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Daily Archives: Sep 19, 2014

Catalonia has a large-scale support for independence from Spain

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The Catalan parliament has voted overwhelmingly in favor of giving its regional president the power to call an independence "consultation". Spain's government opposes the Catalan...
Alibaba's shares closed significantly above their initial price on the NYSE

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Alibaba's shares closed significantly above their initial price on the NYSE on Friday, September 19. Shares in the company made their debut in the US...
Adel Abdul Bary is accused of helping to plan the 1998 bombings of US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania

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Adel Abdul Bary, who is accused of helping to plan the 1998 bombings of US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, has pleaded guilty in...
The Happy we are from Tehran video was brought to the attention of the Iranian authorities in May 2014, after receiving more than 150,000 views

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Six people have been arrested in Iran for appearing in a video dancing to Pharrell Williams' song Happy. They have been sentenced to up to...
The 2015 Eurovision contest will be held in May in Vienna

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Ukraine has announced its withdrawal from next year's Eurovision Song Contest due to limited finances. "We don't want to do something badly, and we don't...
Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond has announced his resignation after voters rejected independence

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Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond has announced his resignation after voters rejected independence in the recent referendum. Alex Salmond will also resign as leader of...
France has launched its first air strikes against ISIS militants in Iraq

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France has launched its first air strikes against Islamic State (ISIS) militants in Iraq, the office of President Francois Hollande says. A statement said planes...
Nicolas Sarkozy has announced his return to French politics

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Nicolas Sarkozy has announced his return to French politics. On his Facebook page, the former French president said he would seek the leadership of the...
Si Robertson became a collectable figurine available on A & E online store

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Duck Dynasty’s Si Robertson became a collectable figurine which is available on A & E online store. Si Robertson became a collectable figurine available...
Alibaba shares have been priced at $68 ahead of NYSE flotation

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Alibaba shares have been priced at $68, the top end of the range, in a sign of strong investor appetite for the Chinese e-commerce...
Kevin Spacey is best known for his Oscar-winning roles in The Usual Suspects and American Beauty

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Linda Louise Culkin, who engaged in a "persistent and malevolent" cyberstalking campaign against Kevin Spacey, has been sentenced to four years in prison. Linda Louise...
Li Na has announced her retirement from tennis at the age of 32, citing injury problems

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Chinese tennis player Li Na has announced her retirement at the age of 32, citing injury problems. Li Na, who has taken both the French...
Don Charles Spirit shot dead his daughter and her six children before taking his own life at a home in the town of Bell

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Don Charles Spirit, a grandfather from Florida, shot dead his daughter and her six children before taking his own life at a home in...
Scottish voters decisively rejected independence after voting to stay in the UK

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Scottish voters decisively rejected independence after voting to stay in the UK. With 31 out of the country's 32 council areas having declared after Thursday's...
A three-day lockdown has come into effect in Sierra Leone in a bid to stop the spread of the Ebola virus

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A three-day lockdown has come into effect in Sierra Leone in a bid to stop the spread of the Ebola virus. The aim of the...
Guinean authorities searching for a team of health workers and journalists who went missing while trying to raise awareness of Ebola have found several bodies

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Guinean authorities searching for a team of health workers and journalists who went missing while trying to raise awareness of Ebola have found several...