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Cervical cancer vaccines cut rates of HPV infections: U.S
Cervical cancer vaccines cut rates of HPV infections: U.S
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. introduction of a vaccine to prevent cervical cancer in 2006 has reduced infections with the human papillomavirus or HPV - the sexually transmitted virus that causes the disease - by more than half among girls and young women, U.S. health officials said on Wednesday.
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U.S. judge limits ex-Goldman Sachs executive's defense in fraud case
U.S. judge limits ex-Goldman Sachs executive's defense in fraud case
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday limited the extent to which former Goldman Sachs Group Inc vice president Fabrice Tourre can argue that he was acting on the advice of company lawyers in his defense against charges that he misled investors.
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Microsoft offers hefty bounties to thwart hackers
Microsoft offers hefty bounties to thwart hackers
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BOSTON (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp is looking to recruit computer geeks in its ongoing efforts to protect Windows PCs from attacks, offering rewards of as much as $150,000 to anybody who helps identify and fix major security holes in its software.
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Friends of Syria to meet Saturday in Doha: France
Friends of Syria to meet Saturday in Doha: France
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PARIS (Reuters) - The main nations making up the Friends of Syria will meet on Saturday in Doha to discuss assistance for the Free Syrian Army following recent successes by government forces, a French foreign ministry official said.
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Italy court rejects bid to block Berlusconi tax fraud verdict
Italy court rejects bid to block Berlusconi tax fraud verdict
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ROME (Reuters) - Italy's constitutional court on Wednesday rejected a bid by Silvio Berlusconi to block a tax fraud conviction from October, clearing the way for a final verdict this year and deepening the uncertainty facing Prime Minister Enrico Letta.
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Wall St. edges lower as Fed statement looms
Wall St. edges lower as Fed statement looms
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks dipped on Wednesday as investors awaited a Federal Reserve statement that could provide clues about the central bank's future stimulus efforts, a key to the market's current rally.

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Former Hungarian PM Gyula Horn dies age 80: government
Former Hungarian PM Gyula Horn dies age 80: government
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BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Former Hungarian Socialist Prime Minister Gyula Horn has died at age 80 after a long illness, the government said in a statement on Wednesday, expressing its condolences to the family.
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Flush with orders, aerospace industry retools
Flush with orders, aerospace industry retools
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PARIS (Reuters) - As airplane makers gathered outside Paris to show off their newest high-tech jetliners on Monday, a less-heralded technology story was unfolding back home on the factory floors of the world's leading aerospace companies.
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News Corp spinoffs start preliminary trading
News Corp spinoffs start preliminary trading
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(Reuters) - News Corp's publishing and entertainment arms began trading separately on a preliminary basis on Wednesday, one of the last steps before Rupert Murdoch's company officially splits in two on June 28.
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Rolling Stones release back catalogue on iTunes
Rolling Stones release back catalogue on iTunes
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LONDON (Reuters) - The Rolling Stones released a career-spanning digitally re-mastered back catalogue on Apple Inc's iTunes Store on Wednesday as part of their 50th anniversary celebrations.
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Obama defends U.S. intelligence strategy in wary Berlin
Obama defends U.S. intelligence strategy in wary Berlin
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BERLIN (Reuters) - President Barack Obama defended U.S. anti-terrorism tactics on a visit to Berlin on Wednesday, telling wary Germans Washington was not spying on the emails of ordinary citizens and promising to step up efforts to close the Guantanamo Bay prison.

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Czech ruling party backs speaker to be first woman PM
Czech ruling party backs speaker to be first woman PM
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PRAGUE (Reuters) - The ruling Czech Civic Democrats have proposed Miroslava Nemcova as the next prime minister following the resignation of Petr Necas in a corruption scandal, the party said on Wednesday.
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UK top court ruling threatens Western sanctions against Iran
UK top court ruling threatens Western sanctions against Iran
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LONDON (Reuters) - Western government sanctions against Iran suffered a big setback on Wednesday when Britain's top court ruled that the government was wrong to have imposed sanctions on the biggest Iranian private bank over alleged links to Tehran's nuclear program.
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Switzerland buries U.S. tax law, banks seen at risk
Switzerland buries U.S. tax law, banks seen at risk
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BERNE (Reuters) - Swiss lawmakers dealt a death blow on Wednesday to a draft law which aimed to protect the country's banks from criminal charges in the United States for helping wealthy Americans evade tax.

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Sky's the limit for civil drones
Sky's the limit for civil drones
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PARIS (Reuters) - From their roots in spying and stealth military attacks, unmanned planes are spreading into the civilian sphere and could soon be put to work in tasks as diverse as inspecting oil pipelines, catching rhino poachers and even flying travelers.
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Sri Lankan-born author Kretser wins top Australia literary prize
Sri Lankan-born author Kretser wins top Australia literary prize
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(Reuters) - Sri Lankan-born author Michelle de Kretser won Australia's top literature prize on Wednesday, awarded the Miles Franklin award for her novel "Questions of Travel" that follows two people on separate journeys.

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EU Parliament in push to limit U.S. data access
EU Parliament in push to limit U.S. data access
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union lawmakers want to forbid the United States from accessing European citizens' data without the approval of a judge or equivalent authority, a response to the revelations about the Prism spy program.
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Cisco to invest in Israeli venture capital funds
Cisco to invest in Israeli venture capital funds
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JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Cisco Systems will invest $15 million in Israeli venture capital funds as part of a broader plan to expand its operations in Israel and outside the United States, the company said on Wednesday.

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Britain's Kate to give birth in same hospital as Princess Diana
Britain's Kate to give birth in same hospital as Princess Diana
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LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, will give birth to the future heir to the British throne in the same hospital where the late Princess Diana gave birth to Princes William and Harry, royal sources said on Wednesday.
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Obama turns JFK's Berlin speech into new call for freedom
Obama turns JFK's Berlin speech into new call for freedom
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BERLIN (Reuters) - President Barack Obama offered a new twist on Wednesday to John F. Kennedy's historic 1963 call for liberty -- "Ich bin ein Berliner" -- by saying other oppressed people eager to join the free world were also "citizens of Berlin."
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