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Since February, more than 660 people have died of Ebola in West Africa

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Saudatu Koroma, a Sierra Leone woman who fled hospital after testing positive for the Ebola virus, has died after turning herself in. Her family had...
Costa Concordia is about to arrive in the port of Genoa for scrapping after a two-year salvage operation

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Costa Concordia is about to arrive in the port of Genoa for scrapping after a two-year salvage operation. The wrecked cruise ship’s removal was one...
Venezuela’s PSUV is holding its first congress since Hugo Chavez died

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Venezuela's key party - United Socialist Party (PSUV) - has begun its first congress since President Hugo Chavez died in March 2013. Party leaders have...
Nine new characters will be unveiled in the fifth season of Game of Thrones

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Nine new characters will be unveiled in the fifth season of Game of Thrones. The announcement was made via a video during a press conference...
The Royal Childhood Exhibition features footage shot by the family themselves of the Queen as a little girl

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Queen Elizabeth II has released for the first time an intimate footage of her as a young child. In the previously unseen films, the Queen...
Russia has warned that new EU sanctions against it over the Ukraine crisis will jeopardize security co-operation against terror

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Russia has warned that new EU sanctions against it over the Ukraine crisis will jeopardize security co-operation against terror. The Russian foreign ministry said the...
Nigeria has put all entries into the country on red alert after confirming the death of a Liberian man who was carrying the Ebola virus

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Nigeria has put all entries into the country on red alert after confirming the death of a Liberian man who was carrying the Ebola...
More than 50,000 of children may die of hunger in South Sudan unless international help increased

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The UN Security Council has warned over South Sudan's food crisis as the worst in the world, calling for urgent action. It said there was...
The huge sandstorm covered the Greater Phoenix, knocking out power to 12,000 residents, and delaying flights

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A huge sandstorm that completely covered the Greater Phoenix, knocked out power to 12,000 residents, and delayed flights at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport...
The staff of the US embassy in the Libyan capital Tripoli has been temporarily evacuated over security concerns

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The staff of the US embassy in the Libyan capital Tripoli has been temporarily evacuated over security concerns. The US embassy staff, including marine guards...
Israel and Hamas have agreed on a 12-hour humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza

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Israel and Hamas militant movement have accepted a 12-hour humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. The truce is due to begin at 08:00 local time. Efforts to...

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Image source: Wikimedia Commons McDonald's has been sued by Russia's main consumer watchdog, urging the restaurant chain to withdraw certain...
Exploring genetic material found in intestinal samples, scientists uncovered the crAssphage virus

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According to a study in Nature Communications, scientists have discovered a previously unknown virus living in the human gut. Exploring genetic material found in intestinal...
Californian authorities are searching for fugitive homeless Eduardo Rosas Cruz, who has refused treatment for tuberculosis and may be contagious

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Californian authorities are searching for fugitive homeless Eduardo Rosas Cruz, who has refused treatment for tuberculosis and may be contagious. An arrest warrant has been...
Israel has rejected a Gaza ceasefire proposal put forward by US Secretary of State John Kerr

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Israel has rejected a Gaza ceasefire proposal put forward by US Secretary of State John Kerry. Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon said ground operations in...
Vladimir Putin’s daughter, Maria Putina, has fled her Dutch home as fury grows over Malaysia Airlines tragedy.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin’s daughter, Maria Putina, has fled her Dutch home as fury grows over Malaysia Airlines tragedy. Maria Putina, 29, lived just 20...
Calls for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas movement are intensifying as more than 800 people have been killed in Gaza

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Calls for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas movement are intensifying as more than 800 people have been killed in Gaza in the 18-day...
Wikipedia has imposed a ban on page edits from computers at the US House of Representatives

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Wikipedia has imposed a ban on page edits from computers at the US House of Representatives, following "persistent disruptive editing". The 10-day block comes after...
Tulisa Contostavlos has been found guilty of assaulting celebrity blogger Savvas Morgan at the V Festival

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Tulisa Contostavlos has been found guilty of assaulting celebrity blogger Savvas Morgan at the V Festival in Chelmsford, Essex, in August 2013. Former X Factor...
Snooki and her 22-month-old son Lorenzo at her bridal shower

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Pregnant Snooki was the guest of honor at a bridal shower held at The Grandview in her hometown of Poughkeepsie on Sunday, July 20,...
Jennie Garth revealed how co-star Tori Spelling felt when Ian Ziering called her brutally honest True Tori reality series a trainwreck

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Jennie Garth revealed how co-star Tori Spelling felt when Ian Ziering called her brutally honest True Tori reality series a "trainwreck". The 42-year-old actress was...
Yoo Byung-eun was wanted for questioning on possible charges linked to the sinking of the Sewol ferry

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The cause of death for fugitive owner of Sewol ferry, Yoo Byung-eun, cannot be determined, South Korea’s forensic agency says. Yoo Byung-eun was blamed for...
There are no survivors from the Air Algerie AH5017 passenger jet that crashed in Mali

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Al passengers and crew members on board of Air Algerie flight AH5017 died after the aircraft crashed in Mali, says the French President, Francois...
Maria Putina is said to live in Voorschoten with her Dutch boyfriend, Jorrit Faassen

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Pieter Broertjes, the mayor of Dutch city of Hilversum, used a radio interview on July 23 to call for Vladimir Putin’s daughter, Maria Putina,...

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If you’re in charge of running a business, whether you oversee 5 employees or 5,000, chances are good that you’ve had days where you...