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The new research, based on a genetic analysis of ancient and modern dog and wolf samples, points to a European origin at least 18,000 years ago

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A new study suggests that dogs were domesticated in Europe. The scientists have long argued over the precise timing and location for their emergence. The new...
James "Whitey" Bulger has been handed two life sentences plus five years

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James "Whitey" Bulger has been handed two life sentences plus five years by a court in Boston. Whitey Bulger, who led Boston's Winter Hill gang...
Barack Obama has announced a one-year reprieve for millions of Americans facing cancellation of their health insurance policies under his embattled healthcare law

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President Barack Obama has announced a one-year reprieve for millions of Americans facing cancellation of their health insurance policies under his embattled healthcare law. The...
Genevieve Sabourin has been convicted of stalking Alec Baldwin and sentenced to six months in jail

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Canadian actress Genevieve Sabourin has been convicted of stalking Alec Baldwin and sentenced to six months in jail. Genevieve Sabourin, 41, was found guilty of...
Bob Dylan has received France’s highest award, the Legion of Honor, in a brief ceremony in Paris

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Bob Dylan has received France’s highest award, the Legion of Honor, in a brief ceremony in Paris. Presenting him with the award, France’s Culture Minister...
Willie Robertson has endorsed political outsider and Republican businessman Vance McAllister, who will be battling it out December 9 in a special run-off election for a vacant seat in Louisiana’s 5th Congressional district

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Duck Dynasty’s Willie Robertson has endorsed political outsider and Republican businessman Vance McAllister, who will be battling it out December 9  in a special...
Volkswagen has announced a recall of about 2.6 million cars worldwide

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Volkswagen has announced a recall of about 2.6 million cars worldwide, including 640,000 in China, a crucial growth market. The recall affects a range of...
Ireland is to make a clean break from its 3-year 85 billion euro bailout programme in December, without seeking precautionary funding

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Ireland is to make a clean break from its 3-year 85 billion euro bailout programme in December, without seeking precautionary funding. Irish PM Enda Kenny...
Europe has decided to relax rules about the use of electronics during flights, paving the way for devices to be used during take-off and landing

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Europe has decided to relax rules about the use of electronics during flights, paving the way for devices to be used during take-off and...
Pussy Riot’s Nadezhda Tolokonnikova has been found in a prison hospital in western Siberia

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Pussy Riot’s Nadezhda Tolokonnikova has been found in a prison hospital in western Siberia, her husband announced. Pyotr Verzilov has spoken to his wife for...
Lewis Shand and John McKenzie spent nine months creating Snake Venom, the world’s strongest beer at 67.5 percent

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Brewmeister’s owners, Lewis Shand and John McKenzie, spent nine months creating Snake Venome, the world’s strongest beer at 67.5%. The new beer is so strong...
Eurozone’s economy grew by just 0.1 percent in Q3 2013

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Eurozone’s economy grew by just 0.1% in Q3 2013, down from 0.3% growth in the previous quarter. The figure marks just the second quarter of...
Pink Star diamond has sold for $83 million at a Sotheby’s auction in Geneva

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Pink Star diamond has sold for $83 million at a Sotheby’s auction in Geneva - a record price for a gemstone. The diamond measures 2.69...
Andy Warhol's painting Silver Car Crash (Double Disaster) has sold for $105 million at Sotheby’s

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Andy Warhol's painting Silver Car Crash (Double Disaster) has sold for $105 million at Sotheby’s, breaking the artist's record by more than $30 million. Silver...
Oprah Winfrey is playing a White House butler's wife in Lee Daniels-helmed The Butler

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In a recent interview, Oprah Winfrey – who is playing a White House butler's wife in Lee Daniels-helmed The Butler - has said she...
Oprah Winfrey asserted that there is no doubt in her mind that President Barack Obama had to face some criticism because of his ethnicity

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Oprah Winfrey recalled an incident where Republican congressman Joe Wilson disrespected Barack Obama by crying out "you lie" while the president was giving a...
Katherine Jackson has filed an appeal to the jury's verdict in Michael Jackson's wrongful death lawsuit against AEG Live

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Katherine Jackson has filed an appeal to the jury's verdict in Michael Jackson's wrongful death lawsuit against AEG Live, Entertainment Tonight first reported. In a...
Shirley Mitchell was the last surviving star of I Love Lucy comedy series

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Shirley Mitchell – the last surviving star of I Love Lucy comedy series - has died on Monday aged 94. The actress died from heart...
Ming the clam was thought to be around 405 years old when it was found by researchers in Iceland in 2006

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Scientists found out a clam they discovered a few years ago was the oldest living animal ever. But they have also confessed that they accidentally...
Christian Wulff is alleged to have accepted the payment of hotel bills by a film producer in return for lobbying while he was premier of Lower Saxony in 2008

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Former German President Christian Wulff will go on trial today over receiving and granting favors in office. Christian Wulff, 54, is alleged to have accepted...
Only 27,000 Americans enrolled for health insurance through its troubled federal website in the first month

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Only 27,000 Americans enrolled for health insurance through its troubled federal website in the first month, the Obama administration has said. About 106,000 people were...
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