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Magnum and Cornetto maker, Unilever, has decided to make all its ice creams aimed at adults smaller. According to a report in trade journal The...

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Four people are dead and at least critically injured after a school shooting in the western Canadian province of Saskatchewan, police say. They say a...

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Ex-Turing Pharmaceuticals CEO Martin Shkreli has asked for immunity in order to testify before a congressional hearing. Martin Shkreli was subpoenaed to testify about a...

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Officials in Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador and Jamaica have warned women to avoid pregnancy amid concerns over an illness causing severe birth defects. The four...

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A huge snowstorm has hit the east coast and is expected to dump near-record levels of snow from Washington to New York. More than 50...
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People who invest their money are rightly concerned about where their money goes. It may be no surprise to some that 2015 saw a...

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The footage of a New Zealand bride moved to tears by the haka performance at her wedding has become viral after being watched more...

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Starbucks has reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings as sales rose over the festive period. The coffee giant’s total net revenue rose to $5.37 billion from $4.8...

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Schlumberger has cut 10,000 jobs in Q4 of 2015 amid the plunge in oil prices. News of the near-10% jobs cull came as the oilfield...

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Boeing has decided to cut production of its 747-8 jumbo jet in half and take a charge of $569 million in its fourth quarter. Starting...

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American student Otto Frederick Warmbier has been arrested in North Korea for committing a "hostile act" against the state. Otto Frederick Warmbier is a University...

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Asian stock markets have continued recovery, picking up on a rebound in oil prices and a strong lead from the US and Europe. The recovery...

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East coast is prepared for a huge blizzard which is expected to dump near-record levels of snow on Washington and the Mid-Atlantic region. More than...

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Mariah Carey got engaged to Australian billionaire James Packer, multiple outlets have reported. The singer and her fiancé went public with their relationship in June...

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Hasna Ait Boulahcen, who died in a police raid after the Paris attacks, died of asphyxiation, French prosecutors say. However, her family argues she was...

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Mexican regional politician Lucero Guadalupe Sanchez Lopez is being questioned by police about her alleged links to recently recaptured drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo"...

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Global stock markets have risen, a day after billions were wiped off the value of shares amid global market turmoil. In the US, the Dow...

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Europe’s stock markets have opened slightly higher 24 hours after global turmoil saw billions wiped off the value of shares. London's benchmark FTSE 100 share...

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President Barack Obama has pledged his support to the city of Flint in Michigan in the water contamination crisis. Speaking from nearby Detroit, Barack Obama...

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According to new figures, more Brazilian babies were born with abnormally small heads to mothers infected with the Zika virus. There have been 3,893 cases...

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Astronomers from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) say they have strong evidence that there is a ninth planet in our Solar System orbiting...

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The release of Star Wars: Episode VIII has been delayed until the end of 2017, Disney has announced. The next installment of Star Wars saga...

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Abba’s members have reunited for the opening of a new business venture in the capital Stockholm. The dining-entertainment venue, based on the Greek taverna featured...

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Global stock markets have tumbled with investors unsettled by the continued slide in oil prices and fears about the impact on global growth. Germany’s Dax,...

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The oldest Christian monastery in Iraq has been destroyed by ISIS, satellite images confirmed. St. Elijah's monastery, or Dair Mar Elia, stood on a hill...