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Teen gets 13yrs for killing classmate
Kyodo News, Published on 24/10/2014
» TOKYO - A 18-year-old girl was sentenced to 13 years in prison Friday for robbing and killing a 16-year-old female classmate with six accomplices in Kure, Hiroshima...
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Gurkha veterans reject UK report into pensions row
AFP, Published on 24/10/2014
» LONDON - About 300 former Gurkha soldiers and their relatives protested outside Britain's parliament on Thursday to demand better pensions, after rejecting an...
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Canada faces jihadist threat after home-grown attacks
AFP, Published on 24/10/2014
» Two young Canadian men who launched deadly attacks in their own homeland were extremists tempted by war in Syria but police have found no evidence of a wider...
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Mikkelsen takes Rally of Spain super-special
AFP, Published on 24/10/2014
» BARCELONA - Norwegian VW Polo driver Andreas Mikkelsen won the opening super-special stage of the Rally of Spain on Thursday, the penultimate race in the world...
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Facebook goes retro with 'Rooms' chat app
AFP, Published on 24/10/2014
» SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook on Thursday released an application that lets people create virtual "rooms" to chat about whatever they wish using any name...
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'Anti-Facebook' network gets funding
AFP, Published on 24/10/2014
» SAN FRANCISCO - Flush with a reported $5.5 million in fresh funding, upstart social network Ello on Thursday legally changed its corporate standing to back a...
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EU leaders close in on climate change deal
AFP, Published on 24/10/2014
» European leaders moved closer to a landmark climate change deal Thursday in spite of deep divisions over targets that will set the standard for a UN-backed global...
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'Cloud' lifts Microsoft earnings above expectations
AFP, Published on 24/10/2014
» Microsoft on Thursday reported quarterly profits ahead of most expectations, as revenues got a boost from its Xbox consoles and Internet "cloud" services...
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Federer shrugs off slow start to reach Basel quarters
AFP, Published on 24/10/2014
» BASEL (SWITZERLAND) - Roger Federer shrugged off dropping the first set against journeyman Denis Istomin on Thursday before hitting back to win 3-6, 6-3, 6-4...
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Lamela wonder goal sparks Spurs win, Everton held by Lille
AFP, Published on 24/10/2014
» Argentina star Erik Lamela scored a memorable wonder goal while Harry Kane grabbed a hat-trick before taking over in goal as Tottenham beat Asteras Tripolis 5-1...