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Miss Algeria contest resumes after 10 years

Contestants in the Miss Algeria election takes place on June 9, 2000
Contestants in the Miss Algeria election takes place on June 9, 2000
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After an absence of 10 years, the Miss Algeria beauty contest is to resume on Friday in the western city of Oran, organisers said.

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TripAdvisor acquires mobile app GateGuru

Tourists walk along a beach of the Paradise Island Resort and Spa in the Maldives on February 14, 2012
Tourists walk along a beach of the Paradise Island Resort and Spa in the Maldives on February 14, 2012
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Travel ratings website TripAdvisor said Wednesday it has acquired US start-up GateGuru, a mobile app focused on flight and airport information.

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Yunnan Red, anyone? Chinese wine heads to Europe

A man walks past a wall of wine bottles at the Vinexpo trade fair in Bordeaux, southwestern France, on June 17, 2013
A man walks past a wall of wine bottles at the Vinexpo trade fair in Bordeaux, southwestern France, on June 17, 2013
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For years the Chinese have been buying up wine from Europe, but with domestic wine production predicted to overtake Australia and Chile by next year, Tiana Wu is hoping European drinkers are ready to be tempted by a glass of her “Yunnan Red”.

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World’s largest all-solar-powered boat shines in NYC

Scientists and crew aboard the world’s largest solar boat, Switzerland’s MS Turanor PlanetSolar, New York, June 18, 2013
Scientists and crew aboard the world’s largest solar boat, Switzerland’s MS Turanor PlanetSolar, New York, June 18, 2013
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The world’s largest fully solar-powered boat, “Turanor PlanetSolar,” docked in New York on Tuesday during a mission to study the effects of climate change on the Gulf Stream current.

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Brazilians cry foul over football costs, corruption

Students take part in a demonstration at Praca da Se, in Sao Paulo, Brazil on June 18, 2013
Students take part in a demonstration at Praca da Se, in Sao Paulo, Brazil on June 18, 2013
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If the young people of Brazil are in the street, it is no longer just to play football there, contrary to the popular image of a country fixated with ‘futebol’ to the point of obsession.

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Concern over Syria as World Heritage committee meets

A Syrian shopkeeper sets his praying beads in the bazaar of old city of Damascus on April 10, 2012
A Syrian shopkeeper sets his praying beads in the bazaar of old city of Damascus on April 10, 2012
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Six ancient Syrian sites as well as Australia’s Great Barrier Reef could be listed as endangered by UNESCO, which on Sunday begins its annual session to decide which global cultural and natural treasures merit World Heritage status.

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Modern-day ‘monk’ keeps Parmesan recipe alive

Parmesan cheese is displayed at the Eataly food emporium on June 12, 2012 in Rome
Parmesan cheese is displayed at the Eataly food emporium on June 12, 2012 in Rome
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Antonio Malpeli gazes proudly at the towering rounds of Parmesan in his small factory and declares one thing sure: the medieval monk recipe used to make this Italian delicacy will never change.

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