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The reactor building at the Russian-built Bushehr nuclear power plant in southern Iran - 26 October 2010 EU agrees new sanctions on Iran

The EU agrees new sanctions on Iranian officials and businesses over Tehran's nuclear programme and says future measures may target oil exports.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai (file image) Jailed Afghan rape victim freed

Afghan President Hamid Karzai pardons a woman jailed for adultery after being a victim of rape, after she apparently agrees to marry her attacker.

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Dow Jones 12020.03 - -25.65 -0.21%
Nasdaq 2626.20 + 5.86 0.22%
FTSE 100 5489.34 - -16.08 -0.29%
Dax 5492.87 + 64.76 1.19%
Cac 40 2856.97 + 34.72 1.23%

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Meryl Streep with a poster for The Iron Lady Streep defends Thatcher portrayal

Actress Meryl Streep defends her portrayal of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher as a frail old woman suffering from dementia in The Iron Lady.

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La valla fronteriza entre EE.UU. y México se adentra en el mar

EE.UU. planea levantar un nuevo vallado que se extenderá casi 100 metros en el Océano Pacífico para desalentar la inmigración indocumentada entre Tijuana y San Diego. La propuesta despertó críticas entre urbanistas y ambientalistas.

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سورية: عقوبات أوروبية وأمريكية و 17 مسؤولا على قائمة حظر السفر العربية

حكومات الاتحاد الأوروبي توافق على تشديد العقوبات على سورية، ولجنة تابعة لجامعة الدول العربية توصي بوضع 17 شخصية سورية على قائمة لحظر السفر إلى الدول العربية.

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'دیپلماتها از مشاهده تخریب سفارت بریتانیا شوکه شدند'

دیپلماتهای خارجی که از مجتمع مسکونی دیپلماتهای بریتانیایی در باغ قلهک و همچنین سفارتخانه آن کشور بازدید کرده اند، می گویند تابلوها پاره و کامپیوترها خرد شده است. استاندار تهران این بازدید را مشکوک خوانده است.

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Судья отказалась освободить Тимошенко

Киевский суд принял к рассмотрению апелляцию бывшего премьер-министра Украины Юлии Тимошенко, приговоренной к семи годам заключения за подписание газовых договоренностей с Россией, но отказался удовлетворить просьбу адвокатов об освобождении политика.

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Candles lit  during an AIDS awareness campaign on the eve of World AIDS Day in Agartala 'Decisive moment'

This year's World Aids Day comes at a defining time in the 30-year history of HIV. But despite scientific progress, funding for programmes is declining.

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