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Daily Archives: Apr 29, 2014

In a 10-minute audio recording, Donald Sterling can be heard criticizing V. Stiviano for posting online photographs of herself with black friends at Clippers games

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Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling has been banned from the National Basketball Association for life after a recording emerged of him making racist...
Gerhard Schroeder has long had close ties to Vladimir Putin and runs a pipeline venture bringing Russian gas to Germany

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Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has been photographed hugging Russian President Vladimir Putin while celebrating his birthday in St. Petersburg, despite the imposition of...
Libya's national congress has been stormed on dozens of occasions by gunmen over the past year and a half

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Libya's parliament has been stormed by gunmen, forcing lawmakers to abandon a vote on a new prime minister, officials say. Correspondents say lawmakers left the...
President Uhuru Kenyatta has signed into law a bill legalizing polygamy in Kenya

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President Uhuru Kenyatta has signed into law a bill legalizing polygamy in Kenya. The new bill brings civil law, where a man was only allowed...
Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced that Turkey will start extradition proceedings against US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen

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Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced that Turkey will start extradition proceedings against US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen. Fethullah Gulen - a former ally of the Turkish...
Pro-Russian separatists have stormed the regional administration's headquarters in the eastern Ukrainian city of Luhansk

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Pro-Russian separatists have stormed the regional administration's headquarters in the eastern Ukrainian city of Luhansk. A few dozen men, some reportedly armed with metal bars,...
The Heartbleed bug has turned cyber criminals from attackers into victims as researchers use it to grab material from chatrooms where they trade data

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The Heartbleed bug has turned cyber criminals from attackers into victims as researchers use it to grab material from chatrooms where they trade data. Discovered...
Yahoo will show two original TV series on its website and mobile app

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Yahoo will show two original TV series on its website and mobile app. The move makes Yahoo the latest technology company to join the fast-growing...
The legal claim alleging the Matrix trilogy was based on The Immortals screenplay has been rejected

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The legal claim alleging the Matrix trilogy was based on The Immortals screenplay has been rejected by a judge in California. Judge R Gary Klausner...
Paul Simon and Edie Brickell holding hands at court hearing in Norwalk

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Paul Simon and Edie Brickell appeared in court holding hands after being arrested over a domestic dispute. Paul Simon told a Superior Court judge in...
Four mortar shells struck the mainly Shia Shaghour neighborhood of Damascus

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At least 12 people have been killed and dozens more wounded in a mortar attack on a technical institute in central Damascus, Syrian state...
IOC Vice-President John Coates has branded the preparations for the 2016 Rio Olympics as the worst ever seen

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International Olympic Committee (IOC) Vice-President John Coates has branded the preparations for the 2016 Rio Olympics as the "worst" ever seen. John Coates said the...
BP has reported profits of $3.22 billion for 2014 Q1

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BP has reported profits of $3.22 billion for 2014 Q1. The figure is a fall of 23% on the $4.22 billion for the same period...
President Park Geun-hye visited the memorial of Sewol ferry disaster

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South Korea’s President Park Geun-hye has presented apologies to the families of Sewol ferry disaster’s victims in a televised statement. Park Geun-hye said that the...
North Korea is holding a live-fire drill near the disputed inter-Korean western maritime border

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North Korea is holding a live-fire drill near the disputed inter-Korean western maritime border, South Korean officials say. It is the second time in a...
Many homes and businesses, including a new secondary school worth $14 million, were left in ruins in Vilonia after the storm

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New tornadoes struck the southern US for a second night, raising the death toll above 20. Six deaths were reported in Alabama and seven in...
AstraZeneca’s shares rose by more than 14 percent on Monday, after pharmaceutical giant Pfizer confirmed its interest in a takeover bid

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AstraZeneca’s shares rose by more than 14% on Monday, after pharmaceutical giant Pfizer confirmed its interest in a takeover bid. Pfizer said it had contacted...