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No sanctions or calls for Justin Trudeau to apologize again for ‘elbowgate’

Canadian parliamentary committee voted to drop issue Tuesday after Trudeau faced accusations of elbowing MP while grabbing another earlier this month

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Requests from foreign governments to UK tax office up 18%

Norway, France and Spain lodge the most requests as net tightens around high net worth tax evaders globally Read More

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Doctor Who: Day of the Doctor takes $10m at the box office in three days

Doctor Who: Day of the Doctor

BBC’s 50th anniversary episode is global hit, with takings placing it third in US after Gravity and Hunger Games: Catching Fire Read More

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Hurricane Sandy: 10 statistics that place this powerful storm in perspective

Hurricane Sandy

Overhyped? Hardly – this storm system is massive and its effects will be felt for days by much of the US east coast

• Follow along live as the east coast braces for Sandy Read More

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Iranian fugitive: identity mix-up with shot Neda wrecked my life

Confusion in Protester

Neda Soltani, a lecturer whose photo wrongly became symbol of protest, tells how regime threatened her life after confusing her with shot protester Neda Agha Soltan Read More

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François Hollande calls on Syrian rebels to form provisional government

Francois Hollande

Move reveals differences with UK and US, which have been more guarded in their dealings with Syrian opposition groups Read More

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Syria crisis: Damascus clashes continue – live updates

Unrest Damascus

• Fighting in Damascus enters third day
• Senior defector accuses regime of working with al-Qaida
• Ban Ki-moon travels to China ahead of UNSC vote Read More

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