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Empty gates for North Korea's Kaesong city are seen at the customs, immigration and quarantine office near the border village of Panmunjom, that separates the two Koreas, 3 May 2013 N Korea 'to let Kaesong managers in'

Pyongyang says it will allow South Korean businessmen to visit the suspended Kaesong zone, but Seoul says government talks are needed.

Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr, in file image from 2 May 2013 Hack claims over Australia spy HQ

ABC alleges Chinese hackers stole blueprints for Australia's new intelligence HQ, as foreign minister declines comment.

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Dow Jones 15303.10 + 8.60 0.06%
FTSE 100 6770.61 + 116.27 1.75%
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Robert Downey Jr and friend in Iron Man 3 Iron Man 3 enters all-time top five

Comic book blockbuster Iron Man 3 is now the fifth top-grossing movie of all time, according to online movie tracker Box Office Mojo.

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Drug resistance has been detected in patients infected with the new bird flu that has emerged in China, say doctors.

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Facebook logo reflected in sunglasses Sexism protests target Facebook

Online campaign calls for major brands to remove advertising from Facebook in new protest against "gender-based hate" posts.

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Aulacomnium turgidum grown in the lab Centuries-old frozen plants revived

Plants covered over by glaciers centuries ago have been seen sprouting new growth, a find with implications for how ecosystems recover from ice ages.

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En medio de la crisis, los españoles renuncian a las herencias

Tras la explosión de la crisis inmobiliaria en 2007, las renuncias a las herencias subieron más de 110%. Muchos la rechazan porque tienen más deudas que patrimonio y otros porque no pueden pagar el impuesto de sucesión.

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中国:对西沙侵渔越南渔船正常执法

中国外交部称中方对侵渔越南船只采取了正常执法措施;越南外交部称中国船只在越南专属水域违法袭击越南渔船。

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روسيا تقول إنها سترسل إلى سوريا صواريخ "لردع التدخل الأجنبي"

روسيا تقول إنها ستمضي قدما في تسليم سوريا صواريخ متطورة من طراز إس-300 المضادة للطائرات، وإن في هذا ردعا من أي تدخل أجنبي.

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مخالفان حکومت سوریه 'شواهد' قتل عام در بانیاس و بیضا را ارائه کردند

مخالفان حکومت سوریه می‌گویند مدارک و شاهدانی دارند که ثابت می‌کند نیروهای دولتی در بانیاس و بیضا در غرب این کشور ۲۰۰ مرد و زن و کودک را قتل عام کرده‌اند. دولت سوریه حدود یک‌ماه پیش اعلام کرده بود در عملیاتی چهل 'تروریست‌‌ مسلح' را در این مناطق کشته است.

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Ecuador's Rafael Correa Stability - but at what price?

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Roof top bar in Toronto Toronto ups the ante

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