TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average edged up to a fresh 5-1/2-year high on Tuesday, reversing earlier losses, as retail investors scooped up underperforming stocks such as Sharp Corp and Tokyo Electric Power Co Inc The Nikkei rose 0.1 percent to 15,381.02, the highest closing level since December 2007, after being in and out of negative territory in choppy trade. During the day, it rose as high as 15,388.37, its best mark since the same time. Sharp surged 8.7 percent and Tokyo Electric 12.3 percent. The broader Topix gained 0.1 percent to 1,270.39. ...
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- BarCap expects bigger rate cuts in India in 2013 Reuters
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- iGate sacks Murthy after sexual harassment probe Reuters
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- What's in a name? U.S. starts using Myanmar as well as Burma Reuters
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- Mexico's tourism sector goes up IANS
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- Another arrest in IPL spot fixing case IANS
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- Paraguay becomes South America's used car paradise IANS
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- Justin Timberlake is in demand on Cannes red carpet IANS
Cannes (France), May 21 (IANS/EFE) Teenage girls went wild when singer and actor Justin Timberlake stepped onto the red carpet at Cannes as part of the team that made the Coen brothers' movie "Inside Llewyn Davis".
- Massive Moon explosion captured on NASA video IANS
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- 90-year jail for Turks who poisoned Russians IANS
Ankara, May 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Four Turkish nationals were sentenced Monday to 90 years in prison after they were found guilty of lethal poisoning a group of Russian tourists in 2011, a lawyer said.
- US lawmakers seek more internal-security cooperation with India IANS
Washington, May 21 (IANS) Ahead of the second US-India Homeland Security dialogue here Tuesday, the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian-Americans has sought expanded cooperation between the two countries on internal security issues.
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