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Daily Archives: Jul 12, 2012

Mariah Carey married Tommy Mottola in 1993 in a Vera Wang sweetheart gown with a 27-foot train, they divorced four years later

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Reports this week claimed that Vera Wang, the wedding dress designer synonymous with romance, is separating from her husband, Arthur Becker, after nearly 23...
Sarah Attar from Saudi Arabia will compete in the 800 m at London Olympics

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International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced that Saudi Arabia will send two female athletes to compete in the London 2012 Games. Sarah Attar will compete...
Boeing has announced an "historic" order from United Airlines for 150 Boeing 737s, in a deal worth up to $14.7 billion

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Boeing has announced an "historic" order from United Airlines for 150 Boeing 737s, in a deal worth up to $14.7 billion. The order comprises 100...
Dripping in 500 carats of diamonds, and moulded out of 18 carat gold, the bra at Birmingham Estate and Jewelry Buyers took a crew of 40 workers almost a year to make

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A bra has just gone on sale for $1 million in the quiet town of Birmingham, Michigan, where the population sits around 20,000. Dripping in...
Tom Cruise's lawyer has threatened the National Enquirer with a multimillion-dollar lawsuit over a new issue asserting it has details of the actor's recent split with Katie Holmes

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Tom Cruise's lawyer has threatened the National Enquirer with a multimillion-dollar lawsuit over a new issue asserting it has details of the actor's recent...
Hans Kristian Rausing may have lived with his wife Eva’s dead body for up to four days before it was discovered by police

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Tetra Pak billionaire Hans Kristian Rausing may have lived with his wife Eva’s dead body for up to four days before it was discovered...
At least 100 people have died in Rivers state, south-eastern Nigeria, after a tanker carrying petrol crashed

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At least 100 people have died in Rivers state, south-eastern Nigeria,  after a tanker carrying petrol crashed. Nigerian authorities say the vehicle did not immediately...
Rovio is launching Amazing Alex, its first new franchise since 2009

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Rovio, the creator of Angry Birds video games, is launching Amazing Alex, its first new franchise since 2009. Amazing Alex's performance will be closely watched...
O2 network problems that hit hundreds of thousands of customers have continued into a second day

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O2 network problems that hit hundreds of thousands of customers have continued into a second day. The UK leading provider of mobile phones and broadband...
Jewish and Muslim groups living in Europe have joined forces to defend circumcision for young boys

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Jewish and Muslim groups living in Europe have joined forces to defend circumcision for young boys on religious grounds after a German regional court...
Indian actor Dara Singh has died in Mumbai after a long illness

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Indian actor Dara Singh has died in Mumbai after a long illness, his doctors say. The 83-year-old wrestler-turned-actor had been admitted to hospital last week...
Peugeot Citroen has set out plans to cut 8,000 jobs and close an assembly plant outside Paris as losses mount

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Peugeot Citroen has set out plans to cut 8,000 jobs and close an assembly plant outside Paris as losses mount. The French carmaker said the...
A team at Washington University School of Medicine has assembled a "timeline" of the unseen progress of Alzheimer's before symptoms appear

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A team at Washington University School of Medicine has assembled a "timeline" of the unseen progress of Alzheimer's before symptoms appear. Scientists looked at families...
At least six climbers have been killed and eight injured in an avalanche near the French Alpine ski resort of Chamonix

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At least six climbers have been killed and eight injured in an avalanche near the French Alpine ski resort of Chamonix, police say. The alarm...
Nawaf Fares, Syria's ambassador to Iraq, has defected to the opposition

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Nawaf al-Fares, Syria's ambassador to Iraq, has defected to the opposition and urged other senior Syrian politicians and members of the military to do...
Keith Richards, the guitarist of The Rolling Stones, says the band have met up for "a couple of rehearsals" as they mark 50 years together

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Keith Richards, the guitarist of The Rolling Stones, says the band have met up for "a couple of rehearsals" as they mark 50 years...
Peter O'Toole has announced he is retiring from the stage and screen at the age of 79

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Peter O'Toole has announced he is retiring from the stage and screen at the age of 79. The Irish-born star - best known for playing...