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Daily Archives: Jul 18, 2014

Malaysia Airlines plane crashed in rebel-held Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board

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President Barack Obama has said a surface-to-air missile fired from a rebel-held area in east Ukraine brought down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17. Malaysia Airlines plane...
The Buk missile system is a family of self-propelled, medium-range surface-to-air missile systems developed by the Soviet Union

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The Buk missile system is a family of self-propelled, medium-range surface-to-air missile systems developed by the Soviet Union and its successor, the Russian Federation. The...
President Barack Obama has said a surface-to-air missile fired from a rebel-held area in east Ukraine brought down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17

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A surface-to-air missile fired from a rebel-held area in east Ukraine brought down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, President Barack Obama has said during a...
Malaysia Airlines shares closed down 11 percent in Malaysia following the crash of flight MH17 in Ukraine

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Malaysia Airlines shares closed down 11% in Malaysia following the crash of flight MH17 in Ukraine on route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur. Some Asian...
The US Army will begin treatment for document leaker Chelsea Manning for her gender-identity condition

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The US Army will begin treatment for document leaker Chelsea Manning for her gender-identity condition. Defense secretary Chuck Hagel has approved gender treatment for Private...
Prof. Joep Lange was a prominent and popular researcher and a former president of the International AIDS Society

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Prominent AIDS expert Joep Lange was among up to 100 scientists, activists, researchers and health workers who died in the Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash...
At least 298 people perished when MH17 crashed in eastern Ukraine

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Malaysia Airlines crash confirmed death toll so far: Netherlands: 189 Malaysia: 44 (including 15 crew) Australian: 27 Indonesia: 12 UK: 9 Germany: 4 At least 298 people perished when MH17...
Malaysia Airlines steward Sanjid Singh changed shifts to fly on the plane which crashed in Ukraine

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Malaysia Airlines steward Sanjid Singh changed shifts to fly on the plane which crashed in Ukraine on Thursday - months after such a swap...
Silvio Berlusconi has won an appeal against his conviction in Ruby case

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Silvio Berlusconi has won an appeal against his conviction for paying an underage prostitute. The seven-year prison sentence has now been thrown out by judges...
Cote de Pablo left NCIS in July 2013, just before Season 11 premiere

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Cote de Pablo is a Chilean actress best known for playing the role of Mossad Officer Ziva David on the CBS crime drama NCIS...
Cote de Pablo is best known for playing the role of Ziva David on the CBS crime drama NCIS from 2005 to 2013

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Chilean actress Cote de Pablo is best known for playing the role of Ziva David on the CBS crime drama NCIS from 2005 to...
The Supreme Court has dismissed a plea from Arthur Conan Doyle's heirs, who are trying to stop the publication of a book based on Sherlock Holmes

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The Supreme Court has dismissed a plea from Arthur Conan Doyle's heirs, who are trying to stop the publication of a book based on...
Microsoft’s Xbox Entertainment Studio will close by the end of the year

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Microsoft’s Xbox Entertainment Studio will close by the end of the year, Xbox chief Phil Spencer told employees in an email. Microsoft's plan to compete...
Ukrainian authorities intercepted phone conversations between pro-Russian rebels and what appear to be Russian military officers saying that separatists shot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17

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Ukrainian authorities intercepted phone conversations between pro-Russian rebels and what appear to be Russian military officers saying that separatists shot down Malaysia Airlines flight...
Pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine have announced they will give international investigators access to the crash site of a Malaysia Airlines jet

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Pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine have announced they will give international investigators access to the crash site of a Malaysia Airlines jet. The rebels vowed...
Google’s revenue rose to $16 billion and profits were up 6 percent to $3.4 billion in Q2 2014

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Google has reported a 22% jump in revenue in Q2 2014 compared to a year earlier. Revenue rose to $16 billion and profits were up...
Bolivia has passed a law allowing children to work from the age of 10

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Bolivia has passed a law allowing children to work from the age of 10 as long as they also attend school and are self-employed. The...
At least 25 people have been injured in a high-speed TGV train collision in Denguin, southern France

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At least 25 people have been injured in a high-speed TGV train collision in Denguin, southern France, according to media reports. A TGV train on...
Israel’s army has begun a ground offensive against Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip

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Israel’s army has begun a ground offensive against Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip, stepping up its 11-day-old military operation. Troops and tanks were sent...