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November 03, 2011
Thousands of anti-corporate greed protestors have closed the closure of one of the US’ busiest ports.
A spokesman representing the Port of Oakland said that maritime operations were effectively halted. The shutdown marked a day in which thousands of city workers, including primary and high school teachers, joined the calls made ...
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October 27, 2011
Coriano, a small Italian town, filled today with mourners attending the funeral of MotoGP star Marco Simoncelli, who was killed on Sunday as he competed at the Malaysian Grand Prix.
Aged 24 at the time of his death, Simoncelli suffered injuries to his chest, head, and neck after he completely lost ...
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October 20, 2011
French President Nicolas Sarkozy described yesterday's birth of his baby daughter as an experience of "profound joy" that was also private.
Mr Sarkozy arrived at La Muette clinic in Paris several hours after his wife Carla gave birth. He had been at the clinic earlier on in the day, but had ...
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October 13, 2011
Eight people were shot dead at a salon in Los Angeles yesterday afternoon, authorities say.
The fatal shooting took place in Seal Beach, California, which has a popular retail area just off the Pacific Coast Highway. Initially, six people were confirmed dead; however, two others died later from their injuries. Local ...
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October 06, 2011
Two people have been rushed to hospital after the "world's hottest curry" contest at an Indian restaurant in Edinburgh.
The emergency services were called out to Kismot restaurant on St Leonards Street at the weekend after some of the competitors became "very unwell". In order to compete, people must eat what ...
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September 29, 2011
Manchester United star Rio Ferdinand today lost his privacy action in the High Court over a story published by the Sunday Mirror regarding an alleged affair.
Ferdinand, an England international, sought substantial damages from the Mirror for misuse of his private information. An article was published by the paper’s Sunday edition ...
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September 22, 2011
German fashion company Hugo Boss has apologised for its maltreatment workers in forced labour conditions throughout WWII, during which time it supplied Nazis with uniforms.
The fashion giant issued an apology to coincide with a release of a new book that details the history of the company when Hitler was in ...
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September 15, 2011
Manchester City's blushes were saved after Aleksandar Kolarov's free-kick rescued a point against Italian outfit Napoli, on what was their debut Champions League match.
Roberto Mancini's side might have overcome all those put before them this season domestically, but they found this match a lot harder against an Italian side. City ...
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September 08, 2011
John Galliano, the disgraced fashion designer who has admitted to hurling anti-Semitic insults in Paris towards a couple eating in a restaurant, was given a suspended fine of 6,000 euros in court today.
The designer, who was fired by Dior over the affair, explained that he isn’t a racist and claimed ...
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September 01, 2011
An Italian businessman, along with his wife, has been arrested and faces charges of blackmailing Italy’s prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, over an alleged use of escort girls.
Mr Giampaolo Tarantini has admitted that he paid for the prostitutes to attend the AC Milan owner’s bunga bunga parties. Police say that he ...
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