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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Fed pumps $1.2tn into US economy The US Federal Reserve says it will buy $1.2 trillion worth of debt to help boost lending and promote economic recovery. |
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| Josef Fritzl admits all charges Austrian Josef Fritzl, who kept his daughter in a cellar and fathered her seven children there, pleads guilty to all charges. | |
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| Pope's condom stance sparks row Several EU states criticise the Pope's rejection of condoms as a means to combat HIV/Aids as he visits Africa. | |
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| Azeris end president's term limit Voters in Azerbaijan overwhelmingly approve a plan to lift the two-term limit for the country's president, officials say. | |
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| Madoff accountant on fraud charge US prosecutors charge the long-term accountant of disgraced US financier Bernard Madoff with fraud. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | UN set to double Kenya food aid The United Nations food agency will give food aid to more than double the number of people it is currently helping in Kenya. |
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| Madagascar court backs handover Madagascar's highest court approves interim leader Andry Rajoelina's takeover, but an African neighbour cries foul. | |
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| Pope's condom stance sparks row Several EU states criticise the Pope's rejection of condoms as a means to combat HIV/Aids as he visits Africa. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | AIG chief asks for bonuses back The boss of US insurer AIG calls the bonuses paid to executives "distasteful" and asks for some to be repaid. |
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| Fed pumps $1.2tn into US economy The US Federal Reserve says it will buy $1.2 trillion worth of debt to help boost lending and promote economic recovery. | |
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| Madoff accountant on fraud charge US prosecutors charge the long-term accountant of disgraced US financier Bernard Madoff with fraud. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | World Bank lowers China forecast The World Bank cuts its forecast of China's economic growth in 2009 to 6.5% from 7.5% because of falling demand for its exports. |
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| North Korea refuses US food aid The United States says North Korea is rejecting food aid as tensions rise ahead of a planned satellite launch. | |
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| Philippine 'rape' victim recants A Philippine woman who secured a high-profile rape conviction against a US marine changes her story. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Josef Fritzl admits all charges Austrian Josef Fritzl, who kept his daughter in a cellar and fathered her seven children there, pleads guilty to all charges. |
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| German teenager 'killed for fun' The teenager who attacked a German school and shot 15 people said he was doing it "for fun", a witness recounts. | |
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| Pope's condom stance sparks row Several EU states criticise the Pope's rejection of condoms as a means to combat HIV/Aids as he visits Africa. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Fresh attack on Koreans in Yemen A suicide bomber targets a South Korean delegation visiting Yemen after a deadly attack on tourists on Sunday. |
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| Egypt seeks softer US Hamas line Egypt's intelligence chief makes an unannouced visit to the US to push for a more flexible stance on Hamas, officials say. | |
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| Iran TV plans Slumdog film boost Iranian state television schedules Oscar-winning film, Slumdog Millionaire, next week as part of the network's new year programming. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Sri Lanka children 'being killed' The conflict in Sri Lanka is killing hundreds of children, United Nations' children's agency, Unicef, says. |
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| Pakistan rejects US strike report Pakistan's foreign ministry dismisses a report suggesting the US is considering expanding military operations in Pakistan. | |
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| Bangladesh sports tours on hold Bangladesh indefinitely postpones all tours by foreign sports teams because of security concerns. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | Man's 1979 murder verdict quashed A man who spent 27 years in jail for a murder he did not commit says he is "ecstatic" to be free after his conviction is quashed. |
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| Unemployment passes two million The number of people unemployed across the UK goes above the two million mark for the first time since 1997. | |
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| Firefighters tackle blaze in City Firefighters continue to tackle a fire in a building in central London, London Fire Brigade (LFB) says. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Welsh top-up fees grant scrapped A grant off-setting the cost of student top-up fees in Wales is to be halted, to give more help to those from poorer backgrounds. |
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| 'Concern' over English Sats test Further concerns have been raised about the marking of English national curriculum tests taken in England's schools. | |
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| Agreement in trainers teacher row Strikes planned at a school that sacked a teacher for wearing trainers in class have been called off. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Firefighters tackle blaze in City Firefighters continue to tackle a fire in a building in central London, London Fire Brigade (LFB) says. |
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| Bodies found in missing pair hunt Police searching for a missing florist and her disabled daughter recover two bodies from a lake near their Gloucestershire home. | |
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| Man's 1979 murder verdict quashed A man who spent 27 years in jail for a murder he did not commit says he is "ecstatic" to be free after his conviction is quashed. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| Fed pumps $1.2tn into US economy The US Federal Reserve says it will buy $1.2 trillion worth of debt to help boost lending and promote economic recovery. |
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| AIG chief asks for bonuses back The boss of US insurer AIG calls the bonuses paid to executives "distasteful" and asks for some to be repaid. | |
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| Oracle bucks gloom with dividend Business software manufacturer Oracle says it will pay its first dividend to shareholders after its results beat analysts' forecasts. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Richardson's family at hospital Actress Natasha Richardson's family gather at her bedside in New York after she is injured in a skiing accident. |
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| Eastwood 'casts son in next film' Clint Eastwood casts his son in the untitled Nelson Mandela movie he is planning to direct. | |
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| Carey up for international Booker Australian author Peter Carey, two-time winner of the Booker Prize, is among the nominees for its prestigious world honour. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Fossil hints at fuzzy dinosaurs A fossil discovery in China prompts researchers to question the scaly image of dinosaurs. |
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| 'Armed' chimps go wild for honey Footage reveals how chimps armed with clubs plunder beehives for honey. | |
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| Chernobyl 'shows insect decline' Researchers find a 'strong signal' of a decline in the numbers of insects in the contaminated zone around Chernobyl. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Apple unveils new iPhone features Apple lifts the lid on 100 new features for the iPhone and a new set of tools for developers to be released later this year. |
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| Mobile users at risk of ID theft Almost all phone users store work-related as well as personal details on their phones, a survey finds. | |
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| Children work round web controls Parents need to do more to find out how long their children are online and what they do, suggests research. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Prostate screening to be reviewed Routine prostate cancer screening could cut death rates from the disease by 20%, an international study suggests. |
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| Pious 'fight death the hardest' People with strong religious beliefs appear to want doctors to do more to keep them alive as death nears, a study suggests. | |
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| Obesity danger 'rivals smoking' Severe obesity is as hazardous to health as a lifetime of smoking, shortening life by a decade on average, experts warn. | |
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| 1967: Supertanker Torrey Canyon hits rocks The supertanker Torrey Canyon has run aground between Land's End and the Scilly Isles, leaking oil into the sea. | |||
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| 1979: Three die in Golborne mine blast Three die and eight are seriously injured in an explosion at a colliery in Lancashire. | |||
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| 1974: Violent border clashes at Golan Heights Two Israeli soldiers are killed and three others injured along the Golan Heights. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Benitez signs long-term Reds deal Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez ends speculation over his future at Anfield by signing a new deal that will keep him at the club until 2014. |
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| Federer advances in Indian Wells World number two Roger Federer is into the quarter-finals of the Indian Wells Masters after a 6-3 5-7 6-2 victory over Chilean Fernando Gonzalez. | |
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| Murray eases past injured Robredo Britain's Andy Murray cruises into the last eight of the Indian Wells Masters after Tommy Robredo retires with a wrist injury. | |
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| Scorecard - New Zealand v India Latest scores from the first Test in Hamilton. | |
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| FA probes Fabregas 'spitting' row The Football Association writes to Hull's managerial team over allegations that Arsenal's Cesc Fabregas spat at Tigers assistant manager Brian Horton. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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| Benitez signs long-term Reds deal Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez ends speculation over his future at Anfield by signing a new deal that will keep him at the club until 2014. |
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| FA probes Fabregas 'spitting' row The Football Association writes to Hull's managerial team over allegations that Arsenal's Cesc Fabregas spat at Tigers assistant manager Brian Horton. | |
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| Aberdeen 0-0 D'fermline (2-4pens) Dunfermline advance in the Scottish Cup after a penalty shoot-out win over Aberdeen in their sixth-round replay. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Collingwood could captain England Paul Collingwood is chosen to lead England ahead of Kevin Pietersen if captain Andrew Strauss is not fit for the one-dayer against West Indies. |
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| Scorecard - New Zealand v India Latest scores from the first Test in Hamilton. | |
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| Kent defend Aussie Clark signing Kent insist their signing of Australia bowler Stuart Clark is justified after being criticised by England Cricket chairman Hugh Morris. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Murray eases past injured Robredo Britain's Andy Murray cruises into the last eight of the Indian Wells Masters after Tommy Robredo retires with a wrist injury. |
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| Federer advances in Indian Wells World number two Roger Federer is into the quarter-finals of the Indian Wells Masters after a 6-3 5-7 6-2 victory over Chilean Fernando Gonzalez. | |
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| Murray v Robredo as it happened British number one Andy Murray is through to the quarter-finals in Indian Wells after Tommy Robredo retires hurt in the second set. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Formula One news has moved >>>> Click the link above to reach BBC Sport's brand new Formula One website for 2009. |
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| Ecclestone backs Button challenge Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone says the new points system means Brawn GP's British driver Jenson Button could be a surprise contender for the title. | |
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| McLaren up pace during F1 testing McLaren's car shows signs of improving ahead of the start of the Formula 1 season. | |
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