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Jay Z and Beyonce now a 'billionaire couple'

JayZandBeyonce'scombinedfortuneisworthmorethanabilliondollars,accordingtoForbes.Themagazinehasestimatedthemarriedmusicstars'combinedwealthat$1.16bn(£894m).Itput

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Couple waits 45 years to take wedding photos, only to be disappointed

AnelderlycouplefromShenzhen,southChina’sGuangdongProvincerecentlylungedattheopportunitytotakeweddingphotos-somethingtheydidn'tgettodowhentheywed45yearsago.Unfor

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Second couple arrested after car with gas cylinders found in Paris: judicial source

French police have arrested a second couple in connection with a car found carrying seven gas cylinders near Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris, a judicial official said on Thursday.

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North American couple appear in new Taleban hostage video

An American-Canadian couple held hostage by the Taleban for four years have urged their governments to pressure Kabul to change its policy on executions of captured insurgents, according to a new video which surfaced on Tuesday (Aug 30).

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High cost of second child discourages many in China

While the change of family planning policy allows couples to have an additional child legally, the high costs associated with growing a family discourages those who can't afford even one.

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Indian police couple faked Everest summit photos, Nepal says

An Indian couple falsified photographs of themselves at the top of Mount Everest to get their feat certified by Kathmandu, Nepal said on Wednesday, after earlier saying the climb was valid.

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Nepal to investigate Indian police pair's Everest summit claim

​Nepal's government is investigating two climbers who claim to be the first Indian couple to conquer Everest.

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Japan's imperial couple visits Kumamoto

Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko visited Kumamoto Prefecture on May 19 to encourage evacuees from the recent earthquakes.

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Aust'n parents of 3 children lost aboard MH17 welcome new baby

​A Western Australian couple whose three children perished in the downing of Malaysian Airline flight MH17 have announced the birth of a new baby girl, almost two years on from the tragedy.

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Southern California shooters radicalized "for some time": FBI

Investigators believed that the suspect couple who killed 14 people and injured 21 others in a deadly shooting in San Bernardino of Southern California had been radicalized "for some time," the FBI said on Monday.

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First gay marriages take place in Ireland after landmark vote

Ireland in May became the first country to adopt gay marriage via a popular vote.

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Protest against police killing continues in Cleveland as U.S. Justice Department scrambles to fix racial problems

​Protesters marched through the streets of Downtown Cleveland, a city in the state of Ohio, Tuesday demanding the overhaul of the city's criminal justice system, which they said had so far failed to mete out punishment for white officers who used excessive and unnecessary force against the blacks.

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Kerry says American couple allowed to leave Qatar

​An American couple held in Qatar will be allowed to leave the Gulf kingdom by Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Tuesday.

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Former Virginia governor found guilty of corruption

A jury on Thursday found former Governor of U.S. State Virginia Bob McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, guilty of a slate of public-corruption charges.

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GSK China's private-eye agents indicted in Shanghai for illegal investigation

Prosecutors in Shanghai have indicted a foreign couple for illegally obtaining private information of Chinese citizens, prosecutor sources said on Sunday.

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British royal couple arrive in India for 9-day tour

The British royal couple, Prince Charles and his wife Camilla Parker Bowles, arrived in Dehradun, northern India Wednesday to start a nine-day tour of India, reported Press Trust of India.

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Russia considers exchange of convicted spies with Germany

Moscow may exchange a married couple convicted in Germany for spying for Russia with a CIA agent jailed in Russia, the couple's lawyer said Monday.