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British soldier hacked to death in suspected Islamist attack in busy London street
Two suspected terrorists hacked a man believed to be a British soldier to death on a busy London street on Wednesday. One of the men yelled 'Allahu Akbar', in an attack that was caught on video and left the nation shocked and horrified. According to Fox News, the victim was killed on the spot, and the attackers waited at the scene until police arrived and shot both. One attacker, his hands ...
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European leaders hold summit on tax evasion
The heads of state and government of the European Union held a summit Wednesday in an effort to make more progress in fighting tax evasion and tax fraud. EU leaders are targeting tax crimes both within the borders of their countries and in foreign tax havens despite the reluctance of Austria and Luxembourg. The leaders of the EU's 27 member states are expected to give the go ahead to the ...
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Italy has lowest graduate share in Europe
Italy has the lowest graduation rates in Europe with just one-fifth of people aged 30-34 holding a university degree, according to a study. A total of 31 percent of Italian families cannot afford to pay for their children's university studies, and must take out loans or have their offspring seek jobs to help fund tuition and living costs, said the report by charity Save the Children. It said ...
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Thailand lands more international visitors
Thailand has welcomed 19.04 percent more international arrivals during January and April this year, compared to the same period last year. According to Ministry of Tourism and Sports data, up to 8.841 million trips were registered into the country during the first four months of the year, up from 7,427 million in 2012. Delivering the highest number of growth, Chinese arrivals increased by ...
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Anorexia nervosa sufferers to take part in worlds largest study to find genetic links
Brisbane 4000 Australian researchers are recruiting thousands of anorexia nervosa sufferers to try to find the genes behind the disorder.Anorexia is a clinical eating disorder that affects one in every 100 adolescent girls.But it is also increasingly being diagnosed in middle-aged women and men.The Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR) will work with scientists from the US and ...
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Life-or-death retrial for Arias
24 May 2013 The judge in a murder trial that riveted Americans with its details of sex and violence has declared a mistrial in the life-or-death penalty phase after the jury said it could not reach a ...
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Police probe Manson disciple tapes
Texas ruled in March that Charles "Tex" Watson waived his right to lawyer-client privilege when he allowed his lawyer to sell the eight cassette tapes to an author nearly 40 years ago for a book on his life.The tapes, which were converted to electronic audio files, are being reviewed to determine whether there is evidence that could resolve unsolved murders.Watson, who sought to ...
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UN anger at throw out case plea
Kenya 's argument that it should be allowed to work out its own problems, and that the ICC was obsessed with bringing cases against African rulers and politicians."We have asked that these proceedings be terminated as soon as possible," Macharia Kamau, Kenya's UN ambassador, said. "Clearly they need to end because they are not consistent with peace and justice in our ...
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Arrest warrant for dead rapper
burial site and sparse obituary information has led to talk in hip-hop circles that rapper Tim Dog, who owes thousands of dollars to women he was convicted of swindling, faked his own ...
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Scouts to admit gay youngsters
Boy Scouts of America (BSA) has thrown open its ranks to gay Scouts but not gay adult Scout leaders - a fiercely contested compromise that some warned could fracture the organisation and lead to mass ...
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We are the champions but we Germans need Europe as much as Europe needs us
Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund players celebrate on the last occasions they won the Uefa Champions League in 2001 and 1997 respectively. Photographs: ...
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World village festival begins Saturday
The annual World Village Festival is going to begin on Saturday in the Kaisaniemi Park and at the Railway Square in the capital. The Ministry for Foreign Affairs will participate in the festival with their own stand, called the Kankkula well, said a government press release. The Finnish expression, something "goes into the Kankkula well", means that something goes down the drain, ...
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Video 523 Obama The war on terror like all wars must end baby born as tornado struck
Warning of the danger of keeping America on a "perpetual wartime footing," President Obama called for an end to the war on terror; and, With a tornado and a baby on the way, doctors and nurses at the Moore Medical Center really had to ...
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US Tourists Stranded on Iceberg
Icelandic newspaper reported . Four people were rescued from Fjallsrln glacial lagoon. They had set up a table and chairs with plans for dinner when a gust of wind pushed the ice from the land. They were stranded about 30 feet from shore. One of the diners managed to jump to shore before the ice drifted too far and call for ...
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Watch Windy City Twins
Whatever the number it is, bear it in mind as we show you what we found today at a middle school outside of chicago. The beckers, thomass, the pickets, ramsees, the murks. In total, 24 sets of twins all in the fifth grade in wil met, illinois. Hello, world news! Reporter: As you may have noticed, most are fratternal. There are two sets of identical twins, though. But these stories starts with ...
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Facebook delays Home in Europe wants a stronger First impression
IDG News Service - Users in the U.K. and France will have to wait a bit longer to get their hands on the HTC First. The first smartphone to come preinstalled with Facebook Home has been delayed in those countries while Facebook updates the software to address some negative user feedback. Facebook is wise to delay the rollout, one analyst said, rather than release the product to other markets ...
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Li kicks off first Europe trip
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, who is on the first stop of his debut visit to Europe since taking office in March, flew in to Zurich late on ...
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US Senate approves first India-born senior judge
The Senate on Thursday unanimously approved Srikanth Srinivasan as the most senior US judge of South Asian descent, amid speculation that he may one day be tapped for the Supreme ...
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Final meat labeling regulations rekindle international debate
TIM HEARDEN Capital PressThe U.S. Department of Agriculture finalized its revised mandatory meat-labeling rule May 23, reigniting an international debate that could complicate American trade relations with Canada and Mexico.The final rule modifies the labeling provisions for muscle cuts of beef, pork and other meats to include information about where animals were born, raised and slaughtered, ...
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All Black lock Ali Williams retires from international rugby after 10 years
New Zealand New Zealand's second highest-capped lock Ali Williams has announced his retirement from international rugby.The 32-year-old had played 77 Tests for the world champion All Blacks in his 10-year international career. Ian Jones played 79 Tests for the national side."Guys, I just want to let you know first that I'm retiring from international rugby. I'm hanging up ...
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John Kerry reaches out in effort to restart Middle East peace talks
US secretary of state John Kerry greets workers as he visits a restaurant in the West Bank city of Ramallah yesterday. Photograph: Jim ...
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New handicapped icon draws praise and criticism
A revamped version of the familiar blue-and-white "handicapped"iconwill soon be rolling out across parking signs, bathroom doors and accessible entryramps in New York City, thanks to a group of activists who say the traditionallogo portrays them as limited, helpless and inaccurately ...
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World Briefing | Middle East Iraq Seven Soldiers Die in Two Attacks
Iraq on Thursday, officials said. Militants attacked an army checkpoint in the town of Taji, killing four soldiers and wounding four others, two police officers said. Another group of militants exchanged fire with military forces and pro-government Sunni militia in the western village of Karma, two other police officers said. Three soldiers were killed and 18 were wounded, including 7 Sunni ...
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The oddly calm scene
>Are you from the area affected, or London in general? What is your reaction to the incident? Send us your images, video and experiences. London (CNN) -- Why did Lee Rigby have to die?That's what people around Britain -- its officials, its authorities, its citizens -- asked themselves Thursday, a day after the soldier was hit with a car, then hacked to death on a London street in broad ...
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Are These the Best Houses In The World
A white box covered in Teflon-coated fiberglass fabric in the Netherlands. A Cor-Ten-clad volume cantilevering over a glass shop in Pittsburgh. A house in Tokyo composed solely of glass and small platforms of white steel. A raised concrete box in West Africa designed by two German artists. A seven-story concrete tower serving as a house and office for Chilean architects. These are a handful of ...
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Australia the energy superpower?
A new boom in the extraction of Australia's natural gas reserves will have immense economic benefits for the country and especially the state of Western Australia, but conservationists warn of an environmental impact.
Australia is a country rich in natural resources, because of this its economy is an export driven one, and coal, iron ore, wool, meat, gold, and wheat are some of its main exports. It was in the 1920’s that Australia’s economic potential was underpinned by the gold rush that saw its population triple in size in just ten years. Read more
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