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Daily Archives: Nov 12, 2014

The window washers became trapped on scaffolding near the 68th floor of One World Trade Center

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Two window washers, who became trapped on scaffolding near the 68th floor of One World Trade Center, have been rescued by New York firefights...
The Ebola outbreak death toll has risen to 5,160

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The Ebola outbreak death toll has risen to 5,160, the World Health Organization (WHO) has announced in a new report. The frequency of new cases...

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India's main opposition party has called a general strike in central Chhattisgarh state where 13 women have now died after botched sterilization surgery at...
ESA’s robot probe Philae has made the first, historic landing on Comet 67P

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ESA’s robot probe Philae has made the first, historic landing on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, after descending from its mothership, Rosetta spacecraft. Philae lander touched down on...
Although the iPad Mini is still fresh off the Apple's table and yet reports of a new generation iPad are already circulating on Japanese tech blog Macotakara

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Let’s face it, we all love our technology. When it comes to gadgets and gizmos, we simply cannot get enough. But, we like our...

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Health workers treating Ebola patients at a clinic in Sierra Leone have gone on strike, protesting about the government's failure to pay an agreed...
Russian military equipment and combat troops entered Ukraine

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Russian military equipment and combat troops entered Ukraine this week, NATO top commander has said. "Russian tanks, Russian artillery, Russian air defense systems and Russian...
2013 Black Friday sales dipped for the first time in seven years

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The holiday season is a time for spending. According to the National Retail Federation's (NRF) Holiday Consumer Spending Survey, the average person will spend...
Jean-Claude Juncker has denied allegations he encouraged tax avoidance when he was Luxembourg's prime minister

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The newly elected president of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, has denied allegations he encouraged tax avoidance when he was Luxembourg's prime minister. Jean-Claude Juncker,...
Vincent van Gogh died in Auvers-sur-Oise, France, in 1890 aged 37

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According to a 2011 biography, Van Gogh: The Life, Vincent van Gogh did not kill himself. Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith claim that, contrary...
Yahoo has announced it will buy digital video advertising service BrightRoll for $640 million

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Yahoo has announced it will buy digital video advertising service BrightRoll for $640 million. The move would allow Yahoo to grow its video advertising platform,...
The disappearance of 43 students six weeks ago from the town of Iguala has sparked a series of violent protests

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Mexico's governing PRI party's offices in south-western Guerrero state have been set on fire by protesters to vent their anger at the official handling...
Rosetta satellite will release the Philae lander on a seven-hour descent to the surface of Comet 67P

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European Space Agency's Rosetta satellite will release the Philae lander on a seven-hour descent to the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on November 12 at...