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Cuban government has ordered the immediate closure of dozens of privately-run cinemas and video-game salons

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Cuban government has ordered the immediate closure of dozens of privately-run cinemas and video-game salons. The government said the cinemas were never authorized, and that...
Gerardo I. Hernandez, 39, became the first TSA officer in the agency's 12-year history to be killed in the line of duty

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The LAX gunman, who injured at least two others, was wounded in the shootout with airport police and taken into custody, authorities said. Paul Anthony...
RFI journalists Claude Verlon and Ghislaine Dupont have been killed after they were kidnapped in the northern town of Kidal in Mali

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RFI journalists Claude Verlon and Ghislaine Dupont have been killed after they were kidnapped in the northern town of Kidal in Mali. Claude Verlon and...
Pakistan has summoned the US ambassador to protest over Friday's drone strike that killed Hakimullah Mehsud

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Pakistan's Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has said the death of Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud has destroyed the country's nascent peace process. "This is...
Hundreds of contestants have gathered for the World Beard and Moustache Championships in Germany

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Hundreds of contestants have gathered for the World Beard and Moustache Championships in Germany. The 2013 World Beard and Moustache Championships take place on November...
Two French journalists have been kidnapped in the northern Mali town of Kidal

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Two French journalists have been kidnapped in the northern Mali town of Kidal. The governor of the region, Colonel Adama Kamissoko, told Reuters news agency...
Joel Brandon Jr. weighed in at 14 lbs the day he was delivered via C-section in Utah

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America has welcomed its biggest newborn for 2013, Joel Brandon Jr., who weighed in at 14 lbs the day he was delivered via C-section...
Malek Jaziri withdrew from the Tashkent Challenger last month ahead of a match against Amir Weintraub

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Tunisia has been suspended from the Davis Cup after tennis player Malek Jaziri was ordered not to compete against an Israeli opponent last month. The...
Nadezhda Tolokonnikova has vanished from sight since she was moved to a new prison 10 days ago

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Nadezhda Tolokonnikova - one of the jailed members of Russian protest band Pussy Riot - has vanished from sight since she was moved to...
Malaysia has summoned the heads of the US and Australian diplomatic missions in Kuala Lumpur over a row about an alleged American-led spying network in Asia

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Malaysia has summoned the heads of the US and Australian diplomatic missions in Kuala Lumpur over a row about an alleged American-led spying network...
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are suing a co-founder of YouTube over a video of their marriage proposal that was posted online

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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have filed a suit against YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley who posted a video of the couple's engagement on his...
Deviled eggs dish has its origins in ancient Rome, but is pretty popular in the southern US

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November is best-known as the month when one of the biggest holidays of the year – Thanksgiving - takes place. However, November is also host...
Horn of Africa pirates netted more than $400 million in ransom money between 2005 and 2012

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Horn of Africa pirates netted more than $400 million in ransom money between 2005 and 2012, a new World Bank and UN report says. Pirate...
The UN draft resolution follows allegations that the US has been eavesdropping on foreign leaders, including Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and German Chancellor Angela Merkel

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Brazil and Germany have asked the UN General Assembly to adopt a draft resolution calling for the right to privacy in the digital age. The...
Bassem Youssef's television show has been suspended just minutes before it was due to go on air

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Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef's television show has been suspended just minutes before it was due to go on air. The private CBC channel said Bassem...
Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama, clad in orange and black, emerged in the evening to greet the zombies, wizards and superheroes

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Ghastly webs with giant black spiders adorned an orange-hued White House on Thursday, slithering down from the Truman Balcony along the South Portico, where haystacks and nearly...
LAX suspect Paul Anthony Ciancia had anti-government literature in his possession outlining an alleged conspiracy to create a single global government

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Paul Anthony Ciancia, the man who allegedly killed a TSA worker and wounded three others at Los Angeles International Airport on Friday had anti-government...