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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | US toughens air screening rules Passengers flying into the US from or via "terror-linked" nations face enhanced screening as part of moves to improve air security. |
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| Bloody fighting hits Somali town At least 47 people are killed and 100 injured in fighting in the Somali town of Dhuusa Marreeb, a human rights worker says. | |
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| Avatar smashes box office record Sci-fi blockbuster Avatar becomes the fastest movie ever to achieve $1bn (£625.6m) in world ticket sales. | |
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| Japan Airlines state loan doubled Japan's government doubles the offer of state-funded credit to troubled Japan Airlines to 200bn yen ($2.2bn; £1.3bn). | |
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| UN fears impact of Karzai setback A senior UN official says the rejection of most of the Afghan president's cabinet is a worrying setback. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Bloody fighting hits Somali town At least 47 people are killed and 100 injured in fighting in the Somali town of Dhuusa Marreeb, a human rights worker says. |
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| Fire guts parts of Ghana market Fire destroys parts of one of Africa's biggest markets - at Kumasi in Ghana - the second fire there in less than a year. | |
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| Volcano erupts in eastern Congo Lava from an erupting volcano in a sparsely populated area of DR Congo threatens rare chimpanzees, officials say. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| US toughens air screening rules Passengers flying into the US from or via "terror-linked" nations face enhanced screening as part of moves to improve air security. |
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| Peru upholds Fujimori's sentence Peru's Supreme Court upholds a 25-year jail sentence imposed on the country's former president, Alberto Fujimori. | |
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| Avatar smashes box office record Sci-fi blockbuster Avatar becomes the fastest movie ever to achieve $1bn (£625.6m) in world ticket sales. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Japan Airlines state loan doubled Japan's government doubles the offer of state-funded credit to troubled Japan Airlines to 200bn yen ($2.2bn; £1.3bn). |
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| China tackles river diesel spill Workers in northern China are trying to contain a pipeline leak that has spilled diesel fuel into a tributary of the Yellow River. | |
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| Hundreds flee Australia flooding More than 1,000 people are evacuated from a town in New South Wales, Australia, after days of flooding. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Trains collide in northern Turkey Two passenger trains collide in north-western Turkey, killing one of the drivers and injuring at least seven other people. |
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| France sells surplus flu vaccine France sells millions of surplus swine flu vaccine doses to other countries after finding it has more than enough for the outbreak. | |
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| Swiss rescuers hit by avalanche A double avalanche kills three people in the Diemtigtal valley south of the Swiss capital Bern including at least one rescuer. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Al-Qaeda 'planning Yemen attack' The US warns al-Qaeda may be planning an attack in Yemen's capital, where the US and UK embassies have been shut. |
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| Iranian police die in drugs clash At least seven Iranian police officers have died in a clash with drugs smugglers in the east of the country, officials say. | |
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| Israel envoys told 'don't grovel' Israel's hardline Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman tells envoys to stop "grovelling" and defend national honour, media say. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | UN fears impact of Karzai setback A senior UN official says the rejection of most of the Afghan president's cabinet is a worrying setback. |
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| Bomb kills ex-Pakistan minister A former provincial minister has been killed in a roadside bomb attack in north-western Pakistan, police say. | |
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| CIA bomber 'courted as informant' The bomber who killed seven CIA employees in Afghanistan was invited to the base as a potential informant, officials say. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Airport body scanners on way - PM Full body scanners are coming to UK airports, starting at Heathrow, and the US has announced tighter air screening rules. |
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| Twelve hurt in town centre blast Twelve people are injured when a building is "flattened" in a suspected gas explosion in Shrewsbury. | |
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| Manchester Utd 0-1 Leeds United League One leaders Leeds United cause the biggest shock of the FA Cup third round by beating Manchester United 1-0 at Old Trafford. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | UCL rejects bomb suspect reports A London university rejects claims the Christmas Day airline bomb suspect was radicalised while studying there. |
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| Assaults by young pupils 'rising' Assaults by children aged five or under led to 2,600 suspensions from schools in England in 2007-8, figures show. | |
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| Recession 'threat' to education Teachers' leaders claim education funding is under a "very real" threat amid the recession. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Twelve hurt in town centre blast Twelve people are injured when a building is "flattened" in a suspected gas explosion in Shrewsbury. |
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| Police admit royal camera 'error' A security officer says police were wrong to confiscate cameras from people watching royals in Sandringham, Norfolk. | |
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| Lotto winner in appeal for nephew A lottery winner has said his millions cannot help his 21-year-old nephew, who is in a coma in Mexico and in desperate need of blood. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| Japan Airlines state loan doubled Japan's government doubles the offer of state-funded credit to troubled Japan Airlines to 200bn yen ($2.2bn; £1.3bn). |
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| Petition against Icesave pay-out Almost 25% of Iceland's voters sign a petition against a bill to repay foreigners who lost money in the Icesave banking collapse. | |
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| China and Asean trade deal begins A new free trade area incorporating China and the six founding Asean members is coming into effect. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Avatar smashes box office record Sci-fi blockbuster Avatar becomes the fastest movie ever to achieve $1bn (£625.6m) in world ticket sales. |
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| Doctor Who finale watched by 10m David Tennant's final outing as Doctor Who is watched by 10.4m viewers, according to overnight figures. | |
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| Fry retreats to pen autobiography Stephen Fry announces he is "switching off his connections with the outside world" to concentrate on writing his autobiography. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Sweden culls its resurgent wolves Sweden begins a legal cull of wolves with more than half the quota of 27 believed to have been killed on the first day. |
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| Freeze leads to wildfowl hunt ban A temporary ban on the shooting of some species of wildfowl is announced in Scotland due to freezing conditions. | |
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| DNA analysed from early European Scientists have analysed DNA extracted from the remains of a 30,000-year-old European hunter-gatherer. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | French online piracy law in force The first effects of France's controversial new law against internet piracy will begin to be felt as the new year starts. |
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| 'Start-up' visas to boost US tech Plans to create "start-up" visas in the US for foreign entrepreneurs with hi-tech business ideas will be debated in 2010. | |
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| New Year Honours for game makers Four veterans of the UK's computer game industry have been given New Year Honours. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Human trials of artificial artery An artificial artery which the developers hope will save lives is set to be tested in human trials early this year. |
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| Teen depression 'linked to sleep' Going to bed earlier protects teenagers against depression and suicidal thoughts, research suggests. | |
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| 'Lifeless' prions can 'evolve' Scientists show for the first time that 'lifeless' prion proteins, devoid of DNA and RNA, can evolve like higher forms of life. | |
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| 1980: Afghan leader defends Soviet invasion The new president of Afghanistan, Babrak Karmal, is making his first public appearance since the Soviet-backed coup last week. | |||
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| 1993: US and Russia halve nuclear warheads US President George Bush and Russian President Boris Yeltsin sign the Start II arms reduction treaty in Moscow. | |||
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| 1991: Britain expels Iraqi diplomats The Foreign Office is expelling eight Iraqi embassy officials from the UK following threats of attacks on Western targets. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Manchester Utd 0-1 Leeds United League One leaders Leeds United cause the biggest shock of the FA Cup third round by beating Manchester United 1-0 at Old Trafford. |
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| Kallis century holds up England Jacques Kallis hits his 33rd Test century as South Africa recover from 127-5 to reach 279-6 on day one of the third Test against England. | |
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| Celtic 1-1 Rangers Rangers hold on to their seven-point lead in the Scottish Premier League after they come from behind to secure a controversial draw with Celtic. | |
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| Australia v Pakistan live score Australia take on Pakistan in Melbourne in the second Test of a three-match series. | |
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| West Ham 1-2 Arsenal Arsenal come from behind to score two late goals and stun brave West Ham in their FA Cup third-round tie. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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| Manchester Utd 0-1 Leeds United League One leaders Leeds United cause the biggest shock of the FA Cup third round by beating Manchester United 1-0 at Old Trafford. |
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| West Ham 1-2 Arsenal Arsenal come from behind to score two late goals and stun brave West Ham in their FA Cup third-round tie. | |
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| Celtic 1-1 Rangers Rangers hold on to their seven-point lead in the Scottish Premier League after they come from behind to secure a controversial draw with Celtic. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Kallis century holds up England Jacques Kallis hits his 33rd Test century as South Africa recover from 127-5 to reach 279-6 on day one of the third Test against England. |
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| Australia skittled by seamer Asif Mohammad Asif claims a career-best 6-41 as Pakistan skittle Australia for 127 on a rain-delayed opening day of the second Test at Sydney Ground. | |
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| Middlesex hopeful of Ntini deal Shaun Udal says Middlesex are close to signing South Africa fast bowler Makhaya Ntini as a Kolpak player. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Murray defends Davis Cup pull-out British number one Andy Murray has defended his decision to withdraw from Great Britain's forthcoming Davis Cup tie against Lithuania. |
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| Nadal triumphs in Abu Dhabi final Rafael Nadal dispatches Robin Soderling in straight sets to claim the Capitala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi. | |
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| Australia lose Hopman Cup opener Top seeds Australia suffer a surprise defeat to Romania on the opening day of the Hopman Cup in Perth. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Honours thrill Button and Brawn World champion Jenson Button says his MBE in the New Year's Honours List is the "crowning glory" of his year as team boss Ross Brawn is appointed an OBE. |
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| Pedrosa to focus on 2010 after op Dani Pedrosa leaves hospital after having surgery to remove a screw from his left hand and will step up his training for 2010 in a fortnight. | |
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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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