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Daily Archives: Jul 25, 2012

Triple jumper Voula Papachristou has been expelled from Greek's Olympic team over racist comments she posted on Twitter

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Greek Olympian triple jumper Voula Papachristou has been expelled from her country's Olympic team over comments she posted on Twitter which were deemed racist. Voula...
Madonna has spoken about an image used during her current MDNA tour which showed a swastika imposed onto the face of French politician Marine Le Pen

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Madonna has spoken about an image used during her current MDNA tour which showed a swastika imposed onto the face of French politician Marine...
Six people have died in a helicopter crash in a mountainous area of Provence

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Six people have reportedly died in a helicopter crash in a mountainous area of Provence in southeastern France. The aircraft came down at around 13:40...
Hugo Chavez has unveiled a 3-D reconstruction of the face of Simon Bolivar

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Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez has unveiled a 3-D reconstruction of the face of Simon Bolivar, who died in 1830 after leading the fight against...
Samsung disables Galaxy S3 Google local search function following patent dispute with Apple

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Samsung has disabled Google local search function in an update to the international version of its flagship Galaxy S3 smartphone, following a patent dispute...
North Korean media reports referred to Kim Jong-Un attending the opening of an amusement park with his wife, "Comrade Ri Sol-Ju”

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un is married, state media have confirmed for the first time. Reports referred to Kim Jong-Un attending the opening of an...
Apple has announced that OS X Mountain Lion, the latest version of its Mac operation system, will be released on Wednesday

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Apple has announced that OS X Mountain Lion, the latest version of its Mac operation system, will be released on Wednesday. OS X Mountain Lion...
An 11-year-old boy from UK boarded a plane from Manchester to Rome on his own without a passport, tickets or boarding pass

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An 11-year-old boy from UK boarded a plane from Manchester to Rome on his own without a passport, tickets or boarding pass. The boy got...
Former Ghana’s Vice President John Dramani Mahama was sworn in several hours after John Atta Mills died at a hospital in Accra

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John Dramani Mahama, Ghana's new president, has pledged to uphold stability following the death of his predecessor John Atta Mills. Former Vice President John Dramani...
Sherman Hemsley, the actor who starred in the hit 1970s sitcom The Jeffersons, has died at the age of 74 at his El Paso home

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Sherman Hemsley, the actor who starred in the hit 1970s sitcom The Jeffersons, has died at the age of 74 at his El Paso...
Peugeot has reported a loss of 819 million Euros ($1 billion) for the first half of the year

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French car maker Peugeot has reported a loss of 819 million Euros ($1 billion) for the first half of the year and has detailed...
A new study showed three drugs given in combination killed more than 99 percent of TB bacteria after two weeks of treatment

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A new study showed three drugs given in combination killed more than 99% of tuberculosis bacteria after two weeks of treatment. The therapy appeared to...
James Holmes is accused of opening fire at a midnight showing of the new Batman movie, killing 12 and wounding 58

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A judge has ruled that cameras will be banned from next week's hearing when James Holmes, the suspect in the Colorado cinema shooting, is...
Women’s football is the first event of the Olympics and is to kick off later, two days before the official opening ceremony

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Women’s football is the first event of the Olympics and is to kick off later, two days before the official opening ceremony. The Team GB...
Scientists said the "unprecedented" melting took place over a larger area that ever detected in three decades of satellite observation

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Greenland's massive ice sheet has melted this month over an usually large area, NASA has said. Scientists said the "unprecedented" melting took place over a...