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Personality can be predicted via Facebook ‘Likes’

March 12, 2013March 12, 2013 VOANews

Your digital footprint says a lot more about you than you think.According to a recent study by researchers at Cambridge University, easily

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Cardinals gather to choose new Pope

March 12, 2013March 12, 2013 VOANews

The College of Cardinals tasked with selecting a new pope for the Roman Catholic Church will begin voting Tuesday on

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EU foreign ministers split on arms to Syria

March 12, 2013May 22, 2013 VOANews

The European Union has split over whether to arm Syrian rebels, with international special envoy Lakhdar Brahimi calling again for

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Japan marks second tsunami anniversary

March 11, 2013March 11, 2013 VOANews

Japan has observed a moment of silence to mark the second anniversary of a devastating earthquake and tsunami that claimed

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Galactic neighbour Large Magellanic Cloud closer than previously thought

March 8, 2013May 27, 2013 VOANews final frontier

An international team of astronomers has discovered that one of our closest galactic neighbors is about 40,000 light years closer

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Berlusconi sentenced for publishing wiretap transcript

March 7, 2013May 27, 2013 VOANews

An Italian court has sentenced former Italian prime minister and media mogul Silvio Berlusconi to one year in prison for

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Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez dies

March 6, 2013March 6, 2013 VOANews

Socialist Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has died at the age of 58 following a long battle with cancer. Chavez once

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Turkish PM Erdogan’s Zionism comments ‘particularly offensive’, US says

March 1, 2013March 1, 2013 VOANews

The United States is expressing its disapproval with the comments of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who this week

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Horsemeat found in Ikea meatballs

February 25, 2013May 22, 2013 VOANews

Sweden’s Ikea is pulling is pulling frozen meatballs from its shelves in stores across Europe, becoming the latest retailer to

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