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Spain’s King Juan Carlos abdicates

Thousands of anti-monarchy protesters rallied demanding a referendum to decide whether Spaniards want a monarchy or a republic. Following the historic news announced on Monday (June 02) that, after almost four decades on the throne, King Juan Carlos is abdicating to his heir, Prince Felipe, thousands of anty-monarchy activists took to the streets waving the red, yellow and purple republican flag and chanting slogans against the Spanish royal family. Kathy Ferrer and Angela Garcia reports from […]

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FDA discovers source of dialysis “chills”

The Food and Drug Administration have found out the source of the “chills” experienced by dialysis patients at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute, with findings pointing out that it is the result of the drugs used in the dialysis process.

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Asia stocks rise on brightening U.S. economic prospects

(Reuters) – Asian stocks basked in the glow of a record close on Wall Street after bright U.S. jobs data pointed to improving economic momentum, while the dollar gained on Monday on rising U.S. Treasury yields. U.S. jobs data on Friday showed that nonfarm payrolls increased by 217,000 last month, bringing employment back to its pre-recession level and validating the view that labor conditions are improving. The unemployment rate held steady at a 5-1/2 year […]

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Nadal on cloud nine after soaring to new heights

(Reuters) – One man’s despair was another man’s ecstasy as the most inopportune of double faults propelled a world-beating Rafa Nadal into a nine-times on Sunday. Waiting to launch into a second serve on match point down, a yell from the stands, followed by another, left a distracted Novak Djokovic to fire down the most costly of double faults and see his hopes of completing a career grand slam pounded into the red dust. While […]

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Teen tearjerker ‘Fault in Our Stars’ trounces Tom Cruise flick

(Reuters) – “The Fault in Our Stars,” a heart-wrenching love story about teens who meet in a cancer support group, won over moviegoers with a stellar $48.2 million at U.S. and Canadian theaters over the weekend, handily beating the new Tom Cruise sci-fi action film, “Edge of Tomorrow.” “Edge of Tomorrow,” which cost about $175 million, had to settle for third place with $29.1 million from Friday through Sunday, according to estimates from tracking firm […]

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