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Steve Coogan has been cast in Showtime's Happyish series that was to have starred the late actor Philip Seymour Hoffman

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Steve Coogan has been cast in Showtime's Happyish series that was to have starred the late actor Philip Seymour Hoffman. Philip Seymour Hoffman had been...
Alvin Stardust's final album, his first in 30 years, got an early release following the artist's death

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Alvin Stardust's final album, his first in 30 years, got an early release following the artist's death. Alvin Stardust died on October 23, at the...
Amber Joy Vinson and Nina Pham were infected with Ebola while caring for Thomas Eric Duncan in Dallas hospital

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Nina Pham and Amber Joy Vinson, the two nurses infected with Ebola while caring for Thomas Eric Duncan in Dallas, have been declared free...
Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana were found guilty of failing to declare millions of euros their fashion house had earned through a subsidy based in Luxembourg

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Founders of the Dolce & Gabbana fashion house, Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, have been cleared by Italy's top court of tax evasion. Two lower...
Pillpinto mayoral race was decided by a coin toss after two candidates tied at the ballot box

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The mayoral race in a small town high in the Peruvian Andes was decided by a coin toss after two candidates tied at the...
Air New Zealand has launched its latest Hobbit-themed pre-flight safety demonstration

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Air New Zealand has launched its latest Hobbit-themed pre-flight safety demonstration. Air New Zealand has established a long tradition of memorable in-flight safety videos, has...
Queen Elizabeth II sent her first tweet heralding the launch of a major new exhibition at London's Science Museum

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Queen Elizabeth II sent her first tweet through the @BritishMonarchy account heralding the launch of a major new exhibition at London's Science Museum. "It is...
Microsoft made $4.5 billion in Q3 2014, 13 percent lower than the same time last year

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Microsoft has reported a decline in its profits as a result of costs related to job cuts and its purchase of Nokia's smartphone business...
One million doses of an Ebola vaccine will be produced by the end of 2015

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that one million doses of an Ebola vaccine will be produced by the end of 2015. The WHO...
Matt Lucas will host this year's International Emmy Awards ceremony in New York

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Matt Lucas will host this year's International Emmy Awards ceremony in New York. International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences president Bruce Paisner called Matt...
Dr. Craig Spencer treated Ebola patients while working for the charity Medecins Sans Frontieres in Guinea

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New York doctor Craig Spencer, who recently returned from Ebola-hit Guinea in West Africa, has tested positive for the virus. Dr. Craig Spencer, who treated...
Mark Zuckerberg was in Beijing as a newly appointed member of the advisory board for Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management

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Mark Zuckerberg was in Beijing as a newly appointed member of the advisory board for Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management. As part of...
Canadian police have released a video showing how gunman Michael Zehaf-Bibeau stormed into the parliament’s building

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Canadian police have released a video showing how gunman Michael Zehaf-Bibeau stormed into the parliament’s building on October 22. Minutes before, Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, 32, had...
More than 4,800 people have died of Ebola since March 2014

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Mali has confirmed the first case of Ebola in the country. The Malian government said a two-year-old girl had tested positive for the haemorrhagic virus....