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Friday, July 26, 2013

Archbishop orders investment inquiry

Lambeth Palace has ordered an independent inquiry into investments made by the Church of England's £5.2bn investment fund after the Financial Times revealed that it had indirectly invested in Wonga, the payday lender.



via CNN.com - Top Stories http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/26/business/u-k-archbishop-wonga-funding/index.html?eref=edition

Permit row halts world's tallest building

The plan to raise what would be the world's tallest building in a dizzyingly fast time is in danger of not getting off the ground at all.



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Egyptian judge orders jail for deposed president Morsy

Egypt's top prosecutor wants ex-president Mohamed Morsy jailed for collaborating with Hamas in the 2011 storming of prisons.



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Police catch suspected 'haiku' killer

A 63-year-old man wanted in connection with the murder of five people in a remote Japanese hamlet has been captured after a manhunt involving more than 400 police.



via CNN.com - Top Stories http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/26/world/asia/japan-murder-hunt/index.html?eref=edition

Thursday, July 25, 2013

Pioneer sex researcher dies

Virginia Johnson, the pioneering sex researcher who was part of the groundbreaking team Masters and Johnson, has died at age 88, her son, Scott Johnson, told CNN on Wednesday.



via CNN.com - Top Stories http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/25/health/virginia-johnson-obit/index.html?eref=edition

Passenger: 'It felt like a roller coaster'

The last thing Elder Stephen Ward remembers is flying sideways out of his seat.



via CNN.com - Top Stories http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/25/world/europe/spain-train-crash-scene/index.html?eref=edition

Should you visit Hitler's holiday home?

With Adolf Hitler's WWII Bavarian mountain retreat set to undergo a multi-million dollar makeover, travel to the onetime lairs and luxury retreats of tyrants is in the spotlight.



via CNN.com - Top Stories http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/24/travel/dictators-lairs/index.html?eref=edition