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President Barack Obama has signed the so-called Monsanto Protection Act bill into law

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President Barack Obama has signed the so-called Monsanto Protection Act bill into law. The bill, the HR 933 continuing resolution, was written in part by the...
President Barack Obama has announced he will nominate US Air Force General Philip Breedlove as NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe

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President Barack Obama has announced he will nominate US Air Force General Philip Breedlove as NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe. Gen. Philip Breedlove, whose nomination...
Kirsten Dunst transformed her look for Bullett Magazine shoot

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Kirsten Dunst has branded her onscreen kiss with Brad Pitt as “disgusting”. Kirsten Dunst and Brad Pitt starred together in 1994's Interview with the Vampire...
Louvre has topped the list of the most visited art museums of 2012

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Louvre has topped the list of the most visited art museums of 2012, according to the Art Newspaper. The publication's annual survey found 9.7 million...
The Cypriot banks offered depositors really good rates of interest which attracted not only local people, but also hordes of foreigners

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The Cypriot banks offered depositors really good rates of interest - as high as 4.75% for long-term accounts - which attracted not only local...
Pedro Quezada, the New Jersey father of five who won a $338 million Powerball jackpot, owes $29,000 in back child support and could be arrested until he pays up

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Pedro Quezada, the New Jersey father of five who won a $338 million Powerball jackpot, owes $29,000 in back child support and could be...
Malala Yousafzai has signed a book deal worth about $3 million

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Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl who survived being shot in the head by the Taliban in October 2012, has signed a book deal worth...
Foot washing replicates the Bible's account of Jesus Christ's gesture of humility towards his 12 apostles on the night before he was crucified

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Pope Francis has washed and kissed the feet of 12 detainees in a youth detention centre near Rome as part of the Maundy Thursday...
Researchers have found that weight loss after gastric band surgery may be partly caused by changes to micro-organisms that live in the gut

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Researchers have found that weight loss after gastric band surgery may be partly caused by changes to micro-organisms that live in the gut. A study...
Adam Lanza, the young man who killed 27 people in a massacre at Sandy Hook elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, owned an arsenal of weapons and ammunition

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Adam Lanza, the young man who killed 27 people in a massacre at Sandy Hook elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, owned an arsenal of...
Amanda Bynes was spotted wandering aimlessly around New York City's Times Square wearing a blue shirt over her head

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Amanda Bynes was spotted wandering aimlessly around New York City's Times Square wearing a blue shirt over her head. Amanda Bynes’ attempt to hide her...
Male model Michael Girgenti claims he and Kourtney Kardashian slept together nine months before Mason was born

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Kourtney Kardashian is on the defensive over claims Scott Disick is not the biological father of their 3-year-old son Mason. Kourtney Kardashian, 33, has been...
The IMF continues to have confidence in its managing director Christine Lagarde despite a French inquiry into alleged abuses of power

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The International Monetary Fund has said it continues to have "confidence" in its managing director Christine Lagarde despite a French inquiry into alleged abuses...
Lindsey Vonn was allegedly dating Kris Humphries before romancing Tiger Woods

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Soon after Tiger Woods and Lindsey Vonn made their romance official, rumor has it that before the champion skier chose the golf legend as...
Botnet miners, or cyber-thieves, are attempting to cash in on the rising value of the bitcoin virtual currency

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Botnet miners, or cyber-thieves, are attempting to cash in on the rising value of the bitcoin virtual currency. Bitcoins have almost tripled in value in...
Sanjay Dutt has said he will return to prison for his conviction over the 1993 Mumbai blasts

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Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt has announced he will return to prison for his conviction over the 1993 Mumbai blasts. Sanjay Dutt has been on bail...
Oscar Pistorius, who is charged with murdering girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, will be allowed to travel after winning the appeal against the terms of his bail

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Oscar Pistorius, who is charged with murdering girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, will be allowed to travel after winning the appeal against the terms of his...
Cricketer Jesse Ryder is in a medically induced coma after being attacked twice in quick succession as he left a Christchurch bar in New Zealand

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Cricketer Jesse Ryder is in a medically induced coma after being attacked twice in quick succession as he left a Christchurch bar in New...
Vladimir Putin has ordered surprise military exercises in the Russian Black Sea region, to test the armed forces' battle readiness

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President Vladimir Putin has ordered surprise military exercises in the Russian Black Sea region, to test the armed forces' battle readiness. Vladimir Putin's spokesman said...
Cyprus banks have reopened after a two-week closure sparked by the EU-IMF bailout negotiations, amid tension over possible large scale withdrawals

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Cyprus banks have reopened after a two-week closure sparked by the EU-IMF bailout negotiations, amid tension over possible large scale withdrawals. Branches were replenished with...
A post-mortem examination found Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky’s death was consistent with hanging, but further tests are being carried out and are likely to take several weeks

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An inquest into Boris Berezovsky’s death has heard he was found lying on his bathroom floor with a "ligature around his neck". Boris Berezovsky, 67,...
Scientists in UK have developed a new method to create an entirely synthetic vaccine which doesn't rely on using live infectious virus, meaning it is much safer

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Scientists in UK have developed a new method to create an entirely synthetic vaccine which doesn't rely on using live infectious virus, meaning it...
Nelson Mandela has been re-admitted to hospital in South Africa with a recurrence of a lung infection

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Nelson Mandela has been re-admitted to hospital in South Africa with a recurrence of a lung infection. A statement from the South African presidency said...
Lawyers for Oscar Pistorius, who is charged with murdering girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, are due to challenge his bail conditions at a court hearing

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Lawyers for Oscar Pistorius, who is charged with murdering girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, are due to challenge his bail conditions at a court hearing. They will...
Kaesong Industrial Complex at the North-South Korea border is still operating despite Pyongyang cutting a military hotline with South Korea

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Kaesong Industrial Complex at the North-South Korea border is still operating despite Pyongyang cutting a military hotline with South Korea on Wednesday. The hotline had...