World leaders weigh ‘green’ economy at Rio summit

‘Maldives to become the largest marine reserve in the world’:

World leaders gathered in Rio on Wednesday weighed steps to root out poverty and protect the environment as UN chief Ban Ki-moon warned that “time is not on our side” for fixing a mounting list of problems.

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Ukrainian and Swedish women named as the world’s most beautiful

Despite European Championship elimination, a new list of cities with the most beautiful women in the world reveals men in Russia and Ukraine still have plenty to cheer about.

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WikiLeaks founder Assange seeks Ecuador asylum

‘Assange is now beyond the reach of the police’ :

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was holed up in the Ecuadorian embassy in London on Wednesday after making a dramatic bid to avoid extradition to Sweden over alleged sex crimes.

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