1. It was a rare glimpse into Mr Putin's family life.

He has kept his two

daughters and financial affairs well shielded from publicity.
2. Alexei Navalny called it a "neo-feudal system" that looks after a small,
privileged class.
3. A senior Indian negotiator says his country will cut back its use
of coal, if sufficient cash for renewables emerges from a Paris
deal.
4. If cash was provided to make the capital investments in renewables
cheaper, India would use more sun and wind, and less coal.
5. Having such a capability would make it possible to detect the merger
of monster black holes - a marker for the growth of galaxies through
time.
6. Facebook has argued that the cookie provides better security for the
site's members by preventing the creation of fake accounts, reducing
the risk of accounts being hijacked, protecting users' content against
theft and deterring denial-of-service attacks.

7. Alimata Bara is a joker, always smiling, always laughing. Today she

is laughing at her own misfortune - the misfortune of being a
celibate wife.
8. China and South Africa have signed deals and loans valued at
$6.5bn (4.3bn), with the focus on building infrastructure in the
African giant.
9. Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius has been found guilty of murder
after a South African appeals court overturned an earlier
manslaughter verdict.

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Almost certainly. He's 29, and will be past his prime by the time

he is freed. It is also unlikely that advertisers would want to sponsor

him, as the Pistorius brand is now tainted.
11. The snapshot went viral after being reposted by Beijing Tale -- a volunteer
organization that helps clean up subway flyers. It criticized the woman for
exposing her "sexual organs" in public.
12. But many Internet users condemned the passenger and the organization for
taking and sharing an intimate photo, and defended the mother.

13.