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Far-right gains alarm French left
Full Article Al Jazeera
28 Jun 2014

The National Front (FN) political party in France may be celebrating its most recent success in the European parliamentary elections, but many in Paris and across France want to make it known that the party's far-right policies are not for them. On May 25 when the results of the European parliamentary elections were announced, French high-school...

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Demonstrators against French far-right National Front party chant slogans during a march from Bastille plaza to Republique Plaza, in Paris, Thursday, May 29, 2014.
photo: AP / Francois Mori

updated 29 May 2014; published 29 May 2014
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French students in anti-National Front rallies-30th may 2014
updated 29 May 2014; published 29 May 2014
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French students in anti-National Front rallies
updated 01 May 2014; published 01 May 2014
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France: Le Pen attacks EU at May Day rally
updated 25 May 2014; published 25 May 2014
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Européennes 2014 - Déclaration de Marine Le Pen - FN 25%
updated 11 Jun 2014; published 11 Jun 2014
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The rise of the new right
updated 30 May 2014; published 30 May 2014
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French people held anti-National Front rallies
Bobby Womack, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Singer, Dead at 70
Full Article WPXI
28 Jun 2014

Sad news today out of the music world. Legendary soul singer Bobby Womack has died. The Wrap is reporting that his record company, XL Recordings, has confirmed the singer's death and...

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Musician Bobby Womack poses for a portrait on Friday, June 22, 2012 in Los Angeles.
photo: AP / Matt Sayles/Invision

updated 28 Jun 2014; published 28 Jun 2014
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Soul Legend Bobby Womack Dies/Dead at 70 - Bobby Womack Tribute Video
updated 28 Jun 2014; published 28 Jun 2014
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Legendary Singer Bobby Womack Dead at 70!!!!!..
updated 28 Jun 2014; published 28 Jun 2014
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Bobby Womack Dead Legendary Soul Singer Dies at 70 RIP Bobby Womack Death
updated 28 Jun 2014; published 28 Jun 2014
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Remembering Bobby Womack If You Think You're Lonely Now live
updated 28 Jun 2014; published 28 Jun 2014
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Remembering Soul Singer Bobby Womack If You Think You're Lonely [TRIBUTE VIDEO]
updated 28 Jun 2014; published 28 Jun 2014
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Bobby Womack - Where Do We Go From Here (Beverly Glen Music 1981)
Armed Drones Over Baghdad To Protect U.S. Forces, Pentagon Says
Full Article National Public Radio
27 Jun 2014

6:25 PM ET The Pentagon says armed U.S. drones are in the skies over Baghdad, protecting American forces deploying there to assess the security situation amid a Sunni insurgency. Unarmed reconnaissance drones have been flying 30 to 35 sorties per day for the past week or so. The decision to begin arming some of the unmanned planes "is primarily for...

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U.S. Air Force B-2 stealth bomber flies over near Osan U.S. Air Base in Pyeongtaek
photo: AP / Shin Young-keun, Yonhap

updated 27 Jun 2014; published 27 Jun 2014
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RE;Pentagon: Armed Drones Flying Over Iraq
updated 27 Jun 2014; published 27 Jun 2014
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Unease in Baghdad grows amid echoes of past sectarian strife
updated 27 Jun 2014; published 27 Jun 2014
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U.S. Confirms Armed Drones Over Baghdad
updated 27 Jun 2014; published 27 Jun 2014
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LATEST NEWS - Iraq crisis Armed US drones in use to protect advisers
updated 14 Jun 2014; published 14 Jun 2014
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2014 June 28 Breaking News USA ARMED drones & four teams of USA Army special forces arrived in Iraq
updated 27 Jun 2014; published 27 Jun 2014
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Armed Drones Protecting United States Military Staff In Baghdad.
Unique underwater world discovered in Pitcairn Islands
Full Article The Guardian
27 Jun 2014

Expedition reveals 80 new species of fish, coral and algae in the pristine waters of British overseas territory in the Pacific Ocean Grouper fish, Variola louti (red and yellow) and Epinephelus fasciatus on the fore reef of Oeno Atoll, Pitcairn Islands, studied by the National Geographic Pristine Seas expedition team. Photograph: Enric...

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A large soft coral on huge rocks create pathway underwater.
photo: WN / RTayco

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National Geographic Pristine Seas Expeditions | Underwater message from the Desventuradas Islands
updated 07 Sep 2012; published 07 Sep 2012
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National Geographic Pristine Seas Expedition | Interview of Enric Sala
updated 03 Jul 2012; published 03 Jul 2012
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ENRIC SALA - ABOUT THE PITCAIRN ISLAND EXPEDITION
updated 22 Feb 2013; published 22 Feb 2013
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National Geographic Pristine Seas Expeditions | Desventuradas islands
updated 27 May 2014; published 27 May 2014
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Marine Environment of Pitcairn
updated 14 Mar 2014; published 14 Mar 2014
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Journey to Chile's Wild Islands
Ukraine, EU sign historic trade and economic pact
Full Article The Guardian
27 Jun 2014

BRUSSELS (AP) — Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed up to a trade and economic pact with the European Union, saying it may be the "most important day" for his country since it became independent from the...

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Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko, center, poses with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, left, and European Council President Herman Van Rompuy, right, during an EU Summit in Brussels on Friday, June 27, 2014.
photo: AP

updated 27 Jun 2014; published 27 Jun 2014
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Ukraine Signs Trade, Economic Pact With European Union
updated 27 Jun 2014; published 27 Jun 2014
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Ukraine, EU Sign Historic Trade And Economic Pact
updated 27 Jun 2014; published 27 Jun 2014
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Ukraine, EU sign historic trade & economic pact, draws Russian threat
updated 27 Jun 2014; published 27 Jun 2014
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Ukraine signs EU pact amid Russia's ire
updated 27 Jun 2014; published 27 Jun 2014
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Moscow warns of "serious consequences" if Ukraine's trade pact with the EU harms the Russian economy
updated 28 Jun 2014; published 28 Jun 2014
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Ukraine, EU Sign Historic Trade And Economic Pact

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Here's Why Robots Will Increasingly Be Less, Not More, Human-Like
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Business Insider
Robots have been a reality on factory assembly lines for over twenty years. But it is only relatively recently that robots have become advanced enough to penetrate into home...
Brazilian Men Are Pretending to Be World Cup Tourists to Hook Up With Brazilian Women
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Mashable
SÃO PAULO, Brazil — Employing a trick often used during Carnival, Brazilian men are feigning foreignness to boost their chances of hooking up with Brazilian women during the World...
Land mines: Explosive remnants of war
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CNN
updated 6:16 AM EDT, Thu June 26, 2014 Zilka Durmisevic was injured by a land mine in 1999 while she was cleaning her parents' house in the Bosnian village of Kamenica. Her leg had...

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Panama court frees captain of seized N Korea ship
Panamanian presidential security detail walks on the deck aboard a North Korean-flagged ship at the Manzanillo International container terminal on the coast of Colon City, Panama, Tuesday, July 16, 2013.
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The Guardian
PANAMA CITY (AP) — A Panamanian court has acquitted the captain and two other officers of charges stemming from the seizure of a North Korean ship last July for carrying undeclared...
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GM recalls over 450,000 more vehicles, some in Canada
Mark Reuss, General Motors North America President, speaks at the debut of the 2014 GMC Sierra and Chevrolet Silverado in Pontiac, Mich., Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
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Toronto Sun
General Motors Co announced on Friday that it would recall 428,211 more vehicles in the United States, including new four-wheel drive pickups and SUVs with a software problem that could cause the vehicles to automatically switch to neutral and roll...
photo: AP / Paul Sancya
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US armed drones flying over Baghdad
The Israeli army's new Heron unmanned drone aircraft for surveillance missions flies during a display at the Palmahim Air Force Base , Israel, Wednesday, March 7, 2007. With its 16.6 meter (54-foot) wingspan and ability to fly for as long as 30 hours at a time, at a speed of 120 knots (140 mph, 225 kph) and a height of 9,000 meters (30,000 feet), the Heron is Israel's latest and most advanced weapon in the booming field of drone technology, air force officers said.
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Belfast Telegraph
The US has armed drones flying over Baghdad to protect US troops that recently arrived to assess Iraq's deteriorating security, the Pentagon said. For more than a week the military has been flying manned and unmanned aircraft over Iraq, averaging a...
photo: AP / Ariel Schalit
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Britain one step closer to quitting Europe after vote on Jean-Claude Juncker
British Prime Minister David Cameron talks with journalists as he arrives for an EU summit in Brussels
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Canberra Times
Battleground: British Prime Minister David Cameron addresses the media after the vote. Photo: AP Britain moved a step closer to leaving the European Union on Friday after David Cameron declared "war" on Brussels over the nomination of...
photo: AP / Geert Vanden Wijngaert
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Golden Gate Bridge suicide barrier funding OK'd
Golden Gate Bridge. San Francisco, USA
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Springfield News-Sun
San Francisco's iconic Golden Gate Bridge moved a big step closer to getting an oft-debated suicide barrier after bridge officials on Friday approved a $76 million funding package for a net system that would prevent people from jumping to their...
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Obama rips GOP in election-year economic salvo
President Barack Obama, accompanied by Vice President Joe Biden, speaks about the health care reform bill, Tuesday, March 23, 2010, at the Interior Department in Washington
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The State
MINNEAPOLIS — Blasting the GOP as wilfully indifferent to American struggles, President Barack Obama issued a rebuke Friday to Republican attempts to thwart his economic agenda, offering a stark contrast that Democrats hope will yield electoral...
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US to stop producing or buying landmines
Combat Engineers of 20 Field Squadron, 36 Engineer Regiment practice landmine clearance.
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Al Jazeera
The White House says the US will no longer produce or acquire anti-personnel landmines in the future and intends to join the Ottawa Convention that bans their use. The White House statement on Friday did not...
photo: Public Domain / Davric
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