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by Victor BiroThe MuchMusic Video Awards took over the trendy Queen West village in Toronto for an award show featuring PSY and other superstars including Avril Lavigne, Demi Lovato, Serena Ryder, Ed Sheeran, Marianas Trench and Taylor Swift on June 16, 2013.
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The foreign minister of Ecuador Ricardo Patino arrives in Britain for talks with William Hague over the future of WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, who has been confined to the Ecuadorean Embassy in London for almost a year.
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The Spanish Unions, CCOO, UGT and USO organize a nationwide demonstration against social cuts and more employment. The demonstration in Madrid is led by union leaders with a call for “A more Social and Democratic Europe”.
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by Kevin ScottAnti-G8 protesters descend upon the city amid a major security presence just two days before Barack Obama is due to arrive in Belfast as well as World Leaders to attend the 39th G8 Summit in Northern Ireland.
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Iraq has been hit by a series of car bombs killing twenty and injuring many others. The car bomb in central Basra comes just three days after the formation of the local government and the inauguration of new Governor Dr. Majid Nasarawi.
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Thousands turned out on the streets of Istanbul expressing support for protesters at Taksim Square and their anger against what they consider a dictatorial behaviour from Turkish leader R.T. Erdogan. Police fired tear gas to disperse the crowds.
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After the forced eviction from Gezi park of the Occupy Gezi and Occupy Taksim movement, protesters clashed with members of the riot police in a series of ongoing clashes throughout the night.
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by Hanif ShoaeiIranians took to the streets of Tehran to proclaim the Presidential election victory of Hassan Rouhani. Rouhani, considered by many to be a reformist cleric, won an easy victory by securing 50% of the vote. Crowds waved flags and held up posters.
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