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Monthly Archives: November 2014

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Hong Kong pro-democracy protest leaders have been stopped from boarding a plane to Beijing. The three had hoped to meet China's leaders as part of...

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A British survey for the Folio Society has named the Bible has been named the world's most influential book. The YouGov poll asked people to...

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Russia is planning to develop an alternative version of the Wikipedia, the presidential library has announced. A statement said the initiative aimed to provide better...

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The Philae robot probe on comet 67P has sent another stream of data back to Earth before losing power. Everything expected from the Philae lander...

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The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has announced that a "major milestone" in the battle to eliminate polio globally has been reached. CDC experts think...

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Prince William and Kate Middleton met One Direction, McBusted and Bette Midler when they attended the Royal Variety Performance. Traditionally Queen Elizabeth alternates attendance with...

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On November 14, the House of Representatives passed legislation authorizing construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline by a decisive vote of 252 to...

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The ex-wife of Continental Resources CEO Harold Hamm, Sue Ann Hamm, who was awarded cash and assets worth more than $1 billion in the...
Italy's economy has fallen back into recession after contracting for two quarters in a row

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The UK economy is set to grow by around 0.5 percent before the end of 2014, according to a recent survey. Even though this...

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According to new reports, Boko Haram militants have seized the north-eastern Nigerian town of Chibok, the home of more than 200 schoolgirls the insurgents...
Alibaba considers issuing first US bond sale

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Alibaba will meet with investors next week as it considers issuing its first US bond sale. The Chinese e-commerce giant has hired Morgan Stanley, Citigroup,...

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Oil industry giants, Halliburton and Baker Hughes, are in talks about a possible merger. Baker Hughes, the industry's third largest services provider, confirmed press reports,...

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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has announced it will acquire battery maker Duracell from Procter & Gamble. Last month, Procter & Gamble had announced plans to...

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Mick Jagger is reportedly "deeply upset" after confidential medical information was revealed during a court battle over a contested insurance claim. On November 14, the...

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AC/DC members say they have not spoken to drummer Phil Rudd since he was charged with attempting to arrange a murder on November 6. Angus...

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President Barack Obama has defended plans to use his overriding executive powers to push through changes to the US immigration system. Barack Obama said Congress...
President Barack Obama has met Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Yangon

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President Barack Obama has met Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Yangon. At a news briefing with the US president, Aung San Suu...

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French authorities have resumed search for a tiger on the loose near Paris. The big cat appears to have moved closer to Paris after fresh...

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The White House security report has found that an intruder armed with a knife managed to dodge guards and enter the building because of...
North Korea will send Choe Ryong-hae as special envoy to Russia

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North Korea will send top Communist party official Choe Ryong-hae as special envoy to Russia, state media have said, without stating the purpose of...
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was said to have been caught in a US-led air strike near the Iraqi city of Mosul

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Islamic State (ISIS) militants have released an audiotape they say was recorded by the group leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, days after reports that he...
Brent crude oil price has fallen below $80 a barrel

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Brent crude oil price has fallen at a four-year low, from $3.60 or 4.4% to $77.52. The benchmark US crude oil price is also at...
Elvis Presley’s first recording is to be sold at an auction in Memphis

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Elvis Presley’s first recording is to be sold at an auction in Memphis. In June 1953, an 18-year-old Elvis Presley went to the Memphis Recording...
The Montgomery County Board of Education in Maryland voted 7 to 1 to scrub Christmas and other religious holidays from its published school calendar

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The Montgomery County Board of Education in Maryland voted 7 to 1 to scrub Christmas and other religious holidays from its published school calendar...

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President George W. Bush sent an incredible reply after President Bill Clinton asked why he wasn't on Twitter on November 12. Bill Clinton questioned George...