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Chadian soldiers rescue Nigerian Boko Haram hostages
Chadian soldiers rescue Nigerian Boko Haram hostages

85 Nigerian villagers, members of a group Nigerian officials said they believed kidnapped by militant extremist group Boko Haram earlier this month, were reported on Friday to have been freed by Chadian soldiers, as they and their captors tried to cross the border near Lake Chad.

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US researchers find a large asteroid held together by forces other than gravity
US researchers find a large asteroid held together by forces other than gravity

A team of researchers from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has confirmed that near-Earth asteroid (29075) 1950 DA is primarily held together by van der Waals forces rather than gravity.

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Parts of internet break as "512k day" reached by routers
Parts of internet break as "512k day" reached by routers

On Tuesday many internet routers, used to find the pathways to different parts of the web, reached their memory limit of 512,000 entries in the tables they use to store the routes, causing problems for many users.

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University defeat Maroochydore in round 14 of 2014 Sunshine Coast Rugby Union season
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University defeat Maroochydore in round 14 of 2014 Sunshine Coast Rugby Union season

University defeated Maroochydore 27 points to 0 in heavy rain in round 14 of 2014 Sunshine Coast Rugby Union at Cotton Tree, Australia on Saturday.

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Indian Prime Minister accuses Pakistan of waging proxy war
Indian Prime Minister accuses Pakistan of waging proxy war

The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, at an inauguration of a hydroelectric project during his second visit to the Himalayan Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, accused the neighboring nation Pakistan of waging a against India.

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