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According to Dutch researchers, taking vitamin B12 and folic acid supplements does not seem to cut the risk of developing dementia in healthy people. In...

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Walmart employees pushing for higher wages announced on November 14 they were planning protests at 1,600 Walmart stores nationwide on Black Friday. Black Friday is...

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The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has ended after three months, the country's health minister says. The current outbreak claimed at least...

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Former Massey Energy CEO, Donald Blankenship, has been indicted for his role in a 2010 West Virginia coal mine explosion - the US's worst...

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Andy Warhol’s work Triple Elvis has sold for $81.9 million at a Christie’s auction of post-war and contemporary art in New York. The 1963 work,...

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Russia rejected reports that President Vladimir Putin is allegedly leaving urgently the ongoing G20 summit in Brisbane, Australia, over the pressure on him due...

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Virgin America airline shares surged more than 30% in the first day of trading on the NASDAQ stock exchange in New York. Richard Branson owns...

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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...