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To his many supporters Hugo Chavez was the reforming president whose idiosyncratic brand of socialism defeated the political elite and gave hope to the poorest Venezuelans

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The tough and charismatic Venezuelan leader, Hugo Chavez, divided opinion both at home and abroad. To his many supporters Hugo Chavez was the reforming president...
President Hugo Chavez has died at the age of 58

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President Hugo Chavez has died at the age of 58, Venezuela's Vice-President Nicolas Maduro has announced. Hugo Chavez had not appeared in public since he...
Bolshoi Ballet soloist Pavel Dmitrichenko has been detained by police, suspected of ordering an acid attack on artistic director Sergei Filin

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Bolshoi Ballet soloist Pavel Dmitrichenko has been detained by police, suspected of ordering an acid attack on artistic director Sergei Filin. Dancer Pavel Dmitrichenko is...
Ikea has decided to withdraw a type of almond cake from its restaurants after samples were found to be contaminated by coliform bacteria

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Ikea has decided to withdraw a type of almond cake from its restaurants after samples were found to be contaminated by coliform bacteria. Traces of...
President Hugo Chavez is undergoing his most difficult hours

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President Hugo Chavez is undergoing his "most difficult hours", Venezuela’s Vice-President Nicolas Maduro has said. Nicolas Maduro spoke at length in a speech apparently designed...
Dow Jones share index set a new all-time high on Tuesday, returning to levels not seen since before the global financial crisis

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Dow Jones share index set a new all-time high on Tuesday, returning to levels not seen since before the global financial crisis. The Wall Street...
Saudi Arabia's Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal has accused Forbes magazine of understating his wealth

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Saudi Arabia's Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal has accused Forbes magazine of understating his wealth. In Forbes 2013 list of the world's richest people, the magazine...
Lamb of God frontman Randy Blythe has been acquitted by a Czech court of causing the death of a fan at a concert in Prague in 2010

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Lamb of God frontman Randy Blythe has been acquitted by a Czech court of causing the death of a fan at a concert in...
Sergei Filin's eyesight was damaged when a masked attacker threw sulphuric acid in his face

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Russian police in Moscow have brought in for questioning a suspect in the acid attack on the Bolshoi Ballet's artistic director, Sergei Filin. A brief...
The FBI has released files spanning a decade from 1988 to 1999 detailing three investigations it conducted on behalf of Whitney Houston

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation has released files spanning a decade from 1988 to 1999 detailing three investigations it conducted on behalf of Whitney...
Dennis Rodman has decided to cancel his whirlwind tour of post-North Korea television appearances, causing curiosity and relief among political commentators and media observers

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Dennis Rodman has decided to cancel his whirlwind tour of post-North Korea television appearances, causing curiosity and relief among political commentators and media observers. The...
Adrienne Maloof has confirmed that she is leaving Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills after three seasons

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Adrienne Maloof has confirmed that she is leaving Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills after three seasons. Adrienne Maloof, 51, took to her Twitter account to...
Henke Pistorius told the Daily Mirror newspaper that his son needed guns because of the government's failure to protect white people

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The family of Oscar Pistorius, who is charged with murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, has distanced itself from his father's comments that guns are...
Justin Bieber has angered parents by emerging onstage for a concert at London's O2 Arena almost two hours late

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Justin Bieber has angered parents by emerging onstage for a concert at London's O2 Arena almost two hours late. While Justin Bieber's young fans were...
China's Prime Minister Wen Jiabao promised stable growth, anti-corruption efforts and better welfare provision as he opened an annual session of parliament

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China's Prime Minister Wen Jiabao promised stable growth, anti-corruption efforts and better welfare provision as he opened an annual session of parliament. Wen Jiabao, whose...
Malaysian troops have launched an assault on armed members of a Filipino clan in an ongoing conflict that has left at least 27 dead on Borneo island

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Malaysian troops have launched an assault on armed members of a Filipino clan in an ongoing conflict that has left at least 27 dead...
Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed has been arrested in Male for abuse of office, after months of political tension

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Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed has been arrested in Male for abuse of office, after months of political tension. Mohamed Nasheed was detained after failing...
Silvio Berlusconi hosted prostitution parties at his Milan villa and paid women with favors and cash, Italian prosecutors at his trial have said

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Silvio Berlusconi hosted prostitution parties at his Milan villa and paid women with favors and cash, Italian prosecutors at his trial have said. Former PM...
Brody Jenner, the 29-year-old son of Bruce Jenner, will become a permanent fixture on Keeping Up with the Kardashians

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Brody Jenner, the 29-year-old son of Bruce Jenner, will become a permanent fixture on Keeping Up with the Kardashians, In Touch magazine is reporting. The...
The US and China have reached a tentative deal on a new sanctions resolution to punish North Korea for its nuclear test

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The United States and China have reached a tentative deal on a new sanctions resolution to punish North Korea for its nuclear test, according...
President Hugo Chavez is suffering from a new, severe respiratory infection following cancer surgery

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President Hugo Chavez is suffering from a new, severe respiratory infection following cancer surgery, the Venezuelan government has said. Information Minister Ernesto Villegas said Hugo...
Queen Elizabeth II has left hospital in central London after being assessed for gastroenteritis symptoms

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Queen Elizabeth II has left hospital in central London after being assessed for gastroenteritis symptoms. The Queen had been at London's King Edward VII's Hospital...
Honey Boo Boo was banned from flogging girl scout cookies on her massively popular Facebook page by the scout organization itself

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When Honey Boo Boo, aka Alana Thompson, was banned from flogging girl scout cookies on her massively popular Facebook page by the scout organization...
Sinkholes, or dolines, often take thousands of years to form and vary hugely in size

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Sinkholes, or dolines, often take thousands of years to form and vary hugely in size. The deepest is China's Xiaozhai Tienkeng at 2172 ft (662...
Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim Helu has topped Forbes magazine's list of the world's richest billionaires for a fourth year

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Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim Helu has topped Forbes magazine's list of the world's richest billionaires for a fourth year. Forbes magazine estimates that Carlos Slim...