Our roundup of today's top news, headlines and stories from the world's most trusted news sources.
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July, 1, 2014 from BBC News - WorldMillions of newly energised American fans are expected to watch their national football team play Belgium in a World Cup knockout game.
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July, 1, 2014 from CNN.comA Cape Town start-up offers city tours in Wi-Fi equipped vehicles, so tourists can share photos as soon as they take them.
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July, 1, 2014 from CNN.comRoger Federer, the man who wields the racquet like a wand on the courts of WImbledon, produced more magic to secure his place in the quarterfinals.
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July, 1, 2014 from CNN.comThe European Court of Human Rights is set Tuesday to decide whether France's law banning face-hiding Islamic burqas and niqabs violates the rights of a young Muslim woman.
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July, 1, 2014 from CNN.comUkrainian President Petro Poroshenko said early Tuesday that his country will not renew a cease-fire with pro-Russian separatists, vowing instead "we will advance, and we will liberate our land."
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July, 1, 2014 from CNN.comThe Cameroon Football Association is to investigate allegations made in the German press that seven of their players were involved in match fixing during the group stages of the World Cup finals in Brazil.
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July, 1, 2014 from Top NBCNews headlinesSix in 10 Americans say they either have very little interest or no interest at all in the World Cup.
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July, 1, 2014 from ABC News: InternationalThe U.S. faces Belgium today in the World Cup, a match that has many American fans on edge, and others wondering what there is to know about the small European country.
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July, 1, 2014 from ABC News: InternationalWhat Japan's military can do after government reinterpreted anti-war constitution
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July, 1, 2014 from CNN.comOK, so the U.S. lost to Germany, but still squeezed through to the next round. No shame in that. But nothing to be too proud of either.
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July, 1, 2014 from NPR Topics: WorldThe European Court of Human Rights ruled that France's ban on face-covering veils was legitimate, and did not violate a Muslim woman's freedoms.
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July, 1, 2014 from BBC News - WorldAt least 18 people are killed in a bombing by suspected militants at a market in Maiduguri, north-eastern Nigeria, a medical worker tells the BBC.
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July, 1, 2014 from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.comEyal Yifrah, Gilad Shaar and Naftali Frenkel to be buried Bodies were found in West Bank Large crowds pay respects at homes of families Murders attract international condemnation Israel blames Hamas for killings Dozens of air strikes lau...
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July, 1, 2014 from Reuters: World NewsBAGHDAD (Reuters) - Sunnis and Kurds abandoned the first meeting of Iraq's new parliament on Tuesday after Shi'ites failed to name a prime minister to replace Nuri al-Maliki, wrecking hopes that a unity government would be swiftly built ...
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July, 1, 2014 from ABC News: InternationalGlobal markets advance after reports show manufacturing grew in US, China
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July, 1, 2014 from Top News and AnalysisThe Manhattan real estate market is now a tale of two cities—the merely rich and the super rich.
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July, 1, 2014 from Top News and AnalysisA change in tax rules will make it possible for workers to buy longevity insurance inside their retirement plans. NYT.
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July, 1, 2014 from ABC News: InternationalIraq's parliament fails to make progress on new prime minister, government
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July, 1, 2014 from Top NBCNews headlinesA Japanese train operator has unveiled two foot baths, each big enough for four people. Another car of the train features a bar.
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July, 1, 2014 from BBC News - WorldRussian President Vladimir Putin condemns Ukraine for ending a truce, saying President Poroshenko must bear direct responsibility for the conflict.
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July, 1, 2014 from BBC News - WorldBrazil's currency, the real, that helped end decades of rampant inflation, reaches its 20th anniversary, as the country struggles with an anaemic economy.
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July, 1, 2014 from Reuters: World NewsKIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian forces struck at pro-Russian separatist bases in eastern regions with air and artillery strikes on Tuesday after President Petro Poroshenko announced he would not renew a ceasefire but go on the offensive to ri...
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July, 1, 2014 from BBC News - WorldThe Crown Prosecution Service says it will work with the police to see if there is enough evidence to bring further charges against Rolf Harris.
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July, 1, 2014 from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.comThe Israeli military carried out air strikes in Gaza after naming members of Hamas as the prime suspects in the murder of three Israeli teenagers kidnapped in the West Bank. Continue reading...
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July, 1, 2014 from Top News and AnalysisGeneral Motors reports a modest rise in US sales in June, despite safety recall.
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July, 1, 2014 from CNN.comAs Team USA faces a must-win match against Belgium, soccer stirs the soul of America's fans.
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July, 1, 2014 from Top News and Analysis'We've never served Belgian waffles at Waffle House, and we just want to support team USA', said an employee.
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July, 1, 2014 from CNN.comUnder a sweltering sun, Fallah al Araiby hunched over the hood of a car, scrubbing away the dirt.
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July, 1, 2014 from CNN.comThe U.S. can spend years beating itself up about its past actions in Iraq, or it can do what it can to help a region that is melting down, says Aaron David Miller.
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July, 1, 2014 from NYT > WorldRaffaele Sollecito is using an alleged confession by Amanda Knox to argue he is innocent of killing a student in Italy in 2007.
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July, 1, 2014 from Reuters: World NewsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday blacklisted a Ugandan Islamic group, the Allied Democratic Forces, for targeting children in armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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July, 1, 2014 from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.comHundreds of rescuers are clearing disaster site in India in hope of finding more people alive after tragedy killed at least 29 Continue reading...
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July, 1, 2014 from BBC News - WorldIsrael is preparing to hold the funerals of three teenagers who were abducted and murdered while hitch-hiking in the occupied West Bank.
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July, 1, 2014 from Top News and AnalysisWhile stocks have generally moved higher, winning themes have emerged for the second half of the year.
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July, 1, 2014 from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.comGiuseppe Fiorini Morosini wants to stem way mob bosses use 'padrino' system to spread influence and authority Continue reading...
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July, 1, 2014 from CNN.comFaisal Al Yafai says the caliphate isn't the answer to Iraq's wars -- and that for better or worse, the Mideast is stuck with its current borders.
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July, 1, 2014 from Reuters: World NewsWELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand pressed the Malaysian government on Tuesday to take action against a diplomat who claimed immunity and left the country after being charged with committing a sexual assault in the capital, Wellington, i...
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July, 1, 2014 from Top News and AnalysisGeneral Motors' Monday recall helped U.S. automakers secure a record none want to be part of, NBC News reports.
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July, 1, 2014 from Top NBCNews headlinesAsian language immersion programs have surged in popularity, as parents try to pass on Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, and Vietnamese to their children.
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July, 1, 2014 from CNN.comThey were just boys.
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July, 1, 2014 from Top NBCNews headlinesThe release of the Ken Starr report, she says, was one of the worst days of her life.
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July, 1, 2014 from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.comPhotographs from the Guardian Eyewitness series Continue reading...
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July, 1, 2014 from ABC News: InternationalOscar Pistorius' neighbors could have heard the terrified screams of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp the night she was shot to death, an acoustics expert conceded under cross-examination today.
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July, 1, 2014 from Top News and AnalysisExperts expect the freak weather phenomenon to strike in the next few months, setting off potential drawbacks globally.
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July, 1, 2014 from BBC News - WorldPistorius trial gets a glimpse of what might have been
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July, 1, 2014 from Top News and AnalysisIt seems like only yesterday that former enterprise smartphone king BlackBerry was left for dead.
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July, 1, 2014 from CNN.comFrom a stock market perspective, the month of June was one of the nastiest on record for the Dubai Financial Market.
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July, 1, 2014 from Reuters: World NewsMODI'IN Israel (Reuters) - Thousands of mourners gathered on Tuesday in an outpouring of national grief for the burial of three Israeli teenagers whose abduction and killing Israel blamed on Hamas, the Palestinian Islamist group it vowed...
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July, 1, 2014 from BBC News - WorldOscar Pistorius became a "global icon" at the London Olympics and was set for further success, his manager tells his murder trial.
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July, 1, 2014 from CNN.comBritain's seasoned festival-goers have become masters of making the most of a mucky situation. Here's how.
