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Robin Williams, Brazil World Cup, Ebola, top 2014 Google searches

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The late Hollywood star Robin Williams, Brazil’s World Cup soccer championship and the Ebola virus have been the top searches on Google this year, according to the tech company.

The smartphone game “Flappy Birds”, crossdressing Austrian singer and Eurovision winner Conchita Wurst, the animated game of the feature film “Frozen”, the Sochi Olympic Games and Ukraine also made it to the 11 most popular searches.

The list released on Tuesday also included Malaysian Airlines, the ice bucket challenge and the Islamic State, IS, jihadist group.

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The U.S. company also released the search trends in the news section which was led by Ebola, followed by the IS, Malaysia Airlines, Crimea and Ukraine and Ferguson, the U.S. city where a white policeman shot dead a young AfricanAmerican.

Among other top news searches were Scotland’s independence referendum, Gaza and Israel, and athlete Oscar Pistorius’s trial for killing his girlfriend.

The most Googled personalities in 2014 were actress Jennifer Lawrence, Kim Kardashian, French actress Julie Gayet, American actorcomedian Tracy Morgan and actress Renee Zellwegger.

Singercomposer Jared Leto, singer Lorde, American actor Matthew McConaughey, and lawyer and George Clooney’s bride, Amal Alamuddin followed them in the list.

Donald Sterling, the former owner of Los Angeles Clippers basketball team, was the tenth most searched personality. He was banned for life from the NBA for making racial comments.

According to Google’s list of popular electronic product searches, the iPhone 6 was first, followed by Samsung Galaxy S5, Nexus 6 and Moto G.

Apple Watch and iPad Air also made it to the electronic goods list.