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Performing Palm Springs Pensioners: Granny-filled dance troupe set to retire after 23 seasons
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- Performing Palm Springs Pensioners: Granny-filled dance troupe set to retire after 23 seasons
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- 12 years ago
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- The curtain is ready to drop on the 55-year-old blue haired grannies and gramps of the Fabulous Follies as the final show for the dancing senior citizens approaches after 23 seasons.
At least eight to nine thousand people a week have flocked to the Plaza Theatre in Palm Springs to see the 50, 60, 70 and even 80-year-olds twist, turn, and twirl in a dancing show which lasts nearly three hours.
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- East Ukraine Separatist Insurgency: Donetsk residents divided over separatist independence demands
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- 12 years ago
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- Donetsk residents are divided over whether they want to be independent or not, as pro-Russian separatists continue their rebellion in eastern Ukraine.
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- Serbia hit by worst floods in 120 years: Serbian government declares state of emergency
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- 12 years ago
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- The heaviest rains and floods in 120 years have hit Serbia, killing at least four people, one of them a firefighter on a rescue mission, and cutting off power and leaving several towns and villages isolated. The Serbian government declared a state of emergency in 18 towns on May 15 and asked the European Commission, Russia and Slovenia for help. Soldiers and special forces have been sent to towns in central Serbia which has been the hardest hit area.
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- Russian army poised at Ukrainian border: Ukraine demands Kremlin withdraw potential invasion force
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- 12 years ago
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- Ukraine has demanded that Russia pull its troops back from the Ukrainian-Russian border, saying that the continued presence of Russian soldiers near Ukrainian territory is escalating the crisis in the country and has the potential to destabilise the situation further in the run-up to a presidential election planned for May 25. Russia has announced that it will hold military exercises on the day of the vote, a move likely to hinder the process of quelling unrest in east Ukraine, where Kremlin-backed separatists have seized government buildings.
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- Ukrainian Roundtable Talks Underway: East Ukraine separatist insurgent leaders not invited
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- 12 years ago
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- A tense standoff between separatists and the military is continuing in Slovyansk in east Ukraine after the rebels issued an ultimatum saying that government forces must withdraw or be destroyed. The town, which has been at forefront of an anti-Kyiv rebellion, has been held by insurgents for more than a month and is sealed off from army units. Authorities in the Ukrainian capital have held roundtable talks to try to defuse the crisis however the separatists themselves, who have declared the region a "people's republic" have not taken part in the meetings.
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- Lviv's Sweet Revenge on Putin: West Ukrainians devour chocolate effigies of Russian president
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- 12 years ago
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- Residents in the Western Ukrainian city of Lviv have been getting sweet revenge on Russian President Vladimir Putin. Angry over his role in annexing the Crimean peninsula and backing insurgents in Ukraine's east, people now have the chance to bite his head off after one shop started selling chocolate figurines of the despised leader.
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- Sevilla's Europa League Triumph: Thousands of fans celebrate after nail-biting win over Benfica
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- 12 years ago
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- Thousands of euphoric fans took to the streets of Seville on Wednesday May 14 to celebrate Sevilla's nail-biting Europa League win over Benfica in a penalty shootout. Benfica had the best of the opening 90 minutes but failed to take their chances and the confidence seemed to ooze away from them in extra-time as Sevilla won 4-2 on penalties.
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- Slovyansk Separatist Deadline Looms: Kremlin-backed insurgents call on Ukrainian army to retreat
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- 12 years ago
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- Kremlin-backed insurgents in Slavyank give ultimatum to Ukrainian troops to cease their anti-terror operations by 15 May at 21:00 local time. The rebels, who are supported by local pro-Russian separatists, control the center of the city, while most barricades on roads leading to Slovyansk have captured by government troops.
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- US looks to sanction Russian billionaire bling: Washington announces hunt for oligarchs 'shiny toys'
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- 12 years ago
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- Officials in Washington have started hunting for what they call 'shiny toys' belonging to Russians sanctioned over the crisis in Ukraine. Agents are searching for hidden assets including expensive yachts, large estates and personal jets belonging to the several dozen political and business leaders on the blacklist.
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- Shipwreck may be legendary Santa Maria: explorers claim to have found Christopher Columbus flagship
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- 12 years ago
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- An underwater explorer has stumbled onto what he believes is the 500-year-old remains of Christopher Columbus' flagship, the Santa Maria, which he also says has been looted. The archaeologist responsible for the discovery, 68-year-old Barry Clifford, also stressed that the alleged remains found off the coast of northern Haiti contain "a great deal of cultural material" and need to be excavated as soon as possible.
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- Darth Vader Claims Odesa: Internet Party of Ukraine continues Star Wars themed election campaign
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- 12 years ago
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- The Internet Party of Ukraine (UIP) has been continuing with its Star Wars theme as they post a video promoting Darth Vader, their candidate, running for the mayor of Odesa in the May 25th elections. The video posted on their official website features the Sith lord walking up the historically significant Potemkin Steps with an army of his loyal storm troopers.
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- France Sells Warships to Putin: Ukrainian protesters call on Paris to back anti-Kremlin EU sanctions
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- 12 years ago
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- Protesters in Kyiv on May 15 used entrails and blood in a demonstration of anger at France for not cancelling a military warship contract with Russia. The protest outside the French embassy followed reports that France would press ahead with a USD 1.6 billion contract to sell Mistral helicopter carriers to Russia. The United States has been pressing France, Germany and Britain to take a tougher line against Russia. For France, this could mean delaying the Mistral contract; For Britain, closing its mansions and bank vaults to magnates close to Russian President Vladimir Putin; For Germany, initiating gradual steps to reduce dependency on Russian gas. However, France had said it would review the helicopter carrier deal in October - but not before.
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- East Ukraine Insurgents Abduct Police Chief: Colonel Yuriy Lebid believed kidnapped by separatists
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- 12 years ago
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- The Ukrainian National Guard has confirmed reports that Colonel Yuriy Lebid, an acting chief of the Ukrainian Interior Forces' Eastern territorial command, has been abducted by unidentified people in Donetsk region. The National Guard reported on its website that Unidentified gunmen abducted Lebid using force on the evening of May 12, when he was on his way home. Lebid has served as acting chief of the Eastern territorial command for about one month. He earlier headed the Tiger special forces regiment in Crimea, which patrolled the most dangerous points in Kyiv during the recent Euromaidan events. The Eastern territorial command comprises eight units, including four in Donetsk region, two in the Sumy region, and one each in Luhansk and Kharkiv regions.
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- USA named world's biggest wine market: Americans sloshed 29 million hectolitres of wine in 2013
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- 12 years ago
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- The United States has become the nation with the biggest appetite for wine, with consumers buying 29.1 million hectolitres of the drink in 2013, according to a market assessment by the International Vine and Wine organisation. France used to be the nation which drank the most but consumption there fell nearly 7% last year to 28.1 million hectolitres.
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- Rebels Block Donetsk: Separatist insurgents man checkpoints alongside local police in East Ukraine
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- 12 years ago
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- Pro-Russian militants on 15 May erected blockades on roads leading to Donetsk in eastern Ukraine and, together with local policemen, checked the identies of individuals driving to into the city. Separatist leaders in the province say they no longer answer to Kyiv officials, who have demanded that they surrender their weapons and join roundtable peacetalks.
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- Georgia Moves Closer to EU: Tibilisi invited to sign EU Association Agreement in June
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- 12 years ago
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- The European Union will sign an association agreement with Georgia on 27 June with the aim if bringing the Caucasus nation closer to its goal of becoming part of the 28 nation bloc. European Council President Herman Van Rompuy has called the process 'an important milestone' and underlined that Georgia is a "free and democratic country that should make its own choices. No external pressure must change this." The European Commission warned Russia last year against using force and intimidation against former Soviet states seeking closer ties with the EU. Russia banned the import of Moldovan wine and spirits last year in what was seen as a way to put pressure Moldova, which had been set to sign an agreement on political association and free trade with the EU last November.
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- Ukrainian Majority Prefers EU Future: Kremlin aggression helps convince Ukrainians to reject Russia
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- 12 years ago
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- More Ukrainians than ever before believe their country should seek closer ties with the European Union, instead of Russia. According to a poll by the Razumkov Center, a Kyiv-based think tank, for every one person who wanted closer economic, political and social with Russia, another three preferred stronger ties with the EU 28-nation-bloc. The latest results were based on interviews in late April of just over 2,000 adults across Ukraine, except in Crimea where researchers cannot enter. Razumkov Center experts say Russia's invasion and annexation of Ukraine's Crimean peninsula in March and the current Kremlin-backed unrest in the country's eastern and southern regions heavily influenced the result of the poll.
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- Ukrainian Roundtable in Donetsk: Next round of national peace talks scheduled in East Ukraine
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- 12 years ago
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- The second round of talks aimed at resolving the crisis in Ukraine could be held in the city of Donetsk as soon as this Saturday. Security issues have already been raised by lawmakers and regional officials ahead of the meeting aimed at de-escalating the Kremlin-backed pro-Russian insurgency, which has plagued eastern and southern regions of the country. Militant separatist leaders were not invited to the table after the Kyiv government labeled them as terrorists. The first two-hour meeting was held on May 14 in Kyiv. Meanwhile, US diplomat Victoria Nuland said Russia still has a choice for dialogue and diplomacy with Kyiv. The talks come after Kremlin-backed rebels held sham referendums on self-rule in the Luhansk and Donetsk regions on May 11.
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- Rinat Akhmetov Backs Ukraine Unity: Nation's richest man speaks out against Donetsk separatism
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- 12 years ago
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- Billionaire Rinat Akhmetov, Ukraine's richest man, has called for changes to the country's constitution to give much more power to its regions. It was the 47-year old's tycoon's most forceful intervention in a crisis that threatens to tear Ukraine apart. Akhmetov, who sits atop an industrial empire of coal mines, steel works and power stations, has rejected allegations that he funds separatist groups in the eastern part of Ukraine, known as Donbas. In a 3-minute 45-second video clip uploaded to YouTube on 14 May, the Donetsk native said the province should not break away and either become independent entity or join Russia. He said he strongly believes that Donbas can be happy only in [a] united Ukraine. The message was his most detailed yet on the conflict gripping eastern Ukraine and suggest that the country's elite could be inching towards a settlement that could de-escalate the crisis. Akhmetov has tried to help negotiate an end to the stand-off, talking to the rebels while urging l...
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- Akhmetov Backs Ukrainian Unity: Ukraine's richest man accused of supporting Donetsk separatists
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- 12 years ago
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- Rinat Akhmetov, Ukraine's richest man has vowed to to restore law and order in Mariupol, the second biggest city in Ukraine's Donetsk region and home to his major assets. The reclusive billionaire earlier had been accused of supporting separatist leaders in eastern Ukraine, a charge he denied. Ukrainian politicians and civil groups on May 14 gathered for OSCE-backed roundtable talks in Kyiv on how to quell the pro-Russian rebellion in the east of the country. Kremlin-backed separatists from Donbas did not take part. Neither did Akhmetov, who has been invited participate in future roundtable discussions scheduled to take place in Donetsk.
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- Berlin pushes peace in Odesa: German Foreign Minister Steinmeier pushes peace in Ukrainian port city
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- 12 years ago
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- As the city of Odesa in Southern Ukraine comes to terms with separatist fuelled violence that led to 40 people being killed on May 2, Germany's Foreign Minister has said during a visit that the situation in the Black Sea port appears to be changing for the better.
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- Kramatorsk Ambush Footage: Ukrainian army video of efforts to rescue wounded in East Ukraine
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- 12 years ago
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- Dramatic footage has been released showing wounded Ukrainian soldiers being airlifted to hospital after pro-Russian insurgents ambushed their convoy on Tuesday. Seven troops died after 30 to 40 heavily armed rebels carried out a brutal calculated attack against a patrol about 12 miles from the city of Kramatorsk in eastern Ukraine. Grenade launchers, snipers rifles and automatic weapons were used against the troops in a residential area, making it the deadliest attack on security forces since they were sent to tackle the uprising in Ukraine's eastern regions.
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- Ukrainian Roundtable Talks Begin: Ukraine seeking way out of Kremlin-fuelled separatism crisis
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- 12 years ago
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- Ukrainian politicians and civil groups have gathered for talks on how to quell the pro-Russian rebellion in the east of the country. Kremlin-backed separatists from the east did not take part, but Ukraine's acting President Oleksander Turchinov signalled the current government is ready for dialogue saying, "We want to listen. But in order to listen to people, there is no need to shoot, there is no need to rob, there is no need to seize buildings."
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- Ukraine Crisis Roundtable Talks: No place for separatist insurgents at first round of talks in Kyiv
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- 12 years ago
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- Ukrainian politicians and civil groups gathered on Wednesday for talks on how to quell a pro-Russian rebellion in the east, but Kiev's refusal to let separatists take part cast doubt on whether the meeting could defuse the crisis.
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- Water Buffalo festival held in Philippines: Locals believe ancient ritual brings good harvest
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- 12 years ago
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- Hundreds of water buffalos, locally known as carabaos, are decorated with garlands and made to kneel in front of a Catholic church as part of a ritual to honour the patron saint of farmers in a northern Philippine town.
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- Kremlin-backed Insurgency in East Ukraine: Ukrainian army bolsters Donetsk Oblast checkpoints
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- 12 years ago
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- Ukraine's army has bolstered checkpoints in the country's east as it continues to flush out pro-Kremlin insurgents who held unsanctioned referendums on self-rule in the regions of Luhansk and Donetsk on May 11. Separatists also ambushed Ukrainian soldiers in Kramatorsk on May 12, killing a number of troops.
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- Russian MP wants non-gay Eurovision: Russians angered by Austrian drag queen Conchita Wurst
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- 12 years ago
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- Russian lawmakers have proposed creating their own version of Eurovision after a bearded Austrian transgender woman triumphed in the competition ahead of Russia's own entry.
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- Google Driverless Car: Futuristic robot vehicles showcased on the streets of California
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- 12 years ago
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- This is the car of the future. That's according to Google who have tested their new robot vehicles on the streets of California. Engineers showcased the futuristic technology during a 30 minute journey, demonstrating the driverless vehicle's ability to automatically and safely navigate around city streets packed with cyclists, pedestrians, complex intersections and traffic signs.
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- London is world's top tourist destination: English capital more popular than Paris in 2013
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- 12 years ago
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- London has been named as the world's top tourist destination. Figures for 2013 have been announced and it looks like the British Capital is ahead with nearly 16.8 million while across the Channel, Paris raked in 16.6 million.
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- Putin Troop Withdrawal Claims Debunked: US satellite images show Russian build-up at Ukraine border
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- 12 years ago
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- The United States has released new satellite pictures which it says show Russian forces are still near the Ukrainian border, contradicting Russian President Vladimir Putin's assertion last week that Moscow has withdrawn its troops. The images show what appear to be about 20 Russian helicopters at Belgorod, near the Ukrainian border, on May 9. A second satellite photograph, taken in the Rostov area on May 12, shows what the US government says is a group of Russian armoured vehicles parked within 50 miles of Ukrainian territory.
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- Roundtable talks begin as Ukraine mourns soldiers killed in Kramatorsk insurgent ambush
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- 12 years ago
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- Ukraine is due to hold roundtable crisis talks in a bid to calm the situation in the country, a day after seven Ukrainian soldiers were killed in an ambush near the eastern city of Kramatorsk. Officials say that snipers were active in the ambush as well as 30 to 40 other well-armed attackers. Prior to the incident, a total of nine soldiers had been killed in anti-terror operations against Moscow-backed separatists who seized government buildings in east Ukraine.
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- EU supports online 'right to be forgotten': EU court orders Google to change internet search policy
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- 12 years ago
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- Europe's top court has ruled that Google must make changes to results of searches for individuals so that internet users can be 'forgotten' after a certain period of time. The decision favours online users who want greater control over what the world will learn about them through an internet search.
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- Donetsk Oblast Governor Serhiy Taruta: 'Donetsk People's Republic does not exist'
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- 12 years ago
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- The separatist referendum held in Donetsk over the weekend has been dismissed by the region's governor Serhiy Taruta. The Kyiv-appointed ruler said the widely criticised ballot was nothing more than a 'sociological questionnaire' and that the 'Donetsk People's Republic does not exist'.
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- Brazil World Cup Opening Ceremony: Brazilian performers prepare for 12 June Sao Paulo show
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- 12 years ago
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- Over 600 performers are currently preparing for the start of this year's FIFA World Cup football tournament in Brazil. A 25-minute opening ceremony will be held prior to Brazil's game with Croatia on June 12 in Sao Paulo.
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- Deadly Kramatorsk Ambush: Insurgent snipers reportedly killed wounded Ukrainian troops
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- 12 years ago
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- Separatists in east say they won't take part in talks.
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- Mexico City Zoo Welcomes Rare Baby Camel: Male camel is Chapultepec Zoo's first birth in nine years
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- 12 years ago
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- Mexico City's Chapultepec Zoo is celebrating the birth of a dromedary, or one-humped camel, the first to be born at the zoo in nine years.
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- Hungary Wants Autonomy for Hungarians in Ukraine: Orban hints at Treaty of Trianon revision
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- 12 years ago
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- Hungary has said it wants autonomy for ethnic Hungarians living beyond its borders in central Europe, including Ukraine. Prime Minister Viktor Orban voiced the desire during his first speech of his new term over the weekend.
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- Manchester City celebrate Premier League title following victory over West Ham United
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- 12 years ago
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- English football team Manchester City has paraded the Premier League trophy in front of their jubilant fans. City's players waved to their supporters while on an open-top bus ride through Manchester. The sky blues, bankrolled by the Abu Dhabi royal family, claimed their second league title in three years after beating West Ham 2-0 on Sunday.
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- Kremlin Exploiting Ukrainian Jews: Russian media accused of faking Odesa anti-Semitism stories
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- 12 years ago
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- Russian media is again being accused of fabricating a rising tide of threats to Ukraine's Jews. This time, Russian propaganda network RT has been criticised for falsely claiming that Jews in Ukraine's southern city of Odesa are fleeing amid rising anti-Semitism.
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- Russian agent Strelkov takes control of Donetsk: Interior Minister says Igor Strelkov is a 'killer'
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- 12 years ago
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- Ukraine's Interior Minister Arsen Avakov has said the new self-proclaimed leader of Donetsk is a 'killer.' Pro-Russian paramilitary Igor Strelkov took control of the east Ukraine region in recent days following an internal power battle with other Kremlin-backed insurgents.
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- Russia fighting 'undeclared war' against Ukraine: Defence Minister Koval condemns Russian aggression
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- 12 years ago
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- Six Ukrainian soldiers have reportedly been killed when their convoy was ambushed near the eastern town of Kramatorsk. The attack came just hours after Ukraine's Defence Minister Mikhaylo Koval said the country is in the midst of an 'undeclared war', 'unleashed' by a 'neighbouring country', which sent in 'special forces and saboteurs'.
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- Time to ban Communist Party? Ukrainian government says communists behind separatist bloodshed
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- 12 years ago
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- Acting president of Ukraine Oleksander Turchinov has slammed the Party of Regions and the Communist Party for the separatist rebellion in eastern Ukraine and has proposed that the Communist Party be banned if the Ministry of Justice finds evidence of clear support for the Kremlin-backed separatists who voted for self-rule in Donetsk and Luhansk regions over the weekend.
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- Guide to Brazil World Cup Stadiums: Kick-off approaching for Brazilian football festival
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- 12 years ago
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- With the World Cup just a month away, Brazil is finalizing its preparations for the games. Those Preparations however have been marred by delays, cost overruns, construction accidents and protest. In addition to the late delivery of stadiums, several key public transportation projects have been scaled back. But now with the games approaching the focus can be put on football.
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- Cannes Film Festival 2014: Last-minute preparations underway for star-studded French film festival
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- 12 years ago
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- The rich and famous of world cinema are descending on the French Riviera for this year's Cannes Film Festival, the biggest movie extravaganza in the world.
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- Ukraine Propaganda War: Russia's top diplomat Sergei Lavrov tells West to watch RT for the truth
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is encouraging Western ambassadors to tune into his country's main state-funded news network, RT, a channel which has made a name for itself in recent months as a source of misinformation about the situation in Ukraine. The Kremlin has invested hundreds of millions of dollars into RT and other media outlets to promote state policy to foreign audiences. RT, long known as a platform for 9/11 conspiracy theories and anti-Western activists charading as expert analysts, alone received more than USD 350 million in direct funding from Moscow in 2012.
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- Steinmeier in Kyiv: German FM meets acting Ukrainian president Oleksandr Turchynov
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- Germany's foreign minister has arrived in Kyiv for talks with Ukrainian leaders on roundtable talks including government officials and separatist leaders in eastern Ukraine.
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- Ukraine Targeted in EU Cyber Attack: Hackers copy data from Belgian servers on Ukraine
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- 12 years ago
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- Hackers have stolen data related to the Ukraine crisis from the Belgian foreign ministry. The Belgian government said that documents were copied, but provided no detail on the sensitivity of the information.
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- France to proceed with Russian arms sale: Paris refuses to freeze deal despite sanctions push
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- 12 years ago
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- France is set to go ahead with a USD 1.66 billion contract to sell helicopter carriers to Russia, despite pressure to increase sanctions against Moscow in reaction to its aggression toward Ukraine.
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- World's Biggest Obstacle Course: Thousands take part in annual Paris 'Mud Day' Challenge
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- Thousands of thrill-seekers have braved the cold, the crowds and an awful lot of mud to complete a giant obstacle course in the outskirts of Paris. Participants wallowed in muddy pits, swam across pools of ice cubes and negotiated a maze of electric shocks in the 13 km race, described by organisers as the biggest obstacle course in the world.
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- Cheers, Osama! Brazilian Bin Laden lookalike set to welcome World Cup fans to bizarre Bin Laden Bar
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- 600,000 tourists are expected to descend on Brazil for the World Cup, which is forecast to bring a considerable amount of business to local economies. One of those businesses is the Bin Laden Bar which is owned by Francisco Fernandes, a man who bears a striking resemblance to the Al Qaeda leader held responsible for the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. Although the resemblance was discovered accidentally, he has since embraced the role, and is accustomed to donning a white robe or camouflage to complete the look
