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Zhou Yongkang is currently in charge of China's security apparatus

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Veterans of Chinese Communist Party have written to President Hu Jintao to ask him to sack leading politician Zhou Yongkang. Zhou Yongkang is currently in...
Experts have found that slimmers need to eat less than someone of the same weight who has not dieted to stay at their new weight

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Experts have found that slimmers need to eat less than someone of the same weight who has not dieted to stay at their new...
Google has patented the technology behind the Project Glass, its augmented-reality glasses

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Google has patented the technology behind the Project Glass, its augmented-reality glasses. Three patents for a "wearable display device" with characteristics of the much-talked about...
Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes has died, aged 83, at a hospital in Mexico City

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Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes has died, aged 83, at a hospital in Mexico City. Hospital sources did not comment on author’s cause of death. Carlos Fuentes...
Greece has set the new election date on 17 June and a judge has been appointed to head an interim government

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Greece has set the new election date on 17 June and a judge has been appointed to head an interim government. Council of State president...
One of the two male masseurs who have claimed actor John Travolta had sexually assaulted them has withdrawn his legal action

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One of the two male masseurs who have claimed actor John Travolta had sexually assaulted them has withdrawn his legal action. The unidentified man had...
Charles Taylor, the former Liberian president, has accused the prosecution of paying witnesses to testify against him in his war crimes trial

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Charles Taylor, the former Liberian president, has accused the prosecution of paying witnesses to testify against him in his war crimes trial. Charles Taylor, 64,...
Michelle Obama prepared divorce papers to separate from Barack Obama in 2000 following his disastrous attempt to win a House seat in Chicago

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Edward Klein’s book, The Amateur, claims that Michelle Obama prepared divorce papers to separate from Barack Obama in 2000 following his disastrous attempt to...
Experts said the OraQuick In-Home HIV Test was safe and effective and its potential to prevent infections outweighed the risk of false results

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A US panel of experts has backed the over-the-counter HIV tests that would allow people to check in the privacy of their homes if they...
The 65th Festival de Cannes opens today on the French Riviera with 8 films generating big buzz

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The 65th Festival de Cannes opens today on the French Riviera with 8 films generating big buzz. Out of 1,779 films submitted this year, only...
Today Sassoon-esque short hair on women is a standard look

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Famous hairdresser Vidal Sassoon, who has died at his home in Los Angeles at the age of 84, is credited with revolutionizing hair-styling for...
The Pentagon has issued further safety procedures for F-22 after pilots complained of oxygen shortages during flights

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The Pentagon has issued further safety procedures for F-22, its most advanced fighter jet, after pilots complained of oxygen shortages during flights. The rules include...
The 65th Cannes Film Festival opens today on the French Riviera with US director Wes Anderson's film Moonrise Kingdom

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The 65th Cannes Film Festival (Festival de Cannes) opens today on the French Riviera with US director Wes Anderson's film Moonrise Kingdom. Wes Anderson’s movie,...
Beau Sancy, one of the world's oldest and most famous diamonds, has sold for $9.7 million at auction in Geneva

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Beau Sancy, one of the world's oldest and most famous diamonds, has sold for $9.7 million at auction in Geneva - twice its reserve. The...
General Ratko Mladic is set to go on trial on 11 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity, including genocide

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General Ratko Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb army commander, is set to go on trial on 11 counts of war crimes and crimes against...
The black box of Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100 that crashed into Mount Salak, killing all 45 people on board, has been found by Indonesian search team

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The black box of Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100 that crashed into Mount Salak, killing all 45 people on board, has been found by Indonesian...
When Apple Siri has been asked over the weekend "What is the best smartphone ever", it appeared to favor Nokia’s Lumia 900

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When Apple's voice-activated assistant Siri has been asked over the weekend "What is the best smartphone ever?", it appeared to favor the iPhone's rival,...
Built by Foxconn, the low-cost Changhong H5018 is powered by Baidu's own mobile operating system, Cloud

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Chinese search giant Baidu has announced the launch of its first smartphone Changhong H5018. It is the Baidu's first move into the mass smartphone market. Built...
Francois Hollande's plane was apparently hit by lightning during his flight to Berlin

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France’s President Francois Hollande has arrived in Berlin for key talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, after his plane was apparently hit by lightning. Presidential...
Cissy Houston knows Bobbi Kristina Brown shares Whitney's passion for music and she believes a reality show could be the perfect place to showcase her granddaughter's talent

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Cissy Houston is reportedly telling friends she fully supports the idea of a family reality show because she believes the exposure will be great...
After 14 years, Bobby Brown comes out with a new album, The Masterpiece

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After 14 years, Bobby Brown comes out with a new album, The Masterpiece, because he has spent so much time trying to get his life...
Eva Mendes hits the gym three to four times a week, does yoga twice a week and also does arm-shaping boxing workouts

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Try this exercise and you can you get the enviable arms of Hollywood stars. Eva Mendes, 38, has perhaps the most perfectly honed upper arms...
Dominique Strauss-Kahn is counter-suing New York hotel maid Nafissatou Diallo, who accused him of sexual harassment, seeking $1 million in damages

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Dominique Strauss-Kahn is counter-suing New York hotel maid Nafissatou Diallo, who accused him of sexual harassment, seeking $1 million in damages. The former IMF chief...
Asteroid 2012 JU passed within nearly 119,000 miles of Earth on May 14, just a whisker away from us in astronomical terms

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Asteroid 2012 JU passed within nearly 119,000 miles of Earth on May 14, just a whisker away from us in astronomical terms. Indeed, the bus-sized...
Greek parliamentary results

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Evangelos Venizelos, leader of Greek Socialist Pasok party, has announced that the country is set to go to the polls again after days of...
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