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The Solomon Islands suffered severe flash floods in recent weeks

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A 7.6-magnitude earthquake has hit near the Solomon Islands, but there have been no reports of major damage or casualties. The undersea quake was registered...
Marcello Dell'Utri was found guilty of having liaised between a Sicilian Mafia boss and Silvio Berlusconi

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Silvio Berlusconi’s close associate Marcello Dell’Utri has been arrested in Lebanon. Marcello Dell'Utri is a life-long friend of Silvio Berlusconi and was once one of...
Quinoa Tabbouleh

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Quinoa Tabbouleh   Ingredients (4 servings): 2 cups water 1 cup quinoa 1 pinch salt 1/4 cup olive oil Quinoa Tabbouleh 1/2 teaspoon sea salt 1/4 cup lemon juice 3 tomatoes, diced 1 cucumber,...
Several official buildings were reported to have been seized in eastern Ukraine

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A gun battle has erupted in the eastern Ukrainian town of Kramatorsk, Ukraine’s acting Interior Minister Arsen Avakov says. Arsen Avakov said it began when...
The NSA has denied it knew about or exploited the Heartbleed online bug

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The National Security Agency (NSA) has denied it knew about or exploited the Heartbleed online bug. The denial came after a Bloomberg News report alleging...
Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 co-pilot Fariq Abdul Hamid tried to make a call with his cellphone after the plane was diverted from its scheduled route

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Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 co-pilot Fariq Abdul Hamid tried to make a call with his cellphone after the plane was diverted from its scheduled...
Scientists said a new treatment for hepatitis C cured 90 percent of patients with the infection in 12 weeks

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Scientists said a new treatment for hepatitis C "cured" 90% of patients with the infection in 12 weeks. The new study is a "major breakthrough"...
Young women are particularly high users of social networking sites and post more photographs of themselves on the internet than do men

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A new research suggests that spending lots of time on Facebook looking at pictures of friends could make women insecure about their body image. The...
The US accuses Hamid Aboutalebi of links to the group that seized the US embassy in Tehran in 1979

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Iran has insisted it will not replace Hamid Aboutalebi as its new envoy to the UN in New York and accused the US of...
Syria’s government and opposition forces have accused each other of using poison gas in an attack on Kafr Zita village on Friday

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Syria’s government and opposition forces have accused each other of using poison gas in an attack on Kafr Zita village on Friday. State TV said...
China National Petroleum Corporation has been blamed for water contamination affecting over 2.4 million people in Lanzhou

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China National Petroleum Corporation – the country's biggest oil company - has been blamed for water contamination affecting over 2.4 million people in Lanzhou. State...
Polling began in part of in Chhattisgarh on April 10 and continues with two further rounds in the coming weeks

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At least 12 people have been killed in the eastern Indian state of Chhattisgarh by two bombs planted by suspected Maoist rebels as voting...
Australian PM Tony Abbott said he was confident pings detected by search teams were from the missing Malaysia Airlines plane's black boxes

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Australia's PM Tony Abbott said signals in remote seas thought to be from the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 are "rapidly fading" and finding...
Gunmen dressed in camouflage clothing have seized a police station in Sloviansk, near Russian border

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According to Ukrainian officials, gunmen dressed in camouflage clothing have seized a police station in Sloviansk, near the Russian border. Police said the gang fired...
Nirvana received their place in the Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility

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Nirvana has been inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, alongside the likes of Kiss and Beatles manager Brian Epstein. REM's Michael Stipe...
Kate Middleton was met by more than 40 children and their families at Rainbow Place in Hamilton

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Kate Middleton has visited a children's hospice on the latest leg of the royal tour of New Zealand. The Duchess of Cambridge was met by...
Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew has urged other countries to contribute more to the economic rescue of Ukraine

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In a statement to the International Monetary Fund, US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew has urged other countries to contribute more to the economic rescue...
Baby Muhammad Musa Khan was one of more than 30 people charged with attempting to kill police officers during a confrontation over electricity and gas supplies in Lahore

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The case against a 9-month-old Pakistani baby who was accused of attempted murder alongside 12 members of his family has been withdrawn by a...
Hamid Aboutalebi, Iran's nomination for UN ambassador, was involved in seizure of the US embassy in 1979

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The US has refused to issue a visa to Hamid Aboutalebi - Iran's nomination for UN ambassador - who was involved in seizure of...
Flourless Chocolate Cake

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Flourless Chocolate Cake Ingredients (10 inch round cake): 1/2 cup water 1/4 teaspoon salt Flourless Chocolate Cake 3/4 cup white sugar 18 (1 ounce) squares bittersweet chocolate 1 cup unsalted...
Matzo, which doesn't rise, is a traditional staple in Passover meals

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This year’s Passover will be celebrated between April 14 and April 22. The holiday celebrates the Jews’ liberation from slavery in ancient Egypt and subsequent...
Pope Francis said he felt responsible for the child abuse scandals that have rocked the Catholic Church, and issued an unprecedented apology

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Pope Francis has made his strongest condemnation yet of child abuse by Catholic clergy on Friday, asking for forgiveness and pledging to impose penalties...

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We’ve all been there; you’re standing at the bar, minding your own business, when someone attractive walks over to you with the corniest chat...
Condoleezza Rice’s appointment to the board of file-sharing company Dropbox is being criticized by some service users

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Former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s appointment to the board of file-sharing company Dropbox is being criticized by some service users. Protests on social...
The Department of Homeland Security advised the public to change passwords for sites affected by the flaw once they had confirmed they were secure

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The US Department of Homeland Security has warned that it believes hackers are trying to make use of the Heartbleed bug. It advised the public...