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Daily Archives: Apr 26, 2014

In a recording posted by TMZ, a man it says is Donald Sterling is heard asking his girlfriend V. Stiviano not to broadcast her association with black people nor bring them to games

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The NBA is investigating a report alleging that Donald Sterling, the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, made racist remarks. In a recording posted by...
Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused police, prosecutors and judges of being behind leaked information implicating him in a corruption scandal

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A new Turkish law gives the secret services greater powers of surveillance and extending immunity for its agents. The law also provides for prison terms...
Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani are now expected to face a run-off vote on May 28

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Afghanistan presidential election preliminary results show the poll will go to a second round, after no candidate reached the 50% needed for an outright...
Australian production company Oh Yeah Wow claims One Direction’s You & I clip is copied from a video it shot for Clubfeet's Everything You Wanted

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One Direction band is accused of plagiarism over the video for their latest single You & I. Australian production company Oh Yeah Wow claims One...
Avril Lavigne has denied her most recent music video for Hello Kitty is racist

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Avril Lavigne has denied her most recent music video for Hello Kitty is racist. The video clip, which appeared on Avril Lavigne's on April 22,...
Oasis is not playing Glastonbury this year

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Oasis is not playing Glastonbury this year, festival organizer Emily Eavis confirmed on Twitter. Bookies had suspended bets on the band playing after Liam Gallagher...
Spring is the perfect time to give your home a makeover

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Spring is the perfect time to give your home a makeover. The warmer days, with their additional daylight, will give you the impetus to...
Beyonce features the cover of Time magazine's special 100 most influential people issue in 2014

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Beyonce features the cover of Time magazine's special 100 most influential people issue in 2014. Beyonce was profiled by Facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg, who said...
Microsoft has completed its purchase of Nokia's mobile phone business for 5.44bn euros

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Microsoft has completed Nokia's mobile phone deal for 5.44 billion euros ($7.5 billion). The deal between Microsoft and Nokia should have been completed earlier this...
Five NATO soldiers have been killed in a helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan

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Five NATO soldiers have been killed in a helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan, the NATO-led security mission ISAF has said. Five NATO soldiers have...
President Barack Obama is the first serving American leader to visit Malaysia since 1966

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Barack Obama has arrived in Malaysia – the third leg of the US president Asian tour. President Barack Obama is the first serving American leader...
Ford has reported a 39 percent drop in 2014 Q1 profits as its performance in the key North American market weakened

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Ford has reported a 39% drop in 2014 Q1 profits as its performance in the key North American market weakened. Ford earned $989 million in...
The letter was written by survivors Esther Hart and her 7-year-old daughter Eva eight hours before the Titanic hit an iceberg and sank in 1912

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The last letter to be written on the Titanic could fetch $170,000 when it will be auctioned in the UK later. The letter was written...
Forces in Sloviansk are holding eight European military observers and several Ukrainian army personnel

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The G7 powers have agreed to impose fresh sanctions on Russia over its actions in Ukraine. A G7 statement gave no detail of the sanctions,...
Sewol ferry with 476 people on board sank off South Korea on April 16.

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South Korean authorities have arrested all 15 crew members involved in the navigation of the ill-fated Sewol passenger ferry. They are all facing criminal negligence...
Standard & Poor's has cut Russia's rating to one notch above "junk" status

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Standard & Poor's has downgraded Russia's rating to “BBB-“from “BBB” - one notch above "junk" status. The move comes as foreign investors continue to take...
Last month Col. Paulo Malhaes appeared before Brazil's National Truth Commission, which is investigating past abuses

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Brazilian former army colonel Paulo Malhaes, who admitted torturing and killing political prisoners under military rule up to the 1980s, has been found dead. Paulo...