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Monthly Archives: May 2016

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The US has increased its import duties on Chinese steelmakers by more 522% after accusing them of selling their products below market prices. According to...
Venezuela's Supreme Court has rejected Henrique Capriles’ appeal against April's contested presidential election result

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The leader of Venezuela’s opposition, Henrique Capriles, has urged the army to choose whether it is "with the constitution or with Maduro", after...

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Sleep is one activity that many people find is hard to get enough of on a regular basis. Although experts recommend for the average...

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South African opposition lawmakers have been ejected from parliament after trying to interrupt President Jacob Zuma’s speech. Security officers were ordered to forcibly remove the...

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Pfizer will acquire California-based Anacor Pharmaceuticals - the maker of a new eczema treatment - in a deal worth $5.2 billion. The pharmaceutical giant announced...

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Warren Buffett has revealed that his investment company, Berkshire Hathaway, has bought a $1 billion stake in Apple. In a regulatory filing, Berkshire Hathaway disclosed...

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Thailand is set to close the island of Koh Tachai as heavy tourism is negatively affecting natural resources and the environment. Koh Tachai, off Phang...

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Twitter will stop counting photos and links in its 140-character limit for tweets, according to a report from Bloomberg. The change could be made within...
Nicolas Maduro has announced that three air force generals have been arrested for plotting an uprising against his government

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Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro won't be ousted by a referendum because there will be no referendum, Vice-President Aristobulo Isturiz has said. Two weeks ago, opposition...
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The fact is that road traffic accidents are on the rise these days. There might be many reasons for this increase, but it’s important...

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India’s PM Narendra Modi has tweeted pictures of his mother's first visit to his official residence in Delhi. Twitter users have praised Narendra Modi’s decision...

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Donald Trump has called on Muslims to work with the police and "turn people in". In an interview with the British channel ITV, the presumptive...

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Volkswagen is being sued by a Norwegian sovereign wealth fund over the car giant's emissions scandal. Norges Bank Investment Management, the world’s largest fund, said...

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ISIS has briefly overrun a hospital complex in the eastern Syrian city of Deir al-Zour, reports say. Activists say about 35 pro-government fighters were killed...

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In a speech to supporters in Venezuela’s capital Caracas, President Nicolas Maduro has threatened the seizure of factories that have stopped production, and the...

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Ukrainian singer Jamala has won the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest, held in Stockholm, Sweden. Ukraine scored 534 points with Jamala’s song 1944 - about the...

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Scooter the cat, who was recently named by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's oldest living has died. The Siamese cat celebrated...

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North Korea’s coastguards have detained a Russian yacht in the Sea of Japan, Russia's foreign ministry says. According to Russian reports, the yacht Elfin with...

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Mustafa Amine Badreddine was killed in artillery fire by jihadists, Lebanese Hezbollah group says. The death of the Hezbollah's top military commander in near Damascus...

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Pfizer has decided to take steps to prevent its drugs being used in lethal injections. In a statement published on its website, the pharmaceutical giant...

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Donald Trump has denied posing as his own spokesman John Miller in the 1990s after an audio tape was published. The Washington Post has obtained...
George Zimmerman has been arrested on charges he pointed a shotgun at his girlfriend

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George Zimmerman’s gun has apparently reached $65 million at an online auction, organizers say. The gun was used to kill unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin...

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Fatma Samba Diouf Samoura has become FIFA's first female secretary general as she was appointed to succeed former secretary general Jerome Valcke, who was...

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Secret Service has launched an investigation after Donald Trump's ex-butler, Anthony Senecal, called for the death of President Barack Obama. In a Facebook post, Anthony...

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Top Hezbollah commander in Syria's war Mustafa Amine Badreddine has been killed in Damascus. Mustafa Amine Badreddine, 55, died in a large explosion near Damascus...