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Martin Taylor, the former chief executive of Barclays, says the bank has engaged in "systematic dishonesty"

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Martin Taylor, the former chief executive of Barclays, says the bank has engaged in "systematic dishonesty". It comes after Barclays was fined $450 million for...
Dutch coach Bert van Marwijk has resigned following his side's disastrous Euro 2012 campaign

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Dutch coach Bert van Marwijk has resigned following his side's disastrous Euro 2012 campaign. Dutch team was beaten in all three of their matches in...
When you apply for home owner's insurance, one of the questions that you'll be asked is whether or not you (or any family member) is a smoker

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When you apply for home owner's insurance, one of the questions that you'll be asked is whether or not you (or any family member)...
Smoking does not sell houses

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Before you put your house on the market, it is advisable to make it more attractive to potential buyers. Today is a buyers market and...
The myth says that women can pile on the pounds when expecting a baby, but the evidence tells a different story

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The myth says that women can pile on the pounds when expecting a baby, but the evidence tells a different story. Anyone who’s been pregnant...
US researchers say smokers could one day be immunized against nicotine so they gain no pleasure from the habit

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US researchers say smokers could one day be immunized against nicotine so they gain no pleasure from the habit. They have devised a vaccine that...
FDA approved weight-loss pill Belviq, marking the first new drug treatment in 13 years

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US health regulators have approved weight-loss pill Belviq, marking the first new drug treatment in 13 years. Belviq (lorcaserin hydrochloride), made by Arena Pharmaceutical, can...
One of the strongest lines of evidence that dinosaurs were cold-blooded, like modern reptiles, has been knocked down

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One of the strongest lines of evidence that dinosaurs were cold-blooded, like modern reptiles, has been knocked down. Prior studies of dinosaur bones uncovered what...
TEDGlobal conference in Edinburgh has honored developers with innovative ideas about how the cities of the future should look

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TEDGlobal conference in Edinburgh has honored developers with innovative ideas about how the cities of the future should look. This year's TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design)...
Australopithecus sediba, an early relative of humans, chewed on bark and leaves

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Australopithecus sediba, an early relative of humans, chewed on bark and leaves, according to fossil evidence. Analysis of food trapped in the teeth of the...
Queen Elizabeth II and former IRA commander Martin McGuinness shook hands for the first time

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The last day of Queen Elizabeth's two-day visit to Northern Ireland was marked by an historic handshake and a huge party. Her Majesty and former IRA...
Google has unveiled the Nexus 7, its first own-brand Android tablet made by Asus

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Google has unveiled the Nexus 7, its first own-brand Android tablet made by the Taiwanese company Asus. Google tablet will be sold for $199 from...
Google has revealed Jelly Bean Android 4.1, the latest version of its Android system software

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Google has revealed Jelly Bean Android 4.1 - the latest version of its Android system software. Google described the code as the "fastest and smoothest"...
More than 32,000 people in Colorado Springs were forced to flee their homes as a raging wildfire threatening the city doubled in size overnight

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More than 32,000 people in Colorado Springs, US, were forced to flee their homes as a raging wildfire threatening the city doubled in size...
Amber Heard, when she was a teenager, right at the time Johnny Depp had established himself as a star

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Pictures of Amber Heard have emerged showing The Rum Diary star when she was a fresh-faced teenager, right at the time her rumored beau...
Sharon Stone was looking distinctly tired and washed out as she went out for lunch in Los Angeles yesterday

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Sharon Stone was looking distinctly tired and washed out as she went out for lunch in Los Angeles yesterday. Sharon Stone wore no make-up and...
A Florida research team tracking the dispersal of hatchling loggerhead turtles has resorted to the nail salon to help fit tiny tags to the endangered creatures

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A Florida research team tracking the dispersal of hatchling loggerhead turtles has resorted to the nail salon to help fit tiny tags to the...
Zynga has unveiled Farmville 2, a sequel to its most successful video game to date

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Zynga has unveiled Farmville 2, a sequel to its most successful video game to date. Farmville 2 builds on the original real-time farming simulation adding...
Gunmen have attacked Ikhbariya TV, a Syrian pro-government TV channel, killing three people

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Gunmen have attacked Ikhbariya TV, a Syrian pro-government TV channel, killing three people, state media say. The attack on Ikhbariya TV south of Damascus blew...
Bishop Fernando Bargallo initially said the woman was a childhood friend, but later admitted to having had "amorous ties" with her

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Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the resignation of Argentine Bishop Fernando Bargallo after the publication of pictures showing him embracing a woman on a...
A US court has banned sales of Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet in the country while it decides on the firm's patent dispute with Apple

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A US court has banned sales of Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet in the country while it decides on the firm's patent dispute with...
Nora Ephron, author and screenwriter of iconic movies When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless in Seattle and You've Got Mail, has died at the age of 71

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Nora Ephron, author and screenwriter of iconic movies When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless in Seattle and You've Got Mail, has died at the age...
Novelist Richard Russo refuses to allow his new novel to be sold as an e-book

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Novelist Richard Russo refuses to allow his new novel to be sold as an e-book. Richard Russo, 62, said Interventions, a collection of four volumes,...
Jessica Simpson shared an adorable photo of her daughter Maxwell with her Twitter fans yesterday

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Jessica Simpson shared an adorable photo of her daughter Maxwell with her Twitter fans yesterday. Jessica Simpson, 31, posted a snap of her daughter along...
Angelina Jolie was seen wired up to a crane as she took to the skies to shoot some high-octane scenes for Maleficent

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Angelina Jolie always revealed her passion for doing her own stunts when she starred as Lara Croft in Tomb Raider. It seems that Angelina Jolie...
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