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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | UN hits back at climate sceptics The UN's official panel on climate change rejects sceptics' claims that the case for human influence has been exaggerated. |
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| 'Parmalat founder's art' seized Italian officials say they have seized art worth more than 100m euros (£90m) concealed by the convicted founder of Parmalat. | |
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| Thousands attend Jara's reburial Thousands attend the funeral of Chilean singer Victor Jara, who has been reburied 36 years after being killed following a coup. | |
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| Mafia 'number two' held in Italy Two top Mafia figures, including its alleged second-in-command, are arrested in Italy, PM Silvio Berlusconi announces. | |
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| Russia to mourn club fire victims Russia's President Medvedev vows to punish those responsible for a nightclub fire that killed 109 and declares a day of mourning. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Guinea vice-president takes helm Guinea's vice-president returns from abroad to take charge of the country after an attempted assassination on the president. |
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| Rwandan soldiers killed in Darfur Two more Rwandan peacekeepers die in Sudan's troubled Darfur region, taking deaths in attacks to five in two days. | |
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| More World Cup tickets go on sale Tickets for the 2010 Fifa World Cup go on sale, a day after the group draw is made for the Africa-hosted contest. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Verdict 'pleases' Kercher family The family of murdered British student Meredith Kercher are "pleased" with the guilty verdicts against Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito. |
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| US senator 'nominated girlfriend' Influential US Senator Max Baucus nominated his girlfriend for a key post earlier this year, his office says. | |
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| Thousands attend Jara's reburial Thousands attend the funeral of Chilean singer Victor Jara, who has been reburied 36 years after being killed following a coup. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Martial law for Philippines area A Philippines province is under martial law after the election-related massacre of 57 people, the first such move in decades. |
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| Thai king gives birthday audience Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej leaves hospital to give an audience at the royal palace on his 82nd birthday. | |
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| 'Kangaroo smuggler' held in Java An Indonesian man is arrested on suspicion of smuggling 10 rare kangaroos from their native habitat of New Guinea. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Russia to mourn club fire victims Russia's President Medvedev vows to punish those responsible for a nightclub fire that killed 109 and declares a day of mourning. |
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| 'Parmalat founder's art' seized Italian officials say they have seized art worth more than 100m euros (£90m) concealed by the convicted founder of Parmalat. | |
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| Mafia 'number two' held in Italy Two top Mafia figures, including its alleged second-in-command, are arrested in Italy, PM Silvio Berlusconi announces. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Halabja son reunited with mother A man who as a baby survived a chemical attack on the Iraqi Kurdish city Halabja in 1988 is reunited with his mother. |
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| Saudi flood death inquiry opens Saudi officials open an investigation into the handling of last month's flooding in Jeddah that killed at least 150 people. | |
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| Egyptian ferries collide on Nile Two passenger ferries collide on the Nile in northern Egypt, but officials say all passengers are now accounted for. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Pakistan army buries mosque dead The funerals of Pakistani army officers who were killed in Friday's attack on a mosque are held in Rawalpindi. |
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| Several killed in Pakistan blast At least three people are reported to have been killed in an explosion in the north-western Pakistani city of Peshawar. | |
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| Clinton lauds Nato Afghan pledge US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton welcomes a pledge by Nato allies to send at least 7,000 extra troops to Afghanistan. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Climate protests ahead of summit Tens of thousands of people have taken part in climate change protests around the UK ahead of the Copenhagen summit. |
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| Verdict 'pleases' Kercher family The family of murdered British student Meredith Kercher are "pleased" with the guilty verdicts against Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito. | |
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| Doctors urge formal Kelly inquest Six doctors are taking legal action to demand a formal inquest into the death of government scientist Dr David Kelly. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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| A fair verdict on Labour years? Mike Baker rejects claims that a statistical report out this week showed Labour had failed on education. |
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| Primary school crackdown set out Local authorities are being told to improve standards at more than 1,400 primary schools in England. | |
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| Science GCSEs to get harder maths Students taking science GCSEs will have to show a higher level of maths, regulators have said. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Rival protesters and police clash Police clash with protesters and eleven arrests are made as two rival groups stage demonstrations in the centre of Nottingham. |
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| Doctors urge formal Kelly inquest Six doctors are taking legal action to demand a formal inquest into the death of government scientist Dr David Kelly. | |
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| 'Stripping' teacher reprimanded A supply teacher filmed stripping off in front of a class at a school in Suffolk is reprimanded by an education watchdog. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | US unemployment rate eases to 10% The US unemployment rate fell back in November to 10%, from 10.2% in October, the US Labor Department says. |
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| Gold slumps as dollar strengthens The price of gold slumps after surprisingly good US unemployment data sends the dollar higher. | |
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| 'Parmalat founder's art' seized Italian officials say they have seized art worth more than 100m euros (£90m) concealed by the convicted founder of Parmalat. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Dam Busters star Todd dies at 90 Actor Richard Todd, best known for his roles in war films The Dam Busters and The Longest Day, dies at the age of 90. |
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| Cage wins UN humanitarian award Hollywood film star Nicolas Cage is given an award for his humanitarian work by the United Nations in New York. | |
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| Hall of Fame Annex NYC to close The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Annex in New York is to close just one year after it opened, it is announced. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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| Climate protests ahead of summit Tens of thousands of people have taken part in climate change protests around the UK ahead of the Copenhagen summit. |
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| Obama to attend climate forum end President Obama will now attend the end of the Copenhagen climate summit after "progress" in talks, the White House says. | |
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| UN hits back at climate sceptics The UN's official panel on climate change rejects sceptics' claims that the case for human influence has been exaggerated. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | iPhone orchestra ready for debut Smartphone symphony: a group of US students have built music applications and written scores for their iPhones. |
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| Grid helps tune tiny transistors A vast network of thousands of computers is being harnessed to design the building-blocks for future silicon chips. | |
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| London CCTV to be streamed live How one company is planning to recruit a network of internet users to make sure London's CCTV cameras are watched - with cash prizes for catching the criminals. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Lower birth weight puberty link Babies who are small at birth or who put on weight quickly in the first two years are more likely to start puberty early. |
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| Worm could offer Parkinson's clue Dundee University scientists believe worms could hold clues to why some people develop Parkinson's Disease. | |
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| Mobiles 'not causing brain risk' There has been no substantial change in the number of adult brain tumours since mobile phone usage sharply increased in the mid-1990s, Danish scientists say. | |
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| 1977: Egypt severs ties with Arab hardliners President Anwar al-Sadat of Egypt breaks all relations with Syria, Libya, Algeria and South Yemen. | |||
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| 1950: Pyongyang taken as UN retreats Chinese forces fighting for their Korean comrades enter the North Korean capital and push United Nations troops back south. | |||
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| 1995: Jaffna falls to Sri Lankan army Sri Lankan troops drive the Tamil Tiger guerrillas out of their heartland capital of Jaffna after a 49-day operation. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Man City 2-1 Chelsea Carlos Tevez's winner sees Manchester City edge out leaders Chelsea, who miss a penalty, at Eastlands. |
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| West Ham 0-4 Man Utd Injury-hit Manchester United score three second-half goals to see off struggling West Ham. | |
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| Ronaldo sent off in Real victory Real Madrid come from behind to beat Almeria at the Bernebeau as Cristiano Ronaldo missed a penalty and scored a goal before he was red-carded. | |
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| Blackburn 0-0 Liverpool Liverpool's hopes of a top-four finish suffer a further setback as Blackburn produce a resilient performance to hold the Reds. | |
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| Arsenal 2-0 Stoke City Arsenal end their three-game losing streak with a comfortable victory against Stoke. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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| Man City 2-1 Chelsea Carlos Tevez's winner sees Manchester City edge out leaders Chelsea, who miss a penalty, at Eastlands. |
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| West Ham 0-4 Man Utd Injury-hit Manchester United score three second-half goals to see off struggling West Ham. | |
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| Ronaldo sent off in Real victory Real Madrid come from behind to beat Almeria at the Bernebeau as Cristiano Ronaldo missed a penalty and scored a goal before he was red-carded. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | India close in on series victory Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara makes an unbeaten 133 but his team close day four of the final Test on 274-6, still 59 short of making India bat again. |
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| Seamer Davies handed England call Durham seamer Mark Davies is called into the England Test squad as cover for James Anderson and Ryan Sidebottom. | |
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| Asif strikes again as Kiwis fade Pakistan remove three New Zealand wickets as the hosts falter pursuing the 405 runs needed to win the second Test in Wellington. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Spain clinch Davis Cup final win Feliciano Lopez and Fernando Verdasco defeat Radek Stepanek and Tomas Berdych to give Spain an unassailable 3-0 lead over the Czech Republic in the Davis Cup final. |
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| Mauresmo calls time on her career Former world number one and 2006 Wimbledon champion Amelie Mauresmo announces her retirement at the age of 30. | |
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| Spain lead after Ferrer fightback David Ferrer fights back from two sets down to beat Radek Stepanek and give Spain a commanding 2-0 lead after day one of the Davis Cup final. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Raikkonen agrees rallying switch Former Formula 1 champion Kimi Raikkonen agrees to race for Citroen's junior team in the 2010 World Rally Championship. |
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| New date for Silverstone MotoGP The 2010 British MotoGP at Silverstone is put back two weeks and will now be staged on Sunday, 20 June. | |
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| Loeb secures sixth title in a row France's Sebastien Loeb claims a record sixth successive world rally title with victory at the Rally GB. | |
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