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Grum botnet is believed to send out 18 percent of the world's spam email

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Grum, a botnet which experts believe sent out 18% of the world's spam email, has been shut down, a security firm said. Grum's control servers were...
Gmail SMS can run on so-called "dumb phones" which only have very basic features and no access to the internet

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Google has launched Gmail SMS, a text message-based version of its email service, in some of the African countries. Gmail SMS can run on so-called...
Debt-laden Spain has raised 2.98 billion Euros on the financial markets

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Debt-laden Spain has raised 2.98 billion Euros on the financial markets, but was forced to pay higher interest rates. The average yield on bonds repayable...
An exhibit celebrating Whitney Houston will be on display at Los Angeles’ Grammy Museum starting with August 15

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An exhibit celebrating Whitney Houston will be on display at Los Angeles’ Grammy Museum starting with August 15. The Whitney! exhibit will be on display...
Image of a demonstrator in Egypt as an example of a potential use for YouTube facial blurring feature

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YouTube unveiled yesterday a way for users to automatically blur human faces in videos they upload, a feature that would help protect the identities...
Egg allergies are one of the most common allergies and are thought to affect up to 2.5 percent of children

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US researchers claim that omelettes, meringues and pasta could one-day be back on the menu for some people with egg allergies after they are...
Syrian government and opposition both said large numbers of people died on July 18, in one of the bloodiest days of the conflict

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Fresh fighting in many parts of Syria throughout the night has followed the deaths on Wednesday of three top regime figures in a suspected...
Jerri Peterson was shocked to discover that her Olympic tattoo had been spelt incorrectly

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Jerri Peterson from Atlanta in the US, who got a new tattoo to celebrate her role in the Olympic torch relay, was shocked to...
Windows 8 will be released on October 26

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Windows 8 will be released on October 26, Microsoft has revealed. The declaration was made at the firm's annual sales meeting and was published on...
The Petermann Glacier in northern Greenland has calved an iceberg twice the size of Manhattan

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The Petermann Glacier in northern Greenland has calved an iceberg twice the size of Manhattan, scientists say. Images from a NASA satellite show the island...
More than 30 people were also injured when the bus exploded at Burgas airport

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Explosion of a bus carrying Israeli tourists in the eastern Bulgarian city of Burgas has killed at least seven people, Israeli officials say. More than...
Madonna failed to impress many fans at the Hyde Park MDNA concert

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Last night hundreds of die-hard Madonna fans abandoned their Queen of Pop by marching out of London's Hyde Park during her MDNA concert -...
Apple has been ordered by a UK judge to publish announcements that Samsung did not copy the design of its iPad

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Apple has been ordered by a UK judge to publish announcements that Samsung did not copy the design of its iPad, according to the...
Last September, nearly 200 people died when an overcrowded boat with 800 people aboard sank off Zanzibar

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A Tanzanian ferry carrying at least 250 people has sunk near the island of Zanzibar. An operation to rescue passengers has been launched by the...
Rajesh Khanna, Bollywood's "first superstar", has died at the age of 69

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Actor Rajesh Khanna, Bollywood's "first superstar", has died at the age of 69, his family has announced. Rajesh Khanna had been in and out of...
Speculation about Meles Zenawi’s health began when he missed last weekend's African Union summit in Addis Ababa

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Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has been hospitalized, Ethiopia's government confirms, but it denies he is critically ill. "He is not in a critical state. He...
The trucks were parked overnight in Samangan province, as they headed from Uzbekistan towards NATO forces in the south

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A bomb planted by the Taliban in northern Afghanistan has destroyed 22 NATO fuel tankers carrying supplies to coalition forces, local officials say. The vehicles...
Halle Berry hit her head on some concrete after taking a nasty fall while shooting The Hive

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Actress Halle Berry was rushed to hospital in Los Angeles last night following an accident on the set of her latest movie, it has...
Patrick Devillers had close ties to Bo Xilai and his wife, Gu Kailai, a suspect in the death of British man Neil Heywood

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Patrick Devillers, a French architect with alleged links to scandal-hit Chinese politician Bo Xilai has left Cambodia for China, officials say. Patrick Devillers was detained...
General Assef Shawkat was a top security chief and Bashar al-Assad’s brother-in-law

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Syria's defense minister Daoud Rajiha and his deputy Assef Shawkat, President Assad's brother-in-law, have died in a suspected suicide bombing at security headquarters in...
Nelson Mandela met former US President Bill Clinton one day before his 94th birthday

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Former South Africa’s President Nelson Mandela is celebrating 94th birthday on Wednesday and some 12 million schoolchildren across the country have sung a specially...
The August cover of Vogue Russia features a perfectly flawless, but armless supermodel Natasha Poly

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The August cover of Vogue Russia features a perfectly flawless, but armless supermodel Natasha Poly. Seducing the camera with an over-the-shoulder glance, Natasha Poly, 27,...
Tom Cruise reunited with his daughter Suri in New York yesterday for the first time since his split from wife Katie Holmes

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Actor Tom Cruise reunited with his daughter Suri in New York yesterday for the first time since his split from wife Katie Holmes. Shooting on...
Marshal is the highest military rank and would cement Kim Jong-Un's control over the army

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Young North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has been given the title of ''marshal'', state media has announced. The move followed a high-level military reshuffle in...
Hans Kristian Rausing, husband of late millionairess Eva Rausing, is due in court today charged with delaying her burial

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Hans Kristian Rausing, husband of late millionairess Eva Rausing, is due in court today charged with delaying her burial. American-born Eva Rausing was found dead...