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Celebrity: Freida Pinto speaks at girls’ rights summit in UK

YoopyaJuly 23, 2014July 25, 2023

by YoopyaJuly 23, 2014July 25, 202308

LONDON (AP) — Actress Freida Pinto of Slumdog Millionaire fame has joined forces with girls’ rights campaigners in calling for an end to the practice...

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UK news: Philip Hammond to be new UK foreign minister

YoopyaJuly 15, 2014July 16, 2023

by YoopyaJuly 15, 2014July 16, 202303

LONDON (AP) — Defense Secretary Philip Hammond will become Britain’s new foreign secretary as Prime Minister David Cameron shakes up his Cabinet ahead of an...

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Europe news: UK gov’t to push through data snooping measures

YoopyaJuly 10, 2014July 29, 2023

by YoopyaJuly 10, 2014July 29, 202305

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron pledged Thursday to rush through fresh measures to give police and spy agencies the power to scoop...

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Entertainment news: Harry Potter is back in new J.K. Rowling story

YoopyaJuly 8, 2014March 31, 2023

by YoopyaJuly 8, 2014March 31, 202301479

LONDON (AP) — Harry Potter is back — mysterious, married, and going gray. J.K. Rowling has given fans a glimpse of the grown-up boy wizard...

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Sports: Kvitova overpowers Bouchard to win 2nd Wimbledon

YoopyaJuly 5, 2014July 16, 2023

by YoopyaJuly 5, 2014July 16, 202301

LONDON (AP) — Petra Kvitova overwhelmed Eugenie Bouchard 6-3, 6-0 in less than an hour Saturday to win Wimbledon for the second time. The Czech...

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Tennis: WIMBLEDON WATCH: 2 kings: Jack & Rod in Royal Box

YoopyaJuly 4, 2014July 25, 2023

by YoopyaJuly 4, 2014July 25, 202304

LONDON (AP) — Oh, the Grand Slam and major victories they could rattle off: The Royal Box had two kings of their sports sitting side...

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Ainslie launches America’s Cup challenge

YoopyaJune 11, 2014July 25, 2023

by YoopyaJune 11, 2014July 25, 202300

LONDON (AP) — Multiple Olympic champion Ben Ainslie is trying to raise about 80 million pounds ($135 million) in his bid to bring back the...

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Arts: Tests confirm painting is Rembrandt self-portrait

YoopyaJune 10, 2014July 25, 2023

by YoopyaJune 10, 2014July 25, 202303

LONDON (AP) — Scientific tests have confirmed that a painting donated to Britain’s National Trust by a wealthy supporter is a Rembrandt self-portrait worth tens...

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Damien Hirst artworks stolen from London gallery

YoopyaDecember 11, 2013January 31, 2024

by YoopyaDecember 11, 2013January 31, 202402

LONDON (AP) — Two Damien Hirst artworks together valued at 33,000 pounds ($54,000) have been stolen from a London art gallery, police said Wednesday. The...

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Last-place Sunderland hires Poyet as manager

YoopyaOctober 8, 2013March 31, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 8, 2013March 31, 202402

SUNDERLAND, England (AP) — Gus Poyet has been hired as Sunderland’s sixth permanent manager in less than five years, handed the task of reviving the...