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Daily Archives: Oct 6, 2013

The US government closed non-essential operations on Tuesday after Congress failed to agree a new budget

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Business is starting to suffer from the US shutdown, Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker has warned. Penny Pritzker’s comments at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) came...
Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has been ordered to take a month off work after bleeding was found on her brain

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Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has been ordered to take a month off work after bleeding was found on her brain. The 60-year-old Argentine president was...
Vladimir Putin has taken part in a ceremony in Moscow to launch the torch relay for 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi

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Vladimir Putin has taken part in a ceremony in Moscow to launch the torch relay for 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. The torch will go...
Syria’s chemical arms destruction is being overseen by a team from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons

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The OPWC monitors have announced that the destruction of Syria's chemical weapons has begun. The operation is being overseen by a team from the Organization...
Halle Berry, 47, first announced her pregnancy on April 5

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Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez welcomed a baby boy into the world on Saturday, October 5, a rep for the actress confirms to Us...
Two children were among the fatalities at the Extreme Airshow in the city of Chihuahua

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At least six people have been killed and other 47 injured after a monster truck has crashed into a grandstand after its brakes failed...
Instagram announced it will start placing ads in US users photo streams

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Instagram announced it will start placing ads in US users photo streams in a posting on its website. "We have big ideas for the future,...
A man died after self-immolation on Washington DC's National Mall

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A man died after self-immolation on Washington DC's National Mall, police says. The man poured a can of petrol on himself before setting himself on...
US Navy SEALs have carried out two separate raids in Libya and Somalia targeting senior Islamist militants

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American officials say US Navy SEALs have carried out two separate raids in Libya and Somalia targeting senior Islamist militants. In Libya, US commandos captured...
Chuck Hagel has announced that most of the 400,000 US defense department staff sent home amid the US government shutdown have been told to return to work next week

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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has announced that most of the 400,000 US defense department staff sent home amid the US government shutdown have been...

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Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad has raised the possibility of Germany acting as a mediator to try to end his country's 30-month-long civil war. Speaking to...
Jude Law and Damon Albarn have joined hundreds demonstrating in London over piracy charges brought by Russia against 30 Greenpeace activists

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Jude Law and Damon Albarn have joined hundreds demonstrating in London over piracy charges brought by Russia against 30 Greenpeace activists. Six British activists were...
Venezuela has announced it will use fingerprint checks at its borders to prevent a popular travel scam

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Venezuela has announced it will use fingerprint checks at its borders to prevent a popular travel scam. Venezuelans travelling abroad are entitled to a foreign...