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Huawei Sues Samsung Over Patents
2016-05-28
China-based Huawei, one of the leading smartphone makers in the world, is suing Samsung. The company announced this week that it has filed lawsuits in the US and ...
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Woman throws shoe at Hillary Clinton during speech
2014-04-12
A woman rushed past security and threw a shoe at Hillary Clinton in Las Vegas on Thursday, but it missed and the former US secretary of state laughed off the ...
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China succeeds in 300-meter saturation diving
2014-01-14
China succeeded in its first 300-metre saturation diving on Sunday morning as three divers returned safe and sound from deep water to the living chamber on the ship. ...
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It's the pachyderm Picasso! Elephant paints amazing self-portraits you'll never forget
2014-01-12
He has a delicate brushstroke and an eye for colour that would give Picasso a run for his money. So it's all the more impressive that this impressionist painter is ...
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Wrong family gets Christmas gift from Obamas
2014-01-11
A Chicago area family received an unexpected belated Christmas present this week: a photo album from the Obamas. Alane Church told NBC's Today show on Thursday that ...
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Chinese, Russian Vessels Break Free from Antarctic Ice
2014-01-08
Reports from Antarctica say a Chinese icebreaker and a Russian research vessel broke free from thick ice on Tuesday, with both vessels moving toward open waters. ...
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Media mogul Shaw dies
2014-01-07
Hong Kong media mogul and philanthropist Run Run Shaw, aged 107, passed away at home on Tuesday morning, announced Television Broadcasts Limited of Hong Kong. TVB ...
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Message in a bottle tossed into sea 23 YEARS AGO finally found
2014-01-06
More than two decades ago, a 10-year-old schoolgirl threw a bottle into the sea off the coast of Hull as she embarked on a family holiday, hoping to get a response ...
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