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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Anger greets Suu Kyi conviction World leaders express anger and disappointment to the conviction of Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. |
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| Madoff finance boss pleads guilty Frank DiPascali, Bernard Madoff's former chief financial officer, pleads guilty for his role in his boss's $65bn fraud. | |
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| Traces of planet collision found Nasa's Spitzer space telescope finds evidence of a high-speed collision between two burgeoning planets around a young star. | |
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| Car bombs kill eight in Baghdad At least eight people have been killed and many injured in two car bomb attacks in east Baghdad, Iraq, police say. | |
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| Obama tackles healthcare critics US President Barack Obama accuses opponents of his healthcare proposals of trying to "scare the heck" out of people. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | South Sudan in independence threat A senior politician in South Sudan says the south will declare independence if it does not get a fair referendum on the issue. |
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| Clinton demands end to Congo rape Hillary Clinton demands an end to widespread sexual abuse in war-ravaged DR Congo during a visit to the country. | |
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| Niger opposition leader abducted Niger opposition activist, Marou Amadou, is abducted, hours after being freed by a court on charges of breaching state security. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Obama tackles healthcare critics US President Barack Obama accuses opponents of his healthcare proposals of trying to "scare the heck" out of people. |
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| Madoff finance boss pleads guilty Frank DiPascali, Bernard Madoff's former chief financial officer, pleads guilty for his role in his boss's $65bn fraud. | |
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| US rapper guilty of killing fan Rapper C-Murder is convicted of second-degree murder for shooting a 16-year-old fan. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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| Anger greets Suu Kyi conviction World leaders express anger and disappointment to the conviction of Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. |
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| Hundreds of Taiwanese feared dead Hundreds of people are feared to have died in southern Taiwan, after a landslide triggered by a typhoon. | |
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| Thailand rejects Bout extradition A Thai court rejects a US request to extradite Viktor Bout, an alleged Russian arms dealer dubbed the "Merchant of Death". | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Nazi war criminal jailed for life A 90-year-old former Nazi officer is jailed for life over the killing of 14 civilians in an Italian village during World War II. |
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| Activist found dead in Chechnya The head of a Russian charity and her husband are found dead in Chechnya a day after being abducted, officials say. | |
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| Jewellery raid haul put at £40m Armed men steal £40m of items from a central London jewellery store in what is said to be Britain's second biggest robbery. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Car bombs kill eight in Baghdad At least eight people have been killed and many injured in two car bomb attacks in east Baghdad, Iraq, police say. |
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| Kuwait 'foils US army base plot' Kuwait says it has arrested six members of an al-Qaeda-linked cell who were planning to attack a US military base. | |
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| Iran admits 4,000 June detentions Iran admits 4,000 people were detained in protests after June's disputed presidential poll - many more than previously stated. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Ex-Nepal PM urges anti-US unity Ex-Nepalese Prime Minister Prachanda says Asian countries should co-operate to combat US influence in South Asia. |
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| US urges Sri Lanka reconciliation A senior US diplomat warns that Sri Lanka's failure to share power with minority Tamils could lead to renewed violence. | |
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| Pakistan drone attack 'kills 10' At least 10 suspected militants die in a strike by a US drone in north-west Pakistan, local intelligence officials say. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Jewellery raid haul put at £40m Armed men steal £40m of items from a central London jewellery store in what is said to be Britain's second biggest robbery. |
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| Baby P trio's security put at £1m The extra cost of providing security for the three people who allowed the death of Baby Peter could rise to about £1m a year, a union says. | |
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| Dozens hurt in Big Dipper crash More than 30 people receive injuries including broken bones when two rollercoaster cars crash at Blackpool Pleasure Beach. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | University entry shake-up call A fairer university admission system requires pupils to know their A-level grades before they apply, says a report. |
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| Science questions baffle parents Four in five parents in the UK have been stumped by a science question posed by their children, a survey suggests. | |
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| More pupils can claim free meals The number of pupils able to claim free school meals has risen, shows the annual census of schools in England. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Dozens hurt in Big Dipper crash More than 30 people receive injuries including broken bones when two rollercoaster cars crash at Blackpool Pleasure Beach. |
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| Baby P trio's security put at £1m The extra cost of providing security for the three people who allowed the death of Baby Peter could rise to about £1m a year, a union says. | |
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| Sir Bobby's son moved by tributes One of the sons of the late Sir Bobby Robson has spoken of how overwhelmed the family has been at the response to his death. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Madoff finance boss pleads guilty Frank DiPascali, Bernard Madoff's former chief financial officer, pleads guilty for his role in his boss's $65bn fraud. |
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| Oil prices fall after Opec report Oil prices fall after Opec said it now expected demand for its crude to decline further than first predicted next year. | |
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| US sees strong productivity rise US productivity rose at its fastest annual pace in nearly six years during the second quarter of 2009, official figures show. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Jackson's autopsy results sealed Michael Jackson's post-mortem results will not be released until after a police probe into his death. |
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| US rapper guilty of killing fan Rapper C-Murder is convicted of second-degree murder for shooting a 16-year-old fan. | |
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| Brooks and Dunn 'call it a day' Award-winning country duo Brooks and Dunn announce they are going their separate ways. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | 'Alien scene' of tadpoles feast "Alien-like" scenes of tadpoles feasting on eggs from the mountain chicken frog are caught on camera. |
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| 'Taste test' for Neanderthal DNA DNA analysis of an ancient bone shows that the genetic variation responsible for differences in the ability to taste a bitter chemical in modern humans also existed in neanderthals. | |
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| Traces of planet collision found Nasa's Spitzer space telescope finds evidence of a high-speed collision between two burgeoning planets around a young star. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Facebook in challenge to Google Facebook turns up the heat on Google with an "11th hour" purchase of content-sharing service FriendFeed. |
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| Ideas sought for open government Ideas are being sought for ways to use the web to improve democracy or make government more transparent. | |
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| 'Crisis satellite' returns images The first pictures are returned from the latest UK satellite designed to image areas struck by natural disasters. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Family-friendly baby units urged Neonatal units looking after premature babies need redesigning to put parents at the heart of care, say campaigners. |
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| 'Shock' over stroke death rates Stroke death rates are three times higher in the poorest areas of England and Wales, a study shows. | |
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| Drink blamed for oral cancer rise Alcohol is largely to blame for an "alarming" rise in the rate of oral cancers among men and women in their forties, say experts. | |
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| 1982: Krays let out for mother's funeral The notorious East End gangsters Ronnie and Reggie Kray have been allowed out of prison for their mother's funeral. | |||
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| 1999: Millions marvel at total eclipse Up to 350 million people in Europe and Asia witness the last total solar eclipse of the century. | |||
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| 1971: Admiral's Cup triumph for Heath Prime Minister Edward Heath steers the British yachting team to Admiral's Cup victory. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Schumacher calls off F1 comeback Michael Schumacher abandons his Formula 1 comeback with Ferrari because of a neck injury. |
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| Woods aims to win 'hardest' major Tiger Woods says he will have to beat the toughest field in golf to win the USPGA at Hazeltine this week. | |
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| Murray eases through in Montreal Andy Murray cruises past Frenchman Jeremy Chardy in straight sets to reach the third round of the Montreal Masters. | |
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| IAAF wait for Jamaica drug ruling The international athletics' governing body is awaiting confirmation that five Jamaican athletes have been cleared of doping offences ahead of the World Championships. | |
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| Young to replace injured Gerrard Aston Villa's Ashley Young starts in place of injured Steven Gerrard for England's friendly against the Netherlands on Wednesday. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | World Cup race starts now - Terry England captain John Terry says Wednesday's friendly against the Netherlands is a chance for players to push for starting places at the 2010 World Cup. |
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| Interview - Sven-Goran Eriksson Former England, Lazio and Manchester City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson tells Football Focus why he accepted the job of director of football at League Two club Notts County. | |
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| Hughes excited by start of new season Manchester City manager Mark Hughes says that the excitement and anticipation at the club is tangible ahead of the start of the season, which he hopes Carlos Tevez will be fit for. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Modi dismisses Steyn test reports IPL chairman and commissioner Lalit Modi insists Dale Steyn did not return an abnormal drugs test during the Indian Premier League. |
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| Key 'dreaming' of Ashes call-up Robert Key says he is in the form of his life as he eyes an England call-up for the final Ashes Test. | |
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| Pietersen hit by injury setback England batsman Kevin Pietersen suffers a setback in his recovery from Achilles tendon surgery because of an infection in the scar tissue. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Murray eases through in Montreal Andy Murray cruises past Frenchman Jeremy Chardy in straight sets to reach the third round of the Montreal Masters. |
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| Fit-again Nadal in winning return Rafael Nadal comes through a doubles match at the Montreal Masters after a lengthy lay-off with tendonitis in both knees. | |
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| Safina survives scare to progress World number 46 Roberta Vinci serves for the match against Dinara Safina but the top seed comes back to win. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Toseland expects Lorenzo to stay Tech 3 Yamaha rider James Toseland believes Jorge Lorenzo has decided to stay with the Fiat Yamaha team for next season. |
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| 'Lessons' from Surtees son death Motorsport legend John Surtees says he hopes the lessons learnt from the death of his teenage son Henry will help to make racing safer. | |
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