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The situation remains tense on the long Ukrainian-Russian border

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One hundred international monitors will be sent to Ukraine, after Russian diplomats dropped their objections. The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), will...
Human nose can detect one trillion different odors, far more than we previously thought

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US scientists have discovered that the human nose can detect one trillion different odors, far more than we previously thought. Until now, the long-held belief...
The Cessna 206 hit the ground and burst into flames shortly after take-off on Saturday at Caboolture Airport

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Five skydivers have been killed after their light plane crashed at an airfield in Queensland, eastern Australia. The Cessna 206 hit the ground and burst...
Xi Jinping will arrive in the Netherlands later today for his first trip to Europe as China’s president

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Xi Jinping will arrive in the Netherlands later today for his first trip to Europe as China’s president. President Xi Jinping’s tour will include France,...
Pope Francis was speaking at a prayer vigil for relatives of those killed by the mafia

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Pope Francis warned gangsters that they will go to hell unless they repent and stop doing evil as he is launching a stinging attack...
Roy Orbison died of a heart attack in December 1988

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Roy Orbison’s sons have helped produce an unreleased song by their father. The Way Is Love was pieced together by Wesley, Alex and Roy Orbison...
French social services found the children living in an apartment in a poor suburb of northern Paris

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Paris authorities are investigating an Indian couple for neglect after their three small children were found living in appalling conditions in their apartment. An inquiry...
Kahton Anderson was charged with second degree murder for the shooting that tragically killed Angel Rojas

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New York City police have arrested a 14-year-old boy after allegedly firing a gun inside a bus in a suspected gang dispute, killing an...
Vladimir Putin has signed a law formalizing the takeover of Crimea from Ukraine

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law formalizing the takeover of Crimea from Ukraine, despite fresh sanctions from the EU and the US. The...
MasterCard and Visa have decided to block credit card services to some Russian bank customers as a result of US sanctions

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MasterCard and Visa have decided to block credit card services to some Russian bank customers as a result of US sanctions. Four banks are so...
Lufthansa pilots have voted to strike in a long-running dispute over pay and working conditions

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Lufthansa pilots have voted to strike in a long-running dispute over pay and working conditions. The pilots' union, Vereinigung Cockpit (VC), said more than 90%...
Russian stock market fell sharply as investors weighed the impact of western sanctions over Ukraine

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Russian stock market fell sharply on Friday as investors weighed the impact of western sanctions over Ukraine. The MICEX index, which is priced in roubles...
Recep Tayyip Erdogan is angry that people used Twitter to spread allegations of corruption in his inner circle

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Turkey’s President Abdullah Gul has challenged PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ban on Twitter. Twitter users across the country reported that the site had been blocked...
The Vatican Library has begun digitizing its collection of ancient manuscripts dating from the origins of the Catholic Church

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The Vatican Library has begun digitizing its collection of ancient manuscripts dating from the origins of the Catholic Church. The first stage of the project...
Five aircraft took part in Friday's search for flight MH370

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No debris of missing Malaysia Airlines jet have been found in the southern Indian Ocean as the second day of an international search ended. The...
Jackets worn by George Harrison and Ringo Starr in The Beatles' 1965 film Help! have fetched £115,000 at Liverpool auction

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George Harrison and Ringo Starr’s jackets worn in The Beatles' 1965 film Help! have fetched £115,000 ($179,000) at a Liverpool auction. Ringo Starr's cape fetched...
The Rolling Stones’ Australia and New Zealand concerts are to be rescheduled for later in the year

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The Rolling Stones’ Australia and New Zealand concerts, cancelled following the death of Mick Jagger's girlfriend L'Wren Scott, are to be rescheduled for later...
Prince George's nanny is Maria Teresa Turrion Borrallo

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Prince George's nanny is Maria Teresa Turrion Borrallo, Kensington Palace reveals. The palace also asked for the nanny’s private life to be respected. Maria Teresa Turrion...
MtGox said in a filing that it has found 200,000 lost Bitcoins

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Bitcoin exchange MtGox said in a filing that it has found 200,000 lost virtual coins. MtGox said it found the Bitcoins - worth around $116...
Ukraine's interim Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk and the EU signed the deal in Brussels

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European Union leaders have signed an agreement on closer relations with Ukraine, in a show of support following Russia's annexation of Crimea. Ukraine's interim Prime...
Thailand's February 2 general election has been declared invalid by the country’s Constitutional Court

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Thailand's February 2 general election has been declared invalid by the country’s Constitutional Court. The snap poll was called by PM Yingluck Shinawatra amid major...
Mia Robertson underwent her latest cleft lip and palate surgery in January

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Duck Dynasty Season 5 finale will feature Mia Robertson and her latest cleft lip and palate surgery. In the meantime, Mia Robertson’s parents, Jase and...
Mia Robertson was born with cleft lip and palate

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Duck Dynasty’s Jase and Missy Robertson have set up The Mia Moo Fund, a non-profit organization that is dedicated to raising awareness and funds...
Druids and pagans mark Spring Equinox among Stonehenge's standing stones

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March Equinox or the official start of spring sees druids and pagans marking the season of renewal at dawn among Stonehenge's standing stones, the...
International Day of Happiness 2014

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In 2012, the UN had the initiative to declare March 20 to be observed as the International Day of Happiness. The International Day of Happiness...