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Some Kazakh motorists trumpet their love of sex
ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) — Traffic police in a southern Kazakhstan city have complained of a rising tide of motorists replacing their license plates with signs reading "I Love Sex." Online news channel Mir reported Friday that one of them, a 19-...Tags: Road Transportation, Elections, Travel, Transportation, Politics
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Canadian astronaut wrestles with gravity after spaceflight
ReutersBack on Earth, Canadian astronaut and cyberspace tweeter Chris Hadfield is getting a rough re-introduction to gravity after a five-month stint aboard the International Space Station, the former commander told reporters during a video webcast from Houston....Tags: NASA, Space Programs, Science and Technology
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Six more deals feed hungry US high-grade primary market
ReutersBy John Balassi May 16 (IFR) - Even though investors have digested over USD30bn in high-grade supply in just three days, six more issuers were in the USD primary market on Thursday looking to take advantage of tightening credit spreads and lower rates....Tags: Federal Reserve, Money and Monetary Policy, Thomson Corporation, BNP Paribas, HSBC Holdings plc
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Kazakhstan's GDP growth slows to 4.6 pct in Q1 yr/yr
ReutersALMATY, May 15 (Reuters) - Kazakhstan's gross domestic product growth slowed to 4.6 percent in year-on-year terms in the first quarter of this year from a 5.6 percent rise in the same period of 2012, the State Statistics Agency said on Wednesday. Central...Tags: Economic Indicator
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Starman falls to Earth after five-month space odyssey
ReutersALMATY/CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The Canadian astronaut who became a music sensation when his zero-gravity version of David Bowie's "Space Oddity" went viral on the web returned to Earth along with two crewmates on Tuesday after a five-month...Tags: Science, NASA, Space Programs, Russia, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Serena gains sisterly revenge on Robson in Rome
Reuters(Reuters) - World number one Serena Williams inflicted swift revenge on behalf of her older sister when she beat Britain's Laura Robson 6-2 6-2 in the Rome Masters on Tuesday. Venus Williams was despatched in straight sets by Robson in Monday's first...Tags: Andreas Seppi, Madrid (Spain), Roger Federer, French Open, France
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UPDATE 1-Space trio lands in Kazakhstan after five months in orbit
Reuters* "The crew are feeling well," Mission Control says * Returning crew includes station's first Canadian commander * Replacement astronauts due to launch on May 28 By Dmitry Solovyov and Irene Klotz ALMATY/CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., May 14 (Reuters) - The...Tags: Science, NASA, Space Programs, Medical Procedures and Tests, Science and Technology
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Kyrgyz "mob rule" derails gold field sale-president
Reuters* President says Kyrgyz statehood threatened * Jerooy focus of Kazakh investor's $400 mln arbitration claim * Kyrgyzstan also embroiled in gold row with Canada's Centerra By Olga Dzyubenko BISHKEK, May 14 (Reuters) - An emotional Kyrgyzstan...Tags: National Government, Government, Kyrgyzstan, Parliament, Arbitration
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Kyrgyz "mob rule" derails gold field sale: president
ReutersBISHKEK (Reuters) - An emotional Kyrgyzstan president on Tuesday said "mob rule" had wrecked the sale of a gold field, blaming local clans for tripling the asking price and scaring off investors. Jerooy, the second-largest Kyrgyz gold deposit, was...Tags: National Government, Kyrgyzstan, Government, Parliament, Arbitration
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Three space station astronauts headed back to Earth
Reuters* Parachute landing to happen in Kazakhstan * Returning crew includes station's first Canadian commander * Replacement astronauts due to launch on May 28 By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., May 13 (Reuters) - The first Canadian astronaut to command...Tags: Science, NASA, Space Programs, Science and Technology
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Tennis-Venus Williams dumped out of Rome masters by Robson
ReutersMay 13 (Reuters) - A rusty Venus Williams was blown away 6-3 6-2 by rising British left-hander Laura Robson at the Rome Masters tennis on Monday. With clay dust swirling around the tree-lined Foro Italico courts, the American former world number one...Tags: Andreas Seppi, Madrid (Spain), Andrey Golubev, France, Rome (Italy)
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Books a popular gift for Maryland governor
Books -- about the War of 1812, the Chesapeake Bay and other topics -- were popular gifts to Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley last year, according to his financial disclosure forms. He received nearly 90 books during the year, The Baltimore Sun's political...
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