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Daily News Roundup – 18 September 2012

Europe Mark Duggan “give loaded gun” before police shooting A loaded handgun was given to Mark Duggan 15 minutes before he was shot dead by police in Tottenham last year – the incident over which a protest was held tha...

by Richard Scott-Jones

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Daily News Roundup – 6 November 2012

Africa Marikana mine killings: South African police ‘planted weapons’ South African police have been accused of planting weapons near the bodies of workers killed during strikes at the Marikana platinum mine. Photograp...

by Richard Scott-Jones

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Daily News Roundup – 2 January 2013

Africa M23 rebels placed under UN sanctions The UN Security Council imposed sanctions on leaders of the M23 rebel army in the Democratic Republic of Congo on New Year’s Eve. Under the measures, those linked to the group ...

by Richard Scott-Jones

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New Battles On The High Seas: Developing Trends In Global Piracy

The demise of Somali piracy In 2008, as warships and other naval vessels started to increase their presence in waters around the Horn of Africa and in the Indian Ocean, Somali pirates faced a dramatic change in the rules of the...

by Jens Presthus

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The Calcium Myth: bone density studies revealed

In recent years, the question of calcium has become more and more contentious. The mammoth studies in nutritional science and Western governmental guidelines continue to maintain that the calcium found in dairy products will su...

by Abbie Saunders

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Daily News Roundup – 2 July 2012

Europe Barclays chairman quits after libor scandal Marcus Agius, the chairman of Barclays plc, has quit the bank today after five and a half years following revelations that some of the bank’s traders tried to manipu...

by Richard Scott-Jones

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DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP – 16 AUGUST 2012

Europe UK ‘threaten’ to storm Ecuadorian Embassy The Ecuadorian consul has accused the UK of ‘threatening’ to storm its UK embassy in a bid to arrest Wikileaks’ founder Julian Assange. The UK Foreign Office has said t...

by Tom Dunbar

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Daily News Roundup – 4 October 2012

Africa and Middle East Abortion boat barred from Morocco port A Dutch boat that offers abortions in international waters has been barred entry to the port of Smir in Morocco. The country’s health minister announced the block....

by Tom Dunbar

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Daily News Roundup – 22 November 2012

Africa M23 rebels dispel requests to withdraw from key city The M23 rebels in the DR Congo have refused to leave the city of Goma, saying they will “stay […] waiting for negotiations”. The request to leave the territory...

by Tom Dunbar

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Daily News Roundup – 18 September 2012

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New Battles On The High Seas: Developing Trends In Global Piracy

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