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Iran minister says no need to re-hang convict - Middle East - Al Jazeera English
"An Iranian death row convict who survived a hanging will not face another death sentence, Iran's justice minister has said. The country's semi-official ISNA news agency quoted justice minister Mostafa Pourmohammadi as saying there is "no need for re-execution" of the 37-year-old man convicted of smuggling drugs, identified only by his first name, Alireza."
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Facebook reverses policy on beheading videos - Americas - Al Jazeera English
"Facebook has removed a video of a woman being beheaded from its website and said it would use a broader set of criteria to determine when gory videos are permitted on the site. "
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Meeting set over Iraq veteran's SpongeBob gravestone - Associated Press - POLITICO.com
"CINCINNATI — Officials at a cemetery that removed a slain Iraq war veteran's towering SpongeBob SquarePants headstone from her final resting place after they deemed it inappropriate for their traditional grounds were planning to meet with the soldier's family to explore possible solutions. "
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Public Vasectomy With Band-Aid Promotes Family Planning - Bloomberg
"“I can feel a bit of tugging, but it doesn’t hurt at all,” said Chris Wiren, as a surgeon performed a 10-minute vasectomy on the 39-year-old father of four live on stage. Wiren’s operation was the first of 16 performed in front of hundreds of people last week at the Science Exchange in Adelaide, Australia. In a world-first display, surgeons explained each step and answered questions, seeking to demystify and promote a form of male sterilization that requires no needles, scalpel blades or general anesthesia. Wider use could help address the unmet need for safe and effective family planning methods of at least 200 million women."
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"The Latest From Nevada: Associated Press: "The 12-year-old student who opened fire on a Nevada middle school campus, wounding two classmates and killing a teacher before he turned the gun on himself, got the weapon from his home, authorities said Tuesday. Washoe County School District police said they are still working to determine how the boy obtained the 9mm semi-automatic Ruger handgun used in the Monday morning spree at Sparks Middle School. The boy's parents are cooperating with authorities and could face charges in the case, police said. Authorities say they're withholding the seventh-grader's name out of respect for his family." "
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What sort of person would punch a police horse?
"n a story as intriguing as it is brief, MyNews13.com reports that a Florida man was out and about on Saturday night when he became enraged at a police horse named Mr. George: Police said that's when Korey Jerelds began yelling "F*** them horse," and started punching the horse on the left side of his neck several times. Mr. George was not seriously hurt"
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Sir John Major calls for windfall tax on energy companies - FT.com
"Sir John Major, former Conservative prime minister, piled pressure on David Cameron to act against the “big six” energy companies, suggesting they should be hit with a windfall tax. "
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Phase 1 of Dubai's $3.3bn solar park goes live - Energy - ArabianBusiness.com
"Phase one of Dubai's $3.3bn Mohammed Bin Rashid Solar Park went live on Tuesday as part of a push to diversify energy supplies in the UAE. "
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Qatar removes Israeli flag after online backlash - Politics & Economics - ArabianBusiness.com
"An Israeli flag flying outside a Doha sports complex during the staging of an international swimming event was removed after complaints from some residents in Qatar, it was reported. The Israeli flag had been flying outside Doha’s Hamad Aquatic Center when the two-day FINA Swimming World Cup 2013 began on Sunday, Doha News reported."
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Saudi Arabia and the UN: Why the snub? | The Economist
"SPEED is not something normally associated with the quiet, subtle style of traditional Saudi diplomacy, yet the abruptness of the flip-flop performed by the kingdom on October 18th was stunning by any standard. In the morning, Saudi diplomats in New York were trumpeting their country’s election to a coveted two-year stint as a rotating temporary member of the UN Security Council. This was a cause for rejoicing and a “defining moment” in the kingdom’s history, enthused the Saudi UN ambassador, Abdallah al-Mouallimi. "
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Spy Chief Distances Saudis From U.S. - WSJ.com
"RIYADH, Saudi Arabia—Saudi Arabia's intelligence chief told European diplomats this weekend that he plans to scale back cooperating with the U.S. to arm and train Syrian rebels in protest of Washington's policy in the region, participants in the meeting said. "
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Richard Cohen: Edward Snowden is no traitor - The Washington Post
"Snowden is one of those people for whom the conjunction “and” is apt. Normally, I prefer the more emphatic “but” so I could say “Snowden did some good but he did a greater amount of damage.” Trouble is, I’m not sure of that. I am sure, though, that he has instigated a worthwhile debate. I am sure that police powers granted the government will be abused over time and that Snowden is an authentic whistleblower, appalled at what he saw on his computer screen and wishing, like Longfellow’s Paul Revere, to tell “every Middlesex village and farm” what our intelligence agencies were doing. Who do they think they are, Google?"
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"We expect a constant flow of “faster” and “more” in our technology-driven world. So is it a sign of progress or regress that the new showpiece of Airbus’ long haul stable, the troubled A380 Dreamliner, can’t fly as far an earlier model?"
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