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Prince Andrew and the convicted pedophile

Prince Andrew will have to decide whether he can continue his role as a trade envoy amid a controversy about his links to a convicted pedophile, a British Cabinet minister said Monday. Read the full story

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Spaniards are the highest cocaine users in Europe

Spain has been branded the most addicted country in Europe, with 3.1 percent of its population aged between 15 and 65 believed to be cocaine users. Read the full story

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Libya rebels vow to topple Gaddafi

Libyan rebels vowing “victory or death” advanced toward a major oil terminal on Friday, calling for foreign air strikes to set up a “no-fly” zone after three days of attacks by Muammar Gaddafi’s warplanes. Read the full story

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Two US Air Force men assasinated at Frankfurt Airport


Two US Air Force servicemen have died after a gunman opened fire on a bus carrying American military personnel at Frankfurt Airport, police say. Read the full story

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John Galliano will stand trial for anti-Semitic remarks

British fashion designer John Galliano will stand trial for allegedly making anti-Semitic comments in Paris last week, French prosecutors have said. Officials said a trial could take place later this year. Galliano could face up to six months in prison if convicted. Read the full story

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Cannabis linked to psychosis

Using cannabis as a teenager or young adult increases the risk of psychosis, a report suggests. The study published in the British Medical Journal involved tracking 1,900 people over a period of 10 years. Read the full story

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Pakistani Minister assasinated in Islamabad

Pakistani Minorities Minister Shahbaz Bhatti has died after gunmen opened fire on his car in the capital Islamabad. He was travelling to work through a residential district when his vehicle was sprayed with bullets, police said. Read the full story

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Louis Farrakhan: Zionists & Jews trying to push the US to war

Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan said Jews and Zionists are “trying to push the US into war” and are a cover for Satan, at the group’s annual meeting near Chicago on Tuesday. Read the full story

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New microscope unveiled

UK researchers have demonstrated the highest-resolution optical microscope ever – aided by tiny glass beads. The microscope imaged objects down to just 50 billionths of a metre to yield a never-before-seen, direct glimpse into the “nanoscopic” world. Read the full story

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Lunatic crashes into a crowd of cyclists

Brazilian police have been questioning a man accused of driving his car at high speed through a crowd of cyclists, injuring at least 12 of them. Read the full story

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Kase Lawal implicated in Congo gold-smuggling allegations

A private jet that flew four international businessmen to the Democratic Republic of the Congo where they are being held on gold-smuggling allegations was provided by CAMAC International, a Houston oil-trading company owned by one of the city’s richest men and a brother of one of the passengers Read the full story

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Gareth Freeman to be freed when deemed safe


A paedophile who travelled from England to have sex with a 13-year-old Belfast schoolgirl was told he will be freed from jail only when the authorities deem it is safe to do so. Belfast Recorder Judge Tom Burgess told 31-year-old Gareth Freeman that he will serve a minimum term of at least four years after which it would have to be determined when and if he should be released. Read the full story

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Paedophile to be jailed for a considerable time

A paedophile who groomed and abused young girls has been told that he will spend a “considerable” time behind bars. Wayne Baker, 60, lured girls as young as 14 into prostitution, Newport Crown Court heard Read the full story

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