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Brazil pulls 'happy prostitute' campaign after backlash
The campaign was published on the health ministry's website and social media sites last weekend.
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Russian President, wife confirm split
Putin and his wife admitted on Russian state television that they had gone through a "civilised divorce".
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Pirates release Pakistani crew kidnapped off Nigeria
Armed pirates had attacked the Nigerian-flagged MT Matrix and abducted the five Pakistani crew on May 25.
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Italian businessmen drop pants in tax protest
Men posed for the cameras in their shirts, carrying signs that read "You are killing thousands of jobs".
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Not just Bangladesh, garment makers pressured in Cambodia as well
Hundreds of angry workers rampaged through textile plant in Cambodia, clashing with police over demands for pay hike.
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Turkish protesters demand police sackings, unions join
Police use of tear gas, water cannon to disperse the initial demonstration triggered most violent riots in decades.
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Fort Hood suspect to detail defense he was protecting Taliban
Army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 people claims he was protecting Afghanistan and Taliban leadership.
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Bangladesh lifts ban on YouTube, blocked after blasphemous film
Ban has been lifted because it was hurting thousands of people using YouTube for research, education, says Sunil Bose.
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Worker rights issues pose a challenge to Gulf building boom
Lack of workers' rights and low wage growth are now starting to make Gulf less attractive to workers from South Asia.
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Israel's education minister gets the giggles in parliament
A reference to "penetration" in a speech caused Israel's education minister to burst into a laughing fit.