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Barack Obama’s lost ‘Uncle Omar’ found living in US illegally

London, Aug 31(ANI): President Barack Obama’s lost uncle, who left them 25 years ago, has been found to be living in the U.S.

How Kate Winslet escaped from Richard Branson’s blazing Caribbean home

London, Aug 31(ANI): ‘Titanic’ star Kate Winslet has opened up about her dramatic escape from Sir Richard Branson’s Caribbean home as it burned to the ground last week.

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Maoist ultras block construction of roads, hold a medical camp for blocked villagers in Bihar

Parsawa (Bihar), Aug 31: The Communist Party of India (Maoist) recently organised a six-day long medical camp for the locals in Bihar’s Parsawa village.

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Maoists halt road construction in Jharkhand villages

Palamu (Jharkhand), Aug 31: With the Maoists halting construction and repair work of the roads in Jharkhand’s Palamu District, the villagers are finding it difficult to commute from the remote interiors to the cities to go to schools and hospitals Most of the roads are patchy with rocks scattered all over them and where incessant rains have led to ditches and pits.

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Emma Stone, Olivia Wilde honoured for promoting cruelty-free cosmetics

Washington, Aug 31(ANI): Actresses Emma Stone and Olivia Wilde have been honoured with Kind Choices Awards by animal rights group, PETA, for helping to highlight cruelty-free cosmetics by Revlon.

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Men twice as likely as women to use mutilating methods to commit suicide

Washington, Aug 31: A study has revealed that men are nearly twice as likely as women to use methods that mutilate the face or head when committing suicide.

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Chinese leader takes overall command control of foreign militants in Pak tribal region

Islamabad, August 31(ANI): Abdul Shakoor Turkistani, a Chinese Uyghur, has taken control of the overall command of foreign militants in Pakistan’s tribal region.

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George Clooney no longer part of ‘The Man From U.N.C.L.E.’

London, Aug 31: It’s official.

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Bernie Madoff living in ‘alternate reality’ believing he’s blameless for $50bn Ponzi scam

Washington, Aug 31: Bernard Madoff is living in an ‘alternate reality’ where he feels that he should not be blamed for losing over 50 billion dollars of other people’s money, as he believes that he is equally a victim as the thousands of people who lost their life savings in his Ponzi scheme.

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