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Hulu's non-sale melodrama: symptom of US TV industry malaise | Michael Wolff
They set up the video-streaming platform as a defensive strategy, so TV's ageing giants don't know if they want it to fail or succeedThe annual summer Allen & Company gathering in Sun Valley for...
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Irish politician withdraws 'intemperate' remark against female senator
David Norris says he 'regrets any offence' for accusing Regina Doherty of 'talking through her fanny'Ireland's most famous gay rights campaigner has been forced to withdraw a remark directed at a...
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Alfred Eisenstaedt's photograph was included in Edward Steichen's ground-breaking exhibition, The Family of ManRanjit Dhaliwal
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Edward Snowden seeks temporary asylum in Russia
Lawyer for NSA whistleblower submits asylum request to Russia's federal migration serviceNational Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden has submitted a request for temporary asylum in Russia,...
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Malala Yousafzai's story to be made into a documentary
Pakistani schoolgirl's attempted murder by the Taliban will be the subject of a film helmed by An Inconvenient Truth director Davis GuggenheimThe Oscar-winning director of Al Gore environmental...
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Arizona wildfire escalated rapidly before 19 firefighters were killed
Report describes in detail inferno-like conditions and unpredictable weather that led to deaths in Yarnell HillA new report shows an Arizona wildfire that began with a lightning strike and caused...
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Women on frontline in struggle for Western Sahara
Unusually for a Muslim country, Sahrawi women are leading the disputed territory's fight for independence from Moroccan ruleAs dusk enveloped the salmon-pink houses of Laayoune, the brightly coloured...
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For Latvia, euro still attractive despite Europe's financial crisis
Baltic state becomes 18th member of eurozone, keeping the single currency dream alive in the midst of a crisisDuring the cold war, many Latvians viewed themselves as Europeans trapped at the edge of...
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Key US base in central Asia faces closure after Kyrgyz MPs' vote
American diplomats stay hopeful that more money for Bishkek government will keep Manas facility openA vote in the Kyrgyz parliament last month seems to have finally sealed the fate of the American base...
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Google ads to be blocked from sites offering pirated content
US initiative will stop websites that offer pirated content from offering adverts from search giant and other advertisersWebsites offering pirated content will be blocked from offering adverts from...
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Asia Pacific's art market comes of age
Growing affluence in the region is leading art collectors and dealers to look closer to homeThis year the Hong Kong International Art Fair was held under the Art Basel brand name for the first time,...
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Canadian tanker train crash raises fresh questions on oil transportation
Explosion in Quebec highlights need to re-evaluate the risk of spills as land-based extraction boomsFounded in 1884 when the Canadian Pacific Railway began construction on the final leg of track...
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Letter from China: spirit quest
The lush grasslands of southern Gansu province provide a piece of heaven for city-weary travellersThe air was thick and heavy with the smell of yak. Feeling slightly sick and light-headed from the...
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Lifelike after death: the intricacies of a taxidermist's craft
The preserving of a 146-year-old giant tortoise for Paris's Grande Galerie de l'Evolution reveals the many challenges of Christophe Voisin's professionThe oldest surviving French creature died on 1...
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Why are Canada's trains vulnerable? Good old capitalist cost-cutting | Leo...
Canadian trains used to be run by five engineers each, now it's just one. Competition trumped safety, now lives have been lostThe fireball in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, flashed around the world last week as...
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The worst egg hunt in the world | Henry Nicholls
Name: Cherry's eggsSpecies: Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri)Date: 1911Claim to fame: A reminder of the worst journey in the worldVisit: Natural History Museum, TringThere are three eggs, each...
View ArticleSatellite eye on Earth: June 2013 – in pictures
Wild fires of Canada and Indonesia, sand storms and steam spewing volcanoes were among the images captured by European Space Agency and Nasa satellites last month
View ArticleVladimir Putin dives beneath Baltic to examine shipwreck - video
Russian president Vladimir Putin dives to the bottom of the Baltic in a submersible to examine a 19th century frigate
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Channel 4 chief rejects criticism over call to prayer Ramadan broadcast
David Abraham questioned by MPs about whether decision to air Muslim ritual at 3am was patronisingChannel 4 chief executive David Abraham has rejected criticism that the broadcaster's decision to air...
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David Petraeus cuts academic salary to $1 after heavy criticism
Former CIA director's original salary of $200,000 from City University of New York spurred outrage in college systemFormer CIA director David Petraeus is taking a big salary cut for his visiting...
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