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Mahmoud Abbas convenes late-night meeting on Israel-Palestinian talks
Palestinian president set to meet political leaders after iftar following failure of earlier meeting to reach decision on return to peace talksThe Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, was set to...
View ArticleIndia: children recover from school meal poisoning in hospital - video
School pupils in Patra, eastern India, are treated in hospital for food poisoning contracted from a pesticide in school meals
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Spanish restaurant El Racó de Can Fabes to close after 32 years
Michelin-starred restaurant in Barcelona, famous for traditional cuisine, to close doors after owners declare it no longer viableEl Racó de Can Fabes, one of the first Spanish restaurants to be awarded...
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Curiosity rover finds evidence Mars lost its atmosphere 4bn years ago
Cataclysmic collision with an object the size of Pluto may have stripped away the early atmosphere of MarsA mysterious, catastrophic event tore away the atmosphere of Mars, according to the first...
View ArticleStephen Emmott's Ten Billion - the Observer debate as it happened
Live coverage of Stephen Emmott's discussion with Observer editor John Mulholland following the launch of Emmott's book 10 billion, which argues that a catalogue of human errors have brought us to the...
View ArticleSnail slime facials being offered in Japan - video
A beauty salon in Tokyo is offering facial treatments in which snails provide slime to treat the skin
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No one unites South Africans quite like Nelson Mandela | Justice Malala
We South Africans often like to fall into the comfort of our own divisions, but time and again he has brought us backWe are not always a very united people, us South Africans, despite the hype about...
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Rick Perry signs wide-ranging Texas bill to limit access to abortion
Perry hails 'happy, celebratory day for those who support life' but controversial bill likely to be subject to court challengeRick Perry, the Republican governor of Texas, signed into law the nation's...
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Nat Rothschild brings Bumi corporate battle to court
Financier who helped set up Indonesian mining firm sues one-time partners, arguing it was run in a way that unfairly prejudiced small investorsFinancier Nat Rothschild, co-founder of the troubled...
View ArticleKevin Rudd warned over 'questionable' legality of immediate deportations
PM considers extending immediate deportation system as he tries to find asylum policy to stop flow of boatsLenore Taylor
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Former CIA Milan chief held in Panama over abduction of Egyptian cleric
Robert Seldon Lady was convicted in absentia by Italian court for 2003 abduction of Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr in MilanFormer CIA Milan station chief Robert Seldon Lady, convicted in Italy of kidnapping...
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Scientology case has judges debating the meaning of religion
Case is brought by Louisa Hodkin, who wishes to marry her fiance in the Church of Scientology's building in LondonFive supreme court justices have spent a day wrestling with notions of God, nirvana and...
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Alleged 'Whitey' Bulger extortion victim found dead in Boston
Stephen Rakes, vocal critic of accused mobster, was regular presence at Bulger's trial and had looked forward to testifyingThe dead body of a potential witness, who had hoped to testify about how mob...
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Huawei faces cyber security investigation over Chinese spying fears
Chinese telecoms company has a centre in Oxfordshire, known as the Cell, which will be at the heart of the investigationThe Chinese telecoms company Huawei is to be investigated by a senior government...
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Ender's Game is making a big push at Comic-Con, but I'm not buying it |...
As a gay 'nerd', I don't want my money going to benefit homophobic Ender's Game author Orson Scott Card in any wayThousands are gathering in San Diego this week for Comic-Con International, America's...
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Bain Capital buys majority stake in Plasma Resources UK
Private equity firm buys 80% share in blood products company for £200m, with Department of Health retaining the remainderBain Capital, the private equity firm branded a "job destroyer" in the US...
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Gawker to donate funds from Rob Ford 'Crackstarter' to Toronto charities
Gawker will donate over $180,000 to four organizations which focus on social cohesion and drug rehabilitationGood for Gawker. They started out trying to give crack dealers two hundred grand. They ended...
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Tax tribunal exposes £14m avoidance trick by DP World
Judge describes attempts by the Dubai business to reduce its tax bill as 'a scripted game of charades'A complex and aggressive attempt to avoid UK tax on an international ports business controlled by...
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David Cameron has failed to resist the lunchtime lobbyists' lure | Simon Jenkins
In opposition, he saw the scandal coming. But in office the PM has cosied up to corporate figures like Lynton CrosbyI chat; you lobby; he is corrupt. It is all persuasion. When Lynton Crosby's clients...
View ArticleNelson Mandela Day: world leaders pay tribute at the UN - video
Nelson Mandela is honoured at the United Nations on his 95th birthday, Nelson Mandela Day
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