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Nelson Mandela new biopic does not shy away from the less flattering aspects of the character

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Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, a Nelson Mandela biopic presented at Toronto Film Festival, does not shy away from the less flattering aspects of...
Malala Yousafzai portrait by Jonathan Yeo is to go on display for the first time at the National Portrait Gallery in London

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Malala Yousafzai portrait by Jonathan Yeo is to go on display for the first time at the National Portrait Gallery in London. The 16-year-old educational...
James Bond’s submarine car used in The Spy Who Loved Me has been sold for £550,000

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James Bond’s submarine car used in The Spy Who Loved Me has been sold for £550,000 ($850,000). The Lotus Esprit sold for less than the...
Pope Francis has received a 20-year-old white Renault 4 to drive himself around Vatican City

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Pope Francis has received a 20-year-old white Renault 4 to drive himself around Vatican City. The car - which has 300,000 km (190,000 miles) on...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology tops QS World University Rankings in 2013

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology tops the world's top 20 universities, according to the new QS World University rankings. Harvard University comes second and UK’s University...
Barack Obama says he will pursue diplomatic efforts to remove Syria's chemical weapons

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President Barack Obama says he will pursue diplomatic efforts to remove Syria's chemical weapons but has ordered the US military to "be in a...
The family of former South Korean President Chun Doo-hwan, who was convicted of corruption, vows to pay back an estimated $154 million of corruptly-obtained assets

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The family of former South Korean President Chun Doo-hwan, who was convicted of corruption, vows to pay back an estimated $154 million of corruptly-obtained...
Thomas Bach has been elected as the new president of the International Olympic Committee

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Thomas Bach has been elected as the new president of the International Olympic Committee. Thomas Bach, a 59-year-old lawyer and former fencing gold medallist, replaces...
Apple has unveiled iPhone 5S and cheaper iPhone 5C at an event in California

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Apple has unveiled iPhone 5S and cheaper iPhone 5C at an event in California. iPhone 5S introduces a fingerprint sensor built into the phone's main...
Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher had been at the same tech event in San Jose and shared a flight back to Burbank airport in Los Angeles

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Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher - who are still thrashing out a divorce settlement - had been at the same tech event in San...
Spira Duck Dynasty Shoes

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Duck Dynasty is getting its own line of camouflage running shoes courtesy of Spira Footwear. The collaboration is part of A&E’s Project Startup, a partnership...
Duck Dynasty’s stars Willie, Jep and Uncle Si Robertson appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on Monday night

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Duck Dynasty’s stars Willie, Jep and Uncle Si Robertson were on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on Monday night, but family patriarch Phil was...
The iconic flag disappeared the night of September 11 and has never been seen again

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The US flag that three weary New York City firefighters hoisted above the wreckage of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, became...
The names of 648 co-workers who died in the 9/11 attacks were arranged on the Cantor Fitzgerald section at the Ground Zero memorial according to who knew whom best

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The names of 648 co-workers who died in the 9/11 attacks were arranged on the Cantor Fitzgerald section at the Ground Zero memorial according...
Sacha Baron Cohen is to be presented with BAFTA LA's Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award at a ceremony on November 9

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Sacha Baron Cohen is to be presented with BAFTA LA's Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award at a ceremony on November 9. Sacha Baron Cohen, 41, who...
All The Wrong Reasons, starring late Glee actor Cory Monteith, has won Discovery Award at the Toronto International Film Festival

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All The Wrong Reasons, a film starring late Glee actor Cory Monteith, has won a top award at the Toronto International Film Festival. First-time director...
Toyota is recalling 780,584 vehicles in the US for a second time to address a suspension defect

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Toyota has decided to recall 780,584 vehicles in the US for a second time to address a suspension defect that may not have been...

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June Shannon prepared to walk down the aisle in the season finale of Here Comes Honey Boo Boo. Mama June, 34, is shown in a...
Lung cancer drug gefitinib could be given to women with ectopic pregnancies in a bid to help them avoid surgery

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Lung cancer drug gefitinib could be given to women with ectopic pregnancies in a bid to help them avoid surgery. A joint study by researchers...
Barack Obama has said he will put plans for a military strike against Syria on hold if the country agrees to place its chemical weapons stockpile under international control

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President Barack Obama has said he will put plans for a military strike against Syria on hold if the country agrees to place its...
Shellie Zimmerman told police that George Zimmerman had punched her father and smashed her iPad

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The estranged wife of George Zimmerman has told police he threatened her with a gun. Shellie Zimmerman also said George Zimmerman had punched her father...
Rafael Nadal has won his second US Open title in New York after beating world number one Novak Djokovic in a pulsating four-set final

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Rafael Nadal has won his second US Open title in New York after beating world number one Novak Djokovic in a pulsating four-set final. Rafael...
Scott Thorson found himself back in jail in Reno after having tested positive for methamphetamine during a random parole drug test

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Scott Thorson was arrested last week after failing a drug test. The one-time boyfriend of musical legend Liberace found himself back in jail in Reno,...
Porter Ridge is a self-made sideshow featuring shirtless Terry Porter, bear whisperer Jeff Watson, Kayla Wood and a band of bearded outsiders

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Porter Ridge’s Terry Porter and Jeff Watson say they’re happy in the rolling hollows of Southern Indiana, but the money’s no good. Terry Porter owns...
Bangladeshi government will take legal action against Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus over tax irregularities

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Bangladeshi government has said it will take legal action against Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus over what it says are tax irregularities. The allegations date back...