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Norwegian scientists reveal origin of giant craters in the barents sea

Accordingtoastudy,publishedintheSciencejournal,largecraterslocatedonthebottomoftheBarentsSea,mostlikelyformedasaresultofmethanereleasedabout12,000yearsago.Exper

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Arsene Wenger signs new two-year contract with Arsenal

ArseneWengersignedanewtwo-yearcontractonWednesdayinanobreakclause,toremainArsenalmanageruntil2019.Heisnowsettocomplete23yearsintotalwiththeEnglishclub.According

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Study: rice first domesticated in China around 10,000 years ago

Rice,oneoftheworld'smajorstaplefoodssustainingmorethanhalfoftheglobalpopulation,wasfirstdomesticatedinChinaabout10,000yearsago,anewstudysuggestedonMonday."Sucha

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Ben Stiller, Christine Taylor separate after 17 years of marriage

Actors Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor have announced they are separating after 17 years of marriage and at least three movies together.

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American President Carter's adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski dies at 89

ZbigniewBrzezinski,thenationalsecurityadvisertoU.S.PresidentCarter,hasdied.Hewas89.HisdeathwasannouncedonsocialmediaFridaynightbyhisdaughter,MSNBChostMikaBrzezi

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Ben Stiller, Christine Taylor separate after 17 years of marriage

ActorsBenStillerandChristineTaylorhaveannouncedtheyareseparatingafter17yearsofmarriageandatleastthreemoviestogether.InajointstatementprovidedbyhispublicistLizMa

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Former Greek PM injured from blast of booby trapped envelope

Former Greek Prime Minister Loukas Papademos was slightly injured on Thursday after the explosion of a booby trapped envelope inside his car in central Athens, according to the latest report on Greek national news agency AMNA.

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China lifts 60 mln people out of poverty since 2013

A total of 55.64 million Chinese rural residents were lifted out of poverty from 2013 to 2016 and at least another 10 million will shake off poverty this year, which means the number of rural Chinese lifted out of poverty in five years will exceed 65 million – roughly the population of a major European country such as Britain, France or Italy.

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Study: Humans split from apes in Europe, not Africa

ResearchershavelongbelievedthathumanssplitfromapessomefivemillionyearsagoinAfrica,butastudypublishedonMondaysuggestsithappenedinEuropefarearlierthanthat.Justwhe

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China lifts 60 mln people out of poverty since 2013

Atotalof55.64millionChineseruralresidentswereliftedoutofpovertyfrom2013to2016andatleastanother10millionwillshakeoffpovertythisyear,whichmeansthenumberofruralChi

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Out of prison, Chelsea Manning looks forward to exploring life as woman

ChelseaManning,atransgenderformerIraq-basedU.S.Armyintelligenceofficerwhowassentencedto35yearsforgivingclassifieddatatoWikiLeaks,walkedoutofamilitaryprisonearly

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Nepal to vote in local polls for first time in two decades

NepalvotesinlocalelectionsonSundayforthefirsttimein20years,amajorstepintheyoungrepublic'sdifficulttransitiontodemocracymorethanadecadeaftertheendofitscivilwar.T

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Dengvaxia vaccine given to a million kids in Philippines

The Dengvaxia vaccine has been tested on a million children in the Philippines, in a 3.5-billion-peso (S$98 million) state-sponsored immunisation programme that began in April last year.

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Radicalised Australians increasingly young, spy chief warns

The age of Australians being radicalised by the Islamic State (IS) group is increasingly getting younger, the country's top spy has warned.

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India revives passenger plane project as China, Japan race ahead

India is reviving a three-decade-old plan to build its first passenger aircraft as the South Asian country struggles to join an exclusive club of Asian nations that have advanced far ahead in creating their own home-made jets.

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British journalist, Australian bar owner face court in Bali

A British former war correspondent and an Australian man have faced court in Indonesia on charges of possessing hashish.

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Russia to extend Edward Snowden's residency permit "by a couple of years"

Former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden has been given leave to remain in Russia for another couple of years, a spokesman for the Russian foreign ministry said.