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Image source: Wikimedia Commons McDonald's has decided to suspend operations at its three Crimean restaurants following ongoing diplomatic tensions in...
Michael Schumacher is showing "moments of consciousness" after months in a coma

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Michael Schumacher is showing "moments of consciousness" after months in a coma, his agent Sabine Kehm has said. Sabine Kehm said in a statement to...
Associated Press photographer Anja Niedringhaus was killed instantly in the attack

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Two foreign journalists have been shot by a police officer in Khost, eastern Afghanistan, officials say. One of the women died, the other was critically...
Samsung has been criticized by the White House for promoting a selfie taken by Boston Red Sox player David Ortiz with President Barack Obama

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Samsung has been criticized by the White House for promoting a selfie taken by Boston Red Sox player David Ortiz with President Barack Obama. The...
Search teams have begun using a towed pinger locator to hunt for the black box of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370

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A towed pinger locator is now being used to hunt for the black box of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. Two ships with locator capabilities...
Poor oral health and irregular dental checks can increase the risk of oral cancer

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A new study has found that poor oral health and irregular dental checks can increase the risk of oral cancer. The International Agency for Research...
Senate report showed that the CIA often misled the government over its interrogation methods when George W. Bush was president

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The US Senate has voted to recommend declassification of part of its report into "brutal" interrogation methods used by the CIA when questioning terror...
Vybz Kartel has been sentenced to life in prison for murder of Clive "Lizard" Williams and he won't be eligible for parole for 35 years

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Vybz Kartel has been sentenced to life in prison for murder of Clive "Lizard" Williams and he won't be eligible for parole for 35...
Helsinki's Hartwall venue is due to host Miley Cyrus in June

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Miley Cyrus and Justin Timberlake may be forced to cancel their sell-out shows in Finland as a result of US sanctions against Russia. Helsinki's Hartwall...
Gabriel Garcia Marquez, who is 87, is being treated for a lung and urinary tract infection

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Colombian writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez has been taken to hospital in Mexico City. Winner of the 1982 Nobel Prize for Literature, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, who...
Sixteen sailors were on board the cargo ship that went down off the southern coast of South Korea

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A Mongolian-flagged cargo ship carrying North Korean sailors has sunk off South Korea, killing at least two people. Sixteen sailors were on board the cargo...
Soldier Ivan Lopez killed three colleagues at Fort Hood base in Texas before taking his own life

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According to the US Army, there is a "strong possibility" soldier Ivan Lopez, who killed three colleagues at Fort Hood base in Texas, was...
ZunZuneo is a text-message service that was allegedly designed to foment unrest in Cuba

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The US government aid agency USAID was behind ZunZuneo, a text-message service that was allegedly designed to foment unrest in Cuba, the White House...
David Letterman is to retire in 2015

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David Letterman is to retire in 2015, broadcaster CBS has announced. The announcement was made by the veteran late-night TV host during a recording of...
The previous three releases of Palestinian prisoners were deeply unpopular with the Israeli public

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Israel has decided to cancel the release of a fourth group of Palestinian prisoners. Israeli Justice Minister Tzipi Livni said Palestinian actions had violated the...
Kris and Bruce Jenner have been spotted holding hands at LAX airport on Wednesday after returning home from Thailand trip

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Kris and Bruce Jenner have been spotted holding hands at LAX airport on Wednesday after returning home from Thailand trip. Kris and Bruce Jenner...
Lauren Conrad’s purple hair was just a gag in honor of April Fools' Day

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Lauren Conrad posted a picture of herself with purple hair on April 1st, but it was all just a gag in honor of April...
Turkey has lifted the controversial ban on Twitter following constitutional court ruling

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Turkey has lifted the controversial ban on Twitter following Wednesday's constitutional court ruling, officials and media reports say. Turkey’s constitutional court had told the country's...
Rob Kardashian took to his Twitter with a cryptic, troubling message for his 4.82 million followers

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While the rest of the Keeping Up With The Kardashians family is living it up in Thailand, Rob Kardashian took to his Twitter on...
ZunZuneo, dubbed Cuban Twitter, had 40,000 subscribers at its height in a country with limited web access

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According to an investigation by the Associated Press news agency, the US secretly created ZunZuneo, a text-message social network designed to foment unrest in...
Ukraine's government inquiry found that special police forces were behind the killings of dozens of anti-government protesters in Kiev in February

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Ukraine's government inquiry found that special police forces were behind the killings of dozens of anti-government protesters in Kiev in February. Interior Minister Arsen Avakov...
Justin Casquejo sneaked into the WTC site and spent almost two hours on the roof of the nearly completed Freedom Tower

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Justin Casquejo, a daring teenager who sneaked to the top of the US's tallest building - 1 World Trade Center - will be assessed...
Colin Egglesfield was arrested at Tempe Festival of the Arts in Arizona, on March 29

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Colin Egglesfield was arrested at Tempe Festival of the Arts in Arizona, on March 29. The former Client List star was charged with disorderly conduct...
Pharrell Williams will join talent show The Voice as a coach for its seventh season

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Pharrell Williams will join talent show The Voice as a coach for its seventh season. Pharrell Williams, 40, will join The Voice's panel when the...
A man charged with trespassing at singer Selena Gomez's home has been sentenced to 45 days in jail

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Che Cruz, the man charged with trespassing at Selena Gomez's home, has been sentenced to 45 days in jail, prosecutors say. Che Cruz, 20, was...