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Fast & Furious 7 production has been put on hold after Paul Walker’s death

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Fast & Furious 7 production has been put on hold after Paul Walker’s death on Saturday. Filming had been scheduled to resume in Atlanta this...
Willie Robertson presented his famous armadillo eggs

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The Duck Dynasty clan stopped by Good Morning America to share their go-to recipes from their cookbook, Miss Kay’s Duck Commander Kitchen, to make...
Nigella Lawson has told a court her ex-husband Charles Saatchi threatened to "destroy" her

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Nigella Lawson appeared in court today saying her ex-husband Charles Saatchi threatened to "destroy" her with "false" allegations of drug use. The TV cook and...
The European Commission has fined eight banks a total of 1.7 billion euros for forming illegal cartels to rig interest rates

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The European Commission has fined eight banks a total of 1.7 billion euros for forming illegal cartels to rig interest rates. The cartels operated in...
Brazuca’s design is said to be inspired by vibrant colors, passion and heritage of Brazil

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FIFA has unveiled “Brazuca” - its official match ball for the 2014 World Cup in Rio de Janeiro. The official match ball made by Adidas...
Nelson Mandela is receiving home-based medical care

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Nelson Mandela is putting up a courageous fight from his "deathbed", his daughter Makaziwe Mandela says. Makaziwe Mandela told national broadcaster SABC that the anti-apartheid...
YotaPhone has one LCD display and a second e-ink screen which lets users see the information they want without having to wake up the phone

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Russian company Yota has launched a smartphone with two screens - one of which uses e-ink technology and is "always on". Yota said the phone...
The Nonhuman Rights Project wants chimp Tommy to be granted legal personhood and thus entitled to the fundamental right of bodily liberty

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Animal rights group Nonhuman Rights Project is calling on a New York court to recognize a chimpanzee as a legal person, in what is...
Nicolas Maduro has said he has proof that massive power cut in Caracas and other cities was caused by "right-wing" saboteurs

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Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has said he has proof that Monday's massive power cut in the capital Caracas and other cities was caused by...
Joe Biden has arrived in Beijing for meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang

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US Vice-President Joe Biden has arrived in Beijing for meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang. His visit to Asia has been...
Hassan Lakkis was reputedly close to Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah

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Hassan Lakkis, a senior commander of the Lebanese Shia militant group Hezbollah, has been killed near Beirut, the group says. Hassan Lakkis was "assassinated" near...
Pentagon has decided to halt its ground cargo shipments from Afghanistan via Pakistan because of the risk to drivers after protests over US drone strikes

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Pentagon has decided to halt its ground cargo shipments from Afghanistan via Pakistan because of the risk to drivers after protests over US drone...
Cyber Monday fell on December 2 in 2013

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On Cyber Monday, the biggest day of the year for e-commerce in the US, online sales rose 18.4% to $1.735 billion, a record for...
Willie Robertson hit the stage with Luke Bryan for a funny performance during the CMA Country Christmas special

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Duck Dynasty’s Willie Robertson hit the stage with Luke Bryan for a funny performance during the CMA Country Christmas special. Willie Robertson and Luke Bryan...
Si Robertson finds himself with unlikely namesakes this year

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Duck Dynasty is among the TV shows influencing the hottest trends in baby names in 2013. Silas “Si” Robertson finds himself with unlikely namesakes this...
Mass protests in Kiev were sparked by the government's decision not to sign an association deal with the EU

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NATO foreign ministers at a meeting in Brussels have condemned the use of "excessive force" during protests in Ukraine. US Secretary of State John Kerry...
President Barack Obama is planning to rally support for ObamaCare

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President Barack Obama is planning to rally support for ObamaCare and stem a wave of bad publicity over his flagship domestic achievement. The president was...
Facebook unveils the "Unfollow" button

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Facebook unveils the "Unfollow" button which work in the same way that users were able to "Hide All" from friends in the past, simply...
Alan Rusbridger revealed only 1 percent of files leaked by Edward Snowden have been published

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Guardian’s editor Alan Rusbridger revealed only 1% of files leaked by Edward Snowden have been published. Alan Rusbridger told the Home Affairs Select Committee in...
Men and women's brains are wired in completely different ways which may explain why they excel at certain tasks

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A research team from University of Pennsylvania has found that men and women's brains are wired in completely different ways which may explain why...
Yasser Arafat fell violently ill in October 2004 at his compound

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Yasser Arafat was not poisoned when he died in 2004, French scientists concluded. According to French media leaks, the scientists probing the death of the...
Star Wars launched its official Instagram account by posting a selfie of Darth Vader

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Star Wars launched its official Instagram account by posting a selfie of Darth Vader. A tweet told followers to subscribe to the Instagram page, saying:...
Fast & Furious 7 will still go ahead following the death of Paul Walker

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Fast & Furious 7 will still go ahead following the death of Paul Walker, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The magazine quotes a source who...
Frozen leads the nominations for the 41st Annie Awards

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Frozen and Monsters University lead the nominations for the 41st Annie Awards, which honor the year's best achievements in animation. Both films landed 10 nominations...
Beyoncé has been named the world’s highest ranking human being of 2013 beating Kim Kardashian

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Beyoncé has been named the world’s highest ranking human being of 2013 beating Kim Kardashian, according to Bing. Women ruled 2013, the top five most...