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Kresty: Historic and notorious jail for Arctic activists
AFP, Published on 13/11/2013
» Its red-bricked walls looming ominously on the banks of the Neva River, the Kresty jail in Saint Petersburg has housed detainees ranging from Trotsky to Soviet dissidents in its 120-year history spread between the tsarist era, the USSR and modern Russia.
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Let fans enjoy the football, WC2014 chief tells Brazilians
AFP, Published on 13/11/2013
» Protesting Brazilians have been urged by the head of the organising committee for the 2014 World Cup not to vent their anger on visiting fans during next year's tournament.
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Champ snubbed by Khan says he would have beaten Brit
AFP, Published on 13/11/2013
» Britain's Amir Khan snubbed world welterweight champion Devon Alexander for a title fight next month as speculation continues that Khan will be the next opponent for unbeaten Floyd Mayweather in May.
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Persistent knee injury forces Corbisiero out of All Blacks clash
AFP, Published on 13/11/2013
» England face a selection headache at loosehead prop after British and Irish Lions star Alex Corbisiero was ruled out on Tuesday of Saturday's clash with world champions New Zealand because of a nagging knee injury.
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Pisi banned for six weeks for tip tackle
AFP, Published on 13/11/2013
» Samoa centre George Pisi is set to miss the remainder of his country's matches in November after he was handed a six week ban for a tip tackle on Ireland wing Tommy Bowe during last Saturday's 40-9 hammering by the Irish at Lansdowne Road.
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Carter ton, not revenge, on Kiwi minds
AFP, Published on 13/11/2013
» New Zealand's Kieran Read says his side will be more eager to mark Dan Carter's 100th cap with a good performance than avenge last year's loss to England when the teams meet on Saturday.
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Twitter customized timelines offer new perspective
AFP, Published on 13/11/2013
» Twitter said Tuesday it would offer its users the ability to create custom "timelines" for fresh perspectives on the Twittersphere.
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Israel PM cancels plan to build 20,000 settler homes in W.Bank
AFP, Published on 13/11/2013
» Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu late Tuesday cancelled plans to build 20,000 new settler homes in the West Bank, hours after their announcement sparked US and Palestinian criticism.
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American, US Airways to drop airport slots for merger
AFP, Published on 13/11/2013
» American Airlines and US Airways on Tuesday agreed to give up valuable airport slots to low-cost airlines in a deal with US officials to proceed with their mega-merger.
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Starbucks told to pay Mondelez $2.7 bn in coffee row
AFP, Published on 13/11/2013
» An independent arbitrator ordered Starbucks on Tuesday to pay $2.7 billion for a failed coffee venture with Kraft Foods, after the two split on a coffee supply deal in 2011.
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