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US charges three in massive hack attack

Three men, including two Israelis, have been charged in the US with offences linked to a computer hacking and fraud scheme dating back to 2007

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Private jet crashes in Ohio - several feared dead

As many as nine people are feared dead after a business jet crashed into an empty apartment building in Akron, in the US state of Ohio. It’s unknown

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Muzzled: 'Godzilla' the monster alligator is snared on shopping trip

A shopping centre is not the sort of place you would expect to find a giant alligator. But a beast dubbed ‘Godzilla’ had other ideas and wandered to

Economy

IEA warns low oil prices may threaten energy security

The International Energy Agency (IEA) says the price of oil is unlikely to return to $80 a barrel (74.83 euros) before the end of the decade. This is

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Netanyahu urges US to keep pressure on Iran

Strongly opposed to the nuclear accord between world powers and the Iranians, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears to have accepted that

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Modigliani nude fetches record $170 million at auction

A nude painting by Amedeo Modigliani has just fetched a record price of $170.4 million for the Italian artist – and achieved the second highest price

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US commits to boosting Israeli security, condemns Palestinian violence

The US reaffirms support for boosting Israeli security at the two nations' first meeting since the contested Iran nuclear deal.

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West End hit 'King Charles III' hits Broadway

Following sell-out runs in both the Almeida Theatre and in the West End last Autumn, award-winning play ‘King Charles III’ has made its Broadway

Cinema

'Warcraft' the movie won't disappoint says director

Based on the hugely popular video game, Warcraft the movie is set to hit the big screen next spring. In development since 2006, the film tells the

Economy

OECD returns to revisionism with growth downgrade

The Paris-based Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has issued another gloomy outlook for the global economy, its second in a row

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US and Israeli leaders to meet for first time since Iran nuclear accord

The US and Israeli leaders meet in Washington in the first talks since the disputed Iran nuclear deal was struck.

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Obama nixes KeystoneXL saying pipeline "not in national interest"

President Barack Obama has trampled over the interests of some very powerful groups by rejecting the Keystone XL pipeline extension project. However

Economy

US jobless down to 5 percent as 271,000 jobs created in October

More than a quarter of a million new jobs were created in the American economy in October – a strong performance that makes an interest rate rise

Cinema

Jolie-Pitt couple in trouble in 'By The Sea'

Angelina Jolie is back in the director’s seat with ‘By The Sea’ in which she stars alongside her husband Brad Pitt. France, in the mid-1970’s

Cinema

First trailer reveals taste of 'Through The Looking Glass'

Tim Burton is back, this time in the producer’s seat, with the sequel to the 2010 ‘Alice in Wonderland’, whose teaser has been making a massive buzz

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The Force Awakens for terminally ill Star Wars fan

Terminally ill Star Wars fan Daniel Fleetwood has been granted his dying wish: to see the new ‘The Force Awakens’ film. The 31 year old from Texas

Cinema

Every actor has his price

Following the success of their last brand film together, actors Jude Law and Giancarlo Giannini are teaming up again for an advert for a well-known

United Kingdom

British film archive prepares "long lost" Disney rabbit for Christmas

Film archivists at London have rediscovered a long-lost Walt Disney animation from 1928. “Sleigh Bells” features Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, a character

Business Series

Facebook tops a billion users a day

Facebook shares rose by around five percent after the company’s quarterly results beat estimates. The social media network now has 1.1 billion users

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