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Washington Braces For Historic Pot Sale

Jul 07, 2014 05:41 AM EDT

Washington is bracing itself for a historic pot sale and store owners are cramming to prepare for the inrush of customers as recreational marijuana will be legalized in the state this week.

Oculus Rift China Sales Suspended Due To ‘Extreme Reselling’

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Jul 07, 2014 05:00 AM EDT

Virtual reality headset maker Oculus VR suspended the sales of its Oculus Rift developer kits in China due to the extreme number of purchasers who only bought the product for reselling purposes.

US Double Agent Spying Allegations Are Serious –Merkel

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Jul 07, 2014 04:08 AM EDT

The allegations that a German doubled as an intelligence agent for the US are serious and go against the principles of countries that are supposed to be partners, according to German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Chinese Patrol Ship Detains Vietnamese Fishermen For Territorial Breach

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Jul 04, 2014 12:41 PM EDT

A Chinese patrol ship detained six Vietnamese fishermen in the South China Sea for territorial breach, potentially intensifying the existing tension between China and Vietnam.

Andy Coulson Gets 18 Months Prison Sentence For Hacking

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Jul 04, 2014 10:33 AM EDT

Former News of the World editor Andy Coulson was sentenced to 18 months in prison on Friday for his participation in the hacking of the phones of some high-profile individuals.

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)

Abducted Indian Nurses Freed, Ready To Fly Home

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Jul 04, 2014 10:01 AM EDT

The 46 nurses from Kerala who were kidnapped by suspected Islamist militants in Iraq were freed and are set to fly home soon.

Olympian And WWII Veteran Louis Zamperini Dies At 97

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Jul 04, 2014 02:46 AM EDT

Olympic distance runner and World War II (WWII) veteran Louis Zamperini died at age 97 on Wednesday after 40 days of a battling a deadly bout of pneumonia.

Social Networking Apps Experience Outages In China

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Jul 04, 2014 01:41 AM EDT

Line, KakaoTalk, Flickr, and other social networking applications experienced outages in mainland China just a couple of days after Hong Kong staged a massive pro-democracy rally.

China’s President Xi Visits South Korea To Strengthen Ties

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Jul 03, 2014 06:35 AM EDT

Chinese President Xi Jinping embarked on a visit to South Korea on Thursday in a bid to strengthen ties with Seoul and discuss the nuclear ambitions of North Korea.

Facebook Snaps Up Video Ad Tech Startup LiveRail In $500M Deal

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Jul 03, 2014 06:03 AM EDT

Social media giant Facebook snapped up San Francisco-based video ad tech startup LiveRail in a deal reportedly valued at $500 million.

Syria Chemical Weapons Loaded Onto US Ship For Destruction

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Jul 02, 2014 10:04 AM EDT

Hundreds of tons of chemical weapons from Syria were loaded from the Danish ship Ark Futura onto US cargo ship MV Cape Ray on Wednesday to be neutralized at sea.

Is Urine Drinking The New Chinese ‘Miracle Cure’?

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Jul 02, 2014 09:14 AM EDT

Members of the China Urine Therapy Association have claimed that around 100,000 people in mainland China now practice urine therapy.

Google Acquires Music Streaming Startup Songza

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Jul 02, 2014 05:06 AM EDT

California, US-based Internet giant Google acquired New York-based music streaming startup Songza in a deal reportedly valued at over $15 million.

French Ex-President Sarkozy Placed Under Formal Probe for Corruption Allegations

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Jul 02, 2014 03:32 AM EDT

French ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy was placed under formal investigation on Wednesday on suspicion of using his influence to block an investigation of his 2007 election victory.

Almost 200 Arrested After Hong Kong Democracy Rally

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Jul 02, 2014 02:24 AM EDT

Almost 200 people were arrested on Wednesday for unlawful assembly after tens of thousands held a big democracy in Hong Kong to protest against Beijing’s insistence of absolute power over the former British colony.