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Turkey’s Erdogan: Corruption probe ‘dirty operation’

December 19, 2013 VOANews Turkey

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says a corruption probe in which dozens of people have been detained is part

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Data shows universe could collapse any minute

December 17, 2013December 18, 2013 VOANews final frontier

Our universe is at even greater risk of collapse than has been previously thought, according physicists in Denmark. Not only are the

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Thousands attend Nelson Mandela’s funeral

December 15, 2013 VOANews

The funeral of late South African president Nelson Mandela is underway in his ancestral home of Qunu, where thousands of

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Ukraine president suspends officials over protest crackdown

December 15, 2013December 15, 2013 VOANews Ukraine

In a conciliatory move toward protesters, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has suspended his deputy security council chief and the head

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Ukraine gears up for more anti-government protests

December 14, 2013December 15, 2013 VOANews Ukraine

Ukraine’s opposition leaders are calling for a new mass protest on Sunday, while supporters of President Viktor Yanukovych also plan

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Eurozone industrial output slumping

December 13, 2013December 13, 2013 VOANews macroeconomic indicators

Industrial output in Europe’s euro currency bloc is slumping, new evidence the region’s economic recovery could be stalling. The European

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Europe 

EU vows help to Ukraine in gaining IMF loan

December 13, 2013 VOANews Ukraine

A key European Union envoy says the 28-member trade bloc is ready to provide more financial aid to Ukraine, if

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WHO: Cancer on the rise worldwide

December 12, 2013December 13, 2013 VOANews

The World Health Organization (WHO) says the number of cancer cases is on the rise, with 14.1 million new cases

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Europe 

Ukraine PM requests $27 billion in aid for EU deal

December 11, 2013February 11, 2014 VOANews Ukraine

Security forces are pulling back from crowds of protesters around a central square in Ukraine’s capital after a night of

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