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Typhoon Neoguri was due to pass over Okinawa's main island later on Tuesday, with strong winds and torrential rain

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Japanese authorities have urged hundreds of thousands of people to seek shelter as powerful Typhoon Neoguri passes over Okinawa island chain. Typhoon Neoguri was due...
A blood test to predict the onset of Alzheimer's disease is being under development

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A blood test to predict the onset of Alzheimer's disease is being under development. Research in more than 1,000 people has identified a set of...
Barack Obama has taken 92 days of vacation since he was sworn in, compared to 367 for George W. Bush at the same point in his presidency

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President Barack Obama spent his summer vacation in each of the first three years of his presidency at Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts. The president skipped...
UberX price has been temporally cut to match the rate of New York City's yellow cabs

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Uber has temporarily cut the price of its cheapest service, UberX, by 20% to match the rate of New York City's yellow taxis. The move...
GM is recalling another 8.4 million cars over faulty ignition

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General Motors is regretting a bad settlement, again. From the Associated Press: “For more than a year, a lawsuit filed by Brooke Melton’s family has caused...
President Barack Obama has set a new record for travel on the taxpayer dime in 2013

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President Barack Obama has set a new record for travel on the taxpayer dime in 2013, according to Judicial Watch. The conservative watchdog group obtained...
Germany is planning to tax the millions of foreign drivers who use its roads from 2016 onwards

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Germany is planning to tax the millions of foreign drivers who use its roads, including the famous autobahn highway, from 2016 onwards. Transport Minister Alexander...
Michael Schumacher suffered a severe head injury in a skiing accident last December and has come out of a medically-induced coma

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According to French prosecutors, a Swiss helicopter company is at the centre of an inquiry into attempts to sell Michael Schumacher's medical file, reports...
Zookeeper Trent Burton has been attacked by John the crocodile during a feeding show at Shoalhaven zoo in New South Wales

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Australian zookeeper Trent Burton has been attacked by a crocodile during a feeding show at Shoalhaven zoo in New South Wales. Trent Burton, 31, managed...
Ashraf Ghani is leading the Afghan presidential race after preliminary results

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Ashraf Ghani is leading the Afghan presidential race, according to preliminary results. The former finance minister won 56.44% of votes cast in the June 14...
The Endless River will be based on sessions for Pink Floyd's last studio album, The Division Bell

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Pink Floyd will release The Endless River, an album of never-before-heard material in October, lyricist Polly Samson has revealed. The Endless River will be based...
Metallica have been touring their fan-chosen By Request sets across Europe during July

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Metallica has closed this year's Sonisphere rock festival at Knebworth Park, England, with a set chosen almost entirely by the band's fans. A week after...
David Siegel met Jackie in 1998 and they have 8 children together

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Westgate Resorts founder David Siegel tied the knot for the first time in March 1961, with Geraldine Florence Sanstrom. The union bore three children, but...
Transformers: Age of Extinction has topped the North American box office on an unusually quiet 4th of July weekend

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Transformers: Age of Extinction has topped the North American box office on an unusually quiet 4th of July weekend. The movie took $36.4 million, trouncing...
Eduard Shevardnadze passed away at 86 after a long illness

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Georgia’s ex-President Eduard Shevardnadze has died aged 86. Eduard Shevardnadze’s aide Marina Davitashvili said he had passed away on Monday after a long illness. In 1992...
Ukraine’s forces have retaken eastern cities Artemivsk and Druzhkivka from pro-Russian rebels

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Ukraine’s government has announced its forces have retaken two more eastern cities from pro-Russian rebels. According to President Petro Poroshenko’s website, the national flag was...
Australia has admitted it has returned 41 asylum seekers to the Sri Lankan authorities at sea

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Australia has admitted it has returned 41 asylum seekers to the Sri Lankan authorities at sea, raising concerns that it violated international law. The transfer...
Pip Andersen and Crystal Clarke, have been cast in lead roles in Star Wars: Episode VII following open auditions

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Two young actors, Pip Andersen and Crystal Clarke, have been cast in lead roles in Star Wars: Episode VII following open auditions. British actor Pip...
For the first time in nearly a decade, North Korea will send cheerleaders to South Korea for the Asian Games

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For the first time in nearly a decade, North Korea will send cheerleaders to South Korea for the Asian Games, state news agency KCNA...
The biggest event of the Ultra orthodox world in 2013 was the wedding of Shalom Rokeach and his bride Hannah Batya Penet

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The biggest event of the Ultra orthodox world in 2013 was the wedding of the grandson of the leader of the Hasidic dynasty Belz...
Bruce Jenner is a stepfather for the Kardashian kids, and has two children with Kris Jenner

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Former Olympian Bruce Jenner is a stepfather for the Kardashian kids, and has two children with Kris Jenner. In total, Bruce Jenner has 10 children,...
Several Jewish suspects have been arrested Israel over the murder of Palestinian teenager Mohammed Abu Khdair

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Several Jewish suspects have been arrested Israel over the murder of Palestinian teenager Mohammed Abu Khdair, whose death sparked days of violent protests. Mohammed Abu...
Novak Djokovic has won this year’s Wimbledon title after beating Roger Federer in a thrilling final

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Novak Djokovic has won this year’s Wimbledon title after beating Roger Federer in a thrilling final. Novak Djokovic, 27, came through 6-7 (7-9) 6-4 7-6...
The video showing Oscar Pistorius re-enacting the events of the night he killed Reeva Sttenkamp was aired by Channel 7 in Australia

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The defense team of South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius has condemned the airing of a video showing the athlete re-enacting the events of...
Two deadly shootings have been reported in Kenya's coastal district of Lamu

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Two deadly shootings have been reported in Kenya's coastal district of Lamu, the scene of several attacks claimed by Islamic militants this year. Houses have...
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