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Monthly Archives: October 2015

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Two Air France executives were forced to flee with their clothes in tatters after angry workers stormed a meeting at Charles de Gaulle airport in...

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Turkish army jets have intercepted a Russian warplane while violating Turkey's airspace on October 3, Turkey’s foreign ministry says. The Russian fighter plane "exited Turkish...

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Swedish author Henning Mankell, best known for a series of mystery novels starring his most famous creation, Inspector Kurt Wallander, has died at the...

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American Apparel has filed for bankruptcy protection on October 5. The Los Angeles-based clothing chain, which has been plagued by plunging sales, high debts and...

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ISIS militants have blown up the Arch of Triumph in the ancient city of Palmyra, Syrian officials and local sources say. The Arch of Triumph...

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The World Bank has decided to cut Asia growth forecast for 2015 and 2016, because of the risks posed from a sharp slowdown in...

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South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley says rainfalls in parts of the state have been higher than at any time "in 1,000 years", with at...

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For the first time less than 10% of the world's population will be living in extreme poverty by the end of 2015, the World...

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Portugal's centre-right governing coalition has won the country's parliamentary elections, exit polls and early results suggest. The coalition, led by Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho,...

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Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) has demanded an independent inquiry by an international body into the airstrikes that hit its hospital in the...

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At least 17 people have died and four more are missing after violent storms hit south-eastern France, officials say. Three elderly people drowned when their...

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Israeli police have banned Palestinians from East Jerusalem from entering the Old City for two days after two Israeli men were killed and three...

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This year’s World Beard and Moustache Championships are taking place in the small village of Leogang, Austria. Located in the heart of Salzburg Land, Leogang...

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At least 13 people have been killed and six are missing after violent storms and flooding have hit southeast France, officials said. Three elderly people...

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A state of emergency has been declared in South Carolina by President Barack Obama, as heavy rainfall is set to lead to more flooding...

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The US has launched a "full investigation" into airstrikes that killed 19 people at a Medecins Sans Frontieres-run Afghan hospital on October 3, President...

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Portugal is voting in a parliamentary election that is widely seen as a referendum on four years of spending cuts and market reforms. The centre-right...

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Chris Harper Mercer, the gunman who killed nine people in a shooting rampage at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon, then killed himself as...

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A cargo ship with 33 crew that vanished in Bahamas’ waters during Hurricane Joaquin, the US Coast Guard says. The 735ft El Faro, with 28...

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Air France-KLM is reportedly planning to cut 2,900 jobs after talks with pilots unions were unsuccessful. The airline would not confirm the number of cuts,...

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The private email account used by Hillary Clinton while she was secretary of state was targeted by Russia-based hackers, newly released emails show. Hillary Clinton...

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According to the Labor Department figures, the US economy added only 142,000 jobs in September 2015, lowering the chance of an interest rate rise...

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Italian authorities have opened an inquiry into Volkswagen over the rigging of emissions tests. Italy's competition watchdog said it had received several complaints from consumer...

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According to a new study, taller people have a slightly higher risk of breast cancer and skin cancer, among other cancers. The Swedish study of...

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Hundreds of people are missing in Guatemala after a mudslide hit a village not far from the country’s capital. At least 26 bodies have so...