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*The ], one of ]'s most prestigious universities, is hit by scandal amidst revelation that Justin Jenk, one of its top officials, had forged ] documents about his conviction of insider trading in ]. (Swedish) |
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*The ], one of ]'s most prestigious universities, is hit by scandal amidst revelation that top official Justin Jenk forged ] documents about his conviction of insider trading in ]. (Swedish) |
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**The death toll from the ] in ] rises to 519. |
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**The death toll from the ] in ] rises to 519. |
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**]'s finance minister, Abul Maal Abdul Muhith, downplays the impact of last week's factory-building collapse on his country's garment industry, saying he didn't think it was "really serious", hours after the 500th body was pulled from the debris. |
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**]'s finance minister, Abul Maal Abdul Muhith, downplays the impact of last week's factory-building collapse on his country's garment industry. |
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**A top investigator probing the ] garment factory disaster says that the vibration from four huge generators placed on the roof of the building had caused it to collapse. , |
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**A top investigator probing the disaster says that vibrations from four huge generators placed on the roof of the building caused it to collapse. , |
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*A ] ] tanker aircraft on its way to ] crashes in northern ] after a mid-flight explosion. , |
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*A ] ] tanker aircraft on its way to ] crashes in northern ] after a mid-flight explosion. , |
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*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 ]. |
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*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 ]. |
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*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 ]. |
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*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 ]. |
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*], an ] with the ], is arrested on aggravated assault charges in ]. |
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*], an ] with the ], is arrested on aggravated assault charges in ]. |
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;Politics and elections |
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*]'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. |
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*The UK Independence Party wins 140 seats at the ], achieving 25% of the votes in areas where it fielded candidates. The result is the ] party's most significant to date. |
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**Results of the elections show gains for ] and ] and losses for the ] and the ]. |
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*Results of the ] show gains for ] and ] and losses for the ] and the ]. |
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**The UK Independence Party wins 140 seats, achieving 25% of the votes in areas where it fielded candidates, the party's most significant to results date. |
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**]'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. |
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*] recognizes ] as a country instead of redirecting to the ]. |
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*] now recognizes ] as a country, instead of redirecting to the ]. |
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