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Obama Calls Possible Syria Attack A 'Big Event Of Grave Concern'
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23 Aug 2013

AUBURN, N.Y. -- President Barack Obama says a possible chemical weapons attack in Syria this week is a "big event of grave concern" that has hastened the timeframe for determining a U.S. response. However, Obama said the notion that the U.S. alone can end Syria's bloody civil war is "overstated" and made clear he would seek international support...

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FILE - In this June 26, 2012 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in Atlanta. The presidential race enters the sultry summer _ a final lull before a sprint to Election Day _ with President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney neck and neck and no sign that either can break away. Both sides have money concerns _ for all the flood of cash _ as well as political worries.
photo: AP / Carolyn Kaster

updated 21 Mar 2013; published 21 Mar 2013
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Obama Responds To Syrian Chemical Weapons Attack
updated 14 Jun 2013; published 14 Jun 2013
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Russia will greet US arming of Syria rebels 'with horror'
updated 14 Jun 2013; published 14 Jun 2013
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CONFIRMED: Chemical Weapons Used In Syria
updated 30 Apr 2013; published 30 Apr 2013
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Watch President Obama on Syria, Closing Guantanamo, Boston, Health Care and Jason Collins
updated 06 Apr 2013; published 06 Apr 2013
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Syria war I Free Syrian Army attack and take big rockets after huge Shooting and fighting
updated 30 Apr 2013; published 30 Apr 2013
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Ed Henry Challenges Obama On Syrian 'Red Line' And Blocking Testimony Of Benghazi Survivors
China’s Bo rejects ‘crazy’ wife testimony
Full Article Khaleej Times
23 Aug 2013

Fallen Chinese politician Bo Xilai called his wife insane after she testified at his landmark trial on Friday that he knew of money and a...

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In this Jan. 17, 2007 file photo, Gu Kailai, left, wife of then Chinese Commerce Minister Bo Xilai, right, attends a memorial ceremony for Bo's father Bo Yibo, a late revolutionary leader considered one of communist China's founding fathers, at a military hospital in Beijing.
photo: AP / Alexander F. Yuan

updated 20 Aug 2013; published 20 Aug 2013
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Bo Xilai's Upcoming Trial: Three Light Crimes Covers Up Severe Crimes
updated 23 Aug 2013; published 23 Aug 2013
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Bo Xilai calls his wife 'insane', saying 'she often tells lies'
updated 14 Aug 2013; published 14 Aug 2013
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Radio France Internationale Reports Bo Xilai Trial Expected Next Week
updated 22 Aug 2013; published 22 Aug 2013
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Chinese Politician Bo Xilai Denies Charges
updated 19 Aug 2013; published 19 Aug 2013
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Bo Xilai's Impending Trial Receiving Attention From Netizens And Oversea Media
updated 22 Aug 2013; published 22 Aug 2013
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'Feisty defence' from Bo Xilai as trial begins in China
Fukushima inspectors 'careless', Japan agency says, as nuclear crisis grows
Full Article Swissinfo
23 Aug 2013

Reuters August 23, 2013 - 09:24 HIRONO, Japan (Reuters) - The operator of Japan's wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant was careless in monitoring tanks storing dangerously radioactive water, the nuclear regulator said on Friday, the latest development in a crisis no one seems to know how to contain. Tokyo Electric Power Co. also failed to keep...

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In this Wednesday, June 12, 2013 file photo, the steel structure for the use of the spent fuel removal from the cooling pool is seen at the Unit 4 of the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant at Okuma in Fukushima prefecture, Japan.
photo: AP / Noboru Hashimto

updated 22 Mar 2011; published 22 Mar 2011
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Nuclear Nightmare: Nagasaki shares fears over Fukushima crisis
updated 19 Aug 2013; published 19 Aug 2013
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Fukushima Major Volcano Eruption, 14,000X+ Hiroshima Bomb in Problems! update 8/18/13
updated 27 Apr 2011; published 27 Apr 2011
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Nuclear Nightmare: Japan in Crisis - Nuclear Meltdown
updated 22 Mar 2011; published 22 Mar 2011
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Nuclear Power: Profits Before Safety
updated 14 Oct 2012; published 14 Oct 2012
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Fukushima Day 583- BEHIND THE SCENES of the WORLD'S WORST nuclear disaster
updated 30 Apr 2011; published 30 Apr 2011
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Fukushima Exposes Global Warming Frauds 04-28-11 (2)
Syria: U.N. chief wants urgent probe of chemical weapons claim
Full Article CNN
23 Aug 2013

August 23, 2013 -- Updated 0845 GMT (1645 HKT) Damascus (CNN) -- United Secretary General Ban Ki Moon said Friday that allegations the Syrian regime used chemical weapons should be investigated immediately, saying such a "crime against humanity should result in serious consequences for the perpetrator." Ban, speaking in South Korea, said he had...

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This image provided by Shaam News Network on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, purports to show several bodies being buried in a suburb of Damascus, Syria during a funeral on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2013.
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updated 23 Aug 2013; published 23 Aug 2013
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Syria U N chief urges urgent probe of chemical weapons claim
updated 25 Apr 2013; published 25 Apr 2013
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SYRIA: Videos Bolster Claims of Chemical Weapon Use
updated 23 Aug 2013; published 23 Aug 2013
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Syria chemical attack Ban Ki moon urges swift probe
updated 22 Aug 2013; published 22 Aug 2013
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Syria 'chemical' attack kills thousands
updated 28 Apr 2013; published 28 Apr 2013
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Syria Chemical Weapons 'May Have Been Used' A Grim History-world news today
updated 23 Aug 2013; published 23 Aug 2013
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UN chief calls for Syria probe without delay
UN says Syrian child refugees tops one million mark
Full Article South China Morning Post
23 Aug 2013

The number of registered child refugees fleeing Syria’s violence has topped the one million mark in another grim milestone of the deepening conflict, two UN agencies said Friday. Roughly half of all the nearly two million registered refugees from Syria are children, and some 740,000 of those...

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A Syrian refugee boy, right, sits outside his tent next to his family at a temporary refugee camp in the eastern Lebanese town of Marj near the border with Syria, Lebanon, Monday, May 20, 2013. Oxfam an international aid organization is appealing for more funds to help Syrian refugees in Lebanon and Jordan, saying warmer weather will increase health risks due to lack of shelter, water and basic sanitation. Oxfam says it needs $53 million dollars to improve access to water and proper sanitation for Syrian refugees. So far the aid group has received $10.6 million dollars.
photo: AP / Hussein Malla

updated 23 Aug 2013; published 23 Aug 2013
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A Syrian child's wish as the number of refugees tops the one million mark
updated 04 Feb 2013; published 04 Feb 2013
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Syrian refugee children speak out
updated 07 Jan 2013; published 07 Jan 2013
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THE LATEST NEWS : Syria's child victims
updated 07 Jan 2013; published 07 Jan 2013
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THE LATEST NEWS : Syrian refugees dig in for the winter
updated 23 Aug 2013; published 23 Aug 2013
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'One million' Syrian child refugees
updated 09 Jan 2013; published 09 Jan 2013
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LATEST NEWS : UNICEF struggles to help Syrian refugees
China makes big show of Bo trial, but it's still just theatre
Full Article The Times of India
23 Aug 2013

BEIJING: With detailed online transcripts carried by China's version of Twitter, Beijing is making an unprecedented effort to show its people that the trial of ousted politician Bo Xilai is fair and above board, but the court case is little more than theatre. Never before has the stability and unity-obsessed ruling Communist Party allowed the...

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File - In this March 11, 2012 photo, Bo Xilai, former Chongqing party secretary wipes his glasses during a plenary session of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
photo: AP / Andy Wong

updated 08 Oct 2012; published 08 Oct 2012
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Political Upheaval in Chinese Regime's Rule
updated 27 Sep 2012; published 27 Sep 2012
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Jiang's Faction Falling Apart
updated 09 Jun 2012; published 09 Jun 2012
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Folk Singer And Public Power
updated 20 Jul 2013; published 20 Jul 2013
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CRH Scandal Goes on: CCP Top-Level Infighting Grows
updated 22 Aug 2013; published 22 Aug 2013
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Bo Xilai denies corruption charges
updated 10 Jan 2013; published 10 Jan 2013
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China News - Bo Xilai Moves Towards Trial: China News Broadcast, January 9, 2013
UN presses Syria to allow gas attack inspection
Full Article Otago Daily Times
23 Aug 2013

The United Nations has demanded Syria give its chemical weapons experts immediate access to rebel-held Damascus suburbs where poison gas appears to have killed hundreds just a few miles from the UN team's hotel. There was no sign, however, that scientists would soon be taking samples at the scene of horrors that have drawn comparison with the...

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This citizen journalism image provided by the Local Committee of Arbeen which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows a Syrian girl receiving treatment at a makeshift hospital in Arbeen town, Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2013.
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updated 21 Aug 2013; published 21 Aug 2013
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Syrian Rebels: '1,300 Killed in Gas Attack' | 'Chemical Weapons Attack' in Syria
updated 21 Aug 2013; published 21 Aug 2013
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[WARNING GRAPHIC] Syria Conflict 'Chemical Attacks' Near Damascus
updated 22 Aug 2013; published 22 Aug 2013
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[Warning Graphic Video] Syria Conflict 1,300 Killed In Gas Attack Syria Chemical
updated 21 Aug 2013; published 21 Aug 2013
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Syria Chemical Attack, Hundreds Dead [*WARNING* DISTURBING IMAGES]
updated 21 Aug 2013; published 21 Aug 2013
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Syria war: a very large scale attack with alleged chemical weapons
updated 21 Aug 2013; published 21 Aug 2013
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Syria: Hundreds Killed In 'Gas Attack'
Obama's thick red line on Syria
Full Article BBC News
22 Aug 2013

A year ago President Barack Obama gave a speech saying that if the Assad regime used chemical weapons, that would cross a red line and change his calculations. Has that red line now been crossed? The simple answer is that we don't yet know. And one opportunity to find out more will now pass us by. The president's main military adviser has...

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File - President Barack Obama meets with his national security team on Afghanistan and Pakistan in the Situation Room of the White House, April 25, 2011.
photo: White House / Pete Souza

updated 20 May 2012; published 20 May 2012
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In Performance at the White House: Red, White and Blues - President Obama Welcomes Guests (2012)
updated 15 Oct 2012; published 15 Oct 2012
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President Obama(Song) 2012-Written By Red Carpet** I'M still Nowhere-Offical Vid!!!
updated 24 Sep 2009; published 24 Sep 2009
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Chinese Flag Raising By The White House - Red China Flag Over Washington - Legacy of President Obama
updated 31 Jul 2013; published 31 Jul 2013
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Obama Protesters Were Out in Force
updated 14 Jun 2013; published 14 Jun 2013
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Russia will greet US arming of Syria rebels 'with horror'
updated 26 Apr 2012; published 26 Apr 2012
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How Cool is President Obama? -- "Red Eye" -- 4-26-12
Robert Mugabe Sworn In For New Term As Zimbabwe's President
Full Article Huffington Post
22 Aug 2013

HARARE, ZimbabwePresident Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, 89, was sworn in Thursday for another five-year term after disputed elections in which the opposition alleged widespread vote-rigging. Mugabe dismissed charges of voting fraud, criticized Western powers, vowed to press ahead with black ownership of white and foreign-owned companies and...

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Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe delivers a speech following his inauguration in Harare, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013.
photo: AP / Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi

updated 22 Aug 2013; published 22 Aug 2013
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Zimbabwe: Mugabe prepares to start another five years in power
updated 22 Aug 2013; published 22 Aug 2013
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Zimbabwe: Mugabe sworn in for another five years as president
updated 22 Aug 2013; published 22 Aug 2013
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Zimbabwe - Robert Mugabe sworn-in as president
updated 21 Aug 2013; published 21 Aug 2013
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TANZANIA FORMER PRESIDENTS MWINYI AND MKAPA IN HARARE FOR MUGABE SWEARING
updated 22 Aug 2013; published 22 Aug 2013
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RAW VIDEO: Zimbabwe's President Mugabe Sworn in for New Term
updated 22 Aug 2013; published 22 Aug 2013
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PRESIDENT KIKWETE ACCORDED A ROUSING WELCOME IN HARARE, ZIMBABWE, AUGUST 21, 2013
A 'Liberated' Democracy to Die For
Full Article WorldNews.com
22 Aug 2013

Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. Even democracies need liberated, that is, to be truly set free from traditional constraints and socially engineered mindsets steeped in years of political and economic bondage. Unlike many of today's passive and irresponsible democracies barely existing-those which every few years permit their...

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Egyptian protesters argue with military police during a rally in Cairo's Tahrir Square, Egypt, Friday, March 18, 2011, as demonstrators call for a "no" vote in Saturday's referendum on constitutional amendments. A package of key constitutional amendments sponsored by Egypt's ruling military will be put to a nationwide vote Saturday.
photo: AP / Grace Kassab

updated 03 Jun 2013; published 03 Jun 2013
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Muslim Brotherhood - Wiki Article
updated 25 Jan 2012; published 25 Jan 2012
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The Muslim Brotherhood - Egypt, October 2005
updated 28 May 2012; published 28 May 2012
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Egyptian Cleric Safwat Higazi- Muslim Brotherhood Presidential Candidate Will Liberate Jerusalem.
updated 16 Feb 2011; published 16 Feb 2011
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CNN: Muslim Brotherhood, What's next?
updated 10 Jul 2011; published 10 Jul 2011
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In Memory of Robert F. Kennedy assassinated by PLO!! The Muslim Brotherhood is not our Friend!!
updated 14 Apr 2011; published 14 Apr 2011
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Tacoma, Washington - A decorated US soldier who gunned down 16 unarmed Afghan civilians in a nighttime rampage last year apologised on Thursday at a sentencing hearing to determine...
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Anita Powell JOHANNESBURG — Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has been sworn in after another election that critics and observers say was marred. Mugabe was unapologetic as he...
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Events in Egypt take on cosmic significance as the forward edge of world counterrevolution. Not simply an eruption, a slightly more strident form of business-as-usual, but...

FILE -- In this May 28, 2006, file photo, Palestinian guerillas from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command flash victory signs while standing at the damaged entrance of the tunnel leading to their base after Israeli warplanes attacked it, near the Mediterranean coastal town of Naameh, south of Beirut, Lebanon. Israeli warplanes struck a target south of Beirut early Friday Aug. 23, 2013,
JERUSALEM - The Israeli air force struck a Palestinian group in Lebanon on Friday, officials said, hours after a different organisation said it fired four rockets at the Jewish state from Lebanon. Israeli aircraft "targeted a terror site located...
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Secretary-General Addresses Denver Forum Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, addressing The Denver Forum, speaks on “The United Nations in Today’s World”.
BEIRUT/SEOUL: UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon on Friday renewed his push for Syria to allow UN inspectors immediate access to investigate allegations that the government carried out a deadly chemical weapons attack on the outskirts of Damascus. "I...
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In this Thursday Aug. 15, 2013 photo, Asmatullah Muawiya, head of the Taliban’s faction of fighters from central Punjab province, listens to reporters at an undisclosed place in Pakistani tribal region of Waziristan.
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan: A senior Pakistani Taliban commander welcomed the government's recent offer to hold peace talks, raising the possibility the militant group has changed its stance after shunning negotiations earlier this year. Asmatullah...
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Television trucks are parked Monday, Nov. 5, 2012, near the barricaded road outside the building housing a military courtroom on Joint Base Lewis McChord in Washington state, where a preliminary hearing began Monday for U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales.
The U.S. soldier who massacred 16 Afghan civilians during pre-dawn raids last year apologized for the first time for his "act of cowardice," but could not explain the atrocities to a military jury considering whether he should one day have a shot at...
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Civilians inspect the scene of a car bomb attack in the Kamaliyah neighborhood, a predominantly Shiite area of eastern Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, May 20, 2013.
BAGHDAD (AP) — Insurgent attacks across Iraq, including a suicide bombing targeting a Shiite wedding party, killed at least 24 people Thursday, authorities said. Attacks have been on the rise in Iraq since a deadly security crackdown in April on a...
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Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe arrives for the burial of a prominent member of his party, Misheck Chando, in Harare, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009.
JOHANNESBURG — Robert G. Mugabe was sworn in as president of Zimbabwe on Thursday in a pomp-filled ceremony in the capital, Harare, that extends by five years his 33-year rule. Connect With Us on Twitter Follow @nytimesworld for international...
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The Blue Grotto French composer Claude Debussy was a regular visitor to Anacapri.
Google has marked the 151st anniversary of the birth of French composer Claude Debussy with a musical doodle. The works of Achille-Claude Debussy were considered a seminal force in the classical music of the 20th Century. His highly influential and...
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