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;Armed conflicts and attacks ;Armed conflicts and attacks
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**]i warplanes bomb a ] weapons facility in an overnight attack. **]i warplanes bomb a ] weapons facility in an overnight attack.


;Arts and culture ;Arts and culture
*The world's ] is moved to ]. *The world's ] is moved to ].
*The ] announces that it will return two ] statues to ]. *The ] announces that it will return two ] statues to ].


;Business and economics ;Business and economics
*The ], one of ]'s most prestigious universities, is hit by scandal amidst revelation that top official Justin Jenk forged ] documents about his conviction of ] in ]. (Swedish) *The ], one of ]'s most prestigious universities, is hit by scandal amidst revelation that top official Justin Jenk forged ] documents about his conviction of ] in ]. (Swedish)
*Heavy construction equipment manufacturer ] announces it plans to lay off an additional 300 employees by July. *Heavy construction equipment manufacturer ] announces it plans to lay off an additional 300 employees by July.


;Disasters and accidents ;Disasters and accidents
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**The death toll in ] rises to 547. **The death toll in ] rises to 547.
**]'s finance minister, Abul Maal Abdul Muhith, downplays the impact of last week's factory-building collapse on his country's garment industry. **]'s finance minister, Abul Maal Abdul Muhith, downplays the impact of last week's factory-building collapse on his country's garment industry.
**A top investigator probing the disaster says that vibrations from four huge generators placed on the roof of the building caused it to collapse. , **A top investigator probing the disaster says that vibrations from four huge generators placed on the roof of the building caused it to collapse. ,
*A ] ] tanker aircraft on its way to ] crashes in northern ] after a mid-flight explosion. , *A ] ] tanker aircraft on its way to ] crashes in northern ] after a mid-flight explosion. ,
*]s continue to spread in the ] state of ]. *]s continue to spread in the ] state of ].


;Law and crime ;Law and crime
*] Brian Shivers is acquitted of any involvement in the ]. Mr. Shivers, who has ], has his life sentence overturned, having been jailed since January 2012 in what his solicitor describes as a ]. *] Brian Shivers is acquitted of any involvement in the ]. Mr. Shivers, who has ], has his life sentence overturned, having been jailed since January 2012 in what his solicitor describes as a ].
*Chaudhry Zulfiqar Ali, a prosecutor with ]'s ] leading the prosecution of former ] ] over alleged involvement in the assassination of ], is shot dead on the way to court in ]. *Chaudhry Zulfiqar Ali, a prosecutor with ]'s ] leading the prosecution of former ] ] over alleged involvement in the assassination of ], is shot dead on the way to court in ].
*], an ] with the ], is arrested on aggravated assault charges in ]. *], an ] with the ], is arrested on aggravated assault charges in ].
*Police in ] arrest more than 900 people as they shutdown a million dollar crime ring that was selling rat meat as ]. *Police in ] arrest more than 900 people as they shutdown a million dollar crime ring that was selling rat meat as ].


;Politics and elections ;Politics and elections
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**Results of the elections show gains for ] and ] and losses for the ] and the ]. **Results of the elections show gains for ] and ] and losses for the ] and the ].
**The UK Independence Party wins 140 seats, achieving 25% of the votes in areas where it fielded candidates, the party's most significant results to date. **The UK Independence Party wins 140 seats, achieving 25% of the votes in areas where it fielded candidates, the party's most significant results to date.
**]'s ] retains the ] Parliamentary seat for the party following Thursday's ], but with a reduced majority after the ] secures almost a quarter of the votes cast. **]'s ] retains the ] Parliamentary seat for the party following Thursday's ], but with a reduced majority after the ] secures almost a quarter of the votes cast.
*] calls one of its search engine websites "Google ]" instead of "Google ]". *] calls one of its search engine websites "Google ]" instead of "Google ]".


;Science and technology ;Science and technology
*Scientists announce the discovery of a new meat-eating ] dinosaur, '']'', dating from 161 million years ago. It is the oldest ] known to date. *An international team of scientists announce the discovery in ] of a new meat-eating ] dinosaur, '']'', dating from 161 million years ago. It is the oldest ] known to date.

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