Apple dethrones Coca-Cola as world’s most valuable brand
Apple has unseated Coca-Cola as the most valuable brand in the world for 2013, according to Interbrand, a commercial consulting
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Vatican to canonise Popes John Paul II, John XXIII in April 2014
The Vatican says the late Popes John Paul II and John XXIII will be declared saints in a joint ceremony
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Russian court orders all Greenpeace activists to stay in jail
A Russian court in Murmansk has ordered the last eight Greenpeace protesters who tried to scale an Arctic oil drilling
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Russia orders two-month detention of Greenpeace activists
A Russian court has ruled that most of the 30 people arrested on a Greenpeace ship during a protest in
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US, Russia fail to agree on Syria resolution
The top diplomats from the United States and Russia held talks Tuesday on a draft U.N. resolution concerning Syria’s chemical
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Pussy Riot member put in isolation after threat of hunger strike
Russian authorities say they have moved a jailed member of the anti-Kremlin all-female punk band Pussy Riot to an isolation
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Comet ISON’s approach captured by amateur astronomers
Comet ISON was spotted and photographed by amateur astronomers as the highly- anticipated arrival of the icy space visitor nears.
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Merkel close to absolute majority in German vote – partial results
Partial results in Germany’s elections show Chancellor Angela Merkel on her way to a third term in office with voters
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Exit polls: Merkel leads in German vote
Exit polls in Germany showed Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives won the most votes in a parliamentary election Sunday, putting her
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