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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Obama pushes new bank regulation US President Barack Obama proposes sweeping new rules to curb the size and risk-taking of big banks. |
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| Haiti to relocate quake homeless Haiti is planning to house 400,000 earthquake survivors in tented villages outside the capital, officials announce. | |
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| Peace scheme mooted for Taliban Afghan President Hamid Karzai tells the BBC he envisages a foreign-funded peace scheme to win over Taliban moderates. | |
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| US court lifts campaign funds cap The US Supreme Court ends limits on corporate funding for political campaigns, prompting an angry response from the president. | |
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| Toyota recalls 2.3m US vehicles Toyota is recalling 2.3 million cars in the US to correct sticking accelerator pedals, just the latest in a string of recalls. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Mass funerals after Nigeria riots Mass funerals are held in the Nigerian city of Jos, where fighting between Muslims and Christians has left hundreds dead. |
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| Kenya 'expels hate-cleric again' Kenya tries to deport Jamaican hate-cleric Abdullah al-Faisal for the second time this month, a government lawyer tells court. | |
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| Cameroon 2-2 Tunisia Cameroon scrape through to the quarter-finals after a tight 2-2 draw with Tunisia in Lubango, which assure them passage to the last eight. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Haiti to relocate quake homeless Haiti is planning to house 400,000 earthquake survivors in tented villages outside the capital, officials announce. |
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| Obama pushes new bank regulation US President Barack Obama proposes sweeping new rules to curb the size and risk-taking of big banks. | |
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| Edwards admits campaign lovechild John Edwards admits fathering an illegitimate child while he ran for the White House and his wife battled incurable cancer. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | US calls for China Google probe Hillary Clinton urges Beijing to investigate cyber attacks on Google which prompted it to threaten to leave China. |
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| China economy sees strong growth China's economy grew by 8.7% in 2009, setting it on course to become the world's second-largest, behind that of the US. | |
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| HK alarm as China jails dissident Hong Kong human rights advocates react with alarm as a Chinese dissident arrested in the city is jailed on the mainland. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | GM confirms Belgian plant closure General Motors confirms it will close a Belgian plant belonging to its European unit Opel, with the loss of 2,300 jobs. |
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| Knox may face charges of slander Amanda Knox, convicted of killing British student Meredith Kercher in Italy, could now face slander charges. | |
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| Auschwitz entrance sign returned The infamous Arbeit Macht Frei sign from the Auschwitz Nazi death camp in Poland is returned a month after it was stolen. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | West Bank Muslim graves damaged Damaged graves and racist graffiti are found in a Palestinian village in the West Bank after Jewish pilgrims visit the area. |
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| Iran nuclear plant set to open Iran's first nuclear power plant will be operating by mid-2011, Iranian and Russian officials say. | |
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| Yemen 'halts visas at airports' Yemen is to stop issuing visas to foreigners arriving at international airports, state media reports. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Peace scheme mooted for Taliban Afghan President Hamid Karzai tells the BBC he envisages a foreign-funded peace scheme to win over Taliban moderates. |
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| Pakistan snubs US over militants Pakistan's army rules out new offensives against militants any time soon, as the US defence secretary arrives for talks. | |
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| South Asia foes row over cricket A row breaks out between India and Pakistan after no Pakistani cricketers are chosen to play in this year's Indian Premier League. | |
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| UK | |
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 | PM 'to face Iraq Inquiry early' Gordon Brown will be called to give evidence to the Iraq Inquiry before the general election, the BBC understands. |
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| Tories back US banking reform George Osborne tells the BBC that if the Conservatives win the general election they would work to follow US plans to reform banks. | |
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| Torture boys' 'toxic' upbringing Two brothers who attacked two boys in Edlington had a "toxic home life" and witnessed domestic violence against their mother, their sentencing judge hears. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Record university intake in 2009 More students than ever before were accepted for UK university courses in 2009. |
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| Training scheme was 'mismanaged' A £1.5bn government scheme to improve workers' skills is criticised by MPs as "mismanaged" and "unrealistically ambitious". | |
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| Children in care want more advice A study for Ofsted suggests sometimes children in care do not get enough information and advice on their own situation. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Torture boys' 'toxic' upbringing Two brothers who attacked two boys in Edlington had a "toxic home life" and witnessed domestic violence against their mother, their sentencing judge hears. |
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| Killer not tagged due to blunder A 17-year-old man, jailed for life for the murder of a terminally ill man, should have been tagged, it is revealed. | |
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| Garage crash driver's river drama A Devon pensioner is injured when she accidentally drives her car through the back wall of a garage and into a river. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| Obama pushes new bank regulation US President Barack Obama proposes sweeping new rules to curb the size and risk-taking of big banks. |
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| China economy sees strong growth China's economy grew by 8.7% in 2009, setting it on course to become the world's second-largest, behind that of the US. | |
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| Google sees revenues increase 17% Google's latest quarterly revenues rise strongly on the back of higher advertising earnings, but disappoint the market. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Talk show host gets $45m pay-off NBC reaches an agreement with Conan O'Brien over his departure from The Tonight Show, paving the way for Jay Leno to return. |
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| Avatar faces Education at Baftas British film An Education is battling Avatar and The Hurt Locker with eight nods each at the British Academy Film Awards. | |
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| Twilight graphic novel released Stephenie Meyer's popular vampire book series Twilight is to be released as a graphic novel, it is announced. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Dye turns fabric into a battery A method of creating energy storage devices using a carbon nanotube "ink" has been shown to work on ordinary fabrics. |
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| King-sized fast food for fur seal Antarctic fur seals have been filmed catching and eating king penguins in the open ocean, behaviour not seen before. | |
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| Technique 'tracks' spread of MRSA Cambridge researchers have developed a technique for precisely tracking the spread of the superbug MRSA in hospitals. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Microsoft patches Explorer hole Microsoft has released a patch for a hole in Internet Explorer that is thought to have been exploited by Chinese hackers. |
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| Dye turns fabric into a battery A method of creating energy storage devices using a carbon nanotube "ink" has been shown to work on ordinary fabrics. | |
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| US calls for China Google probe Hillary Clinton urges Beijing to investigate cyber attacks on Google which prompted it to threaten to leave China. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Simple scan spots stress disorder A quick scan of the brain's magnetic activity has been shown to diagnose post-traumatic stress disorder with 90% accuracy. |
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| Trials spark hope of pill for MS Oral drugs to treat multiple sclerosis could become available in 2011 after promising results in two trials. | |
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| Drug firm boost to malaria fight Pharmaceutical giant, GlaxoSmithKline, is giving free access to previously confidential data on thousands of potential anti-malaria compounds. | |
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| 1981: Tehran frees US hostages after 444 days The 52 American hostages held at the US embassy in Tehran for more than 14 months arrive in West Germany on their way home to the United States. | |||
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| 1992: UN threatens Libya with sanctions Libya has been served with a resolution to hand over intelligence agents accused of two airliner bombings. | |||
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| 1950: Acclaimed author George Orwell dies The British writer George Orwell dies after a three-year battle against tuberculosis. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Live - Baltacha v Safina British number one Elena Baltacha meets world number two Dinara Safina at the Australian Open, with Andy Murray in action later as well as Rafa Nadal, Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin. |
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| Tevez hits out at 'moron' Neville Carlos Tevez brands Gary Neville a "boot-licker" and a "moron" as the Man City striker explains his Carling Cup semi-final celebration. | |
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| Gabon 1-2 Zambia Zambia qualify for the quarter-finals of the Nations Cup with a 2-1 win over Gabon. | |
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| Cameroon 2-2 Tunisia Cameroon scrape through to the quarter-finals after a tight 2-2 draw with Tunisia in Lubango, which assure them passage to the last eight. | |
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| Hammers want £100,000-a-week star West Ham's new owner David Sullivan has offered a player wages of £100,000-a-week to join the club. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Tevez hits out at 'moron' Neville Carlos Tevez brands Gary Neville a "boot-licker" and a "moron" as the Man City striker explains his Carling Cup semi-final celebration. |
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| Gabon 1-2 Zambia Zambia qualify for the quarter-finals of the Nations Cup with a 2-1 win over Gabon. | |
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| Cameroon 2-2 Tunisia Cameroon scrape through to the quarter-finals after a tight 2-2 draw with Tunisia in Lubango, which assure them passage to the last eight. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | India triumph despite Rahim ton A defiant final-day century from Mushfiqur Rahim is in vain as India beat Bangladesh by 113 runs in the first Test in Chittagong. |
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| South Asia foes row over cricket A row breaks out between India and Pakistan after no Pakistani cricketers are chosen to play in this year's Indian Premier League. | |
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| Pakistan players miss IPL spots Shahid Afridi's manager claims Pakistan's players missed out on contracts for the 2010 Indian Premier League because of visa concerns. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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| Live - Baltacha v Safina British number one Elena Baltacha meets world number two Dinara Safina at the Australian Open, with Andy Murray in action later as well as Rafa Nadal, Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin. |
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| Federer marches into third round Top seed Roger Federer eases into the third round of the Australian Open with an easy win over Victor Hanescu. | |
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| Dulko beats struggling Ivanovic Argentina's Gisela Dulko beats former world number one Ana Ivanovic in the second round of the Australian Open. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Massa fine-tunes return with test Felipe Massa will continue his rehabilitation from injury by testing a 2008 Ferrari on Friday. |
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| Rossi tries his hand at F1 with Ferrari MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi switches from two wheels to four as he takes the wheel of a Ferrari F2008 Formula 1 car at the Circuit de Catalunya racetrack near Barcelona. | |
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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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