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After five years of featuring the Bicholim Conflict, Wikipedia has admitted the entire conflict and books cited as sources for the piece are fictional

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“Bicholim Conflict” was voted a “good article” - a Wikipedia badge of honor - and sat happily on the online encyclopedia for more than...
Venezuelan National Assembly is due to begin its new session as the ill-health of President Hugo Chavez casts doubt over his inauguration on January 10

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Venezuelan National Assembly is due to begin its new session as the ill-health of President Hugo Chavez casts doubt over his inauguration on January...
A small aircraft carrying Vittorio Missoni, director of Italian fashion house Missoni, has disappeared off the coast of Venezuela

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A small aircraft carrying Vittorio Missoni, director of Italian fashion house Missoni, has disappeared off the coast of Venezuela. Vittorio Missoni and his wife were...
DNA tests have linked five men with the gang rape and murder from last month that has caused outrage in India, a court in Delhi has heard

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DNA tests have linked five men with the gang rape and murder from last month that has caused outrage in India, a court in...
The US Congress has passed an emergency aid package for victims of Superstorm Sandy, days after an outcry over a delay in approval

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The US Congress has passed an emergency aid package for victims of Superstorm Sandy, days after an outcry over a delay in approval. The $9.7...
Republican Senator Michael Crapo has pleaded guilty to drink-driving, at a court in the state of Virginia and has had his driver's licence suspended for one year

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Republican Senator Michael Crapo has pleaded guilty to drink-driving, at a court in the state of Virginia and has had his driver's licence suspended...
King Juan Carlos of Spain has given a rare television interview on the eve of his 75th birthday

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King Juan Carlos of Spain has given a rare television interview on the eve of his 75th birthday. In the interview, King Juan Carlos expressed...
Sushi chain owner Kiyoshi Kimura has bought the bluefin tuna for 1.7 million, almost triple the record price set last year

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A single bluefin tuna has sold in Japan for 155 million yen ($1.7 million), almost triple the record price set last year. High bids traditionally...
Venezuela’s government has said President Hugo Chavez can begin his new six-year term in office on January 10, even if he is too ill to attend a swearing-in ceremony

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Venezuela’s government has said President Hugo Chavez can begin his new six-year term in office on January 10, even if he is too ill...
NASA Curiosity rover is very close to drilling into its first Martian rock

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NASA's Curiosity rover is very close to drilling into its first Martian rock, with the set-up operation likely to begin next week. After breaking for...
The arrival of their first grandchild has been seen by Kate Middleton’s parents as a marvelous business opportunity as they are promoting a range of baby goods

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It appears the arrival of their first grandchild has been seen by Kate Middleton’s parents as a marvellous business opportunity. They are promoting a range...
Brigitte Bardot has threatened to apply for Russian citizenship unless France stops two sick zoo elephants from being put down

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Brigitte Bardot has threatened to apply for Russian citizenship unless France stops two sick zoo elephants from being put down. The elephants, which suffer from...
It seems all is well in the world of Rihanna and Chris Brown as they stepped out for a Slurpee together earlier this week

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It seems all is well in the world of Rihanna and Chris Brown as they stepped out for a Slurpee together earlier this week. After...
Aeroscraft, a radical new kind of airship funded by the US military, is about to make its first test flight

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Aeroscraft, a radical new kind of airship funded by the US military, is about to make its first test flight - and it looks...
Naomi Campbell has been injured in an attempted mugging in Paris

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Naomi Campbell has been injured in an attempted mugging in Paris, reports say. French police have confirmed that two men on a motorcycle tried to...
Gold-capped shoes trend was revived at London Fashion Week's Autumn-Winter 2013 shows once sparked decades ago by Coco Chanel

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Gold-capped shoes trend was revived at London Fashion Week's Autumn/Winter 2013 shows once sparked decades ago by Coco Chanel. Now fashion savvy A-listers are catching...
Two ghost gum trees made famous by the work of Australian Aboriginal artist Albert Namatjira have been found burnt in Alice Springs

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Two ghost gum trees made famous by the work of Australian Aboriginal artist Albert Namatjira have been found burnt in Alice Springs. Officials in the...
Hundreds of thousands of supporters of Palestinian Fatah faction, led by Mahmoud Abbas, are holding celebrations in Gaza to mark its 48th anniversary

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Hundreds of thousands of supporters of Palestinian Fatah faction, led by Mahmoud Abbas, are holding celebrations in Gaza to mark its 48th anniversary. The rival...
Toyota has given a taste of self-drive car safety technology ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show 2013 in Las Vegas

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Toyota has given a taste of self-drive car safety technology ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas on January 8-11, 2013. Toyota...
Thousands of Chinese couples queued at registry offices across the country on January 4, 2013, in the hope that marrying on the date would bring them lasting romance

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Thousands of Chinese couples queued at registry offices across the country on Friday, in the hope that marrying on the date would bring them...
Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani girl who was shot in the head by the Taliban, has been discharged from Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham as an inpatient

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Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani girl who was shot in the head by the Taliban, has been discharged from Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham as...
HBO is being sued by Barbara Casey who claims she was unfairly dismissed from horseracing drama Luck

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TV network HBO is being sued by Barbara Casey who claims she was unfairly dismissed from horseracing drama Luck. Luck, which starred Dustin Hoffman, was...
The US Senate Intelligence Committee has demanded more information about contacts between the CIA and the makers of Osama Bin Laden film Zero Dark Thirty

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The US Senate Intelligence Committee has demanded more information about contacts between the CIA and the makers of Osama Bin Laden film Zero Dark...
Scientists say that a dark lump of rock, nicknamed Black Beauty, found in the Moroccan desert in 2011, is a new type of Martian meteorite

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Scientists have discovered that a dark lump of rock found in the Moroccan desert in 2011 is a new type of Martian meteorite. Weighing 320 g,...
Google has agreed to give advertisers access to more information about their campaigns and has agreed not to use other providers' material such as product reviews in its search results

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The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has decided not to take legal action against Google at the end of a 19-month investigation into the...
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