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About 70 people were injured in Argentina on Christmas Day, when a swarm of carnivorous fish attacked at a beach near the city of Rosario, on the Parana River

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About 70 people were injured in Argentina on Christmas Day, when a swarm of carnivorous fish attacked at a beach near the city of...
Bruce Springsteen's High Hopes has briefly appeared for download on Amazon, two weeks ahead of its scheduled release date

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Bruce Springsteen's most recent album, High Hopes, has briefly appeared for download on Amazon, two weeks ahead of its scheduled release date. According to Billboard...
Snoop Dogg fist bumped with Secretary of State John Kerry during a party at the White House

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Snoop Dogg fist bumped with Secretary of State John Kerry during a party in early December hosted by the Obama Administration at the White...
The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug has topped the US box office for a third week despite festive competition from The Wolf Of Wall Street

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The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug has topped the US box office for a third week despite festive competition from The Wolf Of Wall...
Akademik Shokalskiy stranded in East Antarctica since Christmas Day remained stuck as the latest rescue efforts were thwarted by fierce winds and poor visibility

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Russian ship Akademik Shokalskiy stranded in East Antarctica since Christmas Day remained stuck as the latest rescue efforts were thwarted by fierce winds and...
The latest explosion in Volgograd took place near a busy market in the city's Dzerzhinsky district

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At least 10 people are killed and more than 20 others hurt in a suspected suicide bombing in the Russian city of Volgograd, in...
Michael Schumacher is in a critical condition after a skiing accident in Meribel

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Michael Schumacher is in a critical condition after a skiing accident in Meribel, says the French hospital treating him. Michael Schumacher, 44, suffered serious brain...
Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud had cleared the way for the possible execution of a prince convicted of murdering a Saudi citizen

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A Saudi royal member, who murdered a fellow Saudi, may be executed, a newspaper reported on Sunday, in a rare example of a member...
Three journalists working for the Al-Jazeera broadcaster in Cairo have been arrested by Egyptian police

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Three journalists working for the Al-Jazeera broadcaster in Cairo have been arrested by Egyptian police. The Interior Ministry said the journalists had held illegal meetings...
Thousands of people in eastern El Salvador are leaving their homes after the Chaparrastique volcano erupted

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Thousands of people in eastern El Salvador are leaving their homes after the Chaparrastique volcano erupted on Sunday morning. Residents in the region said they...
Wojciech Kilar was BAFTA-nominated for his score to Roman Polanski's Oscar-winning film The Pianist

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Wojciech Kilar, who was BAFTA-nominated for his score to Roman Polanski's Oscar-winning film The Pianist, has died aged 81. The Polish pianist and composer died...
Kim Kardashian and Honey Boo Boo’s family were voted worst potential celebrity neighbors

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Real estate website Zillow.com has released its results for the seventh annual Celebrity Neighbor Survey. The new survey showed that 25% of those who voted...
France's highest court has approved a 75 percent tax on high earners that is one of President Francois Hollande's signature policies

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France's highest court has approved a 75% tax on high income. The new tax is one of President Francois Hollande's signature policies. The initial proposal to...
Mohamad Chatah was killed in a car bomb attack in Beirut

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Lebanon's army is to receive a $3 billion grant from Saudi Arabia. Lebanese President Michel Sleiman made the announcement in a televised address after the...
Kris Humphries came pretty close to scoring two points for the other team during the Boston Celtics' matinee matchup against the Cleveland Cavaliers

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Kris Humphries came pretty close to scoring two points for the other team during the Boston Celtics' matinee matchup against the Cleveland Cavaliers on...
Pope Francis has been named the best dressed man of 2013 by Esquire magazine

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Pope Francis has been named the best dressed man of 2013 by Esquire magazine. According to CNN, the magazine admits this is an unconventional decision,...
Ukrainian protesters have been re-energized by a brutal attack on journalist Tetyana Chornovol on Christmas Day

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Fresh anti-government protests gathered tens of thousands of Ukrainians in Kiev. Many demonstrators also marched on President Viktor Yanukovych's official residence outside the capital. They have...
A nearby security camera facing Volgograd’s train station caught the moment of the blast

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A female suicide bomb attack on Volgograd’s train station has killed 15 people, Russian officials say. Another suspected female suicide bomber killed at least six...
Michael Schumacher has suffered a head injury while skiing in Meribel,

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Michael Schumacher has suffered a head injury while skiing in Meribel, France. The seven-time Formula 1 world champion, who retired from F1 for a second...
Phil Robertson’s fans planned to mail A&E CEO Nancy Dubuc thousands of yellow rubber ducks

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Duck Dynasty and Phil Robertson's supporters have found a new way to duck the halls this holiday season. The Mail The Duck campaign is sending...
The Robertson family is ready to move on from the controversy surrounding Duck Dynasty’s patriarch Phil Robertson’s racist and homophobic rants

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The Robertson family is ready to move on from the controversy surrounding Duck Dynasty’s patriarch Phil Robertson’s racist and homophobic rants, according to a...
An Australian vessel is en route to East Antarctica in a renewed bid to free Akademik Shokalskiy

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An Australian vessel is en route to East Antarctica in a renewed bid to free Akademik Shokalskiy scientific mission ship trapped in dense pack...
Cuban government also lifted restrictions on private individuals buying new and second-hand cars

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Cuba has decided to ease restrictions on loans to private borrowers in the latest measure aimed at boosting the island's troubled economy. Individuals and small...
Croatian authorities have charged Farmal and 364 people for allegedly rigging the drugs market

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Croatian authorities have charged pharmaceutical company Farmal and 364 people - most of them reportedly doctors - for allegedly rigging the drugs market. Senior managers...
An estimated 1.3 million Americans will lose their unemployment benefits after an emergency federal program expired

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An estimated 1.3 million Americans will lose their unemployment benefits after an emergency federal program expired on Saturday. Lawmakers failed to agree on an extension...