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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Thousands greet Guinea coup chief Thousands go on to the streets of Guinea's capital to greet the leader of a coup that followed the president's death. |
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| Seized Zimbabwe activist in court A Zimbabwe rights activist missing for three weeks appears in court linked to a plot to topple the government. | |
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| Christian Churches mark Christmas Pilgrims stream into the Palestinian town of Bethlehem as most of the Christian world celebrates Christmas. | |
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| Russia may cut off Ukraine's gas Russia's Gazprom renews its threat to cut off gas to Ukraine on 1 January, saying a dispute is now at a "critical" stage. | |
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| Man accused of smuggling mummies An Australian is arrested at Cairo airport after ancient Egyptian animal mummies are found in his luggage, reports say. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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| Thousands greet Guinea coup chief Thousands go on to the streets of Guinea's capital to greet the leader of a coup that followed the president's death. |
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| Seized Zimbabwe activist in court A Zimbabwe rights activist missing for three weeks appears in court linked to a plot to topple the government. | |
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| Somali 'prime minister' resigns A Somali official named prime minister last week resigns, saying his appointment was destabilising the government. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Argentina investigates ex-leader The former Argentine President Nestor Kirchner is to be investigated by a court over corruption allegations. |
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| Madoff investor commits suicide A French investment manager who put $1.4bn into Bernard Madoff's fraud-hit fund kills himself, police say. | |
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| Bush pardons Israel bomber seller US President Bush grants a posthumous pardon to a man who broke the law to supply aircraft to the state of Israel in 1948. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | 'No apology' for detained doctor Australia says it will not apologise to a man wrongly detained on terrorism charges as it could affect his compensation claim. |
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| Japan PM rules out snap election Japan's prime minister rules out calling a snap general election, saying the focus needs to be on the beleaguered economy. | |
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| Man accused of smuggling mummies An Australian is arrested at Cairo airport after ancient Egyptian animal mummies are found in his luggage, reports say. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Russia may cut off Ukraine's gas Russia's Gazprom renews its threat to cut off gas to Ukraine on 1 January, saying a dispute is now at a "critical" stage. |
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| Gazprom to control Serbia's oil Russia and Serbia sign a controversial energy deal handing Russia's Gazprom control of Serbia's oil monopoly. | |
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| Crib mosques anger Italian party Italy's anti-immigrant Northern League protests at mosques and minarets included in nativity scenes in some churches. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Israeli strike kills Hamas member An Israeli air strike on the Gaza Strip kills a member of the Islamist group Hamas hours after rockets hit Israeli territory. |
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| Man accused of smuggling mummies An Australian is arrested at Cairo airport after ancient Egyptian animal mummies are found in his luggage, reports say. | |
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| Christian Churches mark Christmas Pilgrims stream into the Palestinian town of Bethlehem as most of the Christian world celebrates Christmas. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Clashes mark final Kashmir poll Sporadic clashes break out between protesters and police in the final leg of state elections in Indian-administered Kashmir. |
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| Nato help sought to guard graves Afghanistan seeks Nato's help in guarding mass graves which are believed to contain the remains of over 2,000 Taleban prisoners. | |
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| Pakistan MPs urge India restraint Pakistan's parliament urges India to respond positively to offers of co-operation in the investigation into the Mumbai attacks. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | Zavvi placed into administration Music, games and DVD retail chain Zavvi goes into administration following the problems at Woolworths. |
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| Cardinal concerned over distrust The leader of England and Wales' Roman Catholics says the credit crunch is behind a breakdown in trust in society. | |
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| Police taped arrest of MP Green The officers who arrested Conservative MP Damian Green were wearing sound recording equipment, police say. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Promise over learning allowances The Learning and Skills Council promises that EMA payments are now being processed efficiently. |
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| Violence: Schools seek police aid The police were called to violent incidents in schools in England more than 7,000 times last year, the Tories say. | |
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| Bad parents 'widen ability gap' Early gaps in ability between children from poor and rich homes is mostly due to poor quality parenting, a report says. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Teenager shot with airgun dies An 18-year-old woman dies in hospital two weeks after being shot in the eye on a Greater Manchester street. |
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| Rhys family's thanks to Liverpool The family of murdered Rhys Jones write to the people of Liverpool thanking them for their kindness since his death. | |
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| Zavvi placed into administration Music, games and DVD retail chain Zavvi goes into administration following the problems at Woolworths. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Toyota sales plunge in November Toyota reports a 21.8% fall in gloabl vehicle sales in November, its worst decline since it began tracking such data. |
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| Oil falls back below $39 a barrel More bad economic news from the US on Tuesday sends oil prices falling back below $39 a barrel. | |
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| US consumers cut their spending US consumers cut back on their spending in November as the recession and rising unemployment took effect. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Ahmadinejad gives festive speech Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will deliver Channel 4's alternative to the Queen's Christmas Day speech this year, it has announced. |
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| Academy Awards voting under way The first round of voting for the Oscars begins as ballot papers are posted to 5,810 Academy Awards voters. | |
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| EU's new online library reopens A pan-European digital cultural library which crashed just hours after its launch last month is back online. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Happy Birthday Earthrise Forty years ago, the crew of Apollo 8 reached lunar orbit - mankind's first close encounter with another world. |
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| Orangutans learn to trade favours Scientists show orangutans are capable of helping each other to obtain food by trading tokens. | |
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| Activists guilty of hate campaign Four animal rights activists are guilty of a blackmail campaign against firms that supplied Huntingdon Life Sciences. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Hi-tech helps track Santa Claus The US military's tradition of tracking Santa's Christmas Eve progress continues, with new web-based tools. |
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| Christmas messages from far away People in remote locations, across the world, can use technology to get their Christmas messages back home to Britain. | |
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| US questions net overhaul plans Plans to create hundreds of new domain names could be stalled as the US government questions the wisdom of the scheme. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Skipping sleep 'hardens arteries' People who scrimp on sleep are more likely to develop hardening of their arteries, a US study suggests. |
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| 'Clue' to sexes' pain difference Experiments in rats may have revealed why some painkilling drugs are less effective in women compared with men. | |
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| Pill changes 'not the answer' Making the contraceptive pill available without prescription will not cut the UK's high teen pregnancy rate, a GP says. | |
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| 1962: Bay of Pigs prisoners fly to freedom More than 1,000 men taken prisoner at the Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba return to the United States in time for Christmas. | |||
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| 1974: 'Drowned' Stonehouse found alive Former UK minister John Stonehouse has been found in Australia after apparently faking his own death. | |||
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| 1968: First astronauts orbit Moon The Apollo 8 spacecraft and its crew of three astronauts become the first manned space mission to orbit the Moon. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Hayden ready to fight for place Veteran Australia opener Matthew Hayden insists he is not ready to retire, despite his recent lack of form. |
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| Ferguson will not buy in January Sir Alex Ferguson says he is not planning to add his squad during next month's transfer window. | |
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| Torres close to Liverpool return Liverpool striker Fernando Torres could return over the Christmas period after missing five games with the recurrence of a hamstring injury. | |
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| Moores hints at Vaughan comeback England coach Peter Moores keeps the door open for a possible return for former captain Michael Vaughan. | |
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| SPL open to Atlantic League idea The Scottish Premier League is open to the Old Firm joining a European league but warns it could take several years to establish. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Ferguson will not buy in January Sir Alex Ferguson says he is not planning to add his squad during next month's transfer window. |
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| Torres close to Liverpool return Liverpool striker Fernando Torres could return over the Christmas period after missing five games with the recurrence of a hamstring injury. | |
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| SPL open to Atlantic League idea The Scottish Premier League is open to the Old Firm joining a European league but warns it could take several years to establish. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Moores hints at Vaughan comeback England coach Peter Moores keeps the door open for a possible return for former captain Michael Vaughan. |
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| Hayden ready to fight for place Veteran Australia opener Matthew Hayden insists he is not ready to retire, despite his recent lack of form. | |
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| No decision over Sri Lanka tour Sri Lankan officials tell the BBC that a final decision has not been taken over the proposed tour of Pakistan. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Keothavong leads GB Fed Cup squad British number one Anne Keothavong will lead Great Britain into their 2009 Fed Cup campaign in Estonia. |
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| Davenport out of Australian Open Lindsay Davenport abandons her return to the tour at the Australian Open because she is pregnant with her second child. | |
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| Murray ready for Grand Slam glory Andy Murray says that after a successful 2008 he feels closer to breaking his Grand Slam duck. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Toyota commits to F1 despite loss Toyota vows to continue running its Formula One team despite forecasting an annual loss of over £1bn. |
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| F1 boss faces battle with teams Formula One teams representative Luca di Montezemolo says commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone should consider stepping down. | |
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| F1 stars may have to take pay cut Ferrari team boss Stefano Domenicali says top Formula One teams may no longer be able to pay such large salaries to their star drivers. | |
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