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BBC World News, 24.04.13 07:02 UTC

Trial of Russian activist Alexei Navalny resumes

The trial on embezzlement charges of one of Russia's leading opposition figures, Alexei Navalny, has resumed.

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BBC World News, 24.04.13 04:11 UTC

Dramatic images show Boston suspects' battle with police

A resident of Watertown, near Boston, has spoken of how he ended up with a front-row seat for the gun battle between the Tsarnaev brothers and police early last Friday.

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BBC World News, 24.04.13 03:59 UTC

Hundreds of Europeans fighting in Syria, says EU expert

The EU's anti-terror chief has told the BBC that hundreds of Europeans are now fighting with rebel forces in Syria against Bashar al-Assad's regime.

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The Sydney Morning Herald, 24.04.13 02:51 UTC

'Proudly pro-Assad': the group behind Twitter hacks

It sounds like it could be the name of a band you might hear on Triple J, but Syrian Electronic Army is a real online threat, as media organisations and universities across the world are discovering. ...

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Wired, 24.04.13 01:31 UTC

Twitter Now Has a Two-Step Solution

Photo: Ariel Zambelich/Wired Twitter has a working two-step security solution undergoing internal testing before incrementally rolling it out to users, something it hopes to begin doing shortly, ...

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Daily Mail, 24.04.13 00:11 UTC

The BBC's local news presenter on £225,000... and she's not even on the air!

PUBLISHED: 22:33 GMT, 23 April 2013 | UPDATED: 23:31 GMT, 23 April 2013 Her mysterious disappearance from the screen has baffled viewers, colleagues and even her own mother. Last night sources at the ...

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Daily Mail, 23.04.13 22:48 UTC

1,300-year-old Buddhist temple stone used by family as a doorstep sells for £500,000 at auction after BBC's Antiques Roadshow and Sotheby's turned it away

PUBLISHED: 20:26 GMT, 23 April 2013 | UPDATED: 22:41 GMT, 23 April 2013 An ancient Buddhist artefact discovered being used as a doorstep and valued at £30,000 has been sold for more than £500,000. ...

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The Register, 23.04.13 20:21 UTC

Human rights groups rally humanity against killer robots

An international coalition of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) has formed the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots, a lobbying organization aimed at securing a worldwide ban on fully autonomous ...

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The Sydney Morning Herald, 23.04.13 20:20 UTC

'White House explosions' Twitter hoax shakes US markets

Hackers took control of the Associated Press Twitter account on Tuesday and sent a false tweet of two explosions in the White House that briefly shook U.S. financial markets. In the latest ...

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The Sydney Morning Herald, 23.04.13 19:34 UTC

'White House bombed' Twitter hoax shakes US financial markets

Hackers took control of the Associated Press Twitter account on Tuesday and sent a false tweet of two explosions in the White House that briefly shook U.S. financial markets. In the latest ...

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The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually referred to by its abbreviation the "BBC",, is the world's oldest and largest broadcaster. The BBC is funded by an annual television licence fee, which is charged to all United Kingdom households using capable equipment to record or receive live television broadcasts; the level of the fee is set by the UK Government under a multi-year agreement with...

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