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I still think about Manchester United and miss Sir Alex Ferguson – Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo has admitted he still thinks about Manchester United. Speaking in Zurich as he picked up his world player of the year gong the 29-year-old conceded he still holds his former club in high esteem. “I think about Manchester United,” he said. “The beginning of my career was there, that’s where I started. Ronaldo enjoyed a […]

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12 confirmed dead following terrorist attack on newspaper house

Gunmen have attacked the Paris office of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, killing 12 people and injuring seven in an apparent Islamist attack. At least two masked attackers opened fire with assault rifles in the office and exchanged shots with police in the street outside before escaping by car. The gunmen shouted “we have avenged […]

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Shocking photos of mom trying to sell her own son

Struggling parents tried to sell their son in a street auction to pay for life saving cancer treatment for his twin sister. Shocking pictures show the mum of the twins standing on the streets in Qingdao, a major city in eastern Shandong Province, Eastern China, with a placard offering to sell her son to the […]

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UK nurse with Ebola now in critical condition

A nurse who is being treated for Ebola in a London hospital after contracting the disease while volunteering in Sierra Leone is now in critical condition, the hospital said Saturday. Pauline Cafferkey, 39, of Glasgow is the first person to have been diagnosed with the virus on UK soil. The Royal Free Hospital said her […]

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Israel freezes Palestinian money

Israel has decided to freeze the transfer of more than $127 million in tax revenues collected on behalf of the Palestinians in the wake of their bid to join the International Criminal Court, Israel’s newspaper Haaretz reported Saturday. A Palestine Liberation Organization spokesman said that the freezing of tax revenues is an Israeli decision. “Palestinians […]

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Baby starved to death in car seat ‘as parents ate in endless buffet restaurant’

A 22-day-old baby starved to death in a car seat as her parents ate in a restaurant chain famous for its ‘endless buffet’. Little Betsey Kee Stephens weighed just four pounds when she was found “unresponsive and cold” strapped into a car in central Florida, police said. Her parents Ruby Stephens, 23, and Roy Stephens, […]

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Latest update on Missing AirAsia flight QZ8501

Missing Flight QZ8501 is likely ‘at the bottom of the sea,’ according to Indonesia’s National Search and Rescue Agency chief Bambang Soelistyo told a press conference: “Based on the coordinates given to us and evaluation that the estimated crash position is in the sea, the hypothesis is the plane is at the bottom of the […]

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Obama marks end of combat in Afghanistan

Thirteen years and more than 2,000 American casualties after it began, the war in Afghanistan will conclude responsibly, President Barack Obama said on Sunday. In a written statement marking the formal end of U.S. combat there, Obama said the remaining 10,000 or so American troops in Afghanistan would still face danger but that the longest […]

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Wife Leaves Husband And Twin Sister Naked In Car Park After Caught Cheating

A 29-year-old Chinese woman named Ting Su allegedly discovered that her husband was cheating on her with her twin sister, she tracked down the duo at a local shopping center after using one or both of their phones to pinpoint their whereabouts. Once she arrived, she found the duo naked inside a parked car, which […]

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No charges against Bill Cosby over claims he molested 15-year-old girl

Comedian Bill Cosby will not be charged over claims he attacked a 15-year-old girl 40 years ago, the Los Angeles district attorney has announced. Alleged victim Judy Huth, from California, claimed the comic forced her to perform a sex act in a bedroom of the Playboy Mansion in around 1974 when she was underage. Cosby’s […]

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At least 126, mostly children, slaughtered as Taliban storm Pakistan school

The Taliban stormed a military-run school in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, gunning down at least 126 people — most of them children — in one of the volatile Asian nation’s deadliest attacks. Hours after the attack, Pakistani troops were still exchanging gunfire with the militants inside the Army Public School and Degree College in the […]

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Three dead, four hurt in Sydney siege

Three people are dead after a hostage drama in a Sydney cafe ended in heavy gunfire as security forces stormed the building, Australian police said on Tuesday. Local media reports said the hostage-taker was among those killed. Heavy gunfire and blasts from stun grenades filled the air shortly after 2 AM local time at the Lindt cafe […]

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Ronaldo gives each Real Madrid team-mate £6,500 personalised Bulgari watch (Photos)

Cristiano Ronaldo has thanked his Real Madrid team-mates for being amazing by handing them a £6,500 watch each. The World Player of the Year, who has had a successful 2014, scoring 61 goals in 58 games for club and country, gave his team-mates an early Christmas present before their win against Almeria on Friday night […]

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Obama Backs DC Vote to Legalize Marijuana

President Obama supports legalization of the recreational use of marijuana in the nation’s capital as approved by D.C. voters in a November referendum, the White House says. White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Thursday that despite some reservations, Obama would sign the $1.1 trillion spending bill if it reaches his desk. District voters approved an initiative in […]

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15 go blind after eye surgery in India

At least 15 people in India have lost their eyesight after undergoing cataract surgeries at an eye camp, The Indian Express newspaper has reported. Those affected have lodged a complaint against the Guru Nanak Charitable Trust, the NGO running the camp, and the doctors who performed the operation, the Express reported. Though the incident came to light […]

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Ferguson Shooting: Officer Darren Wilson resigns from Ferguson police force

  Darren Wilson, the police officer who fatally shot an unarmed teenager in August, has resigned from the police department in Ferguson… Wilson said he resigned after the police department told him it received threats of violence if he remained an employee. “I’m resigning of my own free will,” he said. “I’m not willing to […]

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Hosni Mubarak cleared of killing protesters and corruption

An Egyptian Court has dropped all charges against former President Hosni Mubarak who was accused of ordering the killing of 239 protesters during the 2011 uprising that removed him from office. The court also dismissed corruption charges against Mr. Mubarak and his sons Alaa and Gamal. A separate fraud case related to gas export to […]

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Doctor suspended for having sex with patient while leaving woman giving birth unattended

A gynaecologist has been suspended after he allegedly left a woman in labour unattended so he could have sex with another patient. Dr. Christopher Driskill, 42, is also accused of being drunk at work, and sleeping with numerous patients and colleagues. The New Mexico Medical Board is now debating whether to revoke the license of […]

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