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Escape from Mount Ontake in pictures
Published by The Guardian on 2014-09-27 at 18:27:20The Japanese volcano erupted on Saturday, injuring at least eight people, leaving more than 250 people stranded near the peak. Some were able to flee and recorded their escape Continue reading…
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Turkey Inching Toward Alliance With U.S. in Syria Conflict
Published by The New York times on 2014-09-28 at 01:45:39Turkey is caught between conflicting interests: defeating Islamic militants across its border with Syria while not strengthening Kurdish separatists inside Turkey.
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103 twitter shares, 11366 retweets and 154 favorites
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Chelsea Clinton gives birth to girl
Published by BBC on 2014-09-27 at 12:01:21Chelsea Clinton, daughter of former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, gives birth to a baby girl.
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101 twitter shares, 11417 retweets and 222 favorites
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Catalonia leader decrees referendum
Published by BBC on 2014-09-27 at 19:51:22The president of the Spanish region of Catalonia signs a decree for a referendum on independence, in a move opposed by central government.
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Indian Leader Narendra Modi, Once Unwelcome in U.S., Gets Rock Star Reception
Published by The New York times on 2014-09-28 at 04:18:25Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has stirred hopes and excitement in sections of Indiaâs large and far-reaching diaspora, will take the stage at Madison Square Garden on Sunday.
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‘It was a crank call’: family seeks action against 911 caller in Walmart shooting
Published by The Guardian on 2014-09-27 at 01:32:24Family of John Crawford, man shot dead by police while holding an unloaded BB rifle, say call was a bunch of lies Continue reading…
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102 twitter shares, 4397 retweets and 102 favorites
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Russia at U.N. accuses U.S., allies of bossing world around
Published by Reuters on 2014-09-28 at 01:55:54UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Russia used its annual appearance at the U.N. General Assembly on Saturday to accuse the United States and its Western allies of bossing the world around, complaining they were attempting to dictate to everyone "what is goo…
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Catalonia leader calls referendum on independence from Spain
Published by The Guardian on 2014-09-27 at 15:26:28President of region announces vote for November but Madrid government hopes court will deem it illegal Continue reading…
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102 twitter shares, 3903 retweets and 54 favorites
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Exclusive: Rohingya could face detention under Myanmar draft plan
Published by Reuters on 2014-09-27 at 20:01:10YANGON/BANGKOK (Reuters) – Myanmar’s national government has drafted a plan that will give around a million members of the persecuted Rohingya Muslim ethnic minority a bleak choice: accept ethnic reclassification and the prospect of citizenship, or be det…
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101 twitter shares, 4082 retweets and 19 favorites
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Pro-Democracy Group Shifts to Collaborate With Student Protesters in Hong Kong
Published by The New York times on 2014-09-28 at 01:49:35Saturdayâs gathering of thousands at the cityâs government offices appeared to be an early start for bigger protests, which an established pro-democracy group expected to start on Wednesday.
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Catalonia signs decree for independence vote
Published by AlJazeera on 2014-09-27 at 16:49:39President calls for referendum on November 9, in defiance of Spain’s insistence it would be unconstitutional.
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103 twitter shares, 3675 retweets and 43 favorites
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Top India politician is jailed
Published by BBC on 2014-09-27 at 20:50:41One of India’s most controversial politicians, Jayaram Jayalalitha, is jailed for four years after conviction in a long-running corruption case.
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Plot to kill Napoleon linked to British cabinet minister
Published by The Guardian on 2014-09-28 at 00:59:03Historian Andrew Roberts claims to have found first direct connection between Lord Castlereagh and 1804 conspiracy to assassinate French leader Continue reading…
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Al-Qaida splinter group claims rocket attack on US embassy in Yemen
Published by The Guardian on 2014-09-28 at 02:15:37Ansar al-Sharia says attack is revenge for drone strikeState says no staff wounded by missile launched from carUS gives strong backing to Yemen governmentUS orders embassy staff out of Yemen Continue reading…
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Daughter for Chelsea Clinton (and Granddaughter for a Certain Couple)
Published by The New York times on 2014-09-27 at 22:00:05The child, Charlotte, whose birth was announced on Twitter early Saturday, is the first for Ms. Clinton and her husband, Marc Mezvinsky.
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915 shares and 1921 likes on Facebook
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Activists step up protests in Hong Kong
Published by AlJazeera on 2014-09-28 at 05:36:18Thousands surround government headquarters in pro-democracy campaign demanding open nominations for 2017 vote.
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Leader of Catalonia Calls for Independence Vote
Published by The New York times on 2014-09-27 at 17:05:04By signing the decree, the regional leader of Catalonia pushed the northeastern region into a risky and direct confrontation with the central government in Madrid.
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Russia at U.N. accuses U.S., allies of bossing world around
Published by Yahoo News on 2014-09-28 at 01:55:54By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Russia used its annual appearance at the U.N. General Assembly on Saturday to accuse the United States and its Western allies of bossing the world around, complaining they were attempting to dictate to every…
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HK sit-in protesters issue demands
Published by BBC on 2014-09-28 at 09:15:50A civil disobedience pro-democracy movement aiming to paralyse parts of Hong Kong with a massive sit-in has issued its demands.
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Strategies: $199 Apple iPhone 6 Is Fiction, if Not Fantasy
Published by The New York times on 2014-09-27 at 19:30:14Investors as well as consumers might want to look closely at the purchase plans that carriers are offering for Appleâs new iPhone 6.
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