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Boko Haram exports reign of terror

Africa bogdan TagDiv - 23 Jan 2015

The militant group is said to have invaded Cameroonian towns, sparking fears that it is expanding into neighbouring countries.

Hunt for habitable planets hots up

Article bogdan TagDiv - 4 Dec 2014

The discovery of 55 Cancri e means ground-based telescopes could be used to find new "super-Earths".

Beyonce new album rumours get quashed

Article bogdan TagDiv - 5 Nov 2014

Following rumours that Beyonce would release a second surprise album, her representative says the US singer will release a boxset of her 2013 album.

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Sudanese woman spared death sentence for apostasy arrives in Italy

Africa bogdan TagDiv - 24 Jul 2014

Meriam Ibrahim, whose death sentence was overturned after international outcry, has arrived with her husband and two children in Italy.

Great soul: Bobby Womack dies at 70

Article bogdan TagDiv - 28 Jun 2014

The soul artist who worked with musicians such as Sam Cooke, Damon Albarn and Gorillaz has died after a career spanning nearly six decades.

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US student rescued from giant vagina sculpture in Germany

Article bogdan TagDiv - 24 Jun 2014

A young American in Tübingen had to be rescued by 22 firefighters after getting trapped inside a giant sculpture of a vagina.

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Abdullah and Ghani on course for runoff vote in Afghanistan polls

Article bogdan TagDiv - 14 Apr 2014

The first snapshot of the Afghanistan elections puts the pair of ex-ministers in the lead. But two minority candidates could decide the final result.

Butterflies save themselves from extinction

Article bogdan TagDiv - 7 Apr 2014

The Quino checkerspot butterfly has saved itself from extinction by shifting to a higher altitude and picking a new species of plant for laying eggs.

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The Grand Budapest Hotel: A deeply pleasurable immersion

Article bogdan TagDiv - 26 Mar 2014

Wes Anderson's staggeringly realised hotel of secret passion is an exhilarating and intelligent drama.

Vogue’s longtime editor Beatrix Miller dies at 90

Article bogdan TagDiv - 28 Feb 2014

Beatrix Miller, the imperturbable editor of British "Vogue" who chronicled the swinging 1960s with wit and a sense of adventure, has died.

Egypt’s prime minister, Cabinet resign

Africa bogdan TagDiv - 25 Feb 2014

After weeks of mounting criticism, Prime Minister Hazem al-Beblawy has announced the resignation of Egypt's interim Cabinet.

Poor still losing out in African boom

Africa bogdan TagDiv - 24 Feb 2014

Inequality on the continent has grown in the past decade as tax systems have failed to redistribute wealth, says Christian Aid.

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Glitter king Bowie becomes oldest Brit Awards recipient

Article bogdan TagDiv - 20 Feb 2014

The old guard outshone new kids on the block as veteran star David Bowie used his Brit awards appearance to plead with Scotland not to leave the UK.

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Sudan: Pregnant teenager alleging gang-rape charged with adultery

Africa bogdan TagDiv - 19 Feb 2014

An Ethiopian teenager who says she was raped by seven men last August, now faces a possible sentence of death by stoning.

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Hundreds of Eritreans enslaved in torture camps in Sudan, Egypt

Africa bogdan TagDiv - 12 Feb 2014

A report says state authorities have either turned a blind eye or colluded with perpetrators in the kidnapping and abuse of Eritrean refugees.

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