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Dutch forensic experts in Ukraine to fly out MH17 bodies

Dutch experts on Tuesday prepared to fly out bodies recovered from downed Malaysian flight MH17, as Europe moved to punish Russia for fanning the rebellion in east Ukraine that it believes led to the crash. Duration: 01:09 Jul 23, 2014
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Russian spy widow _pleased_ about public inquiry

The widow of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko who was poisoned with radioactive tea in London in 2006 said she was _very pleased_ by the British government_s announcement to hold a public inquiry into who was behind his death. Duration: 00:42 Jul 23, 2014
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Salmond puts Scotland referendum debate on hold

Scotland_s first minister Alex Salmond Tuesday launched the 20th Commonwealth Games and vowed to abstain from talking about the September 18 vote on Scottish independence from the United Kingdom. Duration: 00:49 Jul 23, 2014
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Boko Haram child victims offered free school by charity

With their life shattered, children whose parents were killed in the five-year Boko Haram insurgency in the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri look up to a brighter future with free education provided by a local charity. Duration: 00:39 Jul 23, 2014
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Britain, UN host first ever 'Girl Summit'

Britain and the UN's children's agency on Tuesday hosted the first ever "Girl Summit" to mobilise international efforts to end female genital mutilation and child marriage, practices that affect millions of girls around the world. Duration: 00:56 Jul 22, 2014
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Gaza paramedics bonded by risks and horrors of war

At a dingy Gaza ambulance station, paramedics struggle to stay awake during 24-hour shifts that see them coming under fire and dealing with the deaths of civilians and even colleagues. Duration: 01:48 Jul 22, 2014
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Mosque in Rafah destroyed by overnight Israeli strikes

Relentless Israeli shelling continued in the Gaza Strip for the fiftienth day as UN chief Ban Ki-moon and US Secretary of State John Kerry were in Cairo Tuesday in a bid to broker a truce between Israel and Hamas. Duration: 00:39 Jul 22, 2014
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One Rand Man's richer sense of value

One man has decided to take part in a social experiment for National Savings Month in July in South Africa. He is trying to live an entire month using nothing but single rand coins earning him the name 'One Rand Man'. Duration: 01:30 Jul 22, 2014
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