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Notting Hill Carnival 2011 will go ahead despite London riots

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Notting Hill Carnival 2011: the Europe’s biggest street show.   The Notting Hill Carnival 2011 will go ahead, but will be closed early each night...
Belgian Pukkelpop Festival 2011 death toll raised to five

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Pukkelpop 2011 stages collapsed in Belgium.   Belgian festival Pukkelpop 2011 deaths toll raised to five after a severe storm struck, knocking down screens and collapsing tents and stages,...
Hereditary cancer study

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Zelboraf for metastatic melanoma approved by FDA   Prostate cancer: a new treatment option from Swedish Lund University researchers.   Potential breakthrough in cancer research: a new treatment...
Two stages of the Belgian music festival Pukkelpop have collapsed after a sudden storm and at least 3 people died

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Pukkelpop 2011 cancelled after death toll raised to five. Latest news.   Indiana State Fair stage collapsed before Sugarland concert. 4 deaths and more than 40...
Israel launches new air strikes on Gaza today after accusing militants in the Palestinian territory for deadly attacks near Eilat on Thursday before noon

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Israel new air strikes came hours after gunmen armed with heavy weapons and explosives killed at least 7 people in southern Israel.   Israel launches new...
Princess Victoria of Sweden is expecting the first child

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Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and her husband Prince Daniel are expecting their first child just over a year from the June 2010 fairytale...
New Zealand's winter attracted a record number of visitors to MetService's website

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New Zealand’s winter: major snowfall   On Tuesday August 16, at around 8pm (Monday, August 15, 20:00 GMT), MetService's website support team learned there has been...
David Letterman was death threatened on a Jihadist website

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A website forum, which is frequently utilized to spread Al-Qaeda’s dispatches, has posted a death threat against David Letterman.   The jihadist website post, which was...
Gerard Depardieu said he tried to urinate into a bottle "as discreetly as possible" while on a flight and he was "sorry" to have spilt some on the plane's carpet.

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Gerard Depardieu remakes “oui” airplane role.   Gerard Depardieu peed in front of an aircraft’s passengers.   Gerard Depardieu said he tried to urinate into a bottle...
The Daily Show: Borders liquidating its remaining stores

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The Daily Show last night highlighted a part on the decline of Borders. Author and comedian John Hodgman asked Jon Stewart, "Did you know books...
Jared Cano faces charges of threatening to throw, project, place or discharge a destructive device, possession of bomb-making materials and marijuana charges

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Wednesday, Florida police announced that arrested Jared Cano,17, who had material to make pipe bombs at his home and had planned to attack and cause mass...
People violently protesting against the exorbitant cost of Pope Benedict XVI visit to Madrid

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World Youth Day 2011: thunderstorm cut short Pope’s speech.   Over 5,000 people took to the street last night at Madrid's Catholic Youth Festival, violently protesting against...
Zelboraf may help metastatic melanoma patient to live longer

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  Ordering Zelboraf   On Wednesday, August 17, the Food and Drug Administration approved Zelboraf, a drug for BRAF V600E mutation-positive metastatic melanoma. Along with skin cancer...
Romania has become the destination of choice for Italian "divorce tourism".

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Romania has become the destination of choice for the so-called “divorce tourism,” for Italians looking to end their marriages, owing to its faster and...
Gerard Depardieu urinated on the plane's carpet in full view of the fellow passengers.

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Gerard Depardieu remakes “oui” airplane role.   Gerard Depardieu apologized for his urinary performance.   Gerard Depardieu, the famous French actor gave quite the show on Tuesday in...

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Australia: Surfer Torn In Half In A Deadly Shark Attack. Seychelles shark attack: victim’s widow heartfelt tribute at the funeral. A British honeymooner was killed in...
Abbey Road Studios

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American Express celebrates Abbey Road Studios 80th anniversary with "Symphony at The Park" this weekend. Two singularly themed symphonic concerts will honour and will emphasize...
Scotland Yard has charged more than 1,000 suspects over the last weeks London riots

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Scotland Yard has charged more than 1,000 suspects over the last weeks London riots.   Tim Godwin, London Metropolitan Police acting commissioner hailed a "significant milestone"...
Russell Armstrong, 47, husband of "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Taylor Armstrong, was found dead Monday night in what appears to be a suicide.

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Russell Armstrong, 47, the estranged husband of "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Taylor Armstrong, was found dead Monday night in what appears to...
Elvis Presley

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Jerry Leiber, Elvis Presley’s hits lyricist, has died   The previous week (from August 9 through August 16) was “Elvis Week” 2011, anevent that commemorates...
AC/DC rock band signed with liquor company Warburn Estate to lend their names and the titles of some of their biggest hits to a line of fine wines

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AC/DC, the World's Top Live Rock Band, has teamed up with one of Australia’s major wineries, Warburn Estate, and Australia’s leading retailer, Woolworths, to...
Researchers from Lund University have identified a method that may attack and destroy prostate cancer stem cells

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Potential breakthrough in cancer research: a new treatment for leukemia had amazing results.   Zelboraf for metastatic melanoma approved by FDA.   Hereditary cancer: future methods of diagnosis...
Police warned tourists Monday not to climb a railing at the top of Niagara Falls after an international student from Japan fell off the edge and was swept over the falls on the weekend

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Authorities around Niagara Falls were searching for the body of a young woman presumed dead Monday after she fell into the water above the...
Adriana Ferreyr talked about her terror during a row over property with the 81 year old financier

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George Soros sued by Brazilian ex-girlfriend.   Adriana Ferreyr, the woman who is suing billionaire George Soros for 50 million dollars spoke for the first time of...
Michele Bachmann received 28 percent of the nearly 17000 votes cast

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Rick Perry is running for the presidential race.   Republican Michele Bachmann, 55, won the Iowa Straw Poll Saturday, affirming her status as a top-tier candidate...