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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | US presses China over Tiananmen The US urges China to publicly account for those killed in the suppression of the Tiananmen Square protests 20 years ago. |
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| Iranian poll rivals clash on live TV Iran's leader is accused of undermining the country's dignity in a live TV debate with his main rival days before elections. | |
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| Brazil navy arrives in ocean zone The hunt for clues as to the fate of a French airliner lost in the Atlantic intensifies as the first Brazilian navy vessel arrives. | |
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| Brown pressure after Blears quits Gordon Brown faces mounting pressure after Hazel Blears becomes the latest minister to quit on the eve of vital polls. | |
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| US 'admits Afghan raid mistakes' A US inquiry finds mistakes were made when US planes bombed suspected Taliban positions in Afghanistan in May, officials say. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Zuma promises half a million jobs New South African President Jacob Zuma promises to create half a million jobs this year in his first state of the nation address. |
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| Al-Qaeda 'kills British hostage' Downing Street says there is "strong reason to believe" that a British citizen has been killed by al-Qaeda militants in Africa. | |
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| Mass break-out from Nigerian jail More than 150 inmates escape a prison in south-eastern Nigeria, after a midnight escape. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Brazil navy arrives in ocean zone The hunt for clues as to the fate of a French airliner lost in the Atlantic intensifies as the first Brazilian navy vessel arrives. |
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| US presses China over Tiananmen The US urges China to publicly account for those killed in the suppression of the Tiananmen Square protests 20 years ago. | |
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| Robinson takes home Orange Prize Marilynne Robinson wins the Orange Prize for Fiction for her novel Home. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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| US presses China over Tiananmen The US urges China to publicly account for those killed in the suppression of the Tiananmen Square protests 20 years ago. |
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| Pregnant Briton sentenced to life A pregnant British woman accused of smuggling heroin is sentenced to life in prison in Laos. | |
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| Hummer to be sold to Chinese firm General Motors is to sell its Hummer brand to China's Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| Brazil navy arrives in ocean zone The hunt for clues as to the fate of a French airliner lost in the Atlantic intensifies as the first Brazilian navy vessel arrives. |
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| Brown pressure after Blears quits Gordon Brown faces mounting pressure after Hazel Blears becomes the latest minister to quit on the eve of vital polls. | |
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| Fritzl moved to long-term prison Josef Fritzl, the Austrian who raped and imprisoned his daughter, is moved to a special prison to serve his life sentence. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Barack Obama launches key Mid-East mission President Barack Obama arrives in the Middle East on a visit aimed at increasing US engagement with the Islamic world. |
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| Iranian poll rivals clash on live TV Iran's leader is accused of undermining the country's dignity in a live TV debate with his main rival days before elections. | |
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| Lieberman: 'No Israeli plan' to bomb Iran Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman says Israel is not planning unilateral military action against Iranian nuclear sites. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | New US aid for Pakistan displaced President Obama's envoy says the US Congress has been asked for an additional $200m to help displaced people in Pakistan. |
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| US 'admits Afghan raid mistakes' A US inquiry finds mistakes were made when US planes bombed suspected Taliban positions in Afghanistan in May, officials say. | |
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| Promoters vow ICL 'will carry on' The promoters of the breakaway Indian Cricket League insists it still has a future despite leading players leaving the competition. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | Brown pressure after Blears quits Gordon Brown faces mounting pressure after Hazel Blears becomes the latest minister to quit on the eve of vital polls. |
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| Premier League revenues near £2bn Top English clubs saw revenues reach record levels in the 2007/08 season, but wages and debt also soared, a report says. | |
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| BBC secrecy deals 'curb scrutiny' BBC radio shows cannot be properly scrutinised because of confidentiality agreements with presenters over pay, MPs say. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Schools rapped over GCSE sciences Half of England's comprehensive schools did not offer physics, chemistry or biology GCSEs last year, figures show. |
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| More delays in college projects Colleges in England held in limbo on building projects are told they must wait a little longer for decisions over funding. | |
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| Activities 'improve exam results' Pupils who take part in extra-curricular activities perform better in exams, the Independent Schools Council says. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Three jailed over UK visa fraud Two women and a man are jailed in connection with one of the UK's biggest visa scams which was operated from west London. |
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| Missing plane search called off A search-and-rescue operation for an aircraft missing on its way from Cambridgeshire to Kent is called off. | |
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| Hospital blast powder 'harmless' A white powder which caused a scare at Derby's new hospital, the City General, was paracetamol, it is confirmed. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Oil price rally comes to a halt World oil prices fall back, with investors growing more cautious as crude approaches the $70-a-barrel mark. |
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| Interest rate set to stay on hold The Bank of England and European Central Bank are both expected to keep interest rates on hold at their latest meetings. | |
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| Premier League revenues near £2bn Top English clubs saw revenues reach record levels in the 2007/08 season, but wages and debt also soared, a report says. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Robinson takes home Orange Prize Marilynne Robinson wins the Orange Prize for Fiction for her novel Home. |
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| MTV Eminem stunt 'was rehearsed' Sacha Baron Cohen's stunt at the MTV Movie Awards which saw him land on rapper Eminem while baring his naked backside was pre-arranged, a writer says. | |
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| Ovation for Whoopi's Sister Act Hollywood star Whoopi Goldberg receives a standing ovation at the opening night of her West End musical Sister Act in London. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Origin of Antarctic ice revealed The East Antarctic ice sheet was formed over an "Alpine" backdrop 14 million years ago, research suggests. |
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| Armstrong's 'poetic' slip on Moon Neil Armstrong did not say "one small step for a man" when he set foot on the Moon in 1969, a linguistic analysis has confirmed. | |
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| Bridging the gap to quantum world A "spooky" quantum effect is seen in a mechanical system for the first time, closing the gap between two branches of physics. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Sony joins new 'controller wars' Sony gives the public the first view of its new game controller for the Sony Playstation 3. |
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| BT to roll-out faster broadband BT Broadband is boosting the speeds of millions of its customers to up to 20 megabits per second. | |
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| Windows 7 release date announced Microsoft says its next operating system Windows 7 will go on official release on 22 October. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | More premature babies surviving Survival chances have greatly improved for premature babies, even those born extremely early, work reveals. |
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| 'Cancer hope' from diabetes drug A common anti-diabetes drug may boost the potency of vaccines against viruses and even cancer, research suggests. | |
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| Pigs offer new stem cell source Chinese scientists give cells from adult pigs the ability to turn into any human tissue, just like embryonic stem cells. | |
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| 1953: Queen Elizabeth takes coronation oath Queen Elizabeth II is crowned at a coronation ceremony in Westminster Abbey in London. | |||
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| 1979: Millions cheer as the Pope comes home The Pope is greeted by two million people as he sets foot on his native soil of Poland. | |||
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| 1994: MI5 officers killed in helicopter crash Twenty of Britain's top intelligence experts are killed when a RAF helicopter crashes on the Mull of Kintyre. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Milan set Kaka transfer deadline AC Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi says striker Kaka's future will be decided on Monday. |
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| Superb India overwhelm Pakistan India secure an impressive nine-wicket victory over fierce rivals Pakistan at the Oval in their final warm-up match for the World Twenty20. | |
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| Federer sweeps into French semis Roger Federer remains on course to complete his set of Grand Slam titles after beating Gael Monfils in the French Open quarter-finals. | |
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| Golden Lions 10-74 Lions The Lions lay down a firm challenge to the Springboks as they run in 10 tries against the Golden Lions in Johannesburg. | |
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| Kuznetsova too strong for Serena Svetlana Kuznetsova beats second seed Serena Williams and will face Australia's Samantha Stosur in the French Open semi-finals. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Premier League revenues near £2bn Top English clubs saw revenues reach record levels in the 2007/08 season, but wages and debt also soared, a report says. |
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| Bruce named as Sunderland manager Steve Bruce leaves Wigan to take over as new Sunderland manager, on a three-year contract. | |
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| Milan set Kaka transfer deadline AC Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi says striker Kaka's future will be decided on Monday. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Superb India overwhelm Pakistan India secure an impressive nine-wicket victory over fierce rivals Pakistan at the Oval in their final warm-up match for the World Twenty20. |
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| Wright guides England to huge win Luke Wright is unbeaten on 75 as England beat West Indies by nine wickets in their final World Twenty20 warm-up match. | |
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| Promoters vow ICL 'will carry on' The promoters of the breakaway Indian Cricket League insists it still has a future despite leading players leaving the competition. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Federer sweeps into French semis Roger Federer remains on course to complete his set of Grand Slam titles after beating Gael Monfils in the French Open quarter-finals. |
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| Kuznetsova too strong for Serena Svetlana Kuznetsova beats second seed Serena Williams and will face Australia's Samantha Stosur in the French Open semi-finals. | |
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| French Open day 11 as it happened Roger Federer beats Gael Monfils and will meet Juan Martin del Potro in the last four of the French Open, while Svetlana Kuznetsova battles past Serena Williams to book a semi-final against Sam Stosur. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Stoner triumphs in Mugello epic Ducati rider Casey Stoner wins the Italian MotoGP ahead of Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi. |
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| North West 200 Live Watch Thursday's NW 200 practice session live on BBC Northern Ireland's event website from 1900 BST | |
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| Wurz leads Superfund 2010 entry Former driver Alex Wurz is leading Team Superfund's entry to race in Formula 1 2010. | |
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