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The online dating website Grouper helps single people find love with six-person blind dates. Why? "For a generation of people who grew up with participation trophies, rejection is a hard thing," says CEO Michael Waxman.

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US and Nato troops in Afghanistan face greater risks after an "inflammatory speech" by President Hamid Karzai, Nato's top commander warns.

The UK's Defence Secretary Philip Hammond believes the SNP's independence plans would leave Scotland in a weaker position militarily.

For many female veterans of combat in Iraq and Afghanistan, new battles await when they return home. They need help, just like men — with jobs, PTSD and reconnecting with family. But these issues can be harder for women. And the darkest side of women's military service persists: sexual assault.

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The UK tax authority is to close all of its 281 Enquiry Centres which gave face-to-face help to 2.3 million people with tax queries last year.

Pope Francis is widely revered for his many years of work with the poor. But he has not been immune from criticism in a country that has gone through tumultuous times.

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A peace campaigner wins a legal battle to have his details removed from the police National Domestic Extremism Database.

The word itself has been around for centuries, but only lately has it become an unpopular way to describe people who are old.

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Democrats supported the measure. Republicans opposed it. The legislation is unlikely to get enough support in the full Senate to pass.

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The word itself has been around for centuries but only lately has it become an unpopular way to describe people who are old.

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The governors and headteacher of a school which closed amid warnings of asbestos call for it to reopen, claiming its closure was 'unnecessary and inappropriate'.

Across Russia, pancakes and butter abound as the country marks a week-long celebration before the start of Orthodox Lent. Pagan in origin, Maslenitsa calls for plenty of eating, sledding, merrymaking – and even organized fistfights.

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An estimated 1.7 million Cambodians were killed during the Khmer Rouge's reign of terror. As "Brother Number Three" in the leadership and foreign minister, Ieng Sary allegedly convinced many Cambodians who had fled to return. Then, many were allegedly tortured and executed.

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New York state police say they have killed a gunman who was holed up in a building, a day after his shooting spree left four people dead.

Adderall and other stimulant drugs help students stay focused, a benefit that hasn't been lost on people without ADHD. Now the nation's neurologists say children and teens shouldn't be be prescribed these drugs for "neuroenhancement."

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Wales make two changes for the Six Nations showdown with England with Gethin Jenkins returning from injury to captain the team.

A British company has announced that it is planning to exploit a new and controversial frontier in the search for valuable minerals, by mining the sea bed in the Pacific Ocean.

A sailor rescued in the middle of the Pacific Ocean says his boat has been ransacked after it landed on an Australian beach.

North Korea's threats have put the other countries in the region on edge. South Korea, Japan and China have a history of strained ties, but are united in wanting to restrain North Korea.

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A third of drivers have suffered damage to their vehicles from potholes over the last two years, a survey suggests.