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Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, the co-founder of Pirate bay, is pictured in Stockholm, February 16, 2009. Warg, a 27-year-old Swede and co-owner of the world's biggest free file-sharing websites, arrived in Sweden under escort on September 11, 2012 to begin a one-year jail sentence for breaching copyright laws. Picture taken February 16, 2009. REUTERS/Bertil Ericson/Scanpix

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Nicklas Helenius

Aston Villa sign giant striker Nicklas Helenius from Aalborg

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Danish state television takes on the knotty subject of an obscure war that almost prompted a constitutional crisis in Britain

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Okore played for FC Nordsjaelland before agreeing terms with the Midlands club today

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Former Villa captain Martin Laursen scouted the 20-year-old defender on Tuesday

Swansea manager Michael Laudrup

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Nicklas Helenius

Aston Villa target Nicklas Helenius in plea to Aalborg over transfer fee

The striker is concerned his current club will demand too high a fee from Aston Villa

Oldest man in recorded history Jiroemon Kimura dies in Japan aged 116

Title of world's oldest person now goes to 115-year-old Japanese woman Misao Okawa

Nicklas Helenius

Aston Villa manager, Paul Lambert, seeks deal for Danish striker Nicklas Helenius

Aston Villa have confirmed they are close to signing Danish striker Nicklas Helenius from Aalborg.

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