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China’s super secret space city
CNN’s Nic Robertson is the only Western correspondent invited to China’s scheduled rocket launch In China’s super-secret space city he finds a relaxed vacation vibe Locals ride cycles and charm you with friendliness But behind the relaxed facade is a fierce ambition taking China into space Jiuquan, China (CNN) — The first thing I noticed [...]
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June 11, 2013 by with Comments (0)
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Officials from two Koreas hold talks
8 June 2013 Last updated at 21:03 ET South Korea has sent three delegates to the meeting in Panmunjom Continue reading the main story No talks What is China’s role? Key figures Missile defences Officials from North and South Korea are due to hold their first government-level talks in more than two years. The talks [...]
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June 9, 2013 by with Comments (0)
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Turkey apology to wounded protesters
4 June 2013 Last updated at 06:22 ET The original protests over the redevelopment of an Istanbul park were “just and legitimate”, Turkey’s Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc has said. He has apologised to those who were injured in the clashes because of their environmental concerns. The protests have since escalated into five days of [...]
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June 4, 2013 by with Comments (0)
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No pics for Boston suspect’s lawyers
From left, Azamat Tazhayakov and Dias Kadyrbayev went with Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to Times Square in this photo taken from the social media site VK.com. Tazhayakov and Kadyrbayev were arrested on Wednesday, May 1, on charges they tried to throw investigators off Tsarnaev’s trail. See all photography related to the Boston bombings. Robel [...]
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May 19, 2013 by with Comments (0)
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A risk pays off
Mireille Kibibi is one of seven refugees graduating this year from Berry College in north Georgia. Berry College in north Georgia took a risk and admitted seven refugee students The students had all escaped war and persecution in their homelands They had gaping holes in their education, and many did not expect they would make [...]
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May 18, 2013 by with Comments (0)
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Dozens injured in US train crash
17 May 2013 Last updated at 21:43 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Aerial footage shows the derailed train About 60 people have been injured, five seriously, after a head-on, rush-hour collision between two commuter trains near New York City, officials say. About 250 people were on the trains involved in [...]
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Powerball jackpot hits $600 million
The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are 1 in 175 million. NEW: Powerball jackpot rises to $ 600 million, with cash value of $ 377 million An Illinois resident finds a winning ticket in a cookie jar, CNN affiliate WGN reports No one matched winning numbers in Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing Largest jackpot in [...]
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May 17, 2013 by with Comments (0)
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Morrisons agrees tie-up with Ocado
17 May 2013 Last updated at 02:22 ET Morrisons is playing catch-up in the online shopping stakes Morrisons, the UK’s fourth largest supermarket chain, is going into business with internet grocer Ocado. Morrisons says the deal will enable it to launch an online grocery service by January 2014. The website and delivery vans will be [...]
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BBC hears claims of Syria gas attack
16 May 2013 Last updated at 00:01 ET There were deadly clashes in Saraqeb in November 2012 Continue reading the main story No easy answers Israel’s ‘red line’ Obama’s options Guide to opposition The BBC has been shown evidence claiming to corroborate reports of a chemical attack in Syria last month. A BBC correspondent who [...]
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May 16, 2013 by with Comments (0)
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Peer to table assisted dying bill
14 May 2013 Last updated at 20:33 ET Assisting a suicide is illegal in England and Wales unlike some other European countries Labour peer Lord Falconer is to table a private members bill that will seek to legalise assisted suicide for the terminally ill. Under the bill, assisted dying would be allowed in “strictly defined [...]
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May 15, 2013 by with Comments (0)
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