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Rise in house fires caused by overheating Eccles cakes in a microwave
Firefighters are warning snack lovers not to warm their Eccles cakes in the microwave after a string of fires caused by the sugar bursting into ...
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Hate preacher Anjem Choudary blames presence of British troops in Afghanistan for Woolwich killing as he admits to attending the same mosque as suspect
Extremist: Anjem Choudary warned today there could be more 'lone wolf' attacks as he blamed British troops in Afghanistan for the slaughter of a ...
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High-priced necklace stolen in second Cannes theft jeweller
Thieves have made off with a high-priced necklace made by Switzerland's De Grisogono in the second jewellery theft at this year's Cannes Film Festival, the company said on ...
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WHO voices deep concern over spread of SARS-like virus
The World Health Organisation (WHO) voiced deep concern on Thursday over the SARS-like virus that has killed 22 people in less than a year, saying it might potentially spread more widely between ...
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Riots hit Stockholm suburbs for fourth night
Rioters torched cars and attacked local police stations in 15 immigrant-populated Stockholm suburbs in a fourth night of riots on Thursday, shattering Sweden's image as a peaceful and egalitarian ...
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Ecuador satellite collides with Russian space junk
A small Ecuadoran satellite collided in orbit with the remains of a Russian rocket, but it is too soon to know how much damage it might have sustained, Quito's space agency said ...
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Poor nations deprived of billions as half of investment is chanelled through tax havens
Some of the world's poorest countries are missing out on billions each year due to investors chaneling money through tax havens before it reaches them, according to a charity ...
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European Union U-turn over refillable olive oil ban
the European Commission said that restaurants should only be allowed to serve the oil in non-refillable bottles with a proper label. It said this would prevent restaurants from serving low quality oil and improve hygiene. But it also played into the hands of people who complain that the EU is too meddlesome, with Prime Minister David Cameron saying: "This is exactly the sort of area that ...
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Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino to be tried for manslaughter
The captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship, which capsized off Italy's west coast last year, killing 32 people, will face trial for manslaughter as well as other charges, an Italian judge has ...
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Al Qaeda Twin Bomb Attacks In Niger Kill 25
Up to 25 people have been killed and others taken hostage in twin attacks on a military base and a uranium mine in Niger. Niger's defence minister said 19 of the country's soldiers were killed and another 16 injured when a suicide bomber detonated a car bomb outside a barracks in Agadez. At the same time least 13 people were injured and five suicide bombers killed in blasts at ...
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Sweden Riots Police Station Set On Fire
Groups of youths in Stockholm have burnt down a restaurant and torched more than 30 cars in a fourth night of rioting. The unrest is being blamed on police shooting and killing a 69-year-old knife-wielding man on May 13. Hundreds of young people are said to have been involved in the rioting in immigrant suburbs of the Swedish capital. Local media also said a police station office was ...
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Congo has chance for peace U.N. ready to enforce Ban Ki-moon
1 of 5. U.N. peacekeepers patrol the streets during the visit of U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and World Bank President Jim Yong Kim to Goma, in the Democratic Republic of Congo's war-torn east, May 23, ...
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Lawmakers push to punish sexual offenders in the military
On the heels of a recent report detailing 26,000 cases of military sexual assault in 2012 alone, a handful of lawmakers are pushing tough new laws that would punish the perpetrators of these crimes rather than the victim, and which seek to help transform the culture in a military that has been riddled with sexual offense. In a press conference Thursday, Sens. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., and Susan ...
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Search resumes for child missing in deadly Minn. landslide
ST. PAUL, Minn. Recovery efforts have resumed for a little boy who disappeared at the site of a fatal landslide in a St. Paul park along the Mississippi River. A fourth-grade field trip to a Lilydale Regional Park turned deadly Wednesday ...
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Britain vows to hunt all involved
>Are you there? Send us your photos, videosLondon (CNN) -- A gruesome cleaver attack on a British soldier left London reeling Thursday, as Britain grappled with questions over who was responsible and whether Islamist extremism was to blame. The scene revealed through cell phone camera footage and witness accounts Wednesday was bloody, and for many hard to believe. A meat cleaver-wielding man ...
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Syria dissident proposes Assad safe exit
Syria's outgoing opposition chief has published an initiative for his war-torn country that would grant President Bashar al-Assad a safe exit, and urged dissident factions to adopt his plan. Moaz al-Khatib published his initiative on Facebook on Thursday, as the Syrian National Coalition (SNC) he headed until March gathered in Istanbul to choose a new leader and discuss a US-Russian peace ...
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In Mideast Kerry Plays Down Pessimism on Peace
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Envoy Says North Korea Open to Dialogue
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McConnell Harry Reid Bringing Culture of Intimidation that Weve Seen at the IRS to Senate
"What I fear is the majority leader is working his way toward breaking his word to the Senate and to the American people, and blowing up this institution, and making it extremely difficult for us to operate on the collegial basis we've operated on for over 200 years," said McConnell. "He wants to have no debate. Do what I say, and do it now. This is the culture of ...
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Livni Coming days critical for Israel-Palestinian talks
The coming days are critical for the efforts to rekindle the frozen Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, Justice Minister Tzipi Livni said after participating in Thursday morning's meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry and Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu."The effort to jump-start the negotiations, shouldn't just fall on the US, but also on the two sides," she ...
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Palestinian protests greet Kerry in Ramallah
resuming the peace talks with Israel.As Kerry arrived in Ramallah, dozens of Palestinians staged a protest outside Abbas's office, condemning Washington's "bias" in favor of ...
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The Weekly Schmooze Weiner puns galore
Mel Brook s, so there has been plenty of Mel to go around this week. Brooks spoke to NPR about being an EGOT - the rare group of Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony winners - and more. JTA's Ami Eden put together a list of the most "Jewy" scenes in Brooks' movies, and while The Schmooze respectfully disagrees with his assessment of Robin Hood: Men in Tights (How could you dislike ...
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iENGAGE A letter to Abbas Dont prove naysayers right
Dear President Abbas, The new administration in Washington has brought to our neighborhood a Secretary of State who has not yet given up on the possibilities of progress in bringing our conflict to a peaceful and just end. It seems, as well, that President Obama, while facing numerous challenges both on the home and international fronts, is willing to expend some political capital in trying to ...
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CST British Jews not affected by Jihadist attack
British Jews are not more at risk from terrorism than they were before the slaying of a British soldier by suspected terrorists, British Jewry's security unit, CST, said.But Muslims in Britain are reporting "a wave of violence and intimidation" following Wednesday's attack during the day on a London ...
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Just a week until June and its STILL snowing But warmer weather may make welcome return over the bank holiday weekend with highs of 19C
Britons would have been forgiven for thinking the worst of the weather was over after enjoying the warmest spell of the year earlier this month. However, as these pictures show, the freezing conditions have made an unwelcome ...
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Jakarta water issues a reflection of bad planning.
Jakarta residents have little access to fresh water from the city’s water system, a reflection of bad planning on the part of city management rather than a lack of funds.
An article posted on the Jakarta-Indonesia-Urban blog reflects a serious situation facing the capital city of the country, “Already there is more waste water generated and dispersed today than at any other time in the history of our planet: more than one out of six people lack access to safe drinking water, namely 1.1 billion people, and more than two out of six lack adequate sanitation, namely 2.6 billion people.” This is a statement on the world situation, but it hits uncomfortable close to home for many Jakartans, in fact, almost a majority of them. Read more
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