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The Global Gender Gap Report, 2013

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According to the World Economic Forum (WEF), Iceland has been rated the country with the world's smallest gender gap for five years in a...
The risk from saturated fat in foods such as butter, cakes and fatty meat is being overstated and demonized

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According to British cardiologist Aseem Malhotra, the risk from saturated fat in foods such as butter, cakes and fatty meat is being overstated and...
European leaders at the EU summit in Brussels say distrust of the US over spying could harm the fight against terrorism

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European leaders at the EU summit in Brussels say distrust of the US over spying could harm the fight against terrorism. A statement agreed by...
Six South Korean men have been returned by North Korea to their homeland

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Six South Korean men have been returned by North Korea to their homeland, South Korean officials say, in a rare move. The men, between the...
Duck Dynasty has spawned its own mobile game app called Battle of the Beards

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Duck Dynasty has spawned its own mobile game app called Duck Dynasty: Battle of the Beards. Available in the App Store, the game enables fans...
Two mummies more than 1,000 years old have been found by archaeologists in a suburb of Lima

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Two mummies more than 1,000 years old have been found by archaeologists in a suburb of Lima, Peru. The mummies - of an adult and...
Madagascar voters are going to the polls in the first election since the military-backed coup in 2009

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Madagascar voters are going to the polls in the first election since the military-backed coup in 2009. Thirty-three candidates are contesting the election, which has...
Clarence House has denied reports that the Prince of Wales believes becoming king will be a form of prison

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The recent reports claiming that Prince Charles believes becoming king will be a form of prison have been strongly denied by the Clarence House. According...
Shandong court has rejected the appeal of Bo Xilai and upheld his life sentence for bribery, embezzlement and abuse of power

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Shandong court in China has rejected the appeal of former politician Bo Xilai and upheld his life sentence for bribery, embezzlement and abuse of...
The Queen is shown with her son, the Prince of Wales, grandson, the Duke of Cambridge, and great-grandson, Prince George, to mark the royal christening

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Queen Elizabeth II has been pictured with three future kings – Prince Charles, Prince William and newborn Prince George. This is the first such image...
Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure said he was subjected to racist chanting during his team's 2-1 win in Moscow

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UEFA has decided to open disciplinary proceedings against CSKA Moscow for the "racist behavior of their fans" during their home Champions League match against...
The New Express has published a second front-page plea for the release of its journalist Chen Yongzhou

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Chinese newspaper The New Express has published a second front-page plea for the release of its journalist Chen Yongzhou held by police. The New Express...
Astronomers may have discovered one of the richest planetary systems yet

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Astronomers may have discovered one of the richest planetary systems yet. The discovery of a seventh planet around the dwarf star KIC 11442793 could be...
Duck Dynasty stars celebrated this year’s Halloween at their Duck Commander scarehouse

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Duck Dynasty stars celebrated this year’s Halloween at their Duck Commander scarehouse with the show’s Season Finale. “We’re going to turn the warehouse into the...
Dina Eastwood filed divorce papers Monday in Monterey County Superior Court in Carmel, California, to end her 17-year marriage to Clint Eastwood

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According to new reports, Dina Eastwood filed divorce papers Monday in Monterey County Superior Court in Carmel, California, to end her 17-year marriage to...
Si Robertson-themed scarecrow was constructed by a group of parents of fourth graders at Ball Ground Elementary School

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A carefully crafted scarecrow modeled to look like Duck Dynasty’s Si Robertson was stolen and burnt by a Georgia teenager. The teenager was arrested for...
Legendary Indian singer Manna Dey has died in a Bangalore hospital at the age of 94

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Legendary Indian singer Manna Dey has died in a Bangalore hospital at the age of 94. Manna Dey had been ill for the past few...
Maria came to the Greek police's attention after they raided the Roma camp near Farsala in central Greece

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Bulgarian police is questioning a couple suspected of being the biological parents of Maria, the young girl found in a Roma community in Greece...
Madeleine McCann was 3-year-old when she disappeared from Praia da Luz in the Algarve

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Portuguese police has decided to reopen their inquiry into the disappearance of British girl Madeleine McCann, the public prosecutor's office has announced. Madeleine McCann, from...
Germany has summoned the US ambassador in Berlin over claims that the US monitored Angela Merkel's mobile phone

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John Emerson - the American ambassador in Berlin - has been summoned over claims that the US monitored German Chancellor Angela Merkel's mobile phone. German...
Bank of America's Countrywide Financial unit was found liable for defrauding two US government-backed mortgage companies

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A federal jury has found Bank of America's Countrywide Financial unit liable for defrauding two US government-backed mortgage companies. Countrywide, which was acquired by Bank...
Sheikha Al-Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani came top of contemporary art magazine ArtReview's annual Power 100 due to "her organization’s vast purchasing power"

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Sheikha Al-Mayassa - head of the Qatar Museums Authority (QMA) - has been named the most powerful figure in the art world. Sheikha Al-Mayassa bint...
Officers in the city of Santa Rosa say they opened fire after Andy Lopez refused orders to drop the rifle, which they believed to be real

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Andy Lopez, a 13-year-old boy carrying a replica assault rifle, has been shot dead by police in the US state of California. Officers in the...
The EU summit comes a day after German Chancellor Angela Merkel called President Barack Obama over claims that the US had monitored her mobile phone

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The fresh allegations of US spying threaten to overshadow talks at an EU summit due to begin in Brussels. The EU summit comes a day...
Jamie Dornan is replacing Charlie Hunnam in the role of Christian Grey in Fifty Shades of Grey movie

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Jamie Dornan is replacing Charlie Hunnam in the role of Christian Grey in Fifty Shades of Grey movie. Irish actor Jamie Dornan was among a...
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