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Cycling: Visconti wins stage 17 in Giro d'Italia

22:28 22 MAG 2013

(AGI) Rome - Visconti won stage 17 of the Giro d'Italia, the 214 km Caravaggio-Vincenza leg; Nibali maintained the overall lead . .
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Syrian rebels take over army camp and kill 40 soldiers

22:24 22 MAG 2013

(AGI) Beirut - Syrian rebels took control of an army camp in the province of Idlib and killed 40 soldiers, a watchdog reported . .
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Costa Concordia captain no longer under house arrest

22:21 22 MAG 2013

(AGI) Grosseto, May 22 - Preliminary hearings magistrate Pietro Molino has lifted Captain Francesco Schettino's house arrest conditions. He said the action had been taken "in light of his behaviour in court during the Costa Concordia trial." . .
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Soldier beheaded in London machete attack

22:19 22 MAG 2013

(AGI) - London, May 22 - A soldier was beheaded in a machete attack by a suspected terrorist in south east London. ITV showed footage of a man with bloodied hands shouting in the street. "We swear by almighty Allah we will never stop fighting you...You people will never be safe. Remove your government, they don't care about you. I apologise that women have had to witness this today, but in our land our women have to see the same," the attacker said. . .
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Soldier's killing may be act of terrorism, London mayor

22:15 22 MAG 2013

(AGI) London, May 22 - The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, said it was "extremely probable" that the killing of a British soldier in a city street was an act of terrorism. Mr Johnson told a TV broadcaster that it was too soon for all the facts to be known, but that he was concerned that this was an attack without precedent in London's history. . .
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Football: Inter head scotches rumours of Mazzarri signing

22:06 22 MAG 2013

(AGI) Milan, May 22, Inter president Massimo Moratti told journalists that there was no further news about Andrea Stramaccioni, other than that he was unwell and needed to rest.
  He also scotched rumours that the club had signed Mazzarri. Mr Moratti was speaking at the opening of the "Quelli che Milan-Inter '63" exhibition dedicated to Helenio Herrera and Nereo Rocco at Milan's Palazzo Reale. "As for Roberto Mancini, well, football is just a guessing game," he added. . .
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Obama to visit Oklahoma City on Sunday

21:55 22 MAG 2013

(AGI) Washington, May 22 - The U.S. President, Barack Obama, is to visit Oklahoma City on Sunday to meet families affected by the tornado. White House spokesman Jim Carney also said the president wanted to see its effects for himself. . .
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Football: Serie B semi-final Brescia vs Livorno ends 1-1

21:20 22 MAG 2013

(AGI) - Rome, May 22 - The match for the Serie B football semi-final playoff between Brescia and Livorno ended in a 1-1-tie. Brescia scored 36 minutes into the first half with a headed goal by Caracciolo picking up from a corner. Livorno drew level at the beginning of the second half with Paulinho taking advantage of a blunder by goalkeeper Arcari and leading the Tuscans closer to the final. . .
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Wall Street stocks negative after Fed minutes

21:10 22 MAG 2013

(AGI) - New York, May 22 - Wall Street stocks dipped into negative territory on Wednesday after minutes of the latest Federal Reserve meeting were released indicating that the Fed may slow its stimulus program if the U.S. economy continues to improve. The Dow Jones dropped 0.22 percent and the Nasdaq was down 0.89 percent. (AGI) . .
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Oil prices drop sharply below 95 dollars

21:08 22 MAG 2013

(AGI) New York, May 22 - Oil prices dropped sharply after lower-than-expected weekly crude inventories and a bearish Wall Street. Fears that the Fed would cut stimulus measures once recovery was consolidated did nothing to improve the mood. WTI Light Crude lost 1.90 dollars to close at 94.28 dollars a barrel. . .
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Chamber of Deputies Council to meet on May 30 for reform

20:49 22 MAG 2013

(AGI) - Rome, May 22 -The government council that is defining the new rules for Italy's Chamber of Deputies is to meet again on May 30. Speaker Laura Boldrini on Wednesday said she hoped the final text of the new regulations would be ready before the summer for the assembly to examine it. (AGI) . .
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Too soon to end stimulus measures, says Fed

20:34 22 MAG 2013

(AGI) Washington - The Federal Reserve said it was too soon to end its stimulus measures, recovery needed to be consolidated . .
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Hollande says EU moving towards tax data sharing

20:16 22 MAG 2013

(AGI) - Brussels, May 22 - European countries will start working in June on an automatic exchange of tax information, in a bid to beat tax evasion. French President Francois Hollande told a news conference following a summit of European leaders that the bloc also intended to clamp down on international companies who use legal loopholes to avoid taxes. (AGI) . .
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Fed head is not prepared to discuss potential third term

20:13 22 MAG 2013

(AGI) Washington, May 22 - Ben Bernanke told Congress he was not prepared to say whether he would serve a third term at this juncture. In response to a question on whether he would serve a third term at the helm of the Federal Reserve, he said: "I am not prepared to answer that question now." . .
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