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Daughters Film Touts Kazakh President’s Green Credentials
The New York Eurasian Film Festival kicks off on May 20 with "Awakening," a documentary film from Kazakhstan about "green development." The film is the brainchild of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev’s youngest daughter, Aliya Nazarbaeva. The trailer for the 2012 documentary features scenes of green fields as Nazarbaeva talks about the potential of new ...
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Streisand to receive honorary Hebrew U doctorate
Barbra Streisand will receive an honorary doctorate from The Hebrew University in Jerusalem.Streisand, the iconic Jewish-American singer and actress, will be presented with the degree at a ceremony on June 17 during the Hebrew University International Board of Governors meeting in ...
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Police search Commons office of Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans over rape claims
Police investigating rape allegations against Commons deputy Speaker Nigel Evans have searched his offices in the Houses of Parliament, it emerged ...
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Tory bosses refuse to launch investigation into claims Camerons friend called party faithful mad swivel-eyed loons
Embattled Tory chairman Lord Feldman is to avoid a party investigation into claims he described grassroots activists as ‘mad, swivel-eyed ...
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I cant wait to be a dad - even with the long sleepless nights Prince William says hes looking forward to fatherhood as he opens Help For Heroes centre with Harry today
The second in line to the throne discussed his impending fatherhood when he was given a teddy bear with a babygro emblazoned with the slogan My Daddy Is A Hero during a visit to the Help for Heroes recovery centre for injured troops at Tedworth House in Tidworth, ...
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Women told to make funeral plans after contracting rare form of pneumonia defies the doctors to walk down the aisle on prosthetic legs
Debbie, from Gilberdyke, East Yorks, managed to pull through, despite falling into a coma - but doctors were forced to amputate both her legs, and part of her right ...
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Farmer cleared of attempting to murder metal thief he fired shotgun at hits out at force who have refused to hand back his guns
Bill Edwards, 21, says he has struggled to find work six months despite being cleared of attempted murder because his guns are the tools of his ...
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HMS Ark Royal towed from Portsmouth at start of sad final journey to Turkish scrapyard
A final salute to HMS Ark Royal: Former crew and wellwishers wave goodbye as Navy flagship is towed from Portsmouth at start of sad final journey to Turkish ...
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Customs officers find live Asian fighting birds in suitcases after smugglers flew them into Britain
Two separate attempts to smuggle the birds into the UK were discovered at Leeds Bradford airport. They had been placed in individual wooden cages inside the ...
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Briton cut his son and daughters throats at French apartment Father appears in court after fleeing scene on roller skates
A British father appeared before a French prosecutor today after allegedly admitting cutting the throats of his two young children because of a bitter custody ...
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Illegal immigrant 19 smuggled into UK after father and brother were murdered by militants in Afghanistan loses fight to stay in Britain
Najibullah Hashimi, 19, has been living in England ever since fleeing his war-torn homeland as a youngster, and has settled in well, achieving 13 GCSEs, settling down with a foster family and becoming a valued member of Rodmersham Cricket Club in ...
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Doctors take pregnant woman 37 with severe mental disorder to High Court to stop her having an abortion
Her four-day case started today as Mr Justice Holman will decide whether the unnamed 37-year-old, who is 23 weeks pregnant, is capable of making decisions about terminating her unborn ...
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British diver 51 dies of suspected heart attack while exploring sunken ship off the Italian coast
Local authorities said Paul Towning, 51, was with a group of six divers taking part in a week long programme involving several deep water explorations on ships that had been sunk during World War ...
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UK weather Sunshine and thunderstorms to hit Britain as forecasters predict temperatures as high as 19C and warn of huge hailstones
The Met Office has issued severe weather warnings for south east Scotland and higher ground through central parts of England, where heavy rain is expected to fall ...
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Severe weather
>Are you experiencing severe weather in your area? Send photos and videos to CNN iReport. But please remember to stay safe. Shawnee, Oklahoma (CNN) -- Tornadoes destroyed homes and tossed trees around like toothpicks as powerful storms ripped through Oklahoma and the Midwest on Sunday and Monday. And the destructive weather, which killed at least two people, isn't ...
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Up to 79 people killed in wave of attacks in Iraq
A wave of attacks killed at least 79 people in Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq today, officials said, pushing the death toll over the past week to more than 200 and extending one of the most sustained bouts of sectarian violence the country has seen in ...
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More severe storms tornadoes expected in central U.S.
Tornadoes tear through Texas The central United States braced for violent thunderstorms on Monday that could bring more hail, heavy rain and tornadoes to the region stricken by a deadly twister over the weekend. The National Weather Service said severe storms would likely pummel the Ozarks and the middle Mississippi Valley, with northwest Arkansas, far southeast Kansas, southern Missouri, most ...
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TV Punch-Up Lebedev Pleads Not Guilty
Newspaper tycoon Alexander Lebedev has pleaded not guilty to a charge of politically-motivated hooliganism at the start of his trial for punching a fellow oligarch during a TV debate. The former KGB spy admits punching property magnate Sergei Polonsky, knocking him off his chair, during the studio recording in 2011. But he claims it was in self-defence and that the case against him has ...
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Trust your memory Bad idea
>Editor's note: This is part of CNN's "Life's Work" series, which features innovators and pioneers who are making a difference in the world of health and medicine. (CNN) -- You probably feel pretty attached to your memories -- they're yours, after all. They define who you are and where you came from, your accomplishments and failures, your likes and dislikes. Your memories help you separate ...
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Car bombs target Shiites in Iraq killing more than 60
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - More than 60 people were killed in a series of car bomb explosions targeting Shi'ite Muslims across Iraq on Monday, police and medics said, part of the worst sectarian violence since U.S. troops pulled out in December ...
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Britain denies bail to radical cleric who faces deportation
Radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada is seen arriving back at his home after being released on bail, in London in this November 13, 2012 file ...
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Israel calls off UNESCO Jerusalem tour blaming Palestinians
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel said on Monday it had canceled a visit by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to Jerusalem's Old City, saying the Palestinians had sought to politicize a conservation ...
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Firefighter killed in massive Dallas condo fire
DALLAS Dallas firefighters have recovered the body of a comrade who reported by radio being trapped while battling a condominium complex blaze. A U.S. flag covered the firefighter's body when it was removed from the rubble Monday morning. The firefighter's name wasn't immediately released. Dallas Fire-Rescue spokesman Jason Evans says two firefighters were transported to a ...
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World War II graduates go to prom 70 years later
New Haven's Hillhouse High School class of 1943 never had a prom because of World War II. But finally, after a 70-year wait, classmates gathered to celebrate and ...
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Va. GOP candidate Planned Parenthood more lethal for blacks than KKK
2012 video maligning the Democratic party, comparing the women's health organization to the Ku Klux Klan, and decrying what he cast as black voters' "slavish devotion to the Democrat party." Jackson, a black minister from the Chesapeake area, was selected from a crowded field at this weekend's state GOP convention as the party set its top candidates for this ...
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Indonesia and Singapore: model of inter-dependence?
Indonesia is a regional power in South East Asia, but lacks the development and economic wealth of smaller nations, such as the tiny state of Singapore. Hence, it makes sense for the two countries to cooperate closely with one another as Indonesia has natural resources Singapore needs and Singapore has the financial strength Indonesia needs.
Indonesia is the sleeping giant of South East Asia. With a population of 288 million, a land mass the size of Mexico and territorial waters that could fill half of China, it’s an immense country and a regional power within the geopolitical organization known as ASEAN (the Association of South East Asian Nations). Indonesia takes up almost half the area occupied by the ASEAN countries and accounts for one third of its GDP. Read more
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