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Shaw shooting: Off-duty cop shots dead unarmed black teenager

Another black teenager has been shot dead by an off-duty police officer in St Louis, Missouri, leading to angry demonstrations…

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Patrick Modiano wins Nobel Prize in Literature 2014

French writer Patrick Modiano has won the Nobel Prize in literature for 2014. The Nobel Academy described the historical author,…

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Thomas Eric Duncan: Texas Ebola patient dies in Dallas hospital

Thomas Eric Duncan, the first person to be diagnosed with Ebola on the US soil, has died in Dallas, Texas…

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Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2014: Eric Betzig, Stefan Hell and William Moerner share award for improving resolution of microscopes

A trio of researchers has been awarded the 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for improving the resolution of microscopes. Eric…

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WHO: More Ebola cases can be expected among medical staff

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that more Ebola cases can be expected among medical staff - even in…

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North Korea holds rare briefing at UN to discuss human rights report

The North Korean mission at the UN held a rare briefing to discuss its recent report on its own human…

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Nobel Prize in Physics 2014: Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura share award for invention of blue LED

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2014 was awarded jointly to Japanese scientists Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura "for…

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Ebola outbreak: Spanish nurse tests positive for virus in Madrid

A Spanish nurse, who treated a victim of Ebola in Madrid, has tested positive for the disease, the health minister…

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Extra Ebola screening at US airports

Health officials have announced that passengers arriving in the US from Ebola-affected countries in West Africa could be subject to…

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Uhuru Kenyatta confirms ICC appearance on October 8

Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has confirmed during a speech in front of the parliament that he will be appearing at…

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