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Israeli Memorial Day, laughing senior citizens, cheese rolling competition | May 5

Israeli Memorial Day, laughing senior citizens, cheese rolling competition | May 5

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Israel commemorates its fallen soldiers on Memorial Day, a group of Indians attempt to break a world record of the largest gathering of laughing senior citizens, teams of four in England race by rolling wooden “cheese,” and more in today’s daily brief.
 
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Filipinos continue to protest Obama, new Star Wars cast, World Team Table Tennis Championships | April 29

Filipinos continue to protest Obama, new Star Wars cast, World Team Table Tennis Championships | April 29

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Filipinos continue to protest Obama’s new defense agreement with the Philippines, the cast for ‘Star Wars: Episode VII’ is announced, Tokyo hosts the World Team Table Tennis Championships, and more in today’s daily brief.
 
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Vigil for Malaysia Airlines passengers, Oscar Pistorius’ trial, protesting Israeli government | March 10

Vigil for Malaysia Airlines passengers, Oscar Pistorius’ trial, protesting Israeli government | March 10

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A vigil for missing Malaysia Airlines passengers is held in Kuala Lumpur, thousands of Orthodox Jews gather in Manhattan to protest against the current effort by the Israeli government to pass a law to draft religious Jews into its army, the trial of Oscar Pistorius and more in today’s daily brief.

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