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Friday, August 8, 2014 from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.comRolling coverage as the defence presents its heads of argument to the court, insisting the athlete did not mean to kill Reeva Steenkamp Pistorius admits guilt on negligent firearm charge The charges Pistorius faces The states closing arg...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Reuters: World NewsBEIRUT (Reuters) - Former prime minister Saad al-Hariri arrived back in Lebanon on Friday for the first time in three years, a visit seen as reasserting his leadership over the Sunni community after a deadly incursion by Islamist militan...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.comAustralian Greens and Labor call for Liberal Eric Abetz to apologise and cancel a function with anti-abortion campaigners Continue reading...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from CNN.comThe Israeli military says it carried out strikes on militant targets in Gaza in response to rocket fire after a three-day cease-fire comes to an end.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from BBC News - WorldIsrael says it has resumed air strikes in Gaza after Palestinian militants fired rockets following the end of a three-day ceasefire.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from CNN.comOn a day which saw another plane shot down in Ukriane, Burnett welcomes Nick Paton Walsh for a full report on the unrest
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from CNN.comIf you're following the news about ISIS, which now calls itself the Islamic State, you might think you've mistakenly clicked on a historical story about barbarians from millennia ago.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from CNN.comThe rampage of religious violence that Sunni Islamist extremists have wrought in Iraq had the U.S. administration talking of "genocide" on Thursday.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)Helicopters and tanker planes used to dump tonnes of water on the worst forest fire in Scandinavia in decades.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from CNN.comOur fears are reflections of narrative fed to us for years.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from CNN.comIvan Watson reports from Irbil, Iraq as ISIS continues onslaught.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from CNN.comCNN's Ivan Watson explores the ancient sport of oil wrestling which dates back hundreds of years.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from BBC News - WorldWyre Davies reports from the blockaded border crossing between Israel and Gaza.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.comIsrael orders response after at least 18 rockets were fired from Gaza on Friday morning Continue reading...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from BBC News - WorldMalaysia's state investment firm Khazanah Nasional seeks to take control of crisis-hit Malaysia Airlines for a "complete overhaul".
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)WHO declares Ebola outbreak in West Africa as emergency and urges international community to provide urgent support.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.comUS secretary of state meets rival candidates Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani to discuss faltering deal struck last month Continue reading...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from BBC News - WorldStock markets in Europe and Asia fall as worries grow about the impact of conflicts in Ukraine and Iraq.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky NewsThousands of Palestinians are fleeing their homes in north and east Gaza as Israel launches airstrikes amid Hamas rocket attacks.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky NewsThe defence argues it was Pistorius' "exaggerated fight response" that caused him to open fire on a suspected intruder.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from BBC News - WorldOscar Pistorius' defence team say facts have been twisted by the prosecution at his murder trial in order to discredit him.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)Three-day truce between Israel and Palestinian factions expires after no deal was reached in Cairo-mediated talks.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from CNN.comThe streets of Ashkelon, a southern Israeli town not far from the Gaza strip, were half empty when I arrived.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from The Globe and Mail - World RSS feedThe chief defence lawyer for Oscar Pistorius delivered final arguments in the athlete’s murder trial on Friday
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Reuters: World NewsGAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel said it launched air strikes across the Gaza Strip on Friday in response to Palestinian rockets fired after Egyptian-mediated talks failed to extend a 72-hour truce in the month-long war.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from CNN.comWant to launch a mega-successful Kickstarter campaign? Here's how to do it.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from World News & AnalysisThe U.S. military has been authorized to make targeted airstrikes in Iraq, President Barack Obama said in a statement on Thursday.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)Residents gather supplies as two storms, Iselle and Julio, approach the islands packing strong winds.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Reuters: World NewsNEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - An Indian fashion shoot depicting a woman being sexually assaulted on a bus has stirred memories of the fatal gang rape of a young woman in 2012, outraging the victim's parents and activists who h...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from World - latimes.comThe Ebola outbreak in West Africa is an international public health emergency that needs an extraordinary response to stop the disease from spreading further, the World Health Organization declared Friday.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from CNN.comHundreds have died. How does Ebola spread and can it be treated?
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from CNN.comDavid McKenzie shares the story of C. Ray Khan, the brother of a healthcare worker who died while treating Ebola.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from World News & AnalysisGeopolitical tensions continued to rattle investors' nerves with Japan's Nikkei slipping 3 percent, the French CAC moving into market correction territory.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from CNN.comAs their trial opens, the son of investigators who worked with GSK in China speaks out.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from The Business InsiderBanks registered in Scotland would likely flee to relocate themselves in the U.K. if the Scottish vote for independence in their referendum on Sept. 18, according to a report from the National Institute of Social and Economic Research . ...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky NewsInstant updates and transcripts from the Oscar Pistorius murder trial as his defence team sum up their case in Pretoria.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from U.S. News - Nation & WorldHONOLULU (AP) — The National Weather Service has downgraded Iselle to a tropical storm.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from BBC News - WorldMalaysia's state investment firm Khazanah Nasional has proposed a "complete overhaul" of troubled national carrier Malaysia Airlines.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Top NBCNews headlinesHurricane Iselle was downgraded to a tropical storm as it neared Hawaii Friday, but still packed winds and rain that left thousands without power.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from BBC News - WorldChina's anti-monopoly investigation into foreign car manufacturers spreads to Toyota as authorities probe the Japanese company's Lexus brand.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from NYT > WorldThe death on Wednesday of Li Hu, a campaigner for the rights of people with H.I.V./AIDS, has drawn together a group of people in China who struggle with widespread discrimination.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Top NBCNews headlinesPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered Israel's military to "forcefully react" after fighting resumed as a 72-hour Gaza cease-fire ended Friday.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from European VoiceThe US, EU and Japan accuse China of putting in restrictions to give Chinese companies a competitive advantage.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from The Globe and Mail - World RSS feedCanadians Kevin and Julia Garratt were detained by China’s State Security Bureau and accused of stealing Chinese military and defence research secrets
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from BBC News - WorldCeltic are reinstated to the Champions League after Legia Warsaw are kicked out of the competition for fielding an ineligible player.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky NewsThe President says strikes, if needed, would stop the advance of Islamist militants and help prevent a "genocide" of minorities.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from World News - Breaking international news and headlines | Sky NewsThe UN healthy agency is calling for a global response to the West Africa epidemic, to stop and reverse the spread of the disease.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from NYT > WorldA 72-hour lull in the fighting between Israel and Hamas militants ended Friday morning. Hamas said it would participate in new cease-fire talks.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from CNN.comThe Israeli military says it carried out strikes on militant targets in Gaza in response to rocket fire after a three-day cease-fire ends.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from CBC | World NewsWith the death toll nearing 1,000 and out of control in West Africa, health experts say this Ebola outbreak differs from previous ones. Is it Africa, or the virus that's changed?
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from World News: CBSnews.comDeclaration of international public health emergency a "clear call" for world to help West Africa counter deadly virus, and be vigilant for cases
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency)In June, the index of production in the construction sector, calculated on the base of seasonally adjusted data, was 0.1% above the level of the previous month. According to the preliminary data of the National Statistical Institute, in ...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency)A loose python is reportedly terrorising the residents of the Lyulin 9 district of Bulgaria's capital Sofia and has eaten 30 kittens, according to local media. Multiple reports in the social networks and news websites claim the snake is...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency)The Seasonally adjusted Industrial Production Index decreased by 1.3% in June 2014 as compared to May 2014, the preliminary data of the National Statistical Institute shows. In June 2014 working day adjusted Industrial Production Index r...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency)Valentin Radev, former Deputy Defense Minister, has blamed Friday's explosion at the TEREM ammunitions plant in Kostenets on the ill-thought-out senior-level reshuffle. Blasts at the ammunition disposal on Friday morning left ten people ...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from AllAfrica News: Latest[SAPA]Johannesburg -Former Constitutional Court judge Zak Jacoob has questioned the rape ruling involving President Jacob Zuma in 2006, saying he would have found him guilty, The Times reported on Friday.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from mirror - World newsBarrister Barry Roux will continue outlining why the Blade Runner denies the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from AllAfrica News: Latest[FrontPageAfrica]Monrovia -It was on Sunday, 3 August, 2014 that the U.S. Government, through the Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced plans to send 50 public health experts to West Africa to help fight the deadly Ebola Vi...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from World News: CBSnews.comWith indirect talks to extend cease-fire deadlocked in Cairo, Israel responds to renewed rocket fire with airstrikes on Gaza Strip
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from MarketWatch.com - Top StoriesIsrael accuses Hamas of violating a 72-hour cease-fire agreement over Gaza.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from IBTimes.co.uk : WorldRussia slapped ban on food imports from the US, EU, Canada, Australia and Norway.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from News24 WorldA toddler has squeezed through the White House gates, causing a brief security lockdown on Pennsylvania Avenue and amusing White House reporters awaiting news on Iraq.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from News24 WorldOne woman has been arrested and more than a dozen are being sought by Malaysian authorities after images of a nudist sports festival triggered outrage in the country.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from AllAfrica News: Latest[FrontPageAfrica]Monrovia -Patrick Kollie a commercial driver is stuck behind a makeshift checkpoint at Clay Junction in Bomi County. He said he has been there for hours and that the Armed Forces of Liberia has refused them entry into th...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from MarketWatch.com - Top StoriesGemalto will expand its data-protection offering through the deal for SafeNet.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from World News From SFGateGAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel and militants from Gaza resumed cross-border attacks on Friday, after a three-day truce expired and talks brokered by Egypt on a new border deal for the blockaded coastal territory hit a deadlock. Hama...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Shanghai Daily: WorldA patient coming from Nigeria admitted at a hospital in Port Novo, Benin's capital, has all physical symptoms of a person infected with Ebola virus, deputy director in Benin's health ministry Aboubacar
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from IBTimes.co.uk : WorldWorld Health Organisation warns that countries must work together to stop and reverse spread of the outbreak
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from World News From SFGateWhile others her age are sitting or standing, the baby girl cannot flip from her back to her stomach without a gentle nudge from her mom. Myanmar's child malnutrition rate was already among the region's highest, but it's an increasingly ...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from ABC News: InternationalWorld stock markets mostly down on Ukraine, Iraq jitters; exports boost China index
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from mirror - World newsThe footage, captured by Brit Dr Andrew Melhuish in Brazil, shows the big cat stalking the large reptile before attacking it
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from MiamiHerald.com: WorldA British investigator and his American wife charged with illegally trading in the personal details of Chinese nationals testified Friday that they bought such information to help companies combat fraud.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from RIA NovostiAttorneys for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev have asked to move their client’s trial from Boston to Washington, D.C. due to the partial media coverage of the Boston bombing case in which he is accused, The Boston Globe reported.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from RIA Novosti
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Daily Express :: World FeedHAMAS fired rockets into Israel from Gaza this morning, ending a 72-hour ceasefire.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from IBTimes.co.uk : WorldGovernment-compiled service sector sentiment index logs third straight monthly rise.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from RIA NovostiRussian Children’s Rights Commissioner Pavel Astakhov will discuss human rights issues at the annual OSCE conference taking place in Warsaw this fall, the ombudsman’s press office said Friday.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from ABC News: InternationalThai military-dominated legislature meets for the 1st time after junta's appointment
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from MercoPressA day after Economy minister Axel Kicillof admitted problems with the Argentine economy, president Cristina Fernandez announced on Thursday a battery of measures to prop economic activity, open the labor market for young people, avoid re...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from RIA NovostiAustralia's Prime Minister Tony Abbott threatened to impose tougher sanctions on Russia the day after Moscow imposed an embargo on Australian agricultural goods, The Australian wrote Friday.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from RIA NovostiThe Australian food industry has expressed concerns about the negative impact that Russia’s food embargo may have on its producers, especially beef and dairy, according to media reports.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from MarketWatch.com - Top StoriesFranklin Double Tax-Free Income fund recently had almost two-thirds of its portfolio in Puerto Rico bonds -- and shareholders suffered greatly when those bonds lost value, writes Conrad de Aenlle.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from World News, News of World, Top World News, World Breaking Headlines - Times of IndiaCalling the ongoing Ebola outbreak (EVD) an "extraordinary event," the World Health Organisation has announced the spread of the infection in West Africa an international health emergency.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from World News From SFGatePRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — The chief defense lawyer for Oscar Pistorius delivered final arguments in the athlete's murder trial on Friday, alleging that Pistorius thought he was in danger when he killed girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp and ...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from - World RSS FeedA video has emerged capturing the precise moment a lightning bolt struck, causing an explosion and fire in a Canadian city earlier this week.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from AllAfrica News: Latest[UN News]Two senior UN officials warned today that although the security situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has vastly improved since this time last year, it remains fragile and the gains are "not irreversible."
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from MercoPressArgentine President Cristina Fernández on Thursday urged US President Barack Obama to intercede in the dispute between Argentina and holdouts over Argentine debt, while blasting New York judge Thomas Griesa for “not making any sense”.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from MiamiHerald.com: World
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from MarketWatch.com - Top StoriesJapan stocks sell off amid geopolitical worries, as the benchmark index suffers its worst daily percentage decline since mid-March, with other regional markets also seeing losses.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from RIA NovostiHamas militants have renewed rocket fire into Israel after three-day ceasefire ended in the Gaza Strip on Friday.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from ABC News: InternationalRegional security talks: South China Sea, Myanmar likely to be discussed at weekend forum
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from MercoPressBy Greg Palast (*) - US president need only inform a federal judge that vulture fund billionaire Paul Singer is interfering with the president's sole authority to conduct foreign policy. He hasn't. But why not?
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency)The 17-th edition of the popular International Jazz Festival starts in Bulgaria's mountain resort town Bansko on Friday. The concerts are free for the public and the festival is organised with the aid of sponsors. Traditionally, the prog...
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from MarketWatch.com - Top StoriesEuropean stocks slump Friday, with geopolitical tensions in Iraq and Russia taking their toll on investors.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from mirror - World newsMissionary Miguel Pajares, 75, returned to Spain where he is being treated in isolation after contracting Ebola
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from IBTimes.co.uk : WorldBest photos of the day: 8 August 2014.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from ViralNewsChartThe new-look UEFA.com DrawCentre is live with all the build-up to the UEFA Champions League play-off draw, streamed live from Nyon at 12.00CET.
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Friday, August 8, 2014 from MiamiHerald.com: WorldFormer Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri has unexpectedly returned to Lebanon after three years in self-imposed exile.
