US launches cyber security plan

US President Barack Obama has announced plans for securing American computer networks against cyber attacks.He said that from now on, America's digital infrastructure would be treated as a strategic national asset. He announced the creation of a cyber security office in the White House, and said he would personally...
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Earthquake hits Mexico City

MEXICO CITY (CNN) A moderately strong earthquake rocked Mexico City on Friday afternoon, shaking the earth in the sprawling capital. The U.S. Geological Survey measured the quake at magnitude 5.7, and placed the epicenter near the city of Puebla, about 85 miles southeast of Mexico...
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Brazil food companies Perdigao and Sadia announce they will merge to form Brasil Foods

(Dow Jones)- The merger of Perdigão S/A (PDA) and Sadia S/A (SDA)is likely to boost the exports and help tap new markets such as China, industryanalysts said Tuesday.The long-awaited action makes the new merged company, Brasil Foods, one of thelargest food companies in the world, with combined revenues estimated...
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Irish church knew abuse 'endemic'

An inquiry into child abuse at Catholic institutions in Ireland has found church leaders knew that sexual abuse was "endemic" in boys' institutions.It also found physical and emotional abuse and neglect were features of institutions. Schools were run "in a severe, regimented manner...
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Indian prime minister looks set for second term

NEW DELHI, India (CNN/Believer Inf) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh appeared set for a second term as his Congress party and its allies scored a decisive lead over their opponents on Saturday in a vote count after the country's monthlong general elections. The Congress-led...
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Gay protest broken up in Moscow

Police in Russia have broken up a protest by gay rights activists in Moscow, staged to coincide with the final of the Eurovision Song Contest.BBCSome 30 campaigners had gathered near a university in defiance of a ban on their march and many were dragged away by police when they shouted slogans. British gay rights...
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Peru 'bar gay people from police'

Peru has announced that it will ban homosexuals from the police force for damaging the image of the institution.The law is one of several new regulations put forward by the Interior Minister, Mercedes Cabanillas. Ms Cabanillas is trying to shake up the institution, which has a dismal...
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Obama defends abuse photos U-turn

The release of more photos of prisoner abuse by US soldiers is "of no benefit" and may inflame opinion against the US, President Barack Obama has said.The pictures were not "sensational" and every case of abuse had been dealt with by the military, with action taken where appropriate,...
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Leaders meet over power plant row

The presidents of Brazil and Paraguay are meeting to try to resolve a dispute over the Itaipu hydro-electric plant, one of the biggest in the world. The two countries run the project jointly. But Paraguay uses less power than Brazil. It says it is obliged to sell its surplus...
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Deadly floods strike northern Brazil

SAO PAULO, Brazil (CNN) At least 18 people have died in heavy flooding across 11 states in northern and northeastern Brazil, according to a statement Tuesday from Brazil's national civil defense service. Severe rains and mudslides prompted Brazil's Ministry of National Integration to distribute more than 1,100...
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Obama hails unity over al-Qaeda

US President Barack Obama has said after meeting his Afghan and Pakistani counterparts that they are united in the goal of defeating al-Qaeda.Da BBC Speaking in Washington, Mr Obama said the goal was to "disrupt, dismantle and defeat al-Qaeda" and its allies. He also pledged greater resources to help civilians...
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