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Daily Archives: Jul 14, 2014

Citigroup has agreed to pay $7 billion to US authorities to settle an investigation into risky sub-prime mortgages

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Citigroup has agreed to pay $7 billion to US authorities to settle an investigation into risky sub-prime mortgages. Citigroup will pay $4 billion to the...
Sotheby's and eBay will create a web platform to allow viewers to bid on and buy art

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Sotheby's and eBay will create a web platform to allow viewers to bid on and buy art. According to Sotheby's chief operating officer Bruno Vinciguerra,...
The Ukrainian military plane has been shot down in the east, amid fighting with pro-Russian separatist rebels

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A Ukrainian military plane has been shot down in the east, amid fighting with pro-Russian separatist rebels, Ukrainian officials say. They say the An-26 plane...
Ladies in White members were detained during a protest march in Cuba

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Cuban opposition activist group "Ladies in White" says dozens of its members were detained during a protest march. The women, who were freed after several...
Malala Yousafzai has met Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan to press for more action to free at least 200 girls held by Boko Haram Islamist militants

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Malala Yousafzai has met Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan to press for more action to free at least 200 girls held by Boko Haram Islamist...
Sgt Bowe Bergdahl will return to active military duty at the end of his reintegration process

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Sgt Bowe Bergdahl will return to active military duty at the end of his reintegration process, the US Army has said. Bowe Bergdahl, who was...
Nadine Gordimer was one of the literary world's most powerful voices against apartheid

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Nobel Prize-winning writer Nadine Gordimer has died in Johannesburg, South Africa, at the age of 90. Nadine Gordimer, who was one of the literary world's...
Costa Concordia has been successfully raised from the under-sea platform it has been resting on for the past year

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Costa Concordia has been successfully raised from the under-sea platform it has been resting on for the past year, salvage workers say. The wrecked cruise...
Swiss chocolate company Lindt & Sprungli has agreed a deal to buy American rival Russell Stover

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Swiss chocolate company Lindt & Sprungli has agreed a deal to buy American rival Russell Stover. Lindt said the takeover would help it to expand...
A Samsung Electronics investigation has found evidence of suspected child labor at a factory of its Chinese supplier Dongguan Shinyang Electronics

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A Samsung Electronics investigation has found "evidence of suspected child labor" at a factory of its Chinese supplier Dongguan Shinyang Electronics. The South Korean giant...
Brazil’s soccer team coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has resigned following his country's failure to win the 2014 World Cup

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Brazil’s soccer team coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has resigned following his country's failure to win the 2014 World Cup, reports Brazilian broadcaster Globo TV. Luiz...
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes has topped the North American box office taking $73 million in its opening weekend

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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes has topped the North American box office taking $73 million in its opening weekend. The movie easily topped...
Cheryl Cole has revealed she married her French boyfriend Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini in secret earlier this month

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Cheryl Cole has revealed she married her French boyfriend Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini in secret earlier this month. Cheryl Cole, 31, said she had made the announcement...
The main risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease are a lack of exercise, smoking, depression and poor education

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According to a recent research from the University of Cambridge, one in three cases of Alzheimer's disease worldwide is preventable. The main risk factors for...
Peter Humphrey has been charged with illegally obtaining private information in GSK China bribery case

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British national Peter Humphrey and his wife Yu Ying Zeng, an American national, have been charged with illegally obtaining private information in GSK China...
The wrecked Costa Concordia is being raised in one of the biggest maritime salvage operations in history

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The wrecked Costa Concordia is being raised in one of the biggest maritime salvage operations in history. Workers are slowly lifting the vessel by pumping...