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US poet Maya Angelou dies at 86
AFP, Published on 28/05/2014
» Celebrated African-American author, poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou died early Wednesday, her family said. She was 86.
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Japan singer ASKA arrested for drug possession
AFP, Published on 17/05/2014
» Japanese pop star ASKA was arrested on Saturday for possessing illegal stimulant drugs in his apartment in Tokyo, reports said.
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Toronto's crack-smoking mayor to enter rehab
AFP, Published on 01/05/2014
» Toronto's scandal-plagued mayor Rob Ford said Wednesday he is taking a leave of absence in order to enter rehab, after a new video emerged allegedly showing him smoking crack days ago.
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Sainthood looms for John Paul II and John XXIII
AFP, Published on 26/04/2014
» Popes John Paul II and John XXIII will join the roster of saints at a historic Vatican ceremony on Sunday seen as an attempt to unite conservatives and reformists, with some 800,000 pilgrims expected in Rome.
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Putin foe faces threat of jail in new trial
AFP, Published on 24/04/2014
» Prominent Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny goes on trial Thursday in a major case that his supporters fear will end in a lengthy jail sentence for President Vladimir Putin's top critic.
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Convict Berlusconi braces for key court date
AFP, Published on 10/04/2014
» Italy's Silvio Berlusconi braced for a crucial court date on Thursday that will result in the three-time former prime minister losing freedom of movement for a few months although avoiding actual prison time.
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Myanmar opium fight failing
Associated Press, Published on 17/03/2014
» NAMPATKA, Myanmar - Every morning, more than 100 heroin and opium addicts descend on the graveyard in this northeastern Myanmar village to get high. When authorities show up, it is for their own quick fix: Soldiers and police roll up the sleeves of their dark green uniforms, seemingly oblivious to passers-by.
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Negative Happiness
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 18/02/2014
» Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, who was found dead in his New York apartment early this month with a syringe in his arm, was reported to have suffered from substance abuse all his life. Last year, Glee actor Cory Monteith was found dead in a hotel room in Canada from a drug overdose. A few years ago, Hollywood’s renowned Brokeback Mountain star Heath Ledger died of an overdose of prescription drugs in his apartment in Manhattan.
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Sundance opens door on Chinese Web junkie detox camps
AFP, Published on 23/01/2014
» Chinese authorities have created military-run bootcamps to wean teenage Internet "junkies" off their online addiction -- and a new documentary opens the door on what goes on inside.
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Loso voted down, No-Score forward, Foot fancy furore
News, Mae Moo, Published on 12/01/2014
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