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Hugo Chavez is 'gaining strength,' says VP Nicolas Maduro

By Talia Ralph | 01/21/13

Hugo Chavez, Venezuela's ailing leader, is preparing to enter a 'second stage of recovery,' according to Maduro.

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Egypt's opposition drops referendum boycott, calls for 'No' vote

By Talia Ralph | 12/13/12

Egypt's opposition have said they will no longer boycott the referendum Morsi has called over the new constitution.

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Egypt's highest court suspends work, citing 'psychological pressure'

By Talia Ralph | 12/03/12

Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court said Sunday that it would adjourn its work indefinitely after protesters blocked them from entering their building.

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GIF, omnishambles are Oxford Dictionaries' words of the year

By Talia Ralph | 11/13/12

GIF, a compressed file format for animations that has swept the Internet, is getting its moment in the linguistic sun.

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Japan’s tsunami funds were misspent, government audit finds

By Talia Ralph | 11/01/12

Japan’s tsunami funds were spent on whaling research an ad campaign for Japan's tallest building, among other unrelated projects.

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9/11 museum delayed over dispute between Bloomberg, Cuomo

By Talia Ralph | 09/10/12

The 9/11 museum remains unfinished as Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Governor Andrew Cuomo continue to argue over costs.

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Badruddin Haqqani, militant leader, confirmed dead by officials

By Talia Ralph | 08/27/12

Badruddin Haqqani was killed in an airstrike in Pakistan.

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David Plouffe, top Obama aide, took large fee from firm connected to Iran

By Talia Ralph | 08/07/12

David Plouffe, Obama's 2008 campaign manager, accepted $100,000 from a company doing business with Iran.

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The Pentagon will hold its first-ever gay pride event

By Talia Ralph | 06/15/12

The Pentagon is planning an event at the end of June to mark LGBT pride month, less than a year after "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" was repealed.

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Afghan poisoning: 160 schoolgirls admitted to hospital after third poisoning in recent weeks

By Talia Ralph, Global Post | 05/30/12

An Afghan poisoning sent 160 schoolgirls to a hospital in Takhar province on Tuesday, the third incident of its kind in recent weeks.