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It's international quiz time on the Marketplace Morning Report. Stephan Richter, editor-in-chief of the online international affairs magazine, The Globalist, brings us the question below.

What percentage of Americans own stock?

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Answer: A. 47 percent of Americans own stock, with the wealthiest 10 percent owning 81 percent of all stock assets.

The number of measles cases in Swansea and Powys rises by 20, bringing the total to 1,125, health officials say.

Liverpool will move for Manchester City defender Kolo Toure on a free transfer once his contract expires in June.

Also: the legacy of Kierkegaard; the creator of Lyle Crocodile has died; Aussie airliner Qantas commissions flight-length books.

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Marks and Spencer reports a big fall in annual profits, as troubles in its clothing division continue.

Seven Muslims are jailed for their involvement in religious clashes in the Burmese town of Meiktila that left more than 40 people dead.

Eddie Braben, the writer credited with contributing to the huge success of comedy duo Morecambe and Wise, dies aged 82.

Ten South African miners are injured after rubber bullets were fired at a crowd of striking workers, police say.

Former IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman and outgoing acting Commissioner Steven Miller are being grilled. The IRS is under fire because some conservative groups' applications for tax-exempt status were given extra scrutiny in recent years. An inspector general has called the actions "inappropriate."

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Former Rolling Stone editor Ben Fong-Torres pays tribute to his friend, The Doors keyboardist, Ray Manzarek, who has died aged 74 after a long battle with cancer.

A think tank report argues that 18% of public spending on schools could be cut without damaging standards.

At least 91 people, including 20 children, are feared dead as a huge tornado rips through Oklahoma City suburbs, flattening whole districts.

Three former top executives from car maker Saab Automobile have been arrested in Sweden on suspicion of accounting fraud charges.

The latest data on EU bathing water quality is released, showing that 93% of more than 22,000 sampled locations meet the minimum standards.

Guatemala's top court throws out the genocide conviction of ex-leader Efrain Rios, whose trial will now be restarted from the middle of proceedings.

A&E units are on a cliff edge, say NHS leaders as MPs start an inquiry into the state of emergency care.

Ian Bell is fit for the second Test against New Zealand at Headingley as England name an unchanged 12-man squad.

Big UK net firms have begun blocking access to two movie streaming sites accused of flouting copyright laws.

Ghana's fast growing economy is experiencing a building boom - the BBC's George Alagiah takes a tour of a new luxury apartment in Accra.

As it roared through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, packing winds of up to 200 mph, the twister flattened buildings. Searchers continue to look for survivors and those who were killed.

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