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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Snowstorm paralyses US east coast The most severe snow storms for decades hit eastern US, paralysing transport, and bringing Washington DC to a standstill. |
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| G7 pledges to cancel Haiti debt The world's seven industrialised nations vow to cancel the debts that Haiti owes them, following the devastating earthquake. | |
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| Zuma apologises over love-child South African President Jacob Zuma apologises for fathering an illegitimate child, after a national outcry. | |
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| West questions Iran nuclear claim Western powers respond with scepticism to Iran's claim that a deal to swap enriched uranium for nuclear fuel could be close. | |
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| French aid worker freed in Chad A French aid worker seized in Chad last year is released unharmed, the Red Cross says. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Zuma apologises over love-child South African President Jacob Zuma apologises for fathering an illegitimate child, after a national outcry. |
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| Delays mar Nigeria regional poll Voting for a new governor in Nigeria's volatile Anambra state is delayed as police refuse to escort ballot papers. | |
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| Mass protest at Togo football ban Over 10,000 people rally in Togo against a ban from the next two African Cup of Nations tournaments. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| Snowstorm paralyses US east coast The most severe snow storms for decades hit eastern US, paralysing transport, and bringing Washington DC to a standstill. |
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| G7 pledges to cancel Haiti debt The world's seven industrialised nations vow to cancel the debts that Haiti owes them, following the devastating earthquake. | |
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| Row over girl's Rio Carnival role A row erupts in Rio de Janeiro as a young girl is given what is traditionally a "sexy" role as a samba queen in the famous carnival. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Australia in huge China coal deal An Australian firm signs a $60bn deal to supply coal to Chinese power stations from a mine to be built in Queensland. |
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| Freed US man leaves North Korea US activist Robert Park arrives in Beijing after being freed from detention in North Korea, reports from South Korea say. | |
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| Dinosaur footprint haul in China Scientists in China say they have discovered more than 3,000 dinosaur footprints, all facing in the same direction. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | INLA disposes of weapons caches The Irish National Liberation Army which killed Tory MP Airey Neave and more than 120 other people decommissions its weapons. |
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| French aid worker freed in Chad A French aid worker seized in Chad last year is released unharmed, the Red Cross says. | |
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| Portugal police find 'Eta cache' Portuguese police seize half a tonne of explosives they suspect belonged to Basque separatist group Eta. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | West questions Iran nuclear claim Western powers respond with scepticism to Iran's claim that a deal to swap enriched uranium for nuclear fuel could be close. |
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| Iraq video 'shows US contractor' A Shia militant group in Iraq posts an internet video showing a man who appears to be a missing US military contractor. | |
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| World's oldest monastery restored Egypt completes the restoration of Saint Anthony's, reputedly the world's oldest Christian monastery. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Thousands mourn Karachi bomb dead Mourners attend funerals for more than a dozen people killed in bomb attacks targeting Shia Muslims in the Pakistani city of Karachi. |
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| Afghan villagers shot 'in error' Afghan police shoot dead seven young men near the Pakistani border after mistaking them for insurgents, a police official says. | |
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| India US death sentences upheld A court in India upholds death sentences for two men convicted over a 2002 shooting attack on a US centre in Calcutta. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Outrage feared over MPs' defence Conservative and Lib Dem leaders urge MPs facing expense claim charges not to use Parliamentary privilege as a defence. |
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| INLA disposes of weapons caches The Irish National Liberation Army which killed Tory MP Airey Neave and more than 120 other people decommissions its weapons. | |
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| Man seriously hurt at Stoke match An arrest is made after a man is found unconscious and suffering a head injury at a Stoke City Premier League home game. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Teachers 'lack violence training' A union calls for compulsory training on dealing with violence in class as a study suggests new teachers are ill-prepared. |
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| Open University curbs Tesco deal The Open University is scaling back a scheme which allows students to pay for courses with Tesco clubcard points. | |
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| Academies 'want to teach IGCSEs' Academies call for the right to teach the type of international qualifications increasingly being used in independent schools. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Man seriously hurt at Stoke match An arrest is made after a man is found unconscious and suffering a head injury at a Stoke City Premier League home game. |
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| Tests due on murder case bodies Post-mortem tests are to be carried out on the bodies of a mother, father and daughter who were found dead in Shropshire. | |
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| Man 'harassed' actress Knightley A 41-year-old man appears in court charged with harassing actress Keira Knightley. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | G7 pledges to cancel Haiti debt The world's seven industrialised nations vow to cancel the debts that Haiti owes them, following the devastating earthquake. |
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| Australia in huge China coal deal An Australian firm signs a $60bn deal to supply coal to Chinese power stations from a mine to be built in Queensland. | |
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| 'Outrage' as deal ends BAE probes Campaigners express anger as defence group BAE Systems strikes a deal to end UK and US investigations into its affairs. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Jackson's doctor 'to be charged' Los Angeles prosecutors will file a criminal case against Michael Jackson's doctor on Monday in connection with the singer's death, LA County district attorney's office says. |
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| Man 'harassed' actress Knightley A 41-year-old man appears in court charged with harassing actress Keira Knightley. | |
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| Actor Ian Carmichael dies at 89 Actor Ian Carmichael, who starred on TV as Bertie Wooster and in films including I'm All Right Jack, dies aged 89. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Shuttle to deliver giant window The shuttle Endeavour is set to lift off from Florida on a mission to carry a giant bay window to the space station. |
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| Climate scepticism 'on the rise' The British public has become increasingly sceptical about climate change, a poll for BBC News suggests. | |
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| Dynamic Pluto revealed in images Images from the Hubble Space Telescope reveal that the icy dwarf planet Pluto undergoes dramatic seasonal changes. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Microsoft tackles 17-year-old bug A 17-year-old vulnerability that dates from the days of DOS is being patched in Microsoft's February security update. |
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| US objects to Google books plan The US Department of Justice says that it is still not satisfied with a deal that would allow Google to build a vast digital library. | |
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| Pirate bill could 'breach rights' An influential group of MPs and peers says the government's approach to illegal file-sharing could breach the rights of net users. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Premature birth gene clue found DNA differences which appear to affect the risk of giving birth early have been found by US scientists. |
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| Artificial pancreas diabetes hope Scientists in Cambridge show that an "artificial pancreas" can be used to regulate blood sugar in children with Type 1 diabetes. | |
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| Transplant first in kidney sister A pioneering procedure has allowed a British woman to get a new kidney from her sister - even though the organ would normally be rejected. | |
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| 1958: United players killed in air disaster Seven Manchester United footballers are among 21 dead after an air crash in Munich. | |||
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| 1952: King George VI dies in his sleep His Majesty, King George VI, dies peacefully in his sleep at Sandringham House, aged 56. | |||
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| 2001: Sharon sweeps to power The leader of the right-wing Likud party, Ariel Sharon, wins a landslide victory to become the new prime minister of Israel. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | England 30-17 Wales Two tries from flanker James Haskell help England open their RBS Six Nations campaign with victory over Wales at Twickenham. |
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| Man Utd 5-0 Portsmouth Manchester United storm to the top of the Premier League after crushing bottom club Portsmouth. | |
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| Ireland 29-11 Italy Grand Slam holders Ireland labour to a comfortable win over an unambitious Italy side in a disappointing Six Nations opener at Croke Park. | |
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| Liverpool 1-0 Everton Dirk Kuyt grabs the only goal of the game to settle a truculent Merseyside derby as 10-man Liverpool beat Everton to further their top-four ambitions. | |
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| India v South Africa live score India take on South Africa in the first Test at Nagpur. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Man Utd 5-0 Portsmouth Manchester United storm to the top of the Premier League after crushing bottom club Portsmouth. |
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| Liverpool 1-0 Everton Dirk Kuyt grabs the only goal of the game to settle a truculent Merseyside derby as 10-man Liverpool beat Everton to further their top-four ambitions. | |
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| Hull 2-1 Man City Goals from Jozy Altidore and George Boateng help to give Hull their first win in 11 games and dent Manchester City's hopes of a top-four finish. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Kallis & Amla put S Africa on top Jacques Kallis hits his 34th Test hundred as South Africa rally strongly after a poor start to the first Test against India in Nagpur. |
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| Lawro takes on Jimmy Anderson at darts Football Focus's Mark Lawrenson takes on England cricketer and Burnley fan Jimmy Anderson at darts in the Turf Moor boot room. | |
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| Gayle eyeing upset in Australia West Indies captain Chris Gayle is in confident mood ahead of his team's one-day series in Australia. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Serbia & Russia level in Fed Cup Jelena Jankovic fights back to beat Alisa Kleybanova and draw Serbia level at 1-1 with Russia after day one of their Fed Cup World Group tie. |
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| Injured Serena out of Paris Open World number one Serena Williams pulls out of next week's Paris Indoor Open because of a leg injury. | |
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| GB end Fed Cup campaign with loss Great Britain finish their Fed Cup campaign in Portugal with a defeat by the Netherlands. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Campos working hard to save team Prospective Formula 1 team boss Adrian Campos says he is hopeful the future of his outfit will be secured next week. |
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| Rossi sets pace in opening test World champion Valentino Rossi sets the pace in the first pre-season MotoGP test in Sepang. | |
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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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