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Daily News Roundup – 29 November 2012

Europe Germany takes steps to criminalise bestiality   Germany’s parliament is considering making bestiality illegal, over forty years since it was made legal. The bill aims to qualify current legislation which makes it ille...
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Daily News Roundup – 4 January 2013

North America Swiss bank ceases trading after U.S fine A Swiss bank is to cease trading after pleading guilty to tax evasion in a U.S. court. Wegelin, the country’s oldest bank dating back to 1741, admitted helping U.S. citiz...
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DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP – 3 AUGUST 2012

Africa and Middle East Syria waits for UN General Assembly vote The United Nations (UN) is today voting on a resolution that will condemn efforts by the Security Council to fail in finding a solution to the Syria crisis. The vo...
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Daily News Roundup – 18 January 2013

Africa Mali military recapture Konna Mali’s army has recaptured the town of Konna from rebels, a week after France’s intervention. Reports say rebels were fleeing Konna, a central and strategically important town in the con...
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Daily News Roundup – 2nd November 2012

North America Employment figures leave mixed signals for United States Employment figures can today boast that 171,000 new jobs were created in the United States last month. The figure however, which was more than expected, was...
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DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP – 9 AUGUST 2012

 North America US begins Agent Orange clean up  The United States (US) has begun the cleaning up of Agent Orange contamination in one of Vietnam’s region. It is the first time the US has made such a move since the end o...
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DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP – 11 July 2012

Europe UK Parliament’s first steps for upper House reform The House of Commons voted last night to enable a Lords reform bill to move on to the next stage of its parliamentary passage. The Bill proposes a reform to the lower ...
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Daily News Round-up – 25 October 2012

Europe UK economy grows after Olympics The United Kingdom’s (UK) Gross Domestic Product has grown 1.0% in the wake of this summer’s Olympics.  The growth is the first seen since it was announced earlier this year that the ...
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DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP – 5 JULY 2012

Latin America Mexico to face partial recount in Presidential election The recount has been announced after Mexico’s electoral authorities said there were inconsistencies in Sunday’s election. It comes just two days after En...
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