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Credit Suisse has pleaded guilty to helping some American clients avoid paying taxes to the US government and agreed to pay a $2.6 billion fine

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Credit Suisse has pleaded guilty to helping some American clients avoid paying taxes to the US government and agreed to pay a $2.6 billion...
Thailand’s army has imposed martial law amid a political crisis to preserve law and order

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Thailand’s army has imposed martial law amid a political crisis "to preserve law and order". The surprise announcement also granted the army wide-ranging powers to...
Rupesh Paul’s movie about missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, The Vanishing Act, has been promoted at this year’s Cannes Film Festival

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Rupesh Paul has revealed he is making a movie about missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370. Speaking at this year’s Cannes film festival, the Indian film...
Cannes Film Festival president Gilles Jacob has played down a backlash in Iran after he kissed Iranian actress Leila Hatami on the cheek

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Cannes Film Festival president Gilles Jacob has played down a backlash in Iran after he kissed Iranian actress Leila Hatami on the cheek. Leila Hatami...
Tulisa Contostavlos hit celebrity blogger Savvas Morgan in the eye during last year's V Festival

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Tulisa Contostavlos hit celebrity blogger Savvas Morgan in the eye during last year's V Festival, a court has heard. Savvas Morgan (Vas J Morgan) said...
Gordon Willis received an honorary lifetime achievement Oscar in 2010 and was nominated for his work on Woody Allen's Zelig and The Godfather: Part III

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Godfather cinematographer Gordon Willis has died at the age of 82. Gordon Willis received an honorary lifetime achievement Oscar in 2010 and was nominated for...
Deutsche Bank is planning to raise $11 billion of capital

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Deutsche Bank is planning to raise 8 billion euros ($11 billion) of capital. The German bank has sold a stake worth 1.75 billion euros to...
Eric Holder said the US government categorically denounces economic espionage as a trade tactic

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Five Chinese army officers have been charged in US with hacking into private-sector American companies in a bid for competitive advantage, in the first...
Godzilla has topped the US box office with the second biggest opening of the year so far

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Godzilla has topped the US box office with the second biggest opening of the year so far, beating The Amazing Spider-Man 2's debut. Godzilla 3D...
Dominique Strauss-Kahn was disgusted and frightened by Welcome to New York, which stars Gerard Depardieu in the lead role

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Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is to sue director Abel Ferrara for defamation over Welcome to New York movie. "My client finds the film's accusations...
Antarctica is now losing 159 billion tonnes of ice a year to the ocean

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According to a new assessment from ESA's CryoSat spacecraft, Antarctica is now losing 159 billion tonnes of ice a year to the ocean -...
Conchita Wurst has given her first public concert since her Eurovision victory

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Conchita Wurst has given her first public concert since her Eurovision victory this month, performing in Vienna on Sunday. The bearded drag queen was greeted...
Serbia and Bosnia call for international help to rescue people from flooded areas after the worst flooding since modern records began

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Serbia and Bosnia call for international help to rescue people from flooded areas after the worst flooding since modern records began. Waters are now beginning...
Vladimir Putin has ordered the withdrawal of the Russian troops from Ukraine's border

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President Vladimir Putin has ordered the withdrawal of the Russian troops from Ukraine's border, the Kremlin says. Units in the Rostov, Belgorod and Bryansk regions...
AT&T will acquire DirecTV in a cash and stock deal valued at $48.5 billion

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AT&T will acquire satellite television provider DirecTV in a cash and stock deal valued at $48.5 billion. If approved, the deal gives AT&T access to...
It is not known why the fire started, but Colombian media said the bus may have been used for smuggling petrol

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A Colombian bus has caught fire near the city of Fundacion, killing at least 30 people, most of them believed to be children under...
Motor racing legend Sir Jack Brabham won the championship in 1959, 1960 and 1966

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Formula 1 world champion Jack Brabham has died aged 88. The Australian driver won the title in a car he built himself. Motor racing legend Sir...
Pfizer had made a new offer of £55 per share, valuing AstraZeneca at about £69 billion

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AstraZeneca has rejected an improved "final" takeover offer from Pfizer. US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer had made a new offer of £55 ($88) per share, valuing...
Kraft Foods Group has voluntarily recalled select cottage cheese products due to out-of-standard storage temperatures

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Kraft Foods Group has voluntarily recalled select cottage cheese products due to out-of-standard storage temperatures, the company announced on its website Saturday. Approximately 1.2 million...
Three people are facing a charge of causing multiple deaths in Soma mine disaster

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Three people are facing a charge of causing multiple deaths in Soma mine disaster, Turkish officials say. They were among 25 people detained on Sunday,...
The minimum wage proposal was rejected by 76 percent of Swiss voters

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Voters in Switzerland have rejected a proposal to introduce what would have been the highest minimum wage in the world in a referendum. Under the...
America Ferrera got a bizarre moment at the Cannes Film Festival when a man tried to crawl under her Georges Hobeika Couture dress as she walked the red carpet

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America Ferrera got a bizarre moment at the Cannes Film Festival when a man tried to crawl under her Georges Hobeika Couture dress as...
Joe Francis has been arrested on suspicion of assault after getting into a scuffle

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Joe Francis has been arrested on suspicion of assault after getting into a scuffle, the Los Angeles Times reports. Joe Francis has been arrested...
The River Sava has burst its banks in many areas and water levels are expected to peak

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Serbia's main power plant is being threatened by the worst floods in the Balkans for decades, officials say. The River Sava has burst its banks...
More than 3,000 Chinese workers have been evacuated from Vietnam

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China is sending five ships to evacuate its workers from Vietnam following a wave of anti-Chinese riots. The Chinese government has already evacuated more than...
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