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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Cuban shake-up claims key figures Cuba's cabinet secretary and foreign minister are sacked in President Raul Castro's first major cabinet reshuffle. |
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| G-Bissau army 'not seeking power' The army in Guinea-Bissau vows to respect a constitutional handover, following the assassination of the president. | |
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| Stocks plunge on financial fears Stock markets fall worldwide, with the Dow Jones at its lowest since 1997 and the UK's FTSE 100 touching a six-year trough. | |
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| Facebook users suffer viral surge Five security alerts are issued for Facebook as security firms say social networking sites are tempting targets for hackers. | |
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| CIA destroyed 92 interview tapes The CIA destroyed 92 videotapes of interviews with terror suspects, a US government lawyer admits | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | G-Bissau army 'not seeking power' The army in Guinea-Bissau vows to respect a constitutional handover, following the assassination of the president. |
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| Zimbabwe activist freed on bail Prominent Zimbabwean human rights activist Jestina Mukoko is freed on bail after three months in prison, reports say. | |
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| Tanzanians to name albino killers Tanzania launches a nationwide exercise inviting the public to identify those behind dozens of murders of people with albinism. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| Cuban shake-up claims key figures Cuba's cabinet secretary and foreign minister are sacked in President Raul Castro's first major cabinet reshuffle. |
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| CIA destroyed 92 interview tapes The CIA destroyed 92 videotapes of interviews with terror suspects, a US government lawyer admits | |
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| AIG reports record $61.7bn loss Insurance giant AIG reports the largest quarterly loss in corporate history as global stock markets tumble. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | China 'patriot' sabotages auction A Chinese man who won two looted bronze sculptures at a Paris auction refuses to pay - as an "act of patriotism". |
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| West 'uses Tibet to attack China' China publishes a white paper praising its rule in Tibet and accusing the West of trying to inflame tensions there. | |
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| Sydney race film back at cinemas An Australian cinema chain is to resume screenings of a film about race riots pulled after a violent reaction from audiences. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Stocks plunge on financial fears Stock markets fall worldwide, with the Dow Jones at its lowest since 1997 and the UK's FTSE 100 touching a six-year trough. |
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| Opel in talks over government aid German carmaker Opel is in talks with the country's economy minister about a cash injection from the government. | |
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| German charged over ski death A German state governor is charged with manslaughter over a collision on an Austrian ski slope in which a woman died. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Billions pledged to rebuild Gaza International donors pledge $4.5bn in aid to the Palestinians, chiefly to rebuild Gaza, after Israel's recent offensive. |
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| New death ruling for Chemical Ali Iraqi former official Ali Hassan al-Majid, also known as Chemical Ali, is given his third death sentence by an Iraqi court. | |
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| Israel 'plans settlement growth' The Israeli government has plans for 73,000 new settler homes in the occupied West Bank, an anti-settlement group says. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Bangladesh cuts mutiny death toll Bangladeshi officials say 74 people died in last week's border guard mutiny, halving the death toll originally given. |
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| Dates announced for India polls India's parliamentary elections will run from 16 April to 13 May, the country's Election Commission announces. | |
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| More women die in fires in India Young women in India are more than three times as likely to die in a fire as young men, a study published in the Lancet says. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | HSBC in £12.5bn fund-raising plan HSBC confirms it wants to raise £12.5bn from shareholders to help boost its finances, contributing to a fall in UK share prices. |
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| Man murdered make-up artist wife A spiritualist minister from East Sussex is jailed for life after being found guilty of the murder of his make-up artist wife. | |
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| University quiz team disqualified University Challenge's winning team is disqualified for breaking the rules by using a contestant who was no longer a student. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Pupils told their school places As more than half a million pupils learn which secondary school they will attend, the government now says lotteries may be unfair. |
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| Parents' fraud over school places Over a third of Welsh education authorities have had fraudulent applications for school places from people living outside catchment areas. | |
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| Europe drives two languages goal The proportion of secondary pupils learning two languages should increase, says the European Commission. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Man murdered make-up artist wife A spiritualist minister from East Sussex is jailed for life after being found guilty of the murder of his make-up artist wife. |
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| Internet auction fraudster jailed A man who conned eBay customers of £23,500 worth of goods they did not receive is jailed for two years. | |
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| University quiz team disqualified University Challenge's winning team is disqualified for breaking the rules by using a contestant who was no longer a student. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | AIG reports record $61.7bn loss Insurance giant AIG reports the largest quarterly loss in corporate history as global stock markets tumble. |
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| Stocks plunge on financial fears Stock markets fall worldwide, with the Dow Jones at its lowest since 1997 and the UK's FTSE 100 touching a six-year trough. | |
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| HSBC in £12.5bn fund-raising plan HSBC confirms it wants to raise £12.5bn from shareholders to help boost its finances, contributing to a fall in UK share prices. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Oasis China concerts are shelved Oasis' first gigs in China are cancelled after the authorities revoke performance licences, calling the band "unsuitable". |
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| Sydney race film back at cinemas An Australian cinema chain is to resume screenings of a film about race riots pulled after a violent reaction from audiences. | |
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| Iran seeks apology from Hollywood Iranian officials ask a visiting delegation from Hollywood to say sorry for "insulting" films including The Wrestler and 300. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Mars had 'recent' running water Mars appears to have had running water on its surface about one million years ago, according to new evidence. |
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| US nuclear relic found in bottle A bottle discarded at a waste site in the north-western US contains the world's oldest sample of bomb- grade plutonium, scientists say. | |
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| Explorers begin epic Arctic trek A British team has begun a gruelling trek to the North Pole to discover how quickly the Arctic sea-ice is melting | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Facebook users suffer viral surge Five security alerts are issued for Facebook as security firms say social networking sites are tempting targets for hackers. |
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| Nokia confirms US phone problem Nokia says it is investigating reports of problems with the 3G connection of its newly-launched 5800 phone in the US. | |
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| PC sales face 'worst-ever slump' Analysts predict that PC sales will experience their worst slump ever in 2009, but the semiconductor industry may be safe. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Designer baby row over US clinic A Los Angeles clinic courts controversy by offering would-be parents the chance to select traits like the eye, skin and hair colour of their offspring. |
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| Unhappy children 'end up unwell' Unhappy children are more likely to grow up to become adults who are permanently sick or disabled, a study suggests. | |
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| 'Ethical' stem cell creation hope The ability to create stem cell treatments without using embryos is a step closer, say researchers. | |
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| 1991: Sri Lankan hardliner among 19 killed in blast The Tamil Tigers are being blamed for the assassination of Sri Lanka's Deputy Defence Minister, Ranjan Wijeratne. | |||
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| 1970: Ian Smith declares Rhodesia a republic Prime Minister of Rhodesia Ian Smith declares his country a republic, cutting its last link with the British Crown. | |||
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| 1969: Concorde flies for the first time The supersonic airliner Concorde makes a "faultless" maiden flight. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Cook ton helps England earn draw Alastair Cook makes his eighth Test century as England bat out day five to draw the fourth Test against West Indies in Barbados. |
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| AC Milan want longer Beckham loan AC Milan hope to extend David Beckham's loan from Los Angeles Galaxy until June, before signing him permanently next year. | |
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| Johnson inspires Australia to win Mitchell Johnson leads a fine performance by Australia's seam attack as the tourists secure a 162-run win over South Africa in the first Test. | |
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| Torres injuries cost us - Benitez Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez says his side would be closer to Man Utd in the title race were it not for injuries to Fernando Torres. | |
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| Samaraweera puts Sri Lanka on top Thilan Samaraweera hits a double century for the second successive match as Sri Lanka make Pakistan toil in the second Test in Lahore. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Torres injuries cost us - Benitez Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez says his side would be closer to Man Utd in the title race were it not for injuries to Fernando Torres. |
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| AC Milan want longer Beckham loan AC Milan hope to extend David Beckham's loan from Los Angeles Galaxy until June, before signing him permanently next year. | |
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| Ferguson cools talk of quintuple Sir Alex Ferguson says he is not thinking about winning five trophies after Man Utd win the Carling Cup by beating Spurs on penalties. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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| Cook ton helps England earn draw Alastair Cook makes his eighth Test century as England bat out day five to draw the fourth Test against West Indies in Barbados. |
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| Strauss tips bowlers to come good England captain Andrew Strauss defends his bowlers after England were forced to bat out day five to draw the fourth Test against West Indies in Barbados. | |
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| Gayle praises Windies centurions West Indies skipper Chris Gayle praises centurions Ramnaresh Sarwan and Denesh Ramdin following the drawn fourth Test against England in Barbados. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Murray pulls out of Davis Cup tie Andy Murray withdraws from Great Britain's Davis Cup tie against Ukraine this week because of a virus. |
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| In-form Venus seals Mexican title Venus Williams beats Flavia Pennetta to win her second title in a week at the Mexican Open. | |
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| Djokovic battles to Dubai victory Novak Djokovic overcomes David Ferrer to win the Dubai Championship. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | De la Rosa unhappy with test ban McLaren's Formula One test driver Pedro De la Rosa says the ban on in-season testing could be dangerous. |
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| Vettel goes fastest in Spain test Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel outpaces last year's championship runner-up Felipe Massa in testing in Jerez. | |
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| Force India take wraps off F1 car Force India launch their 2009 car with its track debut at testing in Jerez. | |
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