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Bundestag commemorates victims of Nazism

Almost 70 years after the liberation of Auschwitz and the end of the siege of Leningrad, German politicians remembered the victims of National Socialism on Monday, thelocal.de reports. January 28 2014, 16:29 1 024 просмотрs

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Ukraine Prime Minister Azarov submits resignation

Ukrainian Prime Minister Nikolay Azarov has submitted his resignation, according to his government’s official website, rt.com reports. January 28 2014, 13:47 2 047 просмотрs

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Parliament to vote on scrapping anti-protest law

The Ukrainian Parliament will now be reportedly holding a special Parliament session over the controversial anti-protest law after President Viktor Yanukovych agreed to the scrap the legislation, zeenews.com reports.  January 28 2014, 11:45 984 просмотрs

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Russian woman from Astrakhan changes gender to escape debts

A Russian woman on the run over unpaid debts has changed sex in an apparent attempt to avoid paying them back -but is still liable for the money, bailiffs said Monday. January 27 2014, 18:06 1 068 просмотрs

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Daft Punk get lucky at Grammy Awards

French dance duo Daft Punk have taken top honours at the Grammy Awards, winning five prizes including album and record of the year. January 27 2014, 17:11 1 585 просмотрs

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As Clashes Resume, Yanukovych Offers PM Job to Opposition

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych offered opposition leaders top jobs in the government at talks taking place against a backdrop of resumed street fighting in Kiev, ria.ru reports. January 27 2014, 12:20 2 964 просмотрs

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Snowden Says US Spied on Companies

National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden has claimed in an interview with a German television channel that US intelligence agencies are involved in industrial espionage, ria.ru reports. January 27 2014, 12:14 1 297 просмотрs

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Man posts own wanted poster to Facebook, arrested 45 minutes later

The website of the Oxford Dictionaries defines oversharing as to “reveal an inappropriate amount of detail about one’s personal life”, yahoo.news reports. January 27 2014, 11:34 1 623 просмотрs

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US drone attack in SW Somalia kills at least 31

Attack helicopters strafed suspected al Qaeda fighters in southern Somalia on Tuesday, witnesses said, following two days of air strikes by U.S. forces — the first U.S. offensives in the African country since 18 American soldiers were killed here in 1993, cbsnews.com reports. January 27 2014, 11:05 1 888 просмотрs

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Michael Schumacher shows slight improvement, doctors say

Former Formula 1 driver Michael Schumacher, who suffered a serious head injury in a skiing accident, is showing a "slight improvement" in his condition, doctors in France said Tuesday, cnn reports. January 27 2014, 09:34 2 884 просмотрs

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French president says it's over; first lady leaves residence

French President Francois Hollande and the first lady parted ways Saturday, with the leader declaring it's over and his partner of several years bidding farewell to the staff of the presidential residence, cnn reports. January 27 2014, 09:30 2 111 просмотрs

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Big explosion hits Cairo police headquarters, killing at least 5 and wounding over 100

A plume of black smoke rose over Cairo early Friday after a powerful explosion hit the city's police headquarters, killing at least five people and wounding more than 100 others, Egyptian authorities said, cnn reports. January 24 2014, 17:11 2 508 просмотрs

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Ukraine Opposition Rejects Government Terms, Talks to Continue

Ukraine’s opposition held fast to its positions overnight Thursday, refusing the terms offered by the government during four-hour negotiations aimed at seeking a way out of the deepening political crisis gripping the former Soviet nation, ria.ru reports. January 24 2014, 11:39 1 224 просмотрs

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Ukraine Premier Rejects Opposition Ultimatum

Ukraine’s prime minister has dismissed an ultimatum from opposition leaders threatening to go on the offensive Thursday unless their demands are met by the government, ria.ru reports. January 23 2014, 17:39 1 227 просмотрs

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Pentagon to relax rules on personal religious wear — including beards, turbans

The Pentagon on Wednesday is expected to announce widespread changes to rules governing religious items and religion-based physical attributes that service members can maintain while in uniform — including beards, some religious tattoos, and turbans, usnews.nbcnews.com reports. January 23 2014, 13:12 1 306 просмотрs

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Twitter storm in Russia over Sochi Olympics twin toilet

A BBC photo of a men's cubicle with twin toilets at a Sochi Olympics venue has caused a Twitter storm in Russia, bbc reports. January 23 2014, 12:07 2 061 просмотрs

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Ukraine protests: claims that police used live bullets as demonstrators die in clashes

A third person has died during overnight clashes between radical protesters and police in central Kiev, marking a serious escalation in the political crisis that has gripped Ukraine for more than two months, telegraph.co.uk reports. January 22 2014, 16:23 3 503 просмотрs

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Pope Francis to Davos elite: Use your skills to help the poor

Pope Francis on Tuesday called on the world's political and business elite gathered in Davos to use their spirit of entrepreneurship to alleviate crushing global poverty, straitstimes.com reports. January 22 2014, 13:37 1 172 просмотрs

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Putin dissolves state news agency, tightens grip on Russia media

President Vladimir Putin tightened his control over Russia’s media on Monday by dissolving the main state news agency and replacing it with an organisation that is to promote Moscow’s image abroad, euronews.com reports. January 22 2014, 10:44 1 153 просмотрs

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Two Las Vegas casinos to accept virtual bitcoin currency

Two Las Vegas casino hotels will become the first known U.S. commercial gambling houses to allow the use of the unregulated digital payment system, bitcoin, casino officials said on Tuesday, reuters reports. January 22 2014, 10:38 1 163 просмотрs

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'Clear evidence' of systematic torture in Syria

A Syrian military police photographer has supplied “clear evidence” showing the systematic torture and killing of about 11,000 detainees in circumstances that evoked Nazi death camps, euronews.com reports. January 22 2014, 10:06 1 280 просмотрs

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ILO warns global joblessness set to rise

The United Nation’s International Labour Organisation has issued a dire warning that global unemployment is not just here to stay, but set to rise, euronews.com reports. January 21 2014, 18:19 4 102 просмотрs

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Sleeping Rosetta Spacecraft Wakes Up for Historic Comet Rendezvous and Landing

A European probe awoke from a deep sleep Monday (Jan. 20) to gear up for an unprecedented comet rendezvous and landing this year that will cap a 10-year voyage across the solar system, space.com reports. January 21 2014, 17:41 1 209 просмотрs

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South Korea, 20 Million credit card data has been leaked

Financial Supervisory Service confirmed that Stolen credit card data of at least 20 million bank and credit card users in South Korea has been leaked, cyberwarzone.com reports. January 21 2014, 16:48 1 294 просмотрs

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Islamic group claims Volgograd attacks and threatens Sochi visitors

An Islamic militant group in Russia's North Caucasus has claimed responsibility for twin suicide bombings in the southern city of Volgogradlast month and posted a video threatening to strike the 2014 winter Olympics in Sochi, theguardian reports. January 21 2014, 12:39 1 659 просмотрs