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27May/15

Arrested FIFA officials face extradition to U.S. – NY Times

May 27, 2015Football65th FIFA Congress, Ali Bin Al Hussein, Blatter, Cantons of Switzerland, Corruption in Switzerland, FIFA, FIFA corruption case, In association football, International Olympic Committee, Jordan, Law/Crime, Orders of chivalry, Orders, decorations, and medals, Prince Ali bin Hussein, Sepp Blatter, Sports, Switzerland, The New York Times, THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY, U . S . Federal, United States, Zürichsmbale

Authorities in Zurich, Switzerland launch an operation to arrest several high-ranking FIFA officials on corruption charges and extradite them to the United States, the New York Times reports.

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28Apr/15

Vatican and U.N. team up on climate change against sceptics

April 28, 2015EnvironmentBan Ki, Ban Ki-moon, Cardinals created by Pope John Paul II, Climate change policy, Copenhagen Climate Council, Environment, Environmental ethics, Francis, Global warming, Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development, International relations, Jesuits, Orders of chivalry, Orders, decorations, and medals, Paris, Politics, Pope Francis, Religion/Belief, Secretary General, United Nations, United Nations Climate Change Conference, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Women in climate changesmbale

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says climate change is an “urgent moral imperative” as he meets the pope at the Vatican.
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03Mar/15

Former CIA director Petraeus pleads guilty to federal charge -DOJ

March 3, 2015WorldAfghanistan, Broadwell, Central Intelligence Agency, Charlotte, David Petraeus, Director, Director of Central Intelligence, Iraq, Law/Crime, Military, Military personnel, Orders, decorations, and medals, Paula Broadwell, Petraeus, Petraeus scandal, Politics, Robert Barnett, U.S. Justice Department, United States, War in Afghanistansmbale

Former CIA director David Petraeus pleads guilty in federal court to a charge of unauthorized removal and retention of classified information, the U.S. Justice Department says.

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01Mar/15

Paris Hilton and Naomi Campbell attend Havana cigar festival

March 1, 2015CelebrityBarack Obama, Cigar, Civil awards and decorations, Countries, Cuba, Cuba–United States relations, Fidel Castro, Government, Gulf of Mexico, Havana, Hospitality/Recreation, Hotel Tryp Habana Libre, Naomi Cambell, Naomi Campbell, Orders of chivalry, Orders, decorations, and medals, Paris Hilton, Politics, president, Raúl Castro, United Statessmbale

Heiress Paris Hilton and supermodel Naomi Cambell bring glitz and glamour to Havana’s annual cigar festival.
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