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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Israel offers Gaza aid corridor Israel offers to open a humanitarian corridor into Gaza as the UN Security Council meets on the conflict. |
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| European gas supplies disrupted Several EU countries report major disruption to their gas supplies from Russia as Moscow accuses Ukraine of shutting pipelines. | |
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| Senate snub as US Congress opens The new US Congress opens amid a row over the man chosen to fill Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat. | |
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| Apple to end music restrictions Apple has announced at Macworld that music on its iTunes store will now be DRM free | |
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| US recession forecast to drag on The US recession is likely to drag on well into 2009, according to forecasts from the US Federal Reserve. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Ethiopia imposes aid agency curbs Ethiopia's parliament passes a bill imposing restricting aid work, for example promoting the rights of children. |
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| Congo rebels back 'ousted' chief Rebel commanders in eastern DR Congo pledge loyalty to Gen Nkunda after claims he had been toppled. | |
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| Gunmen kidnap Nigerian novelist Renowned Nigerian writer and novelist Elechi Amadi has been kidnapped by gunmen in the Niger Delta region, say officials. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Senate snub as US Congress opens The new US Congress opens amid a row over the man chosen to fill Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat. |
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| Blackwater guards plead innocence Five employees of US security firm Blackwater plead not guilty in a US court to the manslaughter of 17 Iraqis in 2007. | |
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| Apple to end music restrictions Apple has announced at Macworld that music on its iTunes store will now be DRM free | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Toyota shuts plants for 11 days Toyota announces that it is to halt production at its domestic plants for 11 days in February and March. |
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| Thais block 'anti-royal' websites The Thai government blocks thousands of websites deemed to be offensive to the revered monarchy. | |
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| US vows 'huge' marine protection The US is to establish "the largest area of protected sea in the world", banning fishing and mining, around its Pacific islands. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | European gas supplies disrupted Several EU countries report major disruption to their gas supplies from Russia as Moscow accuses Ukraine of shutting pipelines. |
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| German billionaire kills himself German billionaire Adolf Merckle commits suicide after his business empire runs into trouble in the global economic slowdown. | |
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| Mob drama gets Scorsese backing Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese publicly endorses an Italian drama about organised crime in Naples. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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| Israel offers Gaza aid corridor Israel offers to open a humanitarian corridor into Gaza as the UN Security Council meets on the conflict. |
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| Blackwater guards plead innocence Five employees of US security firm Blackwater plead not guilty in a US court to the manslaughter of 17 Iraqis in 2007. | |
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| New US embassy opens in Baghdad The new US embassy in Baghdad - one of the largest and most expensive ever built - is officially opened in Iraq's capital. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Singh accuses Pakistan on Mumbai The Mumbai attack must have had support from some official agencies in Pakistan, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh says. |
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| Gunmen raid Sri Lanka TV station Gunmen ransack a Sri Lanka television channel that drew criticism for its recent coverage of the country's civil war. | |
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| Democracy returns in Bangladesh Democratic rule returns to Bangladesh as Awami League leader Sheikh Hasina is sworn in as PM for a second time. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | Millions to get weather pay-outs The cold snap has triggered pay-outs to millions of eligible people, including Londoners for the first time in a decade. |
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| Final Woolworths stores shut down The remaining 200 Woolworths stores across the UK close their doors after the High Street chain's final day of trading. | |
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| NHS patient error deaths 'rising' More than 3,000 people have died as a result of patient safety incidents in just one year in England, figures show. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | University fears over Tory plans A university leader warns that Conservative plans to restrict public spending could mean cutting student places. |
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| Stay-in plea after ice casualties A hospital consultant urges the elderly to stay indoors as the freeze brings dozens of broken bones and fall injuries. | |
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| Ofsted crackdown on dull teaching Ofsted announces a crackdown on boring teaching as a way of tackling disruptive behaviour in the classroom. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Baby dies as bug strikes hospital A baby dies and six others are in an isolation ward after an infection strikes at a neo-natal unit of a Birmingham hospital. |
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| Young woman told she had flu dies A mother from Norfolk dies three days after a medical line said she had a bout of flu and should drink plenty of fluids. | |
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| Woman 'harassed' TV's Martin Shaw A 66-year-old woman from Norfolk accused of harassing the actor Martin Shaw sent him offensive letters, a court hears. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | US recession forecast to drag on The US recession is likely to drag on well into 2009, according to forecasts from the US Federal Reserve. |
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| Euro weakens on rate cut evidence The euro weakens against the pound and the US dollar as data suggests that a eurozone interest rate cut next week is likely. | |
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| European gas supplies disrupted Several EU countries report major disruption to their gas supplies from Russia as Moscow accuses Ukraine of shutting pipelines. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | The Stooges guitarist found dead Guitarist Ron Asheton, who helped found Iggy Pop's band The Stooges, is found dead at his home in Michigan. |
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| 'No charge' for Brolin over fight Actor Josh Brolin, who starred in Oliver Stone's movie about George Bush, will not face charges after a fight in a Louisiana bar. | |
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| Degas dancer tipped to fetch £12m A sculpture by Degas of a young ballet dancer is expected to fetch up to £12m when it goes up for auction. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Baby Jupiter's huge weight gain The planet Jupiter must have gained mass fast during its infancy, according to astronomers. |
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| US vows 'huge' marine protection The US is to establish "the largest area of protected sea in the world", banning fishing and mining, around its Pacific islands. | |
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| Milky Way 'bigger than thought' The Milky Way has 50% more mass and is travelling 120,000km per hour faster than previously thought, according to researchers. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Apple to end music restrictions Apple has announced at Macworld that music on its iTunes store will now be DRM free |
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| Tech show bucks global downturn More than 130,000 people are expected to travel to Las Vegas for the giant Consumer Electronics Show. | |
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| Twitter hit by security breaches The micro-blogging site has to deal with both a phishing scam and a hack of high profile accounts. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Warning over 'third-hand smoke' Many people are unaware that even smoking away from babies or pregnant women presents a risk, according to US research. |
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| Females 'less physically active' Females are less physically active at both ends of life than their male counterparts, two studies suggest. | |
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| Ebola alert shuts Angolan border Angola closes part of its border with the DR Congo to prevent the spread of the deadly virus Ebola. | |
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| 1994: Mystery assailant attacks top US skater American figure-skater Nancy Kerrigan is attacked by a man brandishing a metal crowbar. | |||
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| 1977: EMI fires Sex Pistols The music publisher EMI ends its contract with the notorious punk rock group after reports of abusive behaviour at Heathrow Airport. | |||
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| 2000: Flu outbreak stretches NHS resources Hospitals around the UK are feeling the strain of the current flu outbreak even though it has not been classed as an epidemic. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Tottenham 4-1 Burnley Spurs take a huge stride towards the Carling Cup final by thrashing Burnley in the semi-final first leg at White Hart Lane. |
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| Australia v South Africa scorecard South Africa are looking for a series whitewash in the third and final Test against Australia in Sydney. | |
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| Arsenal 'interested in Arshavin' Arsenal are interested in signing Andrei Arshavin, according to Zenit St Petersburg's coach Dick Advocaat. | |
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| Benitez relaxed on Reds transfers Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez says he is unlikely to do any major transfer deals in January. | |
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| Beckham makes bow in AC Milan win England's David Beckham plays 45 minutes on his AC Milan debut as the Serie A side run out winners on penalties against Hamburg. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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| Tottenham 4-1 Burnley Spurs take a huge stride towards the Carling Cup final by thrashing Burnley in the semi-final first leg at White Hart Lane. |
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| Clough takes over as Derby boss Nigel Clough leaves Burton Albion after 10 years in charge to become the new manager of Derby. | |
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| Spurs set to finalise Defoe deal Tottenham are poised to sign England striker Jermain Defoe after agreeing a deal with top-flight rivals Portsmouth. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Mushtaq cleared for England role Former Pakistan leg-spinner has received clearance to coach England spin bowlers and also Sussex for three months in the summer. |
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| England discord worries Butcher The former England opener and Surrey captain Mark Butcher says England must beware of the fall-out from the row between captain Kevin Pietersen and coach Peter Moores. | |
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| Australia v South Africa scorecard South Africa are looking for a series whitewash in the third and final Test against Australia in Sydney. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Murray eases to victory in Qatar Andy Murray makes a comfortable start to his Qatar Open title defence with a straight-sets victory over Albert Montanes. |
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| Keothavong wins Auckland opener British number one Anne Keothavong is through to the second round of the ASB Classic in Auckland after beating Mirjana Lucic. | |
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| Gulbis stuns Djokovic in Brisbane Novak Djokovic suffers a surprise setback ahead of his Australian Open defence, crashing out of the first round of the Brisbane International. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Ferrari first to launch 2009 car Reigning constructors' champion Ferrari will unveil its 2009 F1 car at its Italian headquarters on 12 January. |
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| Rally duo in hospital after crash British driver Paul Green and his co-driver Matthew Harrison both remain in a serious condition in hospital after an accident in the Dakar Rally. | |
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| Kawasaki's MotoGP future in doubt Kawasaki are poised to withdraw from the 2009 MotoGP championship. | |
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