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Pranab Mukherjee sworn in as president of India
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India thumbs-down for Zara owner
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Opting for lean and mean armies
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Terror born from rage
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Goldman: The rest of you should invest in America
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Letters reveal a troubling side of Alistair Cooke
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Greek athlete expelled for race tweet
Greek triple jumper Paraskevi Papachristou is withdrawn from the London Olympic Games after causing an uproar at home for tweeting what was seen as a racist slur. Full Article
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