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Current Affairs

11th Person Arrested in NoW Phone Hacking

A 71-year-old man was taken into custody on Tuesday in connection with phone-hacking and paymen...

US Debt Plan Passes First Hurdle

The House of Representatives passed the White-House backed debt plan on Monday, as the deadline...

UN Undecided on Syria Action

Monday saw 24 people killed across Syria as the UN Security Council hesitated in reaction to th...

Anti-Corruption Laws Less Likely to be Passed in India

Heated debates and tumultuous scenes surrounded Indian Parliament on Monday, as anti-corruption...

Extremely High Levels of Radiation at Fukushima Plant “Fatal” but Not Worrisome

Extremely high levels of radiation found on Tuesday at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear pl...

Barclays Profits Down 33%

Barclays Bank have announced a 33% drop in pre-tax profits this year, receiving only £2.6bn wit...

Cuban Economic Reforms Approved by National Assembly

Cuba's National Assembly has supported President Raul Castro's plans to reform the country's st...

US Lawmakers to Vote on Last-Ditch Debt Deal

US lawmakers are set to vote on a White House-backed debt plan on Monday, as the deadline to av...

Syria: Assad Troops Storm Anti-Government Protest

Syrian authorities stormed the city of Hama on Sunday, killing more than 130 civilians in an at...

Workers Will Face “Rude Awakening” Upon Retirement, says Report

Up to one-third of the UK workforce could fall through the cracks of a new private pension syst...

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Universal sport

US Girls Continue Basketball Dominance

The USA Under-19 women’s basketball team have once again taken home the FIBA U19 World Champion...

This Season’s Football Prices Made Known

The price of football in the coming season has been revealed in an illuminating BBC survey....

Prentice Hits Olympic Standard

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Women

World Breastfeeding Week

World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) kicked off this week, Aug 1-7, to highlight the benefits of brea...

Muslim Teenagers Convicted of Criminal Damage for Painting Burkas

Two Muslim teenagers were found guilty of causing criminal damage after they painted burkas ove...

ASEAN Women Students’ Conference to Take Place in Indonesia

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