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The North Korean satellite launched on February 7 is in orbit but it is not yet clear whether it is working, South Korea's defense...

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According to official figures, the Indian economy grew at an average rate of 7.5% in 2015, faster than the 6.9% growth in China. In recent...
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source The 2016 Presidential election is shaping up to be one of the most exciting in living memory. We’re still 10 months away from the...

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President Barack Obama will ask the US Congress for $1.8 billion in emergency funding to combat the Zika virus. The Zika virus, which is transmitted...

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Chicago police officer Robert Rialmo, who fatally shot black teenager Quintonio LeGrier in December 2015, is suing the student’s family for $10 million, claiming...

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A leopard has been captured in a Bangalore school after injuring six people. A scientist and a forestry employee were among those mauled during the...

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Venezuela’s stores will halve their work hours to four a day in order to comply with the government’s energy rationing rules. According to ministers, a...

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Haitian President Michel Martelly has left office at the end of his term amid tension over how he is to be replaced. No successor has...

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The Denver Broncos have won Super Bowl 50 after beating the Carolina Panthers with 24-10 in Santa Clara. The Carolina Panthers were heavy favorites, having...

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According to a People's Bank of China report, the country's foreign currency reserves plunged by $99.5 billion in January 2016. China has been running down...

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Republican presidential hopeful Marco Rubio was attacked by several GOP rivals for the party's nomination to run for the White House, in a fractious...

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HSBC has agreed to pay a $470 million settlement to the US government and states related to dubious mortgage lending and foreclosure practices that...

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North Korea has launched a long-range rocket, which critics say is a test of banned missile technology. But according to local media, North Korea had...

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Jet Airways has suspended five crew members who let Bollywood star Sonu Nigam sing over its public address system. Sonu Nigam performed some of his...

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Edgar Mitchell, who was the sixth man to walk on the Moon, has died at the age of 85. The astronaut passed away at a...

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According to Japan’s government, North Korea will launch the satellite-bearing rocket between February 7 and 14. Pyongyang previously said the satellite launch would take place...

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At least 13 people have been killed after an earthquake has toppled buildings in the south Taiwanese city of Tainan. The 6.4-magnitude quake struck just...

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Twitter has suspended more than 125,000 accounts since mid-2015 "for threatening or promoting terrorist acts". In a blog, Twitter said the accounts "primarily related to...

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VW has announced that it will not release its results nor hold its shareholders' meeting on time, as it needs more time to work...

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According to the new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the US economy added 151,000 jobs in January 2016. The new jobs helped to...

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A massive crane has collapsed in lower Manhattan, killing one person and injuring at least two others. The FDNY confirmed the fatality and is on...

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Pope Francis will meet the head of Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, in Cuba next week. The Russian Orthodox Church said the "persecution of Christians"...

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Toyota has reported a 4.7% year-on-year rise in net income for Q4 of 2015, to 627.9 billion yen ($5.37 billion), due in part to...

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Asian shares were in mixed territory on February 5 ahead of a closely watched US monthly jobs report. Japan's Nikkei 225 closed down 1.32% to...

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Legendary country singer Johnny Cash has been given a unique honor - a new species of an almost all-black tarantula that lives near Folsom...