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Mayer shines at Saalbach while Maze's Maribor return ends in misery

Welcome to Gravity, our weekly magazine dedicated to Alpine skiing. We begin our round-up with a look at action from the women’s World Cup

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Freezing weather in the US

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A sign of things to come? Birdman beats Boyhood at the Independent Spirits

Considered a precursor to the Oscars, the Film Independent Spirit Awards saw Birdman pip Boyhood to the post.

Afghanistan

First stop, Afghanistan, for new US Defence Secretary Ash Carter

Aiming to ensure a ‘lasting’ success in Afghanistan: the words of new US Defence Secretary Ash Carter prior to landing in Kabul on his first official

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World

Incubators and Accelerators: How to make your start-up a success

Incubators and accelerator-programs that provide guidance and facilities to start-ups are multiplying. But how do they work? What are the benefits

USA

Democracy can help counter extremism, Obama tells summit

President Barack Obama has ended a three-day summit on tackling violent extremism, by rejecting as “an ugly lie” the notion that the West is at war

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USA: The Big Freeze tightens its grip

Parts of Niagara Falls have frozen over as large areas of the United States shiver in record-breaking low temperatures for this time of year. As

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Obama calls on Muslims to reject 'twisted interpretations of Islam'

US President Barack Obama has called on Muslim leaders to push back against “twisted interpretations of Islam.” He said the US-led coalition fighting

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Former Guantanamo Bay prisoner conviction overturned by US court

A US military appeal court has overturned the conviction of Australian David Hicks. He was among the first people to be imprisoned in Guantanamo Bay

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Hilfiger, Karan and Lhuillier shine at NY Fashion Week

His Autumn/Winter collection was given a sporty, American feel to mark the Tommy Hilfiger Corporation's 30 years in business.

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Blast rips through refinery in Los Angeles

An explosion and fire has ripped through a gasoline processesing unit at an Exon Mobil refinery near Los Angeles. Four workers were injured although

USA

Obama uses anti-terror summit to call for a united front against extremism

Washington has put itself at the forefront of the fight against violent extremism following Islamist inspired attacks in Canada Australia and Europe

Poland

Poland to comply with EU court ruling over CIA secret prison

Poland has agreed to pay some 230,000 euros in compensation to two men held in a CIA jail on its soil. It comes after the European Court of Human

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Freight train carrying crude oil derails in West Virginia

A massive fire caused by the derailment of a freight train carrying crude oil has forced two nearby towns in West Virginia to be evacuated. At least

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Winter storms freeze the northeastern United States

Record snowfall in Boston as blizzards bring everyday life to a halt

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Obama urges tech firms to cooperate in tackling cybersecurity threats

Seeking to combat the terror threat, hackers and spies, President Barack Obama has signed an executive order encouraging tech firms to share data on

World

Meeting of minds: what we can learn from intercultural exchanges

Sometimes we learn more about people from other cultures by meeting them than we do by reading about them. In this edition of Learning World Maha Barada presents three stories that reinforce this idea

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EU-US trade: hopes and fears

EU-US trade – fears and hopes Food, cars, energy, finance and chemicals are some of the sectors affected by the free trade negotiations between the

USA

Obama in Silicon Valley for cybersecurity summit with tech bosses

President Barack Obama has arrived in California to hold a summit on cybersecurity. Fresh from the Sony hacking scandal and other hi-tech attacks

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Barack Obama's silly Buzzfeed video goes viral

US president Barack Obama appears fairly un-presidential in a new video produced by Buzzfeed to encourage Americans to enrol in an Obamacare health

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