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Brazil unrest: More than one million people take part in protests in 100 cities

More than one million people have taken part in protests in about 100 cities across Brazil, the latest in a…

11 years ago

Summer Solstice 2013: 21,000 gather at Stonehenge for sunrise on longest day of the year

Thousands of people in UK have gathered at Stonehenge for the sunrise on the summer solstice - the longest day of…

11 years ago

Singapore haze reaches new record high for a third day

Singapore pollution levels reached a new record high for a third day in a row, as smoky haze from fires…

11 years ago

Asian markets fall for second day after Fed stimulus comments

Most Asian markets have fallen again as investors continue to react to news that the Federal Reserve could begin to…

11 years ago

Brazil: President Dilma Rousseff cancels trip to Japan over continuing mass protests

Brazilia’s President Dilma Rousseff has cancelled a planned trip to Japan over continuing mass anti-government protests across the country. The…

11 years ago

Palestinian PM Rami Hamdallah offers his resignation to President Mahmoud Abbas

Newly appointed Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah has offered his resignation to President Mahmoud Abbas, government sources say. It was…

11 years ago

Global markets fall after Federal Reserve comments on stimulus

Global markets have fallen sharply after the Federal Reserve signaled it may begin to scale back its stimulus of the…

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Julian Assange trying to broker Iceland asylum for Edward Snowden

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is trying to arrange a deal that would see US surveillance programme leaker Edward Snowden granted…

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Brazil protests continue despite government’s U-turn on public transport fare

Brazilian government has failed to halt nationwide protests, despite reversing the public transport fare increases that sparked the unrest. Crowds…

11 years ago

Singapore smog hits record levels prompting government health warnings

Smog in Singapore soared to hazardous levels again on Thursday, prompting government health warnings. At 13:00 local time Singapore's pollution…

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