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Walmart accused of firing union organizers in bid to intimidate workers
Retail giant denies it planned illegal campaign to stamp out union activity but workers say firings point to emerging strategyWalmart is facing accusations that the company is engaged in a bold and...
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Kristen Stewart sets a new standard for the art of the celebrity apology
Stewart may have done a bad thing (Hugh Grant) but with her apology shows she's learned from those who came before herKristen Stewar's apology to her boyfriend Robert Pattinson for cheating on him with...
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Syria crisis: fighting continues across the country – video
Amateur footage purports to show explosions in several regions of Syria as unrest continues
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Anaheim police clash with protesters after shooting of unarmed man – video
Police in the Anaheim, California, have clashed with protesters since Saturday, when a man was shot dead by officers after trying to flee
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Mitt Romney's Olympics blunder stuns No 10 and hands gift to Obama
US presidential hopeful backtracks on warning of 'disconcerting' signs for Games after light-hearted rebuke by David CameronMitt Romney handed Barack Obama a priceless gift for the US presidential...
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US midwest drought worsens despite rains
The drought across the states that produce most of the country's corn, soybeans and livestock has intensified, a report showsThe most extensive drought in five decades intensified this week across the...
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Olympic opening: it's security, not diplomacy, on world leaders' coaches
Kings, queens and world leaders will have to take the first seat available as Britain imposes the ethos of a school outingSome of them have never known the indignity of queuing, let alone the long walk...
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Gu Kailai murder charge is exercise in damage limitation for China authorities
Communist party keen to separate Gu's indictment from internal investigation into her politician husband Bo XilaiAs China prepared to hand power to a new generation of leaders for the first time in a...
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Ecuador seeks to stop 'evil' of Julian Assange US extradition
Ecuadorean diplomats seek UK assurances that WikiLeaks founder will not be extradited to US after proceedings in SwedenThe Ecuadorean government is seeking to avert the "evil" of the extradition of...
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British pilots flew armed US drones in Libya, MoD reveals
Disclosure comes 10 months after end of a campaign in which the government insisted no British drones were involvedRAF pilots flew armed US drones as part of Nato's military effort in last year's...
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Syrian forces gather for Aleppo assault
Tank convoy arrives from Idlib and more troops on way to city for attack on Friday or Saturday, state security source saysSyria's second city, Aleppo, is braced for a fully-fledged counter-offensive by...
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David Cameron must force extractive companies to be transparent | Benjamin Fox
A coalition compromise on international development spending strips out the most important provisions from transparency legislationOne of the last lingering attempts by David Cameron to detoxify the...
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Mamie Graye: 'I don't think he should be in a position to stop us voting'
Florida voter Mamie Graye discusses Rick Scott's decision to prevent people voting on the last Sunday before the electionEd Pilkington
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Population of Jewish settlements in West Bank up 15,000 in a year
Number of settlers has almost doubled in 12 years, increasing obstacles to two-state solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflictThe number of Jewish settlers in the West Bank grew by more than 15,000 in...
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Datablog: Japan falls down female life expectancy rankings after tsunami
Japan has slipped from the top of global female life expectancy rankings for the first time in over a quarter of a century following the March 2011 tsunami. The average lifespan of Japanese women fell...
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London 2012: farmer cycles to Games from China on a rickshaw
Chen Guanming, 57, says he undertook the two-year trip to support the athletes and spread the Olympic spiritLondon's Chinatown is hosting an unusual Olympic fan: a farmer who says he has cycled on a...
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Battle looms in Aleppo, Syria's economic hub
Syria's second city is the gateway to the country's north and home to a thriving manufacturing sectorSyria's second city had remained relatively peaceful from the start of the uprising 16 months ago...
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Crime wave threatens to engulf Sao Paulo
Brazil's financial capital has seen 622 killings in six months and suffers 319 armed robberies a dayMurders and robberies are soaring in São Paulo, Brazil's biggest city and financial capital, in a...
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David Cameron joins scramble to placate North Korea after flag fiasco
Prime minister says use of South Korean flag at Olympic football match was 'honest mistake' and Locog vows to raise its gameThere may be worse diplomatic gaffes to make on the first evening of a...
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Two Met police officers face racism trial
East London-based officers to stand trial after allegations they made racist remarks to colleaguesTwo Metropolitan police officers are to stand trial accused of making racist remarks to their...
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