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 Manhattan |
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David Bowie dies of cancer aged 69 One of the most influential musicians of his era 'died peacefully, surrounded by his family' after an '18-month battle with cancer'
| The artist's hits include Let's Dance, Changes, Space Oddity, Starman, Modern Love, Heroes, Under Pressure, Rebel Rebel and Life on Mars. Paul McCartney described him as a 'great star' who 'played a very strong part in British musical history'
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| Jan.12 |
 Wales |
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Village gets 'biblical' amounts of rain for more than two straight months  Map of Eglwyswrw Wales United Kingdom It’s rained in the village of Eglwyswrw every day since late-October, for roughly 80 days straight
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| Jan.17 |
London |
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Tennis match fixing: Evidence evealed  Secret files exposing evidence of widespread suspected match fixing at the top level of world tennis, including at Wimbledon
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| Jan.19 |
ISIS |
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Islamic State says Mohammed Emwazi killed| The Islamic State group's propaganda magazine has confirmed the British militant known as Jihadi John died in a drone strike in November | |
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| Jan.21 |
London |
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  President Putin 'probably' approved Litvinenko murder The murder of ex-Russian spy in 2006 in the UK was 'probably' approved by President Vladimir Putin, an inquiry has found.
| Putin is likely to have signed off the poisoning of Litvinenko with polonium-210 in part due to personal 'antagonism' between the pair
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 Litvinenko accused Andrei Lugovoi dismisses 'nonsense' inquiry | A man accused by a public inquiry of being one of the killers of ex-Russian spy has branded the report's conclusions 'nonsense' | |
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| Jan.29 |
 Melbourne |
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 Andy Murray overcomes Milos Raonic to reach final| The Scot who overcame Milos Raonic 4-6 7-5 6-7 (4-7) 6-4 6-2 in a slugfest Friday to appear in a fifth final in Melbourne | |
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