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Monthly Archives: December 2014

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Sarah Ferguson has shed an incredible 50 lbs in just five months. Fergie, formally known as the Duchess of York, showed off her noticeable weight...

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President Xi Jinping has presided over China's first state commemoration of the Nanjing massacre. China says 300,000 civilians were massacred when Nanjing was occupied by...

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Dolly Parton has accepted an invitation to join a branch of the Rotary Club in the UK. The country singer supports a children's library in...

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A landslide on Indonesia's main island of Java has killed at least 17 people, officials say. More than 100 people are missing after heavy rain...

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The Senate has passed a new annual defense bill expanding the military campaign against Islamic State (ISIS). The bill approves a general Pentagon budget of...

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Mudslides and flooding killed at least one person and forced the evacuation of hundreds of homes as heavy rains hit southern California. The body was...

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Princess Srirasmi, the wife of Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn of Thailand, has resigned her royal position, the palace has announced. A statement said King Bhumibol Adulyadej...

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A stray cat enjoyed a $1,000 fish feast at Russia’s Vladivostok airport, after managing to get inside a delicatessen fish counter, it's reported. The cat...

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The FBI is investigating the hanging death of Lennon Lacy, a black teenager from North Carolina, previously ruled a suicide. Lennon Lacy, 17, was found...

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Pope Francis has declined to meet the exiled Tibetan leader the Dalai Lama because of the "delicate situation" with China, the Vatican announces. The Dalai...

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Mark Zuckerberg has announced that Facebook may add a way to "dislike" posts on the social network. Speaking at a Q&A session in California, Mark...

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Oil prices have fallen further after the International Energy Agency (IEA) forecast weaker demand in 2015. The IEA, a consultancy to 29 countries, said supply...

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Joan Fontaine's estate will not sell her best actress Oscar as planned because they say the Academy Awards organizers have threatened to sue them. Actress...

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Director JJ Abrams has unveiled the names of characters played by John Boyega, Oscar Isaac and Daisy Ridley in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. JJ...

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According to the new EU legislation, restaurants and takeaways across Europe will be required by law to tell customers if their food contains ingredients...

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Former Korean Air Vice President Heather Cho has apologized for delaying a company’s aircraft over a serving of nuts, in her first public appearance...

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A Bank of America’s client claims that he got full access to someone else’s account because they had the same user name. After the bank...

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Hours before government was due to shut down at midnight on Thursday, December 11, the House has passed the US $1.1 trillion budget. The Republican...

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Heavy rains and high winds slammed northern California leaving more than 220,000 people without power. The storm brought rainfall of more than an inch an...

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The world of healthcare is changing. It's becoming smarter and better connected. Yet people are still composed of the same blood, organs, muscles, and...

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The 2015 Golden Globes film and television awards will take place on January 11. FILM Best film, drama Boyhood Foxcatcher The Imitation Game Selma The Theory of...

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Director John Brennan has defended the CIA's post-9/11 interrogation techniques but admitted some methods were "harsh" and "abhorrent". Speaking at CIA headquarters, John Brennan said...

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An Ebola vaccine clinical trial in Switzerland has been interrupted after some patients complained of joint pains in their hands and feet. The trial was...

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JK Rowling’s detective novels The Cuckoo's Calling and The Silkworm, written under the name Robert Galbraith, is to be made for TV, BBC One...

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Seth Rogen objected to re-editing The Interview movie, about an assassination attempt on Kim Jong-un, just "to make North Koreans happy". Sony Pictures Entertainment co-chairman...