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Daily Archives: Jul 5, 2012

The Notebook movie was the final spark to push R. Kelly to divorce wife and former back up dancer Andrea Kelly

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MTV has gotten their paws on R. Kelly’s new memoir Soulacoaster, The Diary of Me, and the most surprising detail is that the King...
Francesco Schettino has released a letter, published in Italy's La Corriere della Sera newspaper, explaining his version of events

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Francesco Schettino, captain of the Costa Concordia ship which ran aground killing more than 30 people, has said a "divine hand" guided him, preventing...
Goal-line technology approved by International Football Association Board, with first use to be at Club World Cup

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Goal-line technology could be introduced in the Premier League midway through the 2012-13 season after it was approved by the International Football Association Board...
The Codex Calixtinus was found in a garage near Santiago de Compostela and four people were arrested over the theft from the city's cathedral

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Police in northern Spain have recovered one of the country's great cultural treasures - Codex Calixtinus - a 12th-Century religious manuscript stolen a year...
Lady Gaga walked out of her hotel in Melbourne to say goodbye to fans

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Lady Gaga is well used to turning heads with her crazy outfits, but there were two reason people were stopping and staring yesterday. The singer’s...
China’s central bank has cut its benchmark interest rates for the second time in two months

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China’s central bank has cut its benchmark interest rates for the second time in two months, in a bid to arrest slowing economic growth. Benchmark...
Hyloscirtus princecharlesi, or the Prince Charles stream tree frog, was first discovered by Dr. Luis A. Coloma in 2008 amongst specimens collected for a museum

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Hyloscirtus princecharlesi, a newly discovered tree frog, has been named after Prince Charles in recognition of his charity work to protect their rainforest homes. Hyloscirtus...
Smartphones running Google's Android software have been hijacked by an illegal botnet

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A Microsoft researcher says Smartphones running Google's Android software have been hijacked by an illegal botnet. Botnets are large illegal networks of infected machines -...
The European Central Bank reduces its key interest rate from 1 percent to 0.75 percent, a record low for the eurozone

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The European Central Bank (ECB) has announced it reduces its key interest rate from 1% to 0.75%, a record low for the eurozone. The move...
A Japanese parliamentary panel has said in a report the crisis at the Fukushima nuclear plant was "a profoundly man-made disaster

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A Japanese parliamentary panel has said in a report the crisis at the Fukushima nuclear plant was "a profoundly man-made disaster". The disaster "could and...
Newlyweds Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves are expecting their third child

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Newlyweds Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves are expecting their third child. The couple just tied the knot two weeks ago, but the good news just...
Volkswagen and Porsche had agreed in 2009 to merge by the end of 2011, but have since faced legal obstacles

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Volkswagen has agreed a deal to buy the remaining 50.1% stake in Porsche it doesn't already own by the start of next month. VW will...
French authorities have placed the former head of France Telecom Didier Lombard under formal investigation for harassment

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French authorities have placed the former head of France Telecom Didier Lombard under formal investigation for harassment. The probe relates to the suicides of over...
French academics in an IVF clinic found that time-lapse photography has shown that embryos of smoking women develop more slowly

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French academics in an IVF clinic found that time-lapse photography has shown that embryos of smoking women develop more slowly. Experts took regular pictures of...
Americans celebrated 236 years of independence in spectacular style on Wednesday with dazzling displays of fireworks held across the country

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Americans celebrated 236 years of independence in spectacular style on Wednesday with dazzling displays of fireworks held across the country. Though many of the festivities...
The European Parliament has voted yesterday to reject the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA)

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The European Parliament has voted yesterday to reject the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). The proposed agreement sought to curb piracy, but internet campaigners said it...