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Theunis is a London-based journalist. He writes for Time, Fast Company and Business Life.

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Study: Dresden Bombing Deaths Exaggerated

posted: 2 hours 31 minutes ago

(March 19) -- On Feb. 13-15, 1945, British and U.S. bombers pounded the eastern German city of Dresden with 3,900 tons of high explosives and incendiaries. How many people lost their lives in the dev ...

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Zuma's 'Big Love' Costs South Africa Big Bucks

posted: 19 hours 10 minutes ago

(March 18) -- Polygamous politicians don't come cheap, South Africans are discovering. Taxpayers there are coughing up more than $2 million a year to support President Jacob Zuma's three wives and 20 ...

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Fake TV Torture Show Prepares to Shock France

posted: 1 day 22 hours ago

LONDON (March 17) -- Would you torture a fellow TV game show contestant just to please the audience? A stunning documentary suggests that most people are willing to inflict extreme pain on an innocen ...

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Lazy Britain Losing Battle of the Bulge

posted: 2 days 17 hours ago

LONDON (March 16) -- Earlier this month, English dog owner Paul Railton was hauled before a court in the northeast of the country and fined $100 for walking his pooch from the comfort of his car. Acc ...

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The Russians Are Coming? 'News' Angers Georgians

posted: 3 days 21 hours ago

(March 15) -- When Georgians turned on their TVs Saturday night, they saw what they thought was their worst nightmare unfold on screen: The Russians -- who invaded the former Soviet republic in the s ...

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Scientologists Accuse Film of 'Intolerance'

posted: 5 days 3 hours ago

(March 13) -- Scientology's image has taken a flurry of hits in the past six months. First, a high-profile member -- Oscar winning "Crash" director Paul Haggis -- defected. Then former employees alle ...

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Mandela's Ex-Wife Says He Let Down S. Africa's Blacks

posted: 8 days 15 hours ago

(March 10) -- Nelson Mandela's ex-wife has launched a scathing attack on the former South African president, accusing the 92-year-old of betraying the anti-apartheid movement he once fronted. During ...

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Jihad Jane: The Irish Connection

posted: 8 days 19 hours ago

LONDON (March 10) -- Seven Muslims, including an American woman, were arrested in Ireland on Tuesday for allegedly plotting with Pennsylvania housewife Colleen LaRose (aka Jihad Jane) to kill a Swedi ...

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Former British Spy Boss Slams US Torture Tactics

posted: 8 days 16 hours ago

LONDON (March 10) -- The former head of Britain's domestic security service has attacked U.S. intelligence agencies for keeping their allies in the dark about the mistreatment of suspected terrorists ...

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China Keeps a Close Eye on Exiled Activists

posted: 9 days 15 hours ago

(March 9) -- The world got a rare glimpse at how China keeps tabs on exiled dissidents and activists Monday, when a political refugee living in Sweden was sentenced to 16 months in jail for spying on ...

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