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Monthly Archives: November 2015

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Spain’s government is to challenge in the Constitutional Court a motion passed in the Catalan parliament backing the region’s independence. PM Mariano Rajoy said he...

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Budweiser maker, Anheuser-Busch InBev, has agreed the terms of its $107 billion takeover of rival SABMiller, in a deal that will combine the world's...

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Paris Match magazine was justified in revealing the existence of Prince Albert II of Monaco’s love child with a flight attendant because the story...

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New Orleans R&B legend Allen Toussaint has died at the age of 77, Spanish authorities have announced. Allen Toussaint was known for songs like Working...

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Donald Trump's plan to deport 11 million undocumented immigrants from the US has been attacked by his party rivals in the fourth Republican debate...

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Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has won her own seat after the country’s historic parliamentary election. Aung San Suu Kyi has requested meetings...

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White supremacist Frazier Glenn Miller Jr. has been sentenced to death for the killing of three people at two Jewish centers in Kansas. Frazier Glenn...

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Alibaba has broken its own record for sales on China's Singles Day, the world's biggest online shopping event. The e-commerce giant said sales surpassed the...

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Spectre has entered the Guinness World Record books for featuring the largest film stunt explosion in cinema history. The 24th James Bond movie stars Daniel...

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Google’s Android Maps app has been upgraded to provide offline search and directions. The software also lets devices find businesses' locations, opening hours and telephone...

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German ex-Chancellor Helmut Schmidt has died at the age of 96, his office says. He served as West German Chancellor from 1974 to 1982. Helmut Schmidt,...

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A 30-day state of emergency has been lifted early in the Maldives after "important progress" in an inquiry into a blast on President Abdulla...

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Mexican businessman Manuel Trillo, who is accused of financing the jailbreak of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman drug lord, has been sent to prison pending...

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Austrian artist Ernst Fuchs, co-founder of the Vienna School of Fantastic Realism, has died at the age of 85. The painter’s son, Tillmann Fuchs, said...

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Prince has announced that his European tour will kick-off in less than a month. The singer will play solo sets at the piano for the...

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The SeaWorld theme park in California has decided to phase out controversial public displays by killer whales, CEO Joel Manby has said. Joel Manby announced...
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Calgary is a city that all Canadians can appreciate. Not only is it situated in a scenic natural environment but it is also one...

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Chad has declared a state of emergency after Boko Haram attacks in the Lake Chad region. At least two people were killed in a suspected...

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Timothy M. Wolfe, the University of Missouri System president, has resigned amid accusations that there is endemic racism at the university that is not...

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The funeral of 6-year-old Jeremy Mardis, who was shot dead by police in Louisiana, is under way in Mississippi. Jeremy Mardis was killed and his...

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Spectre has topped the North American box office in its first weekend of release. The 24th movie in James Bond franchise, which sees Daniel Craig...

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John Lennon’s acoustic guitar has been sold at auction in California for $2.4 million. The Beatle is thought to have recorded and written a number...

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Gunnar Hansen died on November 7 of pancreatic cancer at his home in Maine, his agent said. He was 68. The Icelandic-born actor was best...

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Angelina Jolie's latest movie By The Sea, in which she stars with husband Brad Pitt, has been called by critics a "vanity project". The relationship...

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Australia's Christmas Island detention center has been set on fire by inmates in a "major disturbance" that is yet to be resolved, government officials...