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Underwater mission to discover Osama's body in the limelight

A file photo of Bin Laden in Afghanistan
59-year old Bill Warren, an eccentric California based diver has announced a rather ambitious plan to conduct an underwater mission to recover the body of Osama Bin Laden. Warren is currently gathering resources to scour the North Arabian sea bed which has an estimated surface area of four million square kilometers.
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Chistine Lagarde

Lagarde As Next IMF Boss “Done Deal”: Rival

Christine Lagarde, who has been touring prominent developing nations to solidify her efforts to become the next chief of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), is apparently a shoe-in for the post, according to a rival for the top job.
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Earth to View Auroras As Biggest Solar Flare in Years Erupts

Scientists from around the world are expecting beautiful auroras across the sky on Thursday as strongest solar flares seen in five years are sending a mass of charged particles towards Earth, which could cause radio interference and auroral displays.
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Why is a Solar Flare Dangerous?

The biggest solar flare in four years is moving towards Earth at a rate of at 1400 km/s and is expected to reach early June 9.
Syrian refugees

Turkey offers Syrians refuge, says 'will not close its doors'

Turkey, in an act of generosity has welcomed anxious Syrian refugees on Wednesday and urged Syrian government to stop violence against civilians after thousands of people abandoned a town near the Turkish frontier in fear of military assault.
A journalist films from the roof of a hotel as smoke rises in the sky in Tripoli

NATO air strikes targets Gaddafi compound

Low-flying NATO jets have reportedly conducted a rare daytime bombing campaign on Tripoli, Libya, setting off huge explosions and also striking the military barracks and compound of Moammar Gaddafi.
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Has E.coli transformed into an emergency?

If crisis talks are any indication of an impending emergency, then the E.coli outbreak has just become one. With experts still in the dark about the origin of the outbreak, the agriculture ministers from European Union nations have decided to hold a crisis meeting.
France's Finance Minister Lagarde arrives to attend the 17th Children's Parliament at the National Assembly in Paris

Lagarde likely to head IMF - Nikkei

French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde is most likely to head International Monetary Fund (IMF), with backing of the United States and Japan, the Nikkei financial daily reported on Sunday, citing unidentified global financial industry sources in Washington, reported Reuters.

Russian spy Anna Chapman launches new venture magazine

Russian spy Anna Chapman has taken over as editor–in–chief of a new business magazine, five months after launching a TV show, giving a new direction to her career that saw her deported from the United States last summer.

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