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Three women rescued in London 'after 30 years in slavery' Three traumatised women have been rescued from a house in London after being held as slaves for at least 30 years with one of them having spent her entire life in servitude, police said Thursday.
22 November 2013
Emergency service specialists work at a store with a collapsed roof in Riga November 21, 2013. ©Reuters/Ints Kalnins Rescue workers among six dead in Latvia supermarket cave-in Six people including two rescue workers were killed and 35 others injured on Thursday when the roof of a supermarket collapsed in a suburb of Latvia's capital Riga, emergency services confirmed.
22 November 2013
BoJ holds fire on stimulus, says economy recovering The Bank of Japan on Thursday held off announcing any fresh measures to stimulate the economy, saying it was "recovering moderately" and that efforts to stoke inflation were taking hold.
21 November 2013
©Reuters/Nir Elias Recessions linked to cognitive decline in later life People who go through an economic recession at the peak of their working life suffer a risk of cognitive decline in later years, a study suggested on Wednesday.
21 November 2013
Photo courtesy of Twitter/@malaysian_gags 'Banksy' Lego-style crime mural goes viral in Malaysia A street mural that was whitewashed by authorities because it highlighted Malaysia's crime problem has gone viral, with versions popping up across the country and earning their creator comparisons to UK graffiti artist Banksy.
21 November 2013
©Reuters/David Gray BHP sees China driving resources demand for 15 years Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP Billiton on Thursday said China's economic growth was resilient enough to drive strong demand for commodities for the next 15 years.
21 November 2013
Toxic mafia dumps sow panic in Italy 'Triangle of Death' Anger is boiling over near Naples after revelations about toxic mafia dumps blamed for rising cancer rates that have prompted accusations the state is ignoring a vast public health crisis.
21 November 2013
'Chanel would have hated me' says Karl Lagerfeld Chanel's head designer Karl Lagerfeld has revealed he thinks the founder of the iconic French fashion house would have "hated" him if they had ever met.
21 November 2013
©Reuters/Kai Pfaffenbach 1.6 billion people on social networks: study An estimated 1.61 billion people, more than one in five globally, will log in to social networking sites at least monthly this year, the research firm eMarketer said Tuesday.
21 November 2013
Beaujolais Nouveau wine.©Reuters/Robert Pratta Beaujolais on the way, Burgundy on the way up At one minute past midnight on Thursday, wine buffs and fun lovers all over the world will raise a class of slightly lurid purple liquid to the heavens.
20 November 2013
Tokyo Motor Show focuses on eco-friendly cars Eco-friendly cars were in the spotlight as the Tokyo Motor Show opened Wednesday, with Toyota unveiling a new model and Nissan touting its aerodynamic BladeGlider for energy-conscious drivers.
20 November 2013
High-stakes Iran nuclear talks to resume Iran and world powers resume talks on Wednesday seeking a landmark breakthrough over Tehran's nuclear programme that also satisfies sceptical hardliners in Washington, Israel and the Islamic republic.
20 November 2013
Mukhtar Ablyazov. Tengrinews.kz file photo Ablyazov appeals demanding to dismiss his extradition case Former head of Kazakhstan's BTA bank Mukhtar Ablyazov, who is in custody in France, has filed an appeal demanding that the case on his extradition is dismissed.
19 November 2013
Amsterdam pays alcoholics in beer to clean streets At nine o'clock in the morning in a garden shed behind a house in Amsterdam, a handful of alcoholics are getting ready to clean the surrounding streets, beer and cigarette in hand.
19 November 2013
©Reuters/Andrew Winning Drugs scandal rocks Britain's troubled 'ethical' bank Britain's Co-operative Bank, which prides itself on ethical investments, has been plunged deeper into crisis after its former chairman was filmed allegedly seeking to buy drugs.
19 November 2013
©Tengrinews.kz Kazakhstan Embassy in Britain on the move to new building The Embassy of Kazakhstan in Great Britain will be move to a new building soon.
19 November 2013
Oslo. Photo courtesy of landsofplanet.com Oslo becomes official competitor of Almaty in 2022 Winter Olympics bid Norway's capital Oslo has officially become a competitor of Kazakhstan's Almaty in the 2022 Winter Olympics bid.
18 November 2013
©Reuters/Seth Wenig German union plans Christmas strike at Amazon: report Germany's service-sector union Verdi is planning strike action at the online retail giant Amazon over the busy Christmas holiday period.
18 November 2013
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) gestures next to French President Francois Hollande during a joint news conference in Jerusalem. ©Reuters/Alain Jocard/Pool France firm on Iran nuclear issue, Hollande tells Israel France will never tolerate nuclear proliferation, President Francois Hollande vowed on Sunday as Israel expressed "grave concern" about a looming deal between world powers and Iran.
18 November 2013
Antennas of the former NSA. ©Reuters/Fabrizio Bensch Australia spied on Indonesia president: reports Australian spy agencies attempted to listen to the phone calls of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and targeted his wife and senior ministers, reports said Monday, drawing a demand for answers from Jakarta.
18 November 2013

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