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Olympians back California plan for disclosures on doctors

OlympianswhowereabusedbyformerUSAGymnasticsteamdoctorLarryNassarspokeinsupportoflegislationMondaythatwouldmakeCaliforniathefirststatetorequiredoctorstotelltheir

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Lantern Festival gala held in Mauritius

AnannuallanternshowandLanternFestivalgalawasheldinBeauBassin-RoseHill,Mauritius,onSaturdayaspartoftheChineseNewYearcelebrationsinthecity.Chineseartistsstagedper

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‘Notting Hill’ actress Emma Chambers dies at 53

BritishactressEmmaChambers,whostarredinthe1999film“NottingHill”togetherwithHughGrantandJuliaRoberts,hasdiedattheageof53,accordingtoheragent.Theactressdiedfromna

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Theresa May 'didn't want to wear £1k leather trousers' at centre of spat

Theresa May never intended to wear a £1,000 pair of trousers at the centre of a spat with a senior Tory MP, it has been revealed.

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Jonah Hill's dramatic weight loss is goals

JonahHill'snewbodmightbethebiggestsurpriseofthesummer.Theactorsteppedoutovertheweekendlookingalmostunrecognizable.Hill'sfollowersimmediatelybegancommentingonsoc

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Trump shouldn't let defense cost-sharing hinder DPRK cooperation with S. Korea: Chris Hill

​The incoming administration of Donald Trump should not let the issue of defense cost sharing with South Korea hinder more important cooperation on DPRK, a former senior U.S. diplomat and chief negotiator with Pyongyang said Monday.

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How an Australian mining town became a solar power trailblazer

Broken Hill spawned the world’s largest mining company and generated more than $75 billion in wealth. Now as its minerals ebb, Australia’s longest-lived mining city is looking to tap a more abundant resource.

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Ebola vaccine showing promising results

Two Ebola vaccines undergoing clinical trials have shown promising results and would be deployed in January 2015 to West African countries affected by the epidemic, a scientist from Oxford University said Monday.

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EU Commission hearings get more partisan

​Committee hearings for the European Union (EU)'s new college of Commissioners have descended into partisan tit-for-tat. Confirmation of two of the most high profile nominees, Britain's Jonathan Hill and France's Pierre Moscovici, hanging in the balance.

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CANADA CHRISTMAS LIGHTS

More than 350,000 lights now illuminate Parliament Hill and many prominent landmarks along Confederation Boulevard.

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Snow closes New Zealand North Island highways

Main roads in New Zealand's central North Island remain closed on Wednesday due to snow in the second day of a cold snap that has moved up the country.