Pro-Russian separatists continued to shell Ukrainian government positions around the eastern town of Debaltseve on Monday, despite a ceasefire agreement that came into effect over the weekend. The truce is ...
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The 12-year-old boy, who calls himself Mohamed, stared out of the shelter’s window, his words as sparse as his frame, and his eyes melancholy as he described the beatings. A ...
Read More »U.S. Embedded Spyware Overseas
SAN FRANCISCO — The United States has found a way to permanently embed surveillance and sabotage tools in computers and networks it has targeted in Iran, Russia, Pakistan, China, Afghanistan ...
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David Cameron:welfare is not a one-way street.
Young people out of work or not in education or training for six months will need to do unpaid work to claim benefits under welfare reforms drawn up by the ...
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The recovery in China’s property market remains fragile, with new-home prices rising in only one of 70 cities tracked by the government last month and recording their biggest year-on-year decline ...
Read More »Hoy toca el Prado: Please touch the art
Please do not touch: we’re used to seeing the signs in museums worldwide, but now Madrid’s Museo del Prado has done away with this rule in a special new exhibition, ...
Read More »Some states to rule out Obamacare
Five Republican state governors say they will not rescue a crucial part of Obamacare if it is struck down by the Supreme Court, underlining the prospect for a chaotic aftermath ...
Read More »An Australian woman’s bank balance was unexpectedly bumped up to almost $10 million
For most people it would be a dream come true, but a woman in Australia said she was stressed out after her bank balance was unexpectedly bumped up to almost ...
Read More »Taking a walk on the wild side at New York Fashion Week
Diane von Furstenberg took a walk on the sensual side with her fall 2015 collection at New York Fashion Week. But, that’s where any apparent connection to ’50 Shades of ...
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