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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Jackson family 'want new autopsy' Relatives of Michael Jackson will seek a second autopsy on the star, as family friends say his relatives still have questions. |
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| Iraq secures cities for US exit Security is tightened in Iraq as the authorities prepare for next Tuesday's deadline for US troop withdrawal from the cities. | |
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| Nato resumes Russia military ties Russia and Nato agree to resume co-operation on security issues, despite differences over the issue of Georgia. | |
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| Loyalist weapons put 'beyond use' Loyalist paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland say they have engaged in "historic" acts of decommissioning. | |
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| Iran militia raids 'target homes' Human Rights Watch accuses Iranian militia of brutal night-time raids to stop anti-government chanting from rooftops. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Emergency powers for Niger leader The president of Niger says he will assume emergency powers, after a court said he could not extend his rule. |
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| Nigeria 'to release key militant' Nigeria's government is offering clemency to oil rebel leader Henry Okah as part of its amnesty deal for militants. | |
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| South Africa 28-25 Lions Morne Steyn lands a penalty with the last kick of the game to give South Africa victory in the second Test and wrap up the series against the Lions. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| Jackson family 'want new autopsy' Relatives of Michael Jackson will seek a second autopsy on the star, as family friends say his relatives still have questions. |
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| US passes million swine flu cases Officials estimate at least a million Americans have had swine flu, with 127 deaths, but many cases were mild. | |
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| Search ends for Air France dead Brazil ends the search for bodies from the crashed Air France jet, but the hunt for the black boxes goes on. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Thaksin demands fresh resistance Thaksin Shinawatra tells a big rally in Bangkok to continue protesting and urges them not to leave him "dying in the desert". |
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| Three die in Thai rebel standoff Three people have died in a gun battle in southern Thailand as security forces clashed with insurgents, police say. | |
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| UN envoy in Burma for talks UN special envoy Ibrahim Gambari is in Burma ahead of a possible visit by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Nato resumes Russia military ties Russia and Nato agree to resume co-operation on security issues, despite differences over the issue of Georgia. |
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| Loyalist weapons put 'beyond use' Loyalist paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland say they have engaged in "historic" acts of decommissioning. | |
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| EU hopes at stake in Albania poll Albania votes in a general election which will have an impact on the country's hopes for eventual EU membership. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Iraq secures cities for US exit Security is tightened in Iraq as the authorities prepare for next Tuesday's deadline for US troop withdrawal from the cities. |
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| Hariri named as Lebanon's new PM Lebanon's president names Saad Hariri as the country's new prime minister, following elections earlier this month. | |
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| Egypt reopens crossing into Gaza Egypt temporarily reopens its Rafah crossing with Gaza, allowing about 400 Palestinians to leave the blockaded territory. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | US changes tack on Afghan poppies The US is to change the way it deals with Afghanistan's massive poppy growing industry, branding eradication "a failure". |
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| Five killed in Karachi shoot-out Pakistani police say they have killed five militants linked to a Taliban leader in the city of Karachi. | |
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| Pakistan troops killed in Kashmir Two soldiers are killed by a suicide blast in Pakistani-administered Kashmir, the first such bombing in the area. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | Loyalist weapons put 'beyond use' Loyalist paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland say they have engaged in "historic" acts of decommissioning. |
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| Boy hurt in park lightning strike A teenage boy suffers a cardiac arrest and serious burns when he is struck by lightning in a Birmingham park. | |
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| Aqueduct crowned world 'wonder' A 200-year-old aqueduct near Wrexham is added to a prestigious list of United Nations' World Heritage Sites. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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| Masters of the classroom? Mike Baker looks at the potential advantages and pitfalls of the planned masters in teaching and learning. |
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| Key schools policy to be amended The government is to abandon the use of centralised national literacy and numeracy strategies in England's primary schools. | |
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| Few college buildings to go ahead Only 13 of 144 college building projects placed in limbo after a funding fiasco are to go ahead this year. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Boy hurt in park lightning strike A teenage boy suffers a cardiac arrest and serious burns when he is struck by lightning in a Birmingham park. |
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| One dead in 'devastating' crashes A person dies and 10 others are taken to hospital after three crashes in thick fog on the A19 in County Durham. | |
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| Appeal to taxi drivers over rape Police in Greater Manchester appeal to taxi drivers in their hunt for a rapist who attacked a man he had driven home. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Court deal strips Madoff wealth Disgraced financier Bernard Madoff and his wife are stripped of their wealth, as he awaits sentencing for massive fraud. |
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| Jackson cancellations to hit AEG AEG Live, the organiser of Michael Jackson's concerts at the O2 arena, could lose millions from their cancellation. | |
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| One-fifth off for Buffett lunch An annual auction for lunch with investor Warren Buffett ends with a winning bid of $1.68m, 20% less than last year. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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| Jackson family 'want new autopsy' Relatives of Michael Jackson will seek a second autopsy on the star, as family friends say his relatives still have questions. |
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| Springsteen in festival surprise Bruce Springsteen makes a surprise appearance with an up-and-coming group on the new bands stage at Glastonbury. | |
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| Screen star Fawcett dies aged 62 Actress Farrah Fawcett, who became an icon of 1970s US television, has died of cancer in Los Angeles aged 62. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Light goes out on solar mission The European and US space agencies finally pull the plug on the aging Ulysses spacecraft. |
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| US House supports emissions bill The US House of Representatives narrowly backs legislation to cut carbon emissions, but the bill now faces a tough Senate battle. | |
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| Cloud clue in space blast mystery Space shuttle exhaust causes clouds that may explain the 100-year-old mystery of how a Siberian forest was levelled. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Pirate Bay retrial call rejected A Swedish court has rejected an appeal for a retrial by the four men behind The Pirate Bay. |
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| Round-the-world solar plane debut Swiss adventurer Bertrand Piccard unveils a prototype of the solar-powered plane he hopes to fly around the world. | |
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| Web slows after Jackson's death The net was sorely tested as news of Michael Jackson's death spread with both Twitter and Google reporting outages. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | US passes million swine flu cases Officials estimate at least a million Americans have had swine flu, with 127 deaths, but many cases were mild. |
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| Animal fats pancreas cancer link Eating a diet high in red meat and dairy products is linked to an increased risk of pancreatic cancer, a study suggests. | |
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| Drug enhances power of vaccines A common immunosuppressive drug may have the ability to boost the power of vaccines, research suggests. | |
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| 1960: Welsh pit blast kills 37 miners At least 37 men are killed in a gas explosion at a coal mine in Monmouthshire, Wales. | |||
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| 2004: US transfers power back to Iraq The US hands sovereignty back to Iraq in a low-key ceremony in Baghdad. | |||
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| 1976: Death sentence for mercenaries Three Britons and an American are sentenced to death by firing squad for their roles during the Angolan civil war. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | South Africa 28-25 Lions Morne Steyn lands a penalty with the last kick of the game to give South Africa victory in the second Test and wrap up the series against the Lions. |
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| Superb Murray races into last 16 British number one Andy Murray brushes aside Viktor Troicki 6-2 6-3 6-4 in less than two hours to reach the last 16 at Wimbledon. | |
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| Confident Venus makes round four Venus Williams sees off Carla Suarez Navarro to safely win her third round tie. | |
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| Rossi earns 100th career victory Valentino Rossi takes a clear lead in the MotoGP world championship standings after his 100th career win at the Dutch MotoGP at Assen. | |
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| Kuznetsova and Jankovic crash out Fifth seed Svetlana Kuznetsova falls to Sabine Lisicki, and sixth seed Jelena Jankovic loses to qualifier Melanie Oudin. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Blackburn eye Van Nistelrooy move Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce wants to bring Real Madrid striker Ruud van Nistelrooy back to the Premier League. |
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| Gannon verbally accepts Well job Motherwell announce that the former Stockport boss Jim Gannon has agreed to become their next manager. | |
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| England must show guts - Pearce Stuart Pearce urges his England players to show character when they take on Germany in Monday's European Under-21 Championships final. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Hopkinson ton frustrates Aussies Australia are denied a confidence-boosting win ahead of the Ashes series as Carl Hopkinson earns a draw for Sussex in the tour match at Hove. |
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| Latest score - Surrey v Middlesex Latest scorecard from Saturday's Twenty20 Cup tie between Surrey and Middlesex. | |
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| England to stage Pakistan Tests England will stage two Tests and two Twenty20 internationals between Pakistan and Australia in July 2010. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Superb Murray races into last 16 British number one Andy Murray brushes aside Viktor Troicki 6-2 6-3 6-4 in less than two hours to reach the last 16 at Wimbledon. |
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| Kuznetsova and Jankovic crash out Fifth seed Svetlana Kuznetsova falls to Sabine Lisicki, and sixth seed Jelena Jankovic loses to qualifier Melanie Oudin. | |
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| Confident Venus makes round four Venus Williams sees off Carla Suarez Navarro to safely win her third round tie. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Rossi earns 100th career victory Valentino Rossi takes a clear lead in the MotoGP world championship standings after his 100th career win at the Dutch MotoGP at Assen. |
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| Report - Rossi takes Dutch MotoGP Valentino Rossi triumphs at the Dutch MotoGP in Assen, ahead of championship rivals Jorge Lorenzo and Casey Stoner. | |
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| Rossi powers to pole in Dutch GP Valentino Rossi will start on pole for Saturday's Dutch MotoGP ahead of Dani Pedrosa, Jorge Lorenzo and Casey Stoner. | |
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