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Adele superfan spends £6,000 on axed shows

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Singin' in the rain: Grandma unclogs drain after northern China downpour

AvideoofanelderlyChineseladycleaningoutadrainageinletbyhandafterheavyraininthecityofChangzhiinnorthernChina'sShanxiProvincehasgoneviral.Webuserspraisedthe79-yea

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Guinean former fashion model digs into west African mining

Leavingbehindchicgownsandcatwalkstostompinthemudinheavyworkboots,GuineanformerfashionmodelTiguidankeCamarahasmadeherselfwestAfrica'sfirstwomanmineowner.Inthesma

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Pulling the plug: Why are stars ditching Twitter?

Celebritiesarerich,famousandoftentalented.TheyliveinmansionsinLosAngelesorreallybigflatsinLondon.Theyhavemillionsoffollowersonsocialmediabut,sometimes,theyfeelp

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McDonald’s honors actress, Olympian, others at annual awards

McDonald’s365BlackAwardsshow,heldannuallyattheEssenceFestival,honoredactressTichinaArnoldandOlympicgold-medalistSanyaRichards-RossamongothersonSundayaspartofapr

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'Devastated' Adele calls off Wembley gigs

Adelehassaidsheis"devastated"afterbeingforcedtocancelherlasttwosell-outshowsatWembleyStadiumafterdamaginghervocalcords.The29-year-oldsingerwroteaheartfeltapolog

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Adele hints at retirement from touring

EnglishballadeerAdele,oneofthetop-sellingartistsofthe21stcentury,saysshemayretirefromliveperformancesasshewindsupamassivetour.The29-year-oldsingerthankedfansina

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Cantonese rebound

A Hong Kong native who grew up in Canada rediscovers her birth culture through food, Mike Peters reports.

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Germany's Merkel voted against gay marriage

GermanChancellorAngelaMerkelsaidonFridayshevotedagainstlegalizinggaymarriagegivenherpersonalviewthatmarriageshouldbebetweenamanandawoman,butshehopedparliament's

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German parliament votes to legalize same-sex marriage

Germany'sparliamentvotedbyawidemarginonFridaytolegalizesame-sexmarriageafterChancellorAngelaMerkeldidanabout-facethatfreedmembersofherrulingconservativebloctofo

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French Holocaust survivor Simone Veil dies at 89

SimoneVeil,aformermagistrateandHolocaustsurvivorbestknowninFranceforlegalizingabortioninthe1970s,diedonFriday.Shewas89yearsold.AJewishsurvivorofaNazideathcampat

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Melbourne Cup winner Michelle Payne gets month ban for drug use

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Merkel vows to put climate change at the center of G20 talks

AddressingthechallengeofclimatechangewillbeoneofthecentraltasksoftheupcomingG20summitoftheworld'slargesteconomiesinHamburg,GermanChancellorAngelaMerkeltoldlawma

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Japan's DM urged to quit for remarks made during election campaign

Japan's opposition parties, including the main opposition Democratic Party, on Wednesday demanded the resignation of Defense Minister Tomomi Inada for remarks she made using the Self-Defense Forces to promote a specific candidate in the upcoming Tokyo metropolitan assembly election.

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US Federal Reserve Chair expects no new financial crisis during lifetime

USFederalReserveChairJanetYellensaidonTuesdaythatshedoesnotbelievethattherewillbeanotherfinancialcrisisforatleastaslongasshelives,thankslargelytoreformsoftheban

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Charlotte Church reveals she has lost her baby

CharlotteChurchhasannouncedonTwitterthatshehaslostherunbornbaby.ThesingersaidthatsheandherpartnerJonathanPowellweregrievingtogetherasafamily.Shewrote:"Charlotte

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German Chancellor Merkel softens her opposition to gay marriage

GermanChancellorAngelaMerkelonMondaysoftenedforthefirsttimeheroppositiontogaymarriage,asherconservativepartycomesundergrowingpressureontheissueaheadofelectionsi