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Daily Archives: Mar 26, 2014

Egypt's military chief Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has resigned in order to stand for the presidency

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Egypt's military chief Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has resigned in order to stand for the presidency. In a widely expected announcement, Field Marshal Abdul Fattah al-Sisi...
Ukraine's interim government has agreed to raise gas prices for domestic consumers by 50 percent

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Ukraine's interim government has decided to raise gas prices for domestic consumers by 50% in an effort to secure an International Monetary Fund (IMF)...
Katheryn Deprill began searching for her birth mother on Facebook on March 2

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Katheryn Deprill, who was abandoned in 1986 as a newborn in a Burger King restaurant’s bathroom, has found her birth mother after launching a...
Rupert Murdoch has appointed his sons Lachlan and James to top roles at News Corp and 21st Century Fox

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Rupert Murdoch has appointed his sons Lachlan and James to top roles at his media and entertainment empire News Corp and 21st Century Fox. Lachlan...
Switch off your lights on March 29 to celebrate Earth Hour 2014

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Switch off your lights on Saturday, March 29, from 20h30 to 21h30 local time and save the planet. Switch off your lights on March...
Giant book Patria Amada explaining Brazil's tax rules has been put on display in front of the National Congress in Brasilia

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Giant book Patria Amada (Beloved Motherland) explaining Brazil's tax rules has been put on display in front of the National Congress in Brasilia, in...
Barack Obama was speaking after talks in Brussels with EU leaders Jose Manuel Barroso and Herman Van Rompuy

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The US and EU have decided to imposed "deeper sanctions" against Russia if there are "further incursions into Ukraine". President Barack Obama said "energy is...
Turkey's Twitter ban sparks outrage and social media mocks

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An Ankara court has ordered the suspension of the controversial Twitter ban, but it could be weeks before it takes effect. Turkish users of Twitter...
Bishop of Limburg Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst has been accused of spending more than 31 million euros on renovating his official residence

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Pope Francis has formally accepted the resignation of suspended Bishop of Limburg Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst, the Vatican has announced in a statement on Wednesday. The...
North Korean men are now required to get the same haircut as Kim Jong-un

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New reports claim that North Korean men are now required to get the same haircut as Kim Jong-un. The new guidelines were introduced in the...
Further 122 objects potentially from the missing Malaysian Airlines plane have been identified by satellite

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A satellite has identified further 122 objects potentially from the missing flight MH370, Malaysia's acting transport minister has said. The images, taken on March 23,...
Mehmet Ezer has been critically injured after reportedly being hit by a police tear gas canister at a rally in the Turkish city of Diyarbakir

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A 10-year-old boy has been critically injured after reportedly being hit by a police tear gas canister at a rally in the Turkish city...
Nicolas Maduro has announced that three air force generals have been arrested for plotting an uprising against his government

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Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has announced that three air force generals have been arrested for plotting an uprising against his government. Nicolas Maduro said that...
Mick Jagger led tributes at L’Wren Scott’s private funeral in Los Angeles

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L'Wren Scott’s private funeral has been attended by family and friend in Los Angeles, where partner Mick Jagger led the tributes. A family spokesperson confirmed...
The bodies of two more people killed in the massive mudslide in Washington have been recovered by authorities, bringing the death toll to 16

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The bodies of two more people killed in the massive mudslide in Washington have been recovered by authorities, bringing the death toll to 16. The...
Three Secret Service agents tasked with protecting President Barack Obama in the Netherlands have been sent home for disciplinary reasons

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New reports revealed that three Secret Service agents tasked with protecting President Barack Obama in the Netherlands have been sent home for "disciplinary reasons". According...
Two medium-range ballistic missiles have been test-fired by North Korea, just hours after the US, South Korea and Japan met in the Netherlands for talks

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Two medium-range ballistic missiles have been test-fired by North Korea, just hours after the US, South Korea and Japan met in the Netherlands for...
Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin are to separate after more than ten years of marriage

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Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin are to separate after more than ten years of marriage, the couple has announced in a joint statement. Gwyneth Paltrow,...