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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | EU leaders reach new climate deal EU leaders agree a package to fight global warming, but critics say concessions made to some nations will reduce its impact. |
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| White House considers auto rescue The White House is considering using money earmarked to rescue the banking industry to bail-out the country's carmakers. | |
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| UK caused cholera, says Zimbabwe A Zimbabwean minister accuses the UK of using biological "terrorism" to spark the cholera outbreak in his country. | |
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| Colombia hands 'drug lord' to US Colombia extradites Diego Montoya, allegedly one of the country's most powerful drugs lords, to the US to face trial. | |
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| Rwandan aide 'backs Congo rebels' An advisor to Rwandan President Paul Kagame plays a role in financing Tutsi rebels in eastern DR Congo, says a UN report. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | 'Thousands' desert Somalia forces More than 80% of Somalia's soldiers and police have deserted, some taking weapons, uniforms and vehicles, the UN says. |
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| UK caused cholera, says Zimbabwe A Zimbabwean minister accuses the UK of using biological "terrorism" to spark the cholera outbreak in his country. | |
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| Rwandan aide 'backs Congo rebels' An advisor to Rwandan President Paul Kagame plays a role in financing Tutsi rebels in eastern DR Congo, says a UN report. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | $50bn fraud charge at hedge fund A US hedge fund manager is arrested and charged with securities fraud, in one of the biggest fraud cases yet. |
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| Colombia hands 'drug lord' to US Colombia extradites Diego Montoya, allegedly one of the country's most powerful drugs lords, to the US to face trial. | |
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| Southern US hit by rare snowfall The US states of Louisiana and Mississippi are hit by snow, as winter weather leaves thousands without power further north. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Former Taiwan president indicted Prosecutors in Taiwan formally charge ex-President Chen Shui-bian with forgery and money laundering. |
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| Japan doubles size of rescue plan The Japanese government dramatically increases the size of its stimulus plan aimed at re-launching the country's economy. | |
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| Sarkozy scorned for Dalai meeting China's state media launches a co-ordinated attack on French President Nicolas Sarkozy, after he meets the Dalai Lama. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| EU leaders reach new climate deal EU leaders agree a package to fight global warming, but critics say concessions made to some nations will reduce its impact. |
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| Brown hails EU recovery package Gordon Brown says EU leaders have backed an "ambitious and co-ordinated" recovery plan to combat the economic downturn. | |
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| Greek PM rejects election calls Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis rejects calls for early elections after a week of riots over a fatal police shooting. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Livni sparks Arab 'transfer' row Israeli FM Tzipi Livni sparks controversy by saying a Palestinian state would provide 'a national solution' for Israel's Arabs. |
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| Iran cuts support for Iraq groups US and Iraqi officials say there are signs that Iran has reduced its support for militant Shia groups in Iraq. | |
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| Abu Ghraib blame for US officials A US Senate report says Bush administration officials must share the blame for abuses at military detention camps. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Dozens held in Pakistan crackdown Police in Pakistan arrest dozens of members of an Islamic charity the UN has blacklisted after the Mumbai attacks. |
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| Bangladesh poll campaign begins Campaigning begins in Bangladesh's general elections with the government lifting restrictions on political rallies. | |
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| Four killed in Afghanistan blasts Four British Royal Marines have been killed in two separate explosions in Afghanistan, the MoD says. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | Open verdict at Menezes inquest The jury at the inquest into the death of a Brazilian rejects the police account he was lawfully killed. |
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| Four killed in Afghanistan blasts Four British Royal Marines have been killed in two separate explosions in Afghanistan, the MoD says. | |
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| Supermarket gutted by huge fire Firefighters are tackling a huge fire which has almost completely destroyed a Waitrose store in Surrey. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Maths piloted as 'twinned' GCSEs Secondary schools in England are to pilot a broader maths course, which would be worth two GCSEs. |
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| Special needs battle highlighted Parents of children with special needs feel they have to battle with the system to get what their children need, an inquiry found. | |
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| Poor white boys still lag behind Official figures show five out of six poor white boys did not meet the government's GCSE benchmark this year. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Voters reject congestion charge The people of Greater Manchester vote by nearly 4 to 1 to reject plans to introduce a congestion charge in the region. |
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| Supermarket gutted by huge fire Firefighters are tackling a huge fire which has almost completely destroyed a Waitrose store in Surrey. | |
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| Drugs-in-knickers smuggler jailed A woman is jailed for four years after trying to smuggle heroin, crack and cannabis into a Leeds prison in her underwear. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | White House considers auto rescue The White House is considering using money earmarked to rescue the banking industry to bail-out the country's carmakers. |
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| $50bn fraud charge at hedge fund A US hedge fund manager is arrested and charged with securities fraud, in one of the biggest fraud cases yet. | |
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| Wall Street rallies on car hopes World stock markets fall sharply after the US carmaker bail-out package is rejected by the Senate. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Jackman named as 2009 Oscar host Actor Hugh Jackman is named as the host of the 2009 Oscars by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. |
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| Brown is named artist of the year R&B singer Chris Brown is named Billboard magazine's artist of the year for the second time in his short career. | |
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| Forties heart-throb Johnson dies US actor Van Johnson, a Hollywood heart-throb of the 1940s and 50s, dies at the age of 92 in a New York nursing home. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Gore's tough message to leaders Former US Vice-President Al Gore calls on world leaders at the UN climate conference to embrace tougher emissions targets. |
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| Elephants 'die earlier in zoos' Elephants living in zoos have a shorter lifespan than their wild or working relatives, a study suggests. | |
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| Earth enjoys full moon close-up A full moon has occurred closer to the Earth than at any other time during the past 15 years. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | US shuts down 'scareware' sellers More than one million Americans have been caught out by a ruse peddling fake security software, say US authorities. |
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| Net firms rebuff filtering plan Australian ISPs are refusing to back official plans to set up filters that restrict where people can go online. | |
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| Russian hopes to cash in on ;-) A Russian businessman trademarks the emoticon, a combination of punctuation marks used to convey a wink in text messages. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Test 'predicts preterm baby risk' Researchers identify a test which can predict whether a woman is likely to give birth when her waters break early in pregnancy. |
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| Amish gene 'limits heart disease' A gene mutation which protects the heart against a high-fat diet is discovered in the Amish population. | |
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| Vatican denounces embryo research The Vatican updates its opposition to embryonic stem-cell research, in-vitro fertilisation and human cloning in a new document. | |
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| 1995: Riots break out in Brixton Hundreds of black and white youths are on the streets of Brixton, in south London attacking police, ransacking shops and burning cars after the death of a black man in police custody. | |||
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| 2001: Suicide attack on Indian parliament A group of gunmen breaks through tight security to attack the parliament building in the Indian capital, New Delhi. | |||
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| 1981: Military crackdown on Polish people Military rulers in Poland have declared a state of emergency after imposing martial law and placing leaders of the Solidarity trade union under arrest. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Swann revels in dream Test debut England's Test debutant Graeme Swann is delighted with his two wickets against India on the second day of the opening Test. |
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| Ronaldo unveiled by Corinthians Former Brazil striker Ronaldo is unveiled by Sao Paulo-based outfit Corinthians as the club's new signing. | |
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| Champions League cricket scrapped The inaugural Champions League Twenty20 competition in India has been cancelled. | |
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| Hamilton gets hands on F1 trophy Lewis Hamilton finally gets his hands on the Formula One world title trophy at a glitzy ceremony in Monte Carlo. | |
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| Castres 18-15 Leinster Leinster suffer their first defeat in the Heineken Cup campaign by falling away to Castres. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Kinnear fears Owen Newcastle exit Joe Kinnear gives a clear indication that Michael Owen is unlikely to be at St James' Park next season. |
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| Man Utd demand FA Evra transcript Manchester United want the Football Association to give them the transcript of Patrice Evra's disciplinary hearing as they decide whether to appeal. | |
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| Ince plays down Blackburn talks Paul Ince insists a board meeting earlier this week was routine and not to hold crisis talks on his Blackburn future. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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| Swann revels in dream Test debut England's Test debutant Graeme Swann is delighted with his two wickets against India on the second day of the opening Test. |
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| N Zealand v W Indies scorecard New Zealand take on West Indies in Dunedin in the first Test of their two-match series. | |
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| Champions League cricket scrapped The inaugural Champions League Twenty20 competition in India has been cancelled. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Davenport to play at Aussie Open Former champion Lindsay Davenport signals a return to the WTA Tour by entering next year's Australian Open. |
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| Nottingham to host tennis trophy Nottingham will again host a professional tennis tournament as the city has been chosen as the venue for the 2009 AEGON Trophy. | |
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| Tennis chief Draper extends deal Roger Draper signs a new five-year deal to continue as chief executive of the Lawn Tennis Association. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Hamilton gets hands on F1 trophy Lewis Hamilton finally gets his hands on the Formula One world title trophy at a glitzy ceremony in Monte Carlo. |
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| F1 unveils cost-cutting blueprint A raft of measures have been agreed that should cut the budgets of Formula One teams by at least 30%. | |
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| Hamilton opposes standard engines Lewis Hamilton says he does not expect teams to back proposals to introduce a standard engine to cut costs in Formula One. | |
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