for the spinoff of its publishing business and said the spinoff may start buying back stock right away.
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China solar companies shun home market in pursuit of margins
(Reuters) - Chinese solar panel makers are shunning their overcrowded home market in favor of lucrative exports, a switch that has helped to arrest a two-year slump in margins and push shares to 12-month peaks.
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One Direction sweeps awards for most popular social media stars
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - British boy band One Direction has swept the inaugural awards recognizing the most popular people in social media globally, coming top in four out of 10 categories at a star-studded ceremony in Singapore.
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Television wins new respect from movie elite at Cannes festival
CANNES (Reuters) - Actors and directors gathered for the world's leading movie showcase in Cannes this week said television was increasingly luring top talent and should no longer be seen as artistically inferior to the big screen.
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Spain's Princess Cristina faces new tax probe charge
MADRID (Reuters) - A Spanish judge has opened an investigation into Princess Cristina's tax returns after an earlier charge of being an accomplice in an embezzlement case against her husband was dropped.
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U.S. weather-watcher satellite fails just before hurricane season
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A key satellite positioned to track severe weather in the eastern United States has failed, just as the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season is about to start.
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Reuters Asks: Can Japan control the yen's fall?
May 24 - "Abenomics" has given Japan what it wants: a weaker yen. But with it has come bouts of extreme volatility. We ask if Japan can successfuly manage the yen's decline.
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Turkey bans alcohol advertising and curbs sales
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey banned alcohol advertising and tightened restrictions on its sale on Friday, drawing criticism from secular Turks as well as the country's brewing industry.
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Fire destroys Rio fuel depot
May 24 - A massive fire at a Rio de Janeiro fuel depot spreads to nearby houses as firefighters work to contain the blaze. Rough Cut (no reporter narration)
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Onboard video shows plane emergency landing
Onboard video of the British Airways flight that made a successful emergency landing at Heathrow airport in the UK. Rough cut (no reporter narration).
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Islamist attackers kill 20 at Niger military base
May 24 - Islamist suicide bombers attack army barracks in Agadez in northern Niger, killing at least 20 soldiers and injuring 16 more. Lily Grimes reports.
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Durable goods orders rise, point to factory resilience
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Orders for long-lasting manufactured goods rose more than expected in April, a hopeful sign that a contraction in factory output could soon run its course.
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Blasts, shooting in center of Afghan capital
KABUL (Reuters) - Several large explosions rocked a busy area in the center of the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Friday with Reuters witnesses describing shooting in the area.
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IOC sets September 1 deadline for India to hold elections
MUMBAI (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee has set India a September 1 deadline for a new election to facilitate the country's return to the Olympic fold.
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Donald bemoans `terrible' display as he heads for PGA exit
VIRGINIA WATER, England (Reuters) - Luke Donald, the PGA Championship winner in 2011 and 2012, is almost certain to miss the cut after returning a level-par 72 for a six-over total of 150 at Wentworth on Friday.
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Britain scrambles fighter jets to escort Pakistani passenger plane
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain launched fighter jets on Friday to escort a Pakistan International Airlines plane carrying 297 passengers from Lahore after it was diverted from Manchester, a spokesman for the Defense Ministry said.
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Russia's oldest rights group fights 'foreign agent' tag
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's oldest rights group began a legal battle on Friday to avoid being branded a "foreign agent" under a new law it sees as a tool of repression by President Vladimir Putin.
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Death toll from Guinea opposition march rises to four
CONAKRY (Reuters) - The official death toll from Thursday's clashes between Guinean opposition protesters and police and government supporters rose to four on Friday, meaning at least 22 people have now been killed in unrest since March.
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Dish and nTelos to jointly develop broadband service
(Reuters) - Satellite TV provider Dish Network Corp and wireless network provider nTelos Holdings Corp said they would jointly develop a broadband service within nTelos's coverage territory serving parts of Virginia, Maryland and a few other states.
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SAP says cloud computing specialist Dalgaard to leave
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German business software maker SAP said on Friday that Lars Dalgaard, who had widely been expected to lead its cloud computing business, was leaving.
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Real Psy speaks after imposter gate-crashes Cannes parties
May 24 - South Korean superstar Psy reacts to the news that an impostor posing as him gate-crashed parties at the Cannes Film Festival.
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Durable goods orders rise, point to factory sector resilience
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Orders for long-lasting manufactured goods rose more than expected in April, a sign of resilience in the factory sector despite belt-tightening in Washington and weakness in overseas markets.
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P&G CEO switch will not lead to big strategy change-CFO
(Reuters) - Procter & Gamble Co said on Friday the surprise return of A.G. Lafley as chairman and chief executive was not an indication of any bigger problems at the world's largest consumer products maker.
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No deaths from WA bridge collapse
May 24 - Bridge collapse victim recounts experience as the car he was driving slids into the river below. Julie Noce reports.
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One man's journey from banking to baking
May 24 - Banker turned baker Tom Molnar tells Reuters how his working life changed after leaving his financial job in London. Reuters' Angeline Ong takes a tour of his successful artisan bakery.
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British Airways flight makes emergency landing
May 24 - Heathrow airport closes a runway after a British Airways plane makes an emergency landing. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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U.S. Morning Call: P&G turning the 'tide' on McDonald
May 24 - P&G brings back A.G. Lafley as CEO, replacing Bob McDonald immediately in the midst of a major restructuring.
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Italy chefs roast junior minister who snubbed national cuisine
ROME (Reuters) - Top Italian chefs are clamoring for the resignation of a junior minister who dismissed the country's cuisine as a poor copy of trendy French cooking, poking a sore spot in a...
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