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China fires official in oil giant corruption probe
The Communist Party in China has fired the head of a body that oversees major state-owned companies and who is being investigated ...Japan unveils $470m plan for Fukushima water leaks
The Japanese government on Tuesday said it would spend the equivalent of $470 million to try to tackle the toxic water crisis ...UN says Syria refugees top 2 million mark
The number of refugees fleeing Syria\'s bloody civil war has surged past the 2 million mark, with almost 5,000 people crossing into ...Basketball star visits North Korea
Former NBA star Dennis Rodman landed Tuesday in North Korea for what he called a trip to hang out with authoritarian leader ...Microsoft to buy Nokia devices unit
Microsoft agrees to buy Nokia\'s mobile phone unit and gains access to its patents and mapping services for 5.4bn euros ($7.2bn).Syria tensions rise as Israel test-fires missile defence system
Israel on Tuesday announced the successful launch of a missile in a joint exercise with the United States, which came as Washington ...Explosion near Turkish-Syrian border kills six
An explosion on the border between Turkey\'s southern province of Hatay and Syria killed six people on Tuesday, Turkish media said, but ...Obama gets key support for Syria strike
U.S. President Barack Obama won his first major victories on securing Congress support for strikes on Syria, with senior members on both ...Caveman Credibility and its Costs
Sending a bunch of $3 million missiles into Syria to blow stuff ...Congressional Progressive / Pentagon Caucus
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