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Operation to refloat Costa Concordia enters third day

Day three of the operation to refloat the Costa Concordia ship which sank in January 2012 off Giglio Island continued Wednesday. Duration: 00:30

Jul 17, 2014

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BRICS nations announce creation of a development bank

Brazil_s President Dilma Rousseff said Wednesday a decision by BRICS emerging powers to create a development bank did not mean Brasilia was moving away from the IMF. Duration: 00:43

Jul 17, 2014

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Dutch court rules state liable over 300 Srebrenica victims

A court in the Netherlands ruled Wednesday that the Dutch state was liable for the deaths of over 300 Bosnian Muslim men and boys in the Srebrenica massacre, the worst atrocity on European soil since World War II. Duration: 01:04

Jul 17, 2014

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Israeli air raid at Gaza City beach kills at least 4 children

Four children were killed and several injured at a beach in Gaza City on Wednesday, medics said, in Israeli shelling witnessed by AFP journalists. Duration: 00:53

Jul 17, 2014

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Orbital cargo ship reaches International Space Station

Orbital Sciences Corporation's unmanned cargo ship arrived Wednesday at the International Space Station carrying a load of food and equipment for the six-man crew at the research outpost. Duration: 00:33

Jul 17, 2014

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Ex-French far-right candidate gets jail over monkey slur

A former French local election candidate for the far-right National Front (FN) has been sentenced to nine months in prison for comparing the country_s black justice minister to a monkey. Duration: 01:03

Jul 17, 2014

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Farnborough air show: introducing the Scorpion jet

The Scorpion jet from Textron AirLand was presented at the Farnborough air show in Britain on Tuesday. The biennial event sees leading companies from the aviation industry showcase their latest technology. Duration: 01:18

Jul 17, 2014

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Flags fly at half mast as Moscow marks day of mourning

Russian investigators said Wednesday they had detained two metro workers over a devastating crash in the Moscow subway that killed at least 21 people, as anger mounted over the tragedy. Duration: 00:40

Jul 17, 2014

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Fear grips Israel-hit Gaza hospital

At Al-Wafa rehabilitation hospital near Gaza City, a handful of doctors and nurses hover over paralysed patients, wondering how to protect them from more air strikes as threatened by Israel. Duration: 01:59

Jul 17, 2014

600 Suspected Paedophiles Arrested in Unprecedented UK-wide Crackdown

More than 600 suspected paedophiles including doctors, teachers and former police officers have been arrested following a massive, unprecedented investigation involving every police force in the UK and Northern Ireland.

Jul 17, 2014

Arsenal Star Mesut Ozil 'Donates $600,000 Brazil World Cup Winnings to Gaza'

Germany and Arsenal superstar Mesut Ozil is to donate his £350,000 [$600,000] World Cup winnings to the children of Gaza following his country's triumph in the global spectacle.

Jul 17, 2014

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UN: Global AIDS-related deaths fallen a third in decade

Global AIDS-related deaths and new HIV infections have fallen by over a third in a decade, the United Nations says as it voices hope of wiping out the killer disease. Duration: 01:00

Jul 16, 2014

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Japan nuke watchdog says 2 reactors can resume activity

Japan's nuclear regulator approves the restarting of two atomic reactors, marking a major step towards restarting atomic plants that were shuttered after the Fukushima crisis. Duration: 00:57

Jul 16, 2014

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India lauds BRICS bank set up to counter Western hold on global finances

New Delhi, July 16 (ANI): Experts and leaders, on Wednesday welcomed the setting up of $100 billion BRICS bank and a currency reserve pool aimed at reshaping the Western-dominated international financial system. Leaders of the five top emerging markets in BRICS nations consisting of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, sealed the deal to foster financial and development cooperation and keep the monetary tap running in the face of a financial meltdown like the 2008 crisis. A senior researcher at the New Delhi-based Observer Research Foundation think-tank, Samir Saran, said bank would help emerging and developing nations to mobilize resources for infrastructure and development projects. BJP leader Subramanian Swamy, welcomed the setting up of the bank, adding that the previous Congress -led government had committed to the Chinese demand to have the bank being headquarted in Shanghai.

Jul 16, 2014

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Bill Clinton serves mid-day meal to children on his trip to India

Jaipur, July 16 (ANI): Former US President Bill Clinton on Wednesday arrived in Rajasthan as part of his tour to the Asia/Pacific countries of Vietnam, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Australia, to review the work of the Clinton Foundation. Clinton visited the kitchen in Jaipur, being run by the non-governmental organization Akshaya Patra where he also took a round inside the kitchen where meal for thousands of children was being cooked. He then visited a school where he served the mid-day meal to the children, interacted with some of the students and praised the efforts of the organisation running the kitchen.Clinton then announced that Caterpillar inc., an American machinery and engine corporation, had come on board to provide a grant to Akshaya Patra for the mid-day meal scheme. Clinton spoke about his contribution to food schemes for students across the world and explained the importance of such meals in fuelling school enrolments and bettering the education system.

Jul 16, 2014

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