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BNP Paribas has agreed to pay an $8.9 billion fine for allegedly violating US sanctions rules

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French banking giant BNP Paribas has agreed to pay an $8.9 billion fine for allegedly violating US sanctions rules, reports suggest. The bank will also,...
Luis Suarez has been urged by FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke to seek treatment after being found guilty of biting an opponent for a third time

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Luis Suarez has been urged by FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke to seek treatment after being found guilty of biting an opponent for a...
Luis Suarez has received support from World Cup winner Diego Maradona

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Luis Suarez has received support from World Cup winner Diego Maradona, while his biting victim, Giorgio Chiellini, branded the ban "excessive". The Uruguayan is not...
More than 80 percent of the common bacteria that make up our personal bacterial fingerprints end up on smartphones screens

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According to US scientists, smartphones reflect the personal microbial world of their owners. A new study suggests that more than 80% of the common bacteria...
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko hailed the signing of the partnership agreement with the EU

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Ex-USSR states Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova have signed partnership agreements with the EU, in a move strongly opposed by Russia. The pact - which would...
EU Summit in Brussels is expected to confirm former Luxembourg PM Jean-Claude Juncker as the next president of the European Commission

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EU Summit in Brussels is expected to confirm former Luxembourg PM Jean-Claude Juncker as the next president of the European Commission. The move comes despite...
Johnny McDaid and Courteney Cox posted an engagement announcement simultaneously on their individual Twitter accounts

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Courteney Cox is engaged to Snow Patrol’s guitarist Johnny McDaid, the couple reveled on their Twitter accounts. Johnny McDaid and Courteney Cox posted an announcement...
This year’s Glastonbury festival is kicked off by Kaiser Chiefs

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This year’s Glastonbury festival is kicked off by Kaiser Chiefs on Friday. The Leeds band plays an unadvertised set on The Other Stage at 11:00...
Shia LaBeouf was charged with disorderly conduct and criminal trespass following a disturbance at New York's Studio 54 theater

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Shia LaBeouf has been arrested at a performance of the musical Cabaret in New York. Shia LaBeouf, 28, was charged with disorderly conduct and criminal...
Japan’s inflation rose at an annual rate of 3.4 percent in May 2014, the fastest pace in 32 years

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Japan’s inflation rose at an annual rate of 3.4% in May 2014, the fastest pace in 32 years, as the effect of the sales...
Flames could be seen erupting from a pipeline of the Gas Authority of India Limited in East Godavari district

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A pipeline carrying gas exploded in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh killing at least 14 people, a senior minister has said. Flames could...
Mariam Ibrahim has been charged with forgery relating to the South Sudanese travel document she was carrying

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Mariam Ibrahim, whose death sentence for renouncing Islam was overturned in Sudan, has been released from jail again, after she was detained at Khartoum...
Barack Obama has asked the Congress to approve $500 million to fund training and equipment for Syrian opposition forces

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President Barack Obama has asked the Congress to approve $500 million to fund training and equipment for what he described as "moderate" Syrian opposition...
Serena Williams ran out of space during her Wimbledon double match and fell into the lap of a spectator

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Serena Williams went out of space during her Wimbledon double match on June 25 and fell into the lap of a spectator. Serena Williams...
Uncle Si and his nephew Willie Robertson faced off in the ultimate competition to win a wood chipper

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Duck Dynasty’s Uncle Si and his nephew Willie Robertson faced off in the ultimate competition to win a wood chipper. The June 25 episode of...
Jep Robertson’s daughter, Lily, went on her first date with a boy from her class

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Duck Dynasty’s Jep Robertson assumed the role of bad cop when his daughter, Lily, went on her first date with a boy from her...
Nearly 400 people have died in the Ebola outbreak which started in Guinea and has spread to neighboring Sierra Leone and Liberia

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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), "drastic action" is needed to contain the spread of deadly Ebola in West Africa. Nearly 400 people have...
Lindsay Lohan will make her stage debut in the West End later this year

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Lindsay Lohan will make her stage debut in the West End later this year in a revival of David Mamet's Speed-The-Plow. Lindsay Lohan told the...
Oscar organizers have outlined new regulations for music categories

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Academy Awards organizers have put new rules in place to ensure fair campaigning in Oscar’s music categories. Academy members are no longer allowed to contact...
The US economy shrank at an annualized rate of 2.9 percent in Q1 2014

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According to latest figures, the US economy suffered its worst performance for five years in Q1 2014. The US economy shrank at an annualized rate...
Costa Rica's newly elected President Luis Guillermo Solis has passed a decree banning his name being put on plaques at public works

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Costa Rica's newly elected President Luis Guillermo Solis has passed a decree banning his name being put on plaques at public works. Luis Guillermo Solis,...
Ghana's World Cup squad has expelled Sulley Muntari and Kevin-Prince Boateng for alleged indiscipline

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Ghana's World Cup squad has expelled players Sulley Muntari and Kevin-Prince Boateng for alleged indiscipline. A statement on the Ghana Football Association website said both...
FIFA has banned Uruguay striker Luis Suarez for nine matches after being found guilty of biting Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini

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FIFA has banned Uruguay striker Luis Suarez for nine matches after being found guilty of biting Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini. FIFA has banned Uruguay...
Syria carried out air strikes on ISIS militants inside Iraqi territory

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Iraq’s PM Nouri al-Maliki has confirmed that Syria carried out air strikes on ISIS militants inside Iraqi territory this week. Nouri al-Maliki said Syrian fighter...
Narendra Modi has overtaken the White House on Twitter

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India’s new PM Narendra Modi has overtaken the White House on Twitter, a study of political use of the social network has found. Narendra Modi’s...
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