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Daily Archives: Oct 8, 2014

FBI officials believe the masked man in ISIS video betrays a North American accent as he speaks English and Arabic

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The FBI is seeking the American public's help in identifying a masked man who appears in an Islamic State (ISIS) video. Dressed in desert camouflage...
Tom Courtenay, Bill Nighy, Michael Gambon and Toby Jones are among the stars who will appear in a big-screen remake of classic sitcom Dad's Army

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Tom Courtenay, Bill Nighy, Michael Gambon and Toby Jones are among the stars who will appear in a big-screen remake of classic sitcom Dad's...
Maria Teresa Romero Ramos is the first person known to have contracted the deadly virus outside West Africa

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Teresa Romero, the Spanish nurse infected with Ebola, remembers touching her face with her gloves after treating a dying priest, a doctor in Madrid...
President Xi Jinping conducted a campaign to tackle decadent working practices in the ruling Communist Party

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The Chinese government’s expenditures on overseas trips, lavish receptions and official cars have dropped by almost $9 billion over the past year. The announcement comes...
Shrien Dewani agreed to pay a hitman for the murder of his wife Anni in South Africa

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Shrien Dewani agreed to pay about £1,300 ($2,000) to a hitman for the murder of his wife Anni in South Africa, a court has...
Some of the earliest cave paintings produced by humans have been identified in a rural area on the Indonesian Island of Sulawesi

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Some of the earliest cave paintings produced by humans have been identified in a rural area on the Indonesian Island of Sulawesi. Until now, paintings...
Thomas Eric Duncan was the first person to be diagnosed with Ebola on the US soil

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Thomas Eric Duncan, the first person to be diagnosed with Ebola on the US soil, has died in Dallas, Texas hospital officials have said. Thomas...
A trio of researchers has been awarded the 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for improving the resolution of microscopes

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A trio of researchers has been awarded the 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for improving the resolution of microscopes. Eric Betzig, Stefan Hell and William...
Prof. Peter Piot is a world specialist in Ebola brought in by the WHO as a scientific adviser

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that more Ebola cases can be expected among medical staff - even in developed countries with modern...
Sinead O’Connor promised that her autobiography will reveal all about her former partner

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Sinead O'Connor has announced she is writing an autobiography in which she promises to reveal all about her former partners. Penguin Random House imprint Blue...
Stephen Collins is accused of molesting a teenage girl in the early 1970s

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Cable networks UP TV and TV Guide announced they would not broadcast scheduled re-runs of Stephen Collins' beloved family series 7th Heaven after details...
JK Rowling confirmed that her cryptic tweet was really the first line from the synopsis for a film screenplay she is writing

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British author JK Rowling has explained the meaning behind a cryptic tweet sent earlier this week, scotching hopes that it referred to a new...
The Moon appears orange or red, the result of sunlight scattering off our atmosphere, hence the name Blood Moon

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Skywatchers stay tuned for the second total lunar eclipse of 2014 that will be visible across much of the Americas and Asia in the...
Canberra came out on top as the most liveable city in the world

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According to a recent report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Canberra is the best place in the world to live. The...
The North Korean mission at the UN held a rare briefing to discuss its recent report on its own human rights situation

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The North Korean mission at the UN held a rare briefing to discuss its recent report on its own human rights situation. A North Korean...
The Spanish nurse was one of about 30 staff at the Carlos III hospital in Madrid who had been treating priests Manuel Garcia Viejo and Miguel Pajares

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Spanish authorities are investigating a hospital in Madrid after a nurse became the first person known to have contracted the deadly Ebola virus outside...