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Julian Assange is starting his 5th year cooped up in the Ecuadorian embassy
Assange's lawyers requested the lifting of the warrant after the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Dete…
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IMF: Global energy subsidies this year are 'shocking'
"These estimates are shocking," the IMF said in a report, noting the figures were among the largest…
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Taking selfies inside UK polling booths could land you in jail for 6 months
The Electoral Commission has said that while it is not illegal to take a selfie, sharing an image t…
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A ship carrying 180 tons of toxic ammonium nitrate sinks of Costa Rica's coast
A Costa Rican coast guard boat monitors the beach in Puntarenas, 95 km north of San Jose, on May 3,…
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101-year-old man pulled alive from rubble a week after Nepal quake
Police also rescued three women from under rubble on Sunday in Sindupalchowk, one of the districts …
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'Progress' in Greek debt talks after Varoufakis sidelined
Discussions between Athens and its creditors are hung up in particular on cuts to pensions and dere…
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Russia is creating a $100B rival to the IMF
Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Chris…
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US logistics group XPO has announced a $3.56 billion deal with France's Dentressangle
XPO said the deal is worth 2.17 billion euros for Norbert Dentressangle shareholders. XPO will buy …
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Britain's first HIV home-testing kit has gone on sale, and it's incredibly reliable
The self-test, which is only available via the Internet, can only detect antibodies three months af…
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Prince William has gone on paternity leave, which means the royal baby could be born any day now
"As he now will not have any further training to complete after returning from paternity leave, he …
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Mysterious deaths in Nigeria were most likely caused by pesticide poisoning
The victims began showing symptoms early last week in what Ondo state spokesman Kayode Akinmade cal…
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30,000 people have been evacuated after a massive fire at a Chinese chemical plant
Proposals for plants producing PX, a flammable and carcinogenic liquid used in the production of po…
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Venezuela just arrested the mayor of Caracas
The 59-year-old Ledezma tweeted in the afternoon that government police were on the way to his offi…
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Suspected Copenhagen gunman was known to be 'at risk of radicalisation'
"I assume the government will review this information. Have mistakes been made on the part of the p…
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France's youthful finance minister is pushing a reform plan that drew him death threats
In certain areas classed as "international tourist zones" -- in Paris, the Champs Elysees, the Sain…
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Lady Gaga is engaged
More recently, Gaga has sought to show herself as more than a sensational persona. She has teamed u…
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A Spanish shoeshine man who makes $34 a day just handed over the Twitter handles @RioDeJaneiro and @Japan for free
Javier Castano, 50, handed over the password for the Twitter name @riodejaneiro to Rio de Janeiro c…
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Scientists warn the western US could face a 'mega-drought'
"The results... are extremely unfavorable for the continuation of agricultural and water resource m…
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Giant Anthem health data breach could lead to China
"Cyberattackers executed a very sophisticated attack to gain unauthorized access to one of Anthem's…
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The Mother Of One Of The Japanese ISIS Hostages Says Her Son Only Wanted To Help Children
The Islamic State movement has threatened to kill her son, a respected freelance journalist, and Ha…
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Prince Andrew Asked To Respond Under Oath To Sex Slave Allegations
"Jane Doe #3" made the claim in a motion to be included in an ongoing civil case that accuses feder…
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Topless Page 3 Returns To British Tabloid 'The Sun'
Newspaper The Times, which like the Sun is part of billionaire media tycoon Rupert Murdoch's News U…
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Hackers Took Control Of A French Newspaper's Twitter Account And Tweeted "I'm Not Charlie"
Their most notorious hack was of The Associated Press's Twitter stream, resulting in a false tweet …
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Boko Haram Says It's Behind Yet Another Massive Attack That Killed Hundreds
The message came as Nigeria and its neighbours met in Niger's capital, Niamey, to discuss a regiona…
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Philadelphia Cab Driver Gets $1,000 Tip For Two-Minute Drive
"He said, 'hey, I'm going to take care of you' and when our driver looked down he said 'sir, I thin…