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Mario Finlayson looked as though she’d never been away as she made a triumphant return to the runway at the age of 80

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Marion Finlayson’s last catwalk appearance may have been over 60 years ago, but she looked as though she’d never been away as she made...
The distinctive red soles of Christian Louboutin shoes are entitled to trademark protection, a federal appeals court in Manhattan has ruled

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The distinctive red soles of Christian Louboutin shoes are entitled to trademark protection, a federal appeals court in Manhattan has ruled. The 2nd U.S. Circuit...
Kris Humphries appears on the cover of the new Page Six magazine, looking dapper in a tweed three-piece suit, complete with bow tie

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Kris Humphries appears on the cover of the new Page Six magazine, looking dapper in a tweed three-piece suit, complete with bow tie. However, his...
An international scientific team has published the most detailed analysis to date of the human genome

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An international scientific team has published the most detailed analysis to date of the human genome. The scientists have discovered a far larger chunk of...
BitFloor, one of the biggest Bitcoin currency exchanges, has been taken offline after 24,000 units ($250,000) of the virtual currency were stolen from its computer servers

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BitFloor, one of the biggest Bitcoin currency exchanges, has been taken offline after 24,000 units ($250,000) of the virtual currency were stolen from its...
A 7.6-magnitude earthquake has rocked the north-western part of Costa Rica triggering a tsunami warning

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A 7.6-magnitude earthquake has rocked the north-western part of Costa Rica triggering a tsunami warning, the US Geological Survey said. A tsunami warning is in...
Nancy Dell'Olio was surely the Mess of the Year after stepping out in a hideous outfit at the GQ Men of the Year Awards 2012 in London

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Nancy Dell'Olio was surely the Mess of the Year after stepping out in a hideous outfit at the GQ Men of the Year Awards...
Designers, models, singers, actors and a sprinkling of gold medal winning Olympians lit up London’s Royal Opera House for GQ magazine's annual awards

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Designers, models, singers, actors and a sprinkling of gold medal winning Olympians lit up London’s Royal Opera House for GQ magazine's annual awards. GQ (originally...
Nad's Nose Wax is the world's first DIY waxing kit designed specifically to get rid of problem nose hair

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Nad's Nose Wax is the world's first DIY waxing kit designed specifically to get rid of problem nose hair. The unisex product has been designed...
Ellen DeGeneres, America's most loved female stand-up comedian, television host and actress, finally got a star on the Walk of Fame

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Ellen DeGeneres, America's most loved female stand-up comedian, television host and actress, finally got a star on the Walk of Fame yesterday. Ellen DeGeneres, 54,...
Obese people can be physically healthy and fit and at no greater risk of heart disease or cancer than normal weight people

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Obese people can be physically healthy and fit and at no greater risk of heart disease or cancer than normal weight people, a new...
Libya wants to try Abdullah al-Senussi for crimes allegedly committed during his time as Colonel Gaddafi's right-hand man

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Mauritania has handed Muammar Gaddafi's former intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi over to the Libyan authorities, state media say. Libya wants to try Abdullah al-Senussi for...
Wang Lijun is charged with defection, abuse of power, and bribe-taking

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Wang Lijun, former police chief at the centre of China's biggest political scandal for years, has been charged with a number of offences, Chinese...
Michael Clarke Duncan died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on Monday

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Michael Clarke Duncan died of natural causes, a US coroner has confirmed. The 54-year-old Green Mile actor died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles...
The 2012 edition of MDA Telethon, now renamed the MDA Show of Strength, was reduced to three hours for prime-time broadcast

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The 2012 edition of MDA Telethon, now renamed the MDA Show of Strength (thus no longer referring to itself as a telethon), aired Sunday,...
Kanye West appears to make reference to Kim Kardashian's infamous 2007 tape in latest track Clique

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Kanye West, who has been dating Kim Kardashian for around five months, appears to make reference to the reality star's infamous 2007 tape in...
Julie Nelson has thrown the popular Lipstick Effect theory into doubt, suggesting that the research behind it is based on over-generalized gender stereotypes

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Julie Nelson, a leading economist from the University of Massachusetts, Boston, has thrown the popular “Lipstick Effect” theory into doubt, suggesting that the research...
Kim Kardashian charted her makeover and shared images of the process with her 16 million Twitter followers

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Kim Kardashian took Twitter and shared some of her beauty secrets with her fans. Kim Kardashian, 31, charted her makeover and shared images of the...
Snooki shows off her eight-day-old baby boy Lorenzo on the cover of this week's People magazine

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Proud 24-year-old mother Snooki shows off her eight-day-old baby boy Lorenzo on the cover of this week's People magazine where she admits that motherhood...
Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois was giving a victory speech in Montreal when shots were heard at the back of the hall

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One man has been killed after a gunman has opened fire at a separatist Parti Quebecois election victory rally in the Canadian province of...
First Lady Michelle Obama has made an impassioned speech backing her husband, President Barack Obama, for another four-year White House term

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First Lady Michelle Obama has made an impassioned speech backing her husband, President Barack Obama, for another four-year White House term. Closing the first night...
The Japanese government will pay 2.05 bn yen ($26 million) to buy islands known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China

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Japan’s government has reached a deal to buy disputed islands in the East China Sea from their private owner, local media reports. The government will...